i am just a sucker for a red head

[mike318is]

i have had my e36 318is for 3 1/2 years now and there have been a lot of ups and downs
which most of you will have known about

but times change and as we are expecting our first child, we needed a bigger car

had a short list which was

e36 328i touring, love the look of them but i wanted a 328i, and most do not come with the m tec kit, which i really wanted

nexted was the e36 m3 saloon, again love the look of them and seen a few nice ones
but insurance was a lot more , plus the running crossed

nexted was e38 735i or 740i, i could have got a lot of car for my money, but it was just to big to get in the areas i needed it too, and i did not fancy leaving parked on the street in london

nexted was the 330i or 330d saloon or touring, again a great looking car, but i could not find any lower milage sports around in the right colours

so onto the last car in my list, looked stunning, lots of room, but not to big, lots of toys fitted and went very well

a e39 530i sport in imola red with black leather

a rare sight but just looking stunning in that colour

excuse the quick pics





82000 miles
fbmwsh
all the standard toys plus
heated seats
rain sensor wipes
18" m parallel
xenon lights

going to give it the full works at the weekend , as someone not washed it very well and there is a couple of marks on it

my 318is has gone to my dad so at least it is in good hands

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Noice!!!!!

[eko]

Looks nice Mike and colour suits it well!

good luck with your first child too
PS your going to need it

[tim_s]

was worried you;d sold the 318is (and i'd not bought it!) then for a second new car looks lovely, love the colour.

[zimm_zimmer]

damn bud for a minute there i thought u had bought the one my dad is getting its almost exactly the same with the same wheels and 83,000 miles instead of 82k lol nice car by the way

[Jesus325iTouring]

I like this shape,a guy a couple of doors down at work had the 535i with full "M" spec,beautiful piece of kit he sold it when he found out his company car tax was going to be 8k a year,bought a Honda Accord instead

[mike318is]

thanks everyone

i am loving it at the moment

so smooth and when you want it a beast on the back roads

not as tight as my e36 was handling wise but that can be sorted

got to get the windscreen replaced, as after 10 mins of having it a stone flew up and cracked the screen

so going to give it my own service, , new screen and sort out fitting my i pod and sub and amp

then a couple of mods

i wont be spending as much as i did with my e36 because of the baby

i will be taking to castle combe, but not tracking it, i leave that for my old car

[eko]

Mike any spare E36 alloys to get rid off?

[mike318is]

no sorry i sold my bbs whhels a few months back

[josh-hocking]

looks a nice car and great colour! theres one like this in the same colour round the corner from me

[mike318is]

cheers mate

i have one just around the corner from me, but you dont see it around all that much