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MartinW
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csl
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:58 pm
That looks lovely mate.From a personal point of veiw,if i was keeping it standard,i'd loose that grill badge as it looks non BMW.Everything else is very nice though fella and a nice colour too!

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beemerbird
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:02 pm
That is indeed lovely. A pristine cloth interior always looks really classy.
If it ain't broke, fix it till it is
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bss325i
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:03 pm
Now that is a rare combination of lagoon green, natural uberkaro check cloth and an M technic 2 kit.
I take it thats the cars original spec from new?
Looks very nice.
+1 on the badge to.
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csl
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:14 pm
csl wrote:That looks lovely mate.From a personal point of veiw,if i was keeping it standard,i'd loose that grill badge as it looks non BMW.Everything else is very nice though fella and a nice colour too!

Changed my mind."Stunning" suits it better!

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MartinW
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:41 pm
Wow thanks for all the compliments guys.

Looks like the badge has got to go then. Here's a bit more info; it's got FSH, all previous MOTs and three previous owners. It's a 91 first registered in 92 by a woman who owned it for the first five years. It was then bought by a farmer who kept it for eleven years and sold it to buy a vintage tractor of all things. The next owner kept it for eleven months before deciding to sell it. I was able to speak to the second owner who said the car is exactly as he bought it from the dealer so I assume from new. The only thing he changed was the roof which he said had a little nick in it when he bought the car. He tried to get BMW to replace it under warranty but they wouldn't so he decided to have it replaced anyway at his own expense. Originally it was fitted with a brown roof but he replaced it with a black one. I wanted leather originally but liked the car so much I decided to buy it anyway and I've grown quite fond of my 'Jackie Stewart' trim now.

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oomz1975
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:57 pm
That is a really nice cabby, agree with you 100%, keep it exactly as it is.
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csl
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:06 pm
MartinW wrote:Wow thanks for all the compliments guys.

Looks like the badge has got to go then. Here's a bit more info; it's got FSH, all previous MOTs and three previous owners. It's a 91 first registered in 92 by a woman who owned it for the first five years. It was then bought by a farmer who kept it for eleven years and sold it to buy a vintage tractor of all things. The next owner kept it for eleven months before deciding to sell it. I was able to speak to the second owner who said the car is exactly as he bought it from the dealer so I assume from new. The only thing he changed was the roof which he said had a little nick in it when he bought the car. He tried to get BMW to replace it under warranty but they wouldn't so he decided to have it replaced anyway at his own expense. Originally it was fitted with a brown roof but he replaced it with a black one. I wanted leather originally but liked the car so much I decided to buy it anyway and I've grown quite fond of my 'Jackie Stewart' trim now.

Nice bit of history. How often do you use it?
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MartinW
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Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:29 pm
Not often enough. Took it to France for a couple of weeks in summer and really made the most of having the roof down which was cool

but I've put about 4k on it this year.
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FourSTAR
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:16 am
That is a truly stunning ride mate!
Coolant temp sensor, BBS/Alpina or Borbet Alloys & Rear ashtray NEEDED!
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Felix79
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:43 am
Very nice cabby. It's a nice combo of colour and cloth. Just have something classey about it.
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AussieM20
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:27 am
Keep it original...It's Timeless.
Here in Australia, we could not get that cloth, that style was in 318IS cars only. From memory ours had factory leather.
Enjoy
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Kemix
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:09 am
Really like that mate thats lovely! I think the black roof would look better than the original brown one anyway!

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BEERBOY123
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:12 pm
That is lush sir, like some of the other comments above, I'd keep that original if it were mine.
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:16 pm
looks lovely mate get rid of the M badge rest looks spot on

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bmw-mad
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Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:43 pm
Very nice
If you dont mind me asking where did you buy the car from looks very familiar to one i knew of.
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Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:31 am
MartinW wrote:Wow thanks for all the compliments guys.

Looks like the badge has got to go then.
I wouldnt ditch the grill badge totally, i would just change for an original one

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Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:27 am
I agree with ditching the grill badge too. But the car look's stunning with or with out.
M30 Tech 1 Touring on gas.

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MartinW
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Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:48 pm
bmw-mad wrote:Very nice
If you dont mind me asking where did you buy the car from looks very familiar to one i knew of.
It's spent most of its life in Hereford
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Alpina99
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Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:37 pm
That is a beautiful car,
Lovely to see a standard motor which looks that good,

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