325i Touring with MTech

[Pad]

Hi all,

The time will shortly come for me any my touring to part, the auction ends tonight so I have spent the day giving it a once over ;) I am really pleased with the end result, hopefully the new owner will like it too. The following products were used:

Rotary polisher
Meguiars Cutting, Polishing & Finishing pads
Meguiars Quik Clay lubed with detailer
Zaino ZPC
Zaino Z2Pro
Meguiars Gold Class trim detailer
Meguiars Hyper Tyre somthing or other
Meguiars Glass cleaner - (again, cant remember what sort and too lazy to goto the shed)
Lambswool mitt
Meguiars Water Magnet
Microfibre towels.

I hope you like it.

[Demlotcrew]

Very shiny!

Andrew

[panesar_e30]

shiney!

[Theo]

Holy poo thats lovely, how much for you to valet my car!

[liam012]

car looks new....!
those touring are nice....

[mudskipper]

very very nice..
good effort

[GBE30]

It looks amazing mate absolutely brilliant!

Will be round for you to give mine the once over!

[Pad]

Cheers everyone, glad you like it.

Theo - I dont reckon I am in the paying league yet mate, a bit more practice on a few more of my trade cars required I think... ;)

Gareth, if the car does well tonight, I think a detail is the least I can do for you mate...

Cheers,
Pad

[hammoj28]

Bloody hell! Thats one shiny car. Looks even more stunning than when i spotted it on ebay. Lovely car mate. U gonna get another e30?

[Pad]

U gonna get another e30?

Quite possibly, depends how this one goes in the next 20 mins or so. I am trying to run a business so I need to be mindful of what cars I choose - have been ruled by my heart before and got badly stung.

I do love 'em though and there are plenty out there that need a bit of minor restoration - as long as I am honest and people know that I will be trying to sell them on then this could be the first of a few..

Cheers,
Pad

[hammoj28]

Cool. Good luck with the auction. Oh right. Fair enough. I see what you mean.

Hehe, hope it is the first of a few then.lol

[Pad]

currently I am brickin it !!! would like about another £400 from where it is now....

[E30Mark]

Quick little bidding frenzy there in the last few seconds!

To be honest i think you were unlucky not to get more for her... some one will be happy with there new toy I'm sure!

[Pad]

Youre right there Mark, thats well down on what I was hoping for but thats the way it goes sometimes - onto the next one (probably not an E30 based on this lol..)

Cheers,
Pad

[Kedge]

Been watching with interest what this made on ebay, shocked at how low it went for

Lovely looking car mate!

[Geeman]

How much did it go for in the end...? Looks a million dollars!

[gazm3]

What did it go for?.

Anyone got the link?.

[hammoj28]

Went for 1340 which is a crying shame as surely it was worth way more than that?? Lucky guy who got it!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/89-G-BMW-325I-TOU ... dZViewItem

[gazm3]

Very cheap, lovely looking car.

[Pad]

Yup, I am not best pleased but that is the risk you take with no reserve and I make a point of not manipulating auctions - its just not on.

I have always maintained that cars will reach their true market value if advertised and prepared correctly so I have to wear it when it doest go quite as expected. The only thing I could possibly put it down to is finishing the auction at 11:15pm, usually I finish them at 9:30.

Bloke is coming round to 'view' tonight, kind of not that bothered if he turns out to be a messer cos I am sure I could get nearer 1750 if given a second chance... does seem genuine enough though and its not his fault he got it cheap - fair play to him!!!

Laters,
Pad

[Pad]

Well, I'll be buggered. Chap turns up to view the car and tells me he only wanted to spend 1200 but got a little carried away...

Anyway, spent 10 mins chewing the fat and telling him about the car and then go on a test drive, absolutely fine but afterwards he has a quiet chat with his mate and they reckon the head gasket is on its way out and the clutch is a bit high... I kept my trap well shut, I know there is absolutely nothing wrong with it but could smell an offer coming in...

I stopped him before the inevitable and said if he was thinking of making an offer then not to bother. Sent him away to 'think about it' and just got a text saying he had 1100 if I wanted it. Chancer if ever I met one, but aat least he was polite - I'll give him that.

So it will be back up on ebay as of next Thursday where I hope it realises its true value, certainly wont be ending at 11:15pm!!!

Cheers,
Pad

[hammoj28]

Whoooo! Just keep it.lol. It a sign saying dont sell me! Nah, hope that you make a bitty more on it in the next auction. Would you not get more for it with a private ad for it though?

[Pad]

Hi,

Suprisingly I have found ebay pretty good in the past - provided all the ingredients are right.. I have spent thousands with autotrader (literally) for very little return. Local rags are a waste of time.

At auction end I had 137 watchers on it, I reckon if I end the auction earlier I will have better luck...

Cheers.
Pad

[hammoj28]

Cool. I wasn't sure tbh as ebay can be weird sometimes. A;; depends i spose. I see what you mean about spending all the money though. Plus tire kickers are a pain!! Best of luck with it on the next auction.

[Pad]

Cheers mate!!

[bigpimpin]

Pad, car looks stunning!

No time for people who commit to buy then turn up making a crap offer

Anyway good luck with the sale !

[Kedge]

Thats good news then, stick a link on here when you put it back on ebay, might be a bit more interest!

[Pad]

cheers guys, gonna give it a go on here before it goes on ebay, see if a genuine enthusiast wants it first... watch for sale section for details.

Laters,
Pad

[BubbaRay]

Sweet motor bud

[c76jon]

zaino is such a mile above anything else

wash that car once a week for 9 months and it will still look like that

the results that are achievable are incrdible

theres more to be got out of that paint without a doubt but as you become more at ease with the products and pc/rotary that will come but congrats to pad for his efforts as i know detailing to this degree was new to him and he has stuck with it

present a car properly and allow it to show its strengths to the absolute best and selling them is so much easier

[Demlotcrew]

Yup good luck!

Andrew