Show Us Your Motors!

Akagi · 5 Dec 2018 at 11:57

Lopéz said:
Cheers guys, yeah it came from France originally so it's LHD. If anyone (ha!) sees a LHD dashboard in even half tidy condition let me know

I could have bought one of these for £300 when I was 17, but insurance was astronomical. Now I had to pay a lot more than £300 to buy the car but the insurance is £97 a year. Being old has it's ups and downs.

Are you going to do the whole car show thing, or is that not really your cuppa?
May bump into you if you do. I go to quite a lot of retro car shows with the E30.

Lopéz · 5 Dec 2018 at 16:19

Yeah I might check out a couple this year - a mate has just picked up a mint Mk4 cabrio so it would be good to do a couple of shows together.

Concours is NOT my thing though!

Akagi · 5 Dec 2018 at 16:23

Lopéz said:
Yeah I might check out a couple this year - a mate has just picked up a mint Mk4 cabrio so it would be good to do a couple of shows together.

Concours is NOT my thing though!

Not mine either, though thats mainly because my car is too scruffy.

Maybe next year.

rebel rebel · 5 Dec 2018 at 20:53

Lopéz said:
Cheers guys, yeah it came from France originally so it's LHD. If anyone (ha!) sees a LHD dashboard in even half tidy condition let me know

I could have bought one of these for £300 when I was 17, but insurance was astronomical. Now I had to pay a lot more than £300 to buy the car but the insurance is £97 a year. Being old has it's ups and downs.

Was more a Golf guy in my younger days, but I like the look of your XR3. I cannot believe how cheap it is to insure, i never knew coverage went that low!

Tom|Nbk · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:17

Another one for the collection

Saloon, 97k 1998

cost me a smidge over a grand. Leather etc which I'm planning to fully restore most of the car to showroom condition as possible. Very little rust, none on the arches some underneath boot lid. Very surprising amounts for its age

Current line up -

330d E92
330Ci E46
323i E36
Aston DB9

Mrs has the Saab of fail.

[TW]Fox · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:41

Why do you have 3 cars that are basically the same thing?

What happened to the Range Rover and the 630?

Martynt74 · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:44

Don't pretend you wouldn't have one of every generation 5 series if you had the storage space

Tom|Nbk · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:45

[TW]Fox said:
Why do you have 3 cars that are basically the same thing?

What happened to the Range Rover and the 630?

Range rover kept throwing error after error and I just couldn't be bothered with it. Put it up for sale and a guy traded his 330d for it with some money so decided to take that as wasn't having any interest for cash. Love the 330d great car and is my 'daily'

The other two were spare change purchases both of which made zero sense

the E46 I love because I just love the 46 styling still and interior and that engine.

The 36 because it's a bit retro cool init.

Yes I'm not normal

Rilot · 6 Dec 2018 at 14:50

The first thing to do is get rid of the god awful aftermarket headlights.

Howard · 6 Dec 2018 at 15:01

The second thing to do is to paint the wheels silver.

I have always liked the E36 shape.

Uncle_Gravy · 6 Dec 2018 at 15:07

First thing i'd do is learn how to park it inbetween the white lines

Akagi · 6 Dec 2018 at 15:09

Now buy an E21, E30 and an F30. And whatever the new one is.

Tom|Nbk · 6 Dec 2018 at 15:15

Uncle_Gravy said:
First thing i'd do is learn how to park it inbetween the white lines

You never heard of defensive parking

shauncr91 · 6 Dec 2018 at 18:07

Uncle_Gravy said:
First thing i'd do is learn how to park it inbetween the white lines

Ye I'd be so annoyed if I wanted to park in that space between the car and the wall

almoststew1990 · 6 Dec 2018 at 18:16

Tom|Nbk said:
Another one for the collection

Saloon, 97k 1998

Ha light bulb moment... I saw this on the e46 Facebook page! (and said I prefer the e36 shape but I'll take an e34)

Uncle_Gravy · 6 Dec 2018 at 23:42

shauncr91 said:
Ye I'd be so annoyed if I wanted to park in that space between the car and the wall

Cyclist could have parked there, Why won't anybody think of the cyclists

Rybo89 · 8 Dec 2018 at 18:29

Lopéz said:
1982 Ford Escort XR3. 5 speed carburated version. Standard other than the RS1600i front splitter

Beautiful

IC3 · 9 Dec 2018 at 16:04

Tom|Nbk said:
Saloon, 97k 1998

You going to weld the the diff?

Housey · 9 Dec 2018 at 19:17

Acme said:
Now buy an E21, E30 and an F30. And whatever the new one is.

A friend of mine just lent his M3's (E30 Evo, E36 GT, E46 CSL, E92 GTS), including a former OCUK's car to Henry Catchpole who will be releasing the video in January I think. The video below is just a precursor and the final product will be well worth a watch I suspect.

Firestar_3x · 9 Dec 2018 at 20:08

Tax Evaders GTS?