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shedrool83
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:11 pm

Took my m52 for its final spin of the years today as its about to go under a cover for the winter. :(

Man i'm going to miss it.

Who else has their's off the road for the winter?
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:19 pm

Mine will be tucked away soon, back to the push bike for me!
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:21 pm

mine will be out in all the filthy weather! hence all that waxoyl and me putting ads up for winter wheels! I'm also going to put some higher suspension in.. fun times! (prepare yourself for photographs of the silver streak going very sideways / backwards / diagonally ) :mad:
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:26 pm

I will be running the cabbie for another week or two,then the touring will see some use through the winter.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:40 pm

The 323 is now all wrapped up and covered for the winter.
The 320 will soldier on as usual :roll:
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:43 pm

i put mine away 2 years ago and forgot to get it out again
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:54 pm

andyp wrote:i put mine away 2 years ago and forgot to get it out again

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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:07 pm

i just taxed mine to make the most of the last few hot days we,ve had but will most probs sorn it at the end of the month.

it won't be seeing any snow this winter :D
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:17 pm

"built to be used".. ran it through last winter & will do so again this year, ive had car's worth a lot more money & drove them all winter :wink: so don't see the point.. & it's my only car so have no other choice but to use it :D
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:19 pm

It would be if I could get it started :cry:
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:25 pm

Mine is sorned and locked up in the garage, going to give it some tlc. My parents just bought a new 3 series and gave me their old e30 so I've motd and insured that for the winter as it's not that great bodywork wise. Missing my other one already haha
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:32 pm

Sorting the unit out ready for her to go in... But need to sort the touring out, although looks as if i'll be fragging it so the chromie may well be on the road this winter 8O
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:34 pm

320iAN wrote:"built to be used".. ran it through last winter & will do so again this year, ive had car's worth a lot more money & drove them all winter :wink: so don't see the point.. & it's my only car so have no other choice but to use it :D
True Ian i see what your saying.

But when you have a works van ,e36 and a focus there's no point using the e30 the the gritters are about to show face.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:35 pm

ive owned mine 6 years now and i havent drove it 1000mile s in this time its been in my heated garage and hasnt turned the key in 9 months i just like the look of it lol


6inches of dust on it but im happy i still own it
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:35 pm

320iAN wrote:"built to be used".. ran it through last winter & will do so again this year, ive had car's worth a lot more money & drove them all winter :wink: so don't see the point.. & it's my only car so have no other choice but to use it :D

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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:41 pm

The sport and M3 get tucked up most of the time through the year, the E46 sits idle on the drive and the E30 touring carries the load over winter.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:42 pm

Sorned and away for the winter now. Ready for a few odd jobs to be done.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:42 pm

Mine's been tucked up since early September when the MOT ran out, although with last weeks weather I was itching to drive it.

I recently purchased a Volvo S40 T5 as a semi sensible daily and have the Dodge locked up in the unit awaiting attention. So money was a big factor in putting mine into hibernation. :o:
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:43 pm

blue one has languished in the garage for 7 years, about time it saw another winter
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:49 pm

mines been banged up for 2 years but will be getting an mot and tax for the odd blast
.been driving a( cough) honda civic as a daily and a 46 330i sport
but my e30 is my favorite an have i missed it.
its the work of a "maniac"
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:53 pm

mine is away gettin fully resprayed today 2nd time in 2 years , so she will be minty mint then into the garage until the next year. im saving for bbs split rims at the minute so she will only be out in the good weather from now on. i will save a fortune driving my 406 turbo diesal about now.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:33 pm

well, my cab has been sat outside doing nothing for the last two winters, so, this year, she will be driving in it :D

i've just put the hard top on now the heatwave seems to have finished, and i think it'll stay on for the winter now (well, unless we get some nice winter snowy days for some wooly hat hood down time :cool: )

other than that, as some have already said, she is my only car and daily drive so snow, grit and horrible stuff here we come :(
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:49 pm

All tucked away, Alpina needs nothing E28 has a little list, but only a little one.

Mk1 MX5 is the winter project and i still need to buy a daily......
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:17 pm

groovylee wrote:snow, grit and horrible stuff here we come :(
I've a little something for that :D

I'll stick it on at the weekend and take some pics and you can all take the p*ss....


yup.. it's a custom snakeskin autobra.. a full front end one! Image
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:23 pm

Tom_Maverick wrote:
groovylee wrote:snow, grit and horrible stuff here we come :(
I've a little something for that :D

I'll stick it on at the weekend and take some pics and you can all take the p*ss....


yup.. it's a custom snakeskin autobra.. a full front end one! Image

Wow the front lip of your bonnet will look sh1t and get scratched. Great! What are you going to do about having no jacking points, sills, front and rear arches, bulk head or battery tray??? :(
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:26 pm

I've had it up and cleaned her off, I've no rust in any of those places and I've dried (in a heated garage with a dehumidifier) undersealed and waxoyled all the places I can physically get to and some I cant..
the front lip of my bonnet and my front wings have a sheet of 'leading edge tape' on them as does the bumper (it's used on aircraft wings and helicopter blades to stop damage) so I reckon I'll be ok.. Image
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:02 pm

Mine has until the first grain of grit hits the road. It may not make it back out of the garage in one piece though. :)
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:24 pm

My E30 And E28 are both sat in a garage each :mad: The E28 will see some work over the winter months.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:33 pm

spook wrote:My E30 And E28 are both sat in a garage each :mad: The E28 will see some work over the winter months.

You fookin executive cooont ! :D
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:46 pm

cabby's tucked up in the garage.
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:53 pm

:( i wish i had a garage :(

maybe i could stick it up petes back passage :lol:

sorry pete, been at the vino again :D
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:55 pm

All year round, unless there is snow.
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:37 pm

pacerpete wrote:
spook wrote:My E30 And E28 are both sat in a garage each :mad: The E28 will see some work over the winter months.

You fookin executive cooont ! :D
Pete, you don't want to know what they have to go through down that way for 2 council garages. :eek:


Executive isnt the word that i would use..... winkeye
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:54 pm

Need to hurry up and Fix the E34 so i can sorn the E30! :cry:
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