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Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:59 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-325I-SPO ... dZViewItem

shame will be written off in a few months me thinks
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:02 pm

Fook Me only a 3 day listing too!!!
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:04 pm

Simon13 wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-325I-SPO ... dZViewItem

shame will be written off in a few months me thinks
Hopefully not? Anyone with that amount of cash to spend is surely going to be careful to protect their investment.......but you may be right, Simon.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:09 pm

Only a car ! If someone pays up they can do whatever they please with it.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:10 pm

why get shot of an e30 to buy a vr6? :screwy:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:13 pm

It does beg the question and a VR6 is about the only golf worse on petrol than that beemer, but each too his own !
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:14 pm

Hes just bought it from Karan,whys he selling so soon ??
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:14 pm

Exactly!

I thought the sale was due to not being able to run the car and have another expensive car to run? A VR6 won't be any cheaper....

I'm very confused about this........ :mad:
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:17 pm

Perhaps its just too much of a handful !
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:37 pm

I fail to see why its such a big deal. Once someone buys something its theirs to do what they want with it.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:39 pm

i've read the thread were he was re-selling, just seems dodgy to sell it so soon after buying. Simon unfortuntely if gets written off by some chav then what can you do, its life. If someone on the zone plucks up the courage to buy it then least it will stand a chance of staying alive! Be a shame if it didn't stay in the zone. By all means VR6's are good cars and quick, but would get eaten alive by the Gug no question so that is a weird choice, bit of a downgrade if you ask me. But its his decision his car, not much else can be done.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:44 pm

The fact is it could be written off regardless of who buys it, you can drive as safe and steady as you like but that dont stop some turd just driving into you. I shoukd know it happened to me !
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:46 pm

rare wrote:I fail to see why its such a big deal. Once someone buys something its theirs to do what they want with it.
I totally agree Josh, it's not that I'm annoyed/angry/upset it's just that I'm confused and nosey and am interested as to why a legendary car like this is being sold so soon after purchase, of course, it's none of my business really! Just interested.

No offence intended anywhere along the line! :oops:

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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:08 pm

Yeah, I guess its like seeing an old girlfriend with another guy! lol. Hope all is well dave! Long time no see.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:08 pm

Crazy to sell so soon! Someone doesnt realise how much of a bargain it is.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:27 pm

i agree with most comments, i just think if it goes to the wrong hands, come the first rainy day it's gonna end up in a ditch. I mean the arse end just goes in 3rd gear when its damp. If your used to a golf or front wheel drive it's going to be a shock for the system because that car can be brutal as we have all seen.

Might end up like Ants old sport gone! no ones seen that since he sold it
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:39 pm

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Might end up like Ants old sport gone! no ones seen that since he sold it
I have Si and she's still looking good :wink: it's just down the A10 from me.
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:52 pm

im really disappointed a car like this has ended up on ebay!

if i had the money id buy it back right now...
this car is a weapon and needs to be treated with respect//// if it dies i will be very sad as most ppl here know how much i love the thing!
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:55 pm

this is also quite amusing cos this car is soooo many leagues above a vr6 its fookin unbelieveable its being partexd for one!!! in a straight it kills them and thats before the noise or handling
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:59 pm

is he tryin 2 just make a profit or summin........



why does he want a vr6..... its all about the bmw
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:14 am

karan m8 i feel for u on this one m8 cant belive this has ended up there m8 fukkin weird wat a car too mental.
somones trying to cash in here ive driven vr6s and theyre dog shit compared to a well prepared 2.7 kikkin out that much power i so hope it ends up in good hands for the cars sake theres nothing like putting your heart body and soul into something then seing cunt come along and smash it up!! i wouldnt be happy either...... :x :x
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:36 am

Karan wrote:I'm really disappointed a car like this has ended up on ebay!

if i had the money id buy it back right now...
this car is a weapon and needs to be treated with respect//// if it dies i will be very sad as most ppl here know how much i love the thing!
What really annoys me the most about the car being on ebay is...........
that you wanted to buy it back if it every got sold in the future, no chance of that if it disappears into the great ebay abyss. Shame, we should all put in Ԛ£10 and have it as a zone car for track days, your ten pounds pays for a day on the track.
If everybody has one day, thats Ԛ£3650 winkeye
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:01 pm

:cry: Really don't think were going to be seeing this again, i know it's none of our business but why the hell did he buy the car in the first place. Really hope someone from the zone can get hold of it though.

Never even managed to see it in the flesh either :roll:
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:07 pm

im really disappointed a car like this has ended up on ebay!

if i had the money id buy it back right now...
this car is a weapon and needs to be treated with respect//// if it dies i will be very sad as most ppl here know how much i love the thing!
What is it with your cars have "problems" after you have sold them Karan? First the IS now the GUG. Do you curse them or something! :P

Hope it does go to a good home, its a great car and has had loads of effort put into it.

Don't be put of about ebay though, Wills m50 sounded like it went to a good home.
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:12 pm

Why is everyone flaming the guy for selling it when you dont even know his circumstances? I bought a beautiful car last Saturday, then i found an even better one 2 days later and the 1st one had to go as i couldn't afford to keep both, so what does that make me then? Also why is everyone griving for the car, by presuming it will be smashed up and soon die? :mad: It could be bought by someone who is already used to 2 or 3 times as much power as the car has and would look after it, so stop acting like little girlies, put those tissues away and go about your daily business you girls :D

I might even buy it just so i can smash it up at one of the Lakeside meets just to see you lot cry you bunch of babies winkeye :wink: :D
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:16 pm

buster wrote:whys he selling so soon ??
Maybe it because he doesn't like the brakes :mad:

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Front: EBC 'Turbogroove' discs and greenstuff pads (shite)."
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:24 pm

Well the guy did advertise it on here first, just seemed to get a negative response and people having a dig. Can't say I blame him for advertising/selling elsewhere.
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:35 pm

Seems to be a Zone special that doesn't it? Anyone puts something up for sale and the lynch mob comes out with their knife and forks ready to feast :D

Bottom is Karan got his asking price for the car and i know it's gutting when you put a lot of effort into a car and then have to watch it go, but this guy could have lost his job or somthing equally tragic and that's why he's selling up.

Ho fcuk it. I'm going to ring my bank to see if they will lend me the money, then i'm going to buy this car and drive it straight into a wall, Pictures to follow soon :twisted: winkeye
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:43 pm

A legend amongst E30's, I hope the winning bidder looks after it.
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stevetigger wrote:
Karan wrote:I'm really disappointed a car like this has ended up on ebay!

if i had the money id buy it back right now...
this car is a weapon and needs to be treated with respect//// if it dies i will be very sad as most ppl here know how much i love the thing!
What really annoys me the most about the car being on ebay is...........
that you wanted to buy it back if it every got sold in the future, no chance of that if it disappears into the great ebay abyss. Shame, we should all put in Ԛ£10 and have it as a zone car for track days, your ten pounds pays for a day on the track.
If everybody has one day, thats Ԛ£3650 winkeye
Great idea!!! Having looked at the car on ebay, most charvers will just look at the picture and see a "sleeper". No 18" chrome alloys, wings west body kit, neon christmas lights and jap spoiler (v descriptive) and will not consider parting with the cash (if they indeed have it!!).

While I don't know huge amounts about the car, never seen it in the flesh, I am well aware of it and appreciate the work done on it. If I too had the money, I would be making the purchase!!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:09 pm

the funny thing is his spec is waaaay out of date of what is on the car and its some serious misadvertising...


i actually sold the car for less than my asking price cos i had another car i wanted to buy waiting and neded cash asap.... which is why this is annoying!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:56 pm

The only spec different to what you posted in your original for sale thread Karan is the brakes, everything else appears to be copied and pasted!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:13 pm

has anyone any idea what the reserve might be??
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:14 pm

Ԛ£4k
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:21 pm

it would cost m nearly Ԛ┚¬8000to have it on road here in ireland....... standard sports are making that here :cool:
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