hardtop are they hard to get hold of?

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matt86
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:03 am

Just out of curiosity are the hardtops for the convertibles rare and hard to come by as never see them for sale and the 1 I have seen they want 1200 for!!!! Wtf?

How much would you honestly expect to pay for one in average to good condition?

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Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:34 am

You get what you pay for mate , iv bought them for as little as £400 in taty condition and up to £1000 for a real mint one.

plenty out there just gota a keep an eye out for them, try puting up an add in the wanted section.
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:19 pm

matt86 wrote:Just out of curiosity are the hardtops for the convertibles rare and hard to come by as never see them for sale and the 1 I have seen they want 1200 for!!!! Wtf?

How much would you honestly expect to pay for one in average to good condition?

Thanks

Matt :)
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:22 pm

Don't need one that badly mate.lol, but thanks for the advice anyway.

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Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:26 pm

Z3I (Paul) is going over to Germnay this month to collect some from storgae so you might be lucky and he hasn't got them all reserved.
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:44 pm

matt86 wrote:hardtop are they hard to get hold of?
yes, bloody big, heavy awkward things, you just don't know where to grip it :chuckle:

mine has been sat in the corner of my dining room for a year now :mad:
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:49 am

yes, thats the only problem storing the beasts in the summer, used to have one for a triumph spitfire and was really hard to move on your own and get on and off the car. wrong time of year to be thinking about it really think I may wait till september. :)
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bought myself a genuine bmw one just yesterday, very happy with it
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irish_chris wrote:bought myself a genuine bmw one just yesterday, very happy with it
Hi mate, I don't mean ti be rude and out of curiosity where did you get it and what did you pay foer it? Also what condition was it in? Cheers matt
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matt86 wrote:
irish_chris wrote:bought myself a genuine bmw one just yesterday, very happy with it
Hi mate, I don't mean ti be rude and out of curiosity where did you get it and what did you pay foer it? Also what condition was it in? Cheers matt
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I'm over in Germany at the moment, and will be bringing a couple back with me late next week, plus a wind deflector and Blaupunkt Woodstock too if all goes well...
Selection of BMW hardtops available, please ask!
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