318i lux convertible - original, no mods - 2nd attempt

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cfs
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:49 pm

My summer bit of fun and completely original.

I love this car. I had always wanted one from when I was a child. Such good value for an up and coming classic. Only 54,000 on the clock as well! It took me a while to find one in this condition, without having been lowered and messed with.

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Obviously the 325's are still the most desirable, especially any sports and still command a hefty premium, but I'm pretty sure in the next couple of years that even the four pots will start to rise in price as less good examples exist.

Thanks for looking.
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:02 pm

very nice indeed, you have a lovely cabby and clearly look after it. :D
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:06 pm

can i have your mint leathers please?? i'll swap you my not so mint grey leathers and i'll throw in a snickers bar :P

Deal or no deal?? :mad:
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:12 pm

kangman wrote:can i have your mint leathers please?? i'll swap you my not so mint grey leathers and i'll throw in a snickers bar :P

Deal or no deal?? :mad:

Ha, ha, sadly no deal. Luckily the previous owner (5 years) used to keep it in the garage and out of the sun and therefore with a bit of cleaner and leather feed, they have come up well. :)
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:16 pm

aimlessrock wrote:very nice indeed, you have a lovely cabby and clearly look after it. :D
Thank you, yes she's in pretty good nick, the odd scratch and stone chip, but otherwise all good. The electric roof has just started playing up though, it requires me to help fold it in now; I'm led to believe that it's to do with the tensioning straps on the inside of the roof. :?

There's always going to be something with something this old.
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aimlessrock
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:19 pm

all she needs now is converting to Chrome and a 6 pot engine! :wink: (I'm kidding of course)
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:58 pm

Very nice
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:32 pm

You forget how good a mint original looks. Lagoon green iirc?
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:36 pm

Looks very nice. All the more so with it being standard/un-molested. :cool:
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Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:52 pm

Lovely.
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:cool:
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:25 am

Looks brand new. 8)
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:33 am

Very smart :cool:
They don't make bm's like this anymore!..They should.
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Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:26 am

lovely car,looks super condition, any real nice e30 cab thats original with no rot will rise in value ! id like a cabby and a 318i lux would be my choice, being lighter and also much better on fuel than a 325 , id like maybe a red one with is check cloth interior, them leathers do look nice tho 8)
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Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:33 am

Lovely looking car - there's plenty of tips on the tensioning straps and also servicing the electric hood. There's a crimp fix that you can do which worked quite well for me and saves a fortune on new straps!

Leathers do look good as well.
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