Got my 318Is..... what an adventure!

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ChizFab
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Post Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:57 pm

found one for sale on here (formally panesar_e30's iS) and set off on friday morning from edinburgh to gatwick.

bused it to heathrow, then train to meet indi wo turned up in the car which was a cool surprise!!!!

so after making the deal and enjoying some top notch hospitality from indi (cheers mate) myself and my mate steve embarked on stage 1 of our return journey..... to my mates cotage n wales for a wknd of high jinks in the snowdonian hills.

sat afternoo after a trip to the closest shop in the pissing rain i encountered a bump in the road which caused the car to bottom out, making a whole in the sump..... nytmare!!
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stranded in wales with no oil and heance no car we did the only thing we could... headed inside for heat and shelter and got started on our buckfast, the scottish members will know wat i mean!!!!

in the end a couple of smashing chaps from back home drove down, trailer in tow to rescue us from the sticks on sunday mornin!!!!!

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just happy to get her home in almost 1 piece.

before the sump incident i can say the iS was as fantastic to drive as the peeps on here said, and pretty good at goin sideways!!!

just under 300 miles to Ԛ£30 was pretty sweet 2!!!
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Post Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:05 pm

you had the same problem as me then mate! I annihilated my sump in blackpool 80 miles from home, fortunately I got recovered by a mate and a rope :S
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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ChizFab
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Post Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:24 pm

yeah its a shit feeling huh??!!?

i was 350+ from home!!

suspension im in process of changing and sump should arrive 2moro.

just gad i got her sut down before any damage was done!! :)
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Post Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:27 pm

Awww no. Glad u finally got it home. Pain in the ass that happened. I went all the way to surrey to pick up my Is from up here in aberdeenshire. Never had any hassle thank god. Hope you get it sorted soon. Btw, that is fookin low! 8O Looks ace.
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