Bought an old BMW M3, filled with regret...
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I also did notice a lot of average speed cams set up on a number of those nice roads too which I wasn't expecting. I thought Waze was a bit confused until the signage appeared up ahead. I guess maniacs were being maniacs for too long on those parts 
Not an issue however, those AVG zones were still 60MPH and you can have a lot of fun with a noisy engine with that.
Not an issue however, those AVG zones were still 60MPH and you can have a lot of fun with a noisy engine with that.
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I also did notice a lot of average speed cams set up on a number of those nice roads too which I wasn't expecting. I thought Waze was a bit confused until the signage appeared up ahead. I guess maniacs were being maniacs for too long on those parts
Not an issue however, those AVG zones were still 60MPH and you can have a lot of fun with a noisy engine with that.
If you stay away from all of the publicised roads (Evo Triangle etc) then there are still a few unspoiled roads around. Then you just gamble on motorbike cops with cameras hiding in hedges like the good old days, or camera vans in tricky spots - there is a particularly evil place in Capel Curig where they like to hide.
You moved up north DRZ?I thought you were down near Portsmouth (i am so out of the loop!)
Yeah I moved back ~9 months ago. My Father has Cancer and my Mum is terminally ill - being 4-5 hours away was too taxing in various ways as I am sure you can imagine
Ah man sorry to hear that 
Finally a thing that has been bugging me for a long time now, bubbling door handle trims which affects all E46s that have the plastic trim, the aluminium ones simply go shiny or scratch leaving silver which is equally annoying really but this is really nice now.
The original E46 door handle trims bubble over time and need to be stripped to bare plastic and done properly with modern paint that doesn't bubble the same way. Got mine from a cutters member, £35 each. Nice nice.
Look at that finish:
The original E46 door handle trims bubble over time and need to be stripped to bare plastic and done properly with modern paint that doesn't bubble the same way. Got mine from a cutters member, £35 each. Nice nice.
Look at that finish:
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Is that a cutters member doing that as a service? If so, do you have a link? Mine have bubbles and could do with this level of attention!
Yup it is, it's a member called Lovatt - £35 per side. I used the exchange option though, so he sends these first, then I send my bubbled ones to him 
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I remember selling my 2002 manual M3 for about £7k back in 2015 I think it was, probably worth double now.
Tis the way with these now
I installed the door trims today, quite a bit of faff getting the old trims off, everything is so tightly clamped together and the guides online don't mention the metal retaining clips either so had I followed those guides I'd have smashed those clips right off and broken pins... FIgured it out with a bit of visual reverse engineering
After / before:
Interior is nearly like new
The gen2 XtremeVision bulbs are in now too, forgot you have to take the airbox out to get to one of the bulbs which was also a faff. Old ones were 50% more vision, these are 150%, intrigued to see how they fare at night!
I installed the door trims today, quite a bit of faff getting the old trims off, everything is so tightly clamped together and the guides online don't mention the metal retaining clips either so had I followed those guides I'd have smashed those clips right off and broken pins... FIgured it out with a bit of visual reverse engineering
After / before:
Interior is nearly like new
The gen2 XtremeVision bulbs are in now too, forgot you have to take the airbox out to get to one of the bulbs which was also a faff. Old ones were 50% more vision, these are 150%, intrigued to see how they fare at night!
Updated the phone charging system from the old DIY mod to a custom unit that replaces the slide out cubby/cupholder unit. Made by INDUKTIV in the USA, not cheap but they're the only people doing something like this. Taps into the 12v lighter socket for power.
The wedge thing is a bumper/stopper you can move up and down to stop the phone sliding back and forth. The cupholder insert is soft silicone for easy cleaning, not that I drink in the car anyway...
The wedge thing is a bumper/stopper you can move up and down to stop the phone sliding back and forth. The cupholder insert is soft silicone for easy cleaning, not that I drink in the car anyway...
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Looks quite nice! How much was it out of interest?
£182 plus shipping
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Your car is still far to clean but still looks lovely.
There is some dust here and there 
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There is some dust here and there
Now that is a lie
. Don't think I have cleaned the inside of the Boxster once in the 9 months or so I have had it yet 
Really need to do it when the weathers not wet and crappy.
The opposite for me, whilst the interior remains clean, the exterior is what just gathers crap in the recent weathering!
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My exterior is also terrible, can't stop driving the bloody thing 
That and where I now live is just a dust bowl. Really need to sort out some covered parking at somepoint.
That and where I now live is just a dust bowl. Really need to sort out some covered parking at somepoint.
Such is the way with regular use, or even not so regular use as I find with the car on the driveway on weekdays as I WFH
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I need a pair of those door handles! Mine look hammered!