Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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pryally

Bought a new (to me) car and collecting on Monday - bmw 130i so will be looking to sell my Mini Cooper S clubman. Loads of work done to it during my two year ownership - hpfp, rocker cover, coils, plugs, full s/s exhaust inc sport cat, coilovers, new alloys/ tyres. Great car but fancied a change.

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TRA in reply to @pryally

I'm looking at exactly same thing. Well, currently weighing up options. I need a practical but fun second car around the $15k budget (in Aussie dollars) and the 130i with n52 engine is top of list.

A mk VI hold GTi is possibly a safer bet but I am drawn to rwd, manual, straight 6...

Left field is a mk V golf R32 for the noise...

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pryally in reply to @TRA

All the reviews I read said it’s ‘better’ than the R32 and a bit cheaper. The price seems to have stopped falling and maybe increasing slightly. Not that’s a reason to buy one.
Hopefully I’ll be happy on Monday on the drive back to Manchester from Sheffield.
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pryally in reply to @TRA

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