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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:01 am

BMW UK did not approve of grey imports

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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:55 am

Looks like scaremongering to me,
"does not comply with British construction and use" so that means it has different labels/words on a part :D
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:11 am

Laughable really, when you look at most modern cars, that use bits sourced from all over the world.
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:15 am

Made me chuckle, I was throwing out old magazines I had bought as a school pupil and found this
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:50 pm

Compare the seat belts and door locks to those you would find in a similar aged english car :mad:
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 2:30 pm

Didn't the South African models have very little in the way of rust proofing?
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:25 pm

I thought it was more like eff all than very little :D
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:47 am

I remember all those E36 318is saloons they imported that started disappearing the moment they got off the boat. Shocking rustproofing in comparison to the regular E36. :(
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:19 am

darkchild wrote:I remember all those E36 318is saloons they imported that started disappearing the moment they got off the boat. Shocking rustproofing in comparison to the regular E36. :(
I studied out there in 1998 and had a new Mk1 golf for 6 weeks.
The build quality was terrible.
It just felt flimsy
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:28 am

Sod that, I'll still buy a 333i if the opportunity arises :mad:
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:10 pm

87mtech27 wrote:Sod that, I'll still buy a 333i if the opportunity arises :mad:

:lol:
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:46 pm

bab-91 wrote:
87mtech27 wrote:Sod that, I'll still buy a 333i if the opportunity arises :mad:

:lol:
It's a sickness Rob :cry:
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:03 pm

87mtech27 wrote:
bab-91 wrote:
87mtech27 wrote:Sod that, I'll still buy a 333i if the opportunity arises :mad:

:lol:
It's a sickness Rob :cry:

Unless you are typing in a pair of houndstooth open crotch (rear) 'chaps' you are just a beginner compared to young Robert ! :)
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:33 pm

I guess you're right Peter :o:

I still have my eyes on that high comp engine you been trying to shift. Just need the space to tuck it away and also hoping you would knock off a few shekels :o
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:54 pm

Sure you have the space to tuck it away.... Under your bonnet a‘a!
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:16 pm

I have found some parts that were originally fitted to your turd, get in touch if your interestedâaŠ
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:17 pm

I have found some parts that were originally fitted to your turd, get in touch if your interestedâaŠ
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Post Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:38 pm

Pm sent buddy :P
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Post Sun May 24, 2015 7:46 pm

On the 333 which I acquired from Topless, it is currently undergoing a full restoration. Check it out on the facebook page of MCS Motorsport.

A full restoration thread with stage by stage photographs will be put on the zone.
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