Took a bit of doing, I was on the phone for 90 minutes. Harder was finding someone to recover and deliver it. Most didn't want to know when they were told it didn't roll or have keys and was burnt out, up a back alley. I got lucky but I think the guy who took the job regretted it when it killed his ...

Both cars are in the same country now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqh39pK5ZTU here's film from the Touring's return. I couldn't get the right clips for the missing wing trim but now I have a donor car, I can fix that. The burnt out iS has donated screen washers for the MOT and Touring's fan fel...

Engine was main interest, I'd like to make my Lux, close to an 'is' spec Touring. Chassis and brakes look to be same from what I can see. Don't yet know if I'll bother changing gearbox and propshaft as the ratios are so close anyway and my current box is known to be good. Sports seats would be nice ...

Cloggy Saint wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 05, 2022 4:37 pm

What are you planning on salvaging from this? It looks like land-fill to me!

We're all landfill in the end.
Amen.

HenryM3 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:49 pm

Bit of a hoover an that will polish up like new.

Can I borrow your Hoover please Henry. - It sounds fantastic.

Rear left quarter has a dent but, fire damage aside, its not a bad shell. Until the arson attack it was garaged. Front wings look as though they might go again, doors too look okay ish. Sunroof has surface rust but nothing deep, boot lid and rear panel are the worst bits, by far. It would be nice if...

Don't mind being nagged Mart, Its not an excitingly new build/swap story so I'm not sure about doing a dedicated thread. Getting it collected and loaded up was a challenge and then getting it off the trailer was interesting. Here's a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAIotTSeds4 and a walkaround...

I probably overpaid but not by much. I had a long call with Rein and he's a nice guy with great stories whom I felt empathy for. An extra few hundred quid seemed irrelevant in the grand scheme of life's challenges.

Hoping delivery will be late next week.

TOURING E30 REAR WINDOW COVER STRIP 51311947248 1947248

Reg: L736 SUA
Strip below rear glass has shrunk an inch or so. How much for a replacement please?

Thank you.

I shed a tear too; for the story, the car and the owner, so I've bought it. Plan to swap the drivetrain into my 318i Touring.

These pages have been vital to my plan so far but I tried to donate and failed. Is there another way to support The Zone these days?