Mtec1 purchase

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:20 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:If I was you Tony, I would move it on to someone who is willing to take it on as a resto and make a couple of quid for yourself and call it a day.

Starting a resto will just get out of control in the spends dept and it would be a shame to bust it as we are now at the stage where these cars are being recognised as genuine classic material and far too many cars with minor issues have been fragged already, cough Barry, bronzit, cough

My thoughts exactly!

Shame on you Barry

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:53 pm

Loads of pics in this link.Some are crap and some duplicated but should give a good idea of the good/bad areas.

https://picasaweb.google.com/tonybedfor ... directlink

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:00 pm

eko wrote:Loads of pics in this link.Some are crap and some duplicated but should give a good idea of the good/bad areas.

https://picasaweb.google.com/tonybedfor ... directlink

Its got a diamond black paint code label but the car is clearly dolphin grey.

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:07 pm

Would be a shame to break another Tech 1 Sport, but I think you will decide to weigh it once you get the rear screen out

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:08 pm

Great find you got there.
Shame about some of the condition of the car.
I hope you dont break the car its got good history by the sounds of it.
If there was someone who could restore it and get everything in good order would be great to see it become a well sorted Tech1.
Looks nice though got some nice options on it from factory such as the On-Board Computer.

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:09 pm

bss325i wrote:
eko wrote:Loads of pics in this link.Some are crap and some duplicated but should give a good idea of the good/bad areas.

https://picasaweb.google.com/tonybedfor ... directlink

Its got a diamond black paint code label but the car is clearly dolphin grey.

Yes thats why I took that photo but forgot to mention it

V5 and service book both say dolphin.

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:40 pm

i noticed thew label, so whats the inside boot and bay like ? is it greay or scwartz ? ie has it had a respray or has at some point a wrong label been put on turret or what ?

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:41 pm

some good pics there Tony. plenty of food for thought

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:47 pm

polsta wrote:i noticed thew label, so whats the inside boot and bay like ? is it greay or scwartz ? ie has it had a respray or has at some point a wrong label been put on turret or what ?

Its a genuine Dolphin Grey car mate so must have had the wrong label fitted

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:51 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:If I was you Tony, I would move it on to someone who is willing to take it on as a resto and make a couple of quid for yourself and call it a day.

Starting a resto will just get out of control in the spends dept and it would be a shame to bust it as we are now at the stage where these cars are being recognised as genuine classic material and far too many cars with minor issues have been fragged already, cough Barry, bronzit, cough

well said mate

i say pass it on to someone with the time and money to restore it for a small profit and use the funds to splash on the touring

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:52 pm

Also agree Tony - pass it on, to nice to break but too much hassle and money to restore.

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:45 pm

maybe at santa pod the tech 1s should have there own spot . ( wait for it )

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:18 pm

gaszman wrote:maybe at santa pod the tech 1s should have there own spot . ( wait for it )

Its a good plan, all the similar cars parked next to each other in rows, will take a bit of organising but would be well worth it for the pics alone

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:14 pm

eko wrote:
78gizmo wrote:I knew you would have to have it mate, i have known the car and owner for years and knew it was a bargain!
How could I not mate
I owe you a drink for putting me onto it mate.
No spare cash now though till next week but got some funds in paypal which I can dip into,PM me your paypal if you want?
Shaun seems like a genuine guy.I didnt pee pee him about on price so think he was happy to throw in the extra bits.
He seemed genuinely gutted to see it go

Thats very good of you, but don't worry about owing me a drink mate, it was only a couple of phone calls!

(Shaun has also sent me a similar message and is pleased the car has gone to you).

Post Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:21 pm

Bakedbean100 wrote:if it was a 318i 4 door turd it'd be different.

...steady on.

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:41 pm

So, on unplanned circumstances i ended up around ekos today. If i wasn't a penniless 6 pot loser i would have this car tucked up where ever i could find space. I love it! Yes it needs a bit of attention on the areas that he has mentioned, but everything else about it outweighs it.

I happened to have my camera in the car, not the best of shots but moving the fleet of e30s would of been a pain to get it out!

The seats are in awesome condition, the drivers seat looks immaculate.

Its even pretty straight down the sides

E30 325i Sport by Cook24v, on Flickr

E30 325i sport by Cook24v, on Flickr
Original running in sticker

E30 engine running in sticker by Cook24v, on Flickr

E30 m20b25 325i sport engine by Cook24v, on Flickr

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:37 pm

some nice pics there cook318is

looks pretty nice, just a shame it needs alot of attention

Eko - any updates on whats going to happen with it?

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:12 pm

Lovely pics Paul.
How ironic was the `I will survive` song playing

Undecided yet Murphy

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:14 pm

I havent uploaded the video yet dude, it was taking literally forever so i'll upload and post it on here tommorow

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:15 pm

Ok mate

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:31 pm

That looks to be a very original car. Okay, the arches have seen some plop in the past but where it's rotten you can just see that it's not been got at before. This is a good thing as you are seeing the worse case scenario.

However, I'd be having those side skirts off ASAP. That diamond black tech 1 Si and I broke we knew was rusty but f*ck me! They hit the worse of the horrors by far!

Post Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:20 pm

I <3 Tech 1's

Post Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:05 am

B7 wrote:That looks to be a very original car. Okay, the arches have seen some plop in the past but where it's rotten you can just see that it's not been got at before. This is a good thing as you are seeing the worse case scenario.

However, I'd be having those side skirts off ASAP. That diamond black tech 1 Si and I broke we knew was rusty but f*ck me! They hit the worse of the horrors by far!

Ive not come across any signs of previous welding so far which to be fair shows its lasted the test of time.
Im so close to just packing my Touring up with the bits ive accumilated for it and move that on,Tax the Sport and just nail it round for a few months