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

I trawled http://www.beforward.jp

No warranty so on your head be it!

For anyone considering it, I really can't recommend Torque GT highly enough, they were superb throughout, transparent with their cut of the price (about £1k in my case) and they will do as much as possible to mitigate the chance of you ending up with a dud.

If anyone wants to chat about it drop me a PM.

No warranty so on your head be it!

a braver man than i - absolutely love to see it though. nice work!

I always think negatives in this way make no sense!

I really can't recommend Torque GT highly enough

"I really highly recommend Torque GT" is way nicer.

speedo is in km/h

I thought that, bitd, importers had to fit mph speedos to obtain a valid MoT?

it's one of life and language's most exciting rollercoasters, especially with judicial use of a dramatic pause

I'm not sure about that to be honest. The mph heads up display was optional and, I believe, fitted after the car passed its MOT. I'm in no hurry to get pulled over and find out!

Inglés es un idioma bastante extraño, no?

Bueno sí, y la gente tambien.

EA888 vs N55 is such a change

Interesting this. Because I'm currently perusing M2 BMWs...
I cannot find anything else that has the drama and character that I had with my M140i. I missed the 3.0 for the duration of my S3 ownership (hence EA888 comparison) and my V60 Polestar experience is void and still raw.

Wicked 335i by the way!

In related BMW chat, finally had confirmation that my m340i has started production - delivery hopefully mid January….

No. Some mot people want to see a mark at 30/50/70. Most don't.

It's that intangible 'character' that I'm really enjoying, an M2 is a whole different beast of course! I drove a Golf R estate (mapped to near 400bgp) a few weeks ago and for all it's awesome ability it was just a bit hollow.

Funnily enough I too drove a Golf R estate and just went nah, same but different. I see that whole EA888 VAG platform as ‘fast cars you can give to your mum (and know she is safe)’. Fast, capable, but - sorry owners - uninspiring.
Had I not have had the M140i I think I’d be different in my opinion.
Can’t believe how much the M2 have dropped though, they’re only a few £k off what I bought my M140i for. Now add in the good stuff, LSD etc. they’re actually compatible cost wise to a sorted M140i, but a better performance car all round. Insurance is comically cheaper than my S3 and the V60 - despite a write off earlier in the year.
Seems a no brainer for me. Just begs the question; do I hold my nerve and hope for further price drops or jump in now and lap up the M goodness.

Try Nick Jupp, E46 spares in Swanley,
https://www.facebook.com/germancarspareskent/

Oi that could be my next shed

cheers dude. already sorted a (slightly) more local scrap dealer. my last drive in the car will be rolling it on to their trailer next weds.

good to see some BMW love in here.

Very tempted by this, 1988 Rangie.

$59,800 which is around £36,000.

Apparently there's "some" rust on the chassis and body. 10 year ticket but can only be used 45 times in a year.

that is superb. and a good price I would have thought.

F897 NPE if someone fancies taking a look at the MOT history (I’m blocked due, I assume, to being outside the UK).

I’ve got some worryingly rusty photographs of the underside - let me see if I can post them.

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Doesn't look bad for an old Range Rover under there, but it'll still need work. I think one that's lived outside of the UK most of its life would be a good buy, less so a recent export that's seen 30+ salty British Winters.

The place selling it has just offered to do the work to repair the rust.

Bit of a complex situation here- there are places in Malaysia and Thailand that can do very good quality work for a very reasonable price- but also extremely easy to get taken for a ride.

Thanks for this.