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ceaton88 said:
Lets see a pic of your car @Acme
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Sold this one yesterday... Already miss having a really nice condition car!

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The other two are works in progress, for different reasons...

This one is getting re-sprayed and I have wheels, tyres, coilovers, replacement trims, etc to fit.

Project log: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...ink-estate-car-e30-325i-project-log.18769833/

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This one needs the rest of the rattle can paint stripping off and then a paint correction, it will also be getting OEM wheels, and I even have its OEM GT badge. (A slight pain to get hold of!)

P11 Primera GT's are incredibly rare now. Especially saloons.

Project log... https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...w-daily-beater-track-day-toy-thread.18890100/

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Roughly meant to look like this - Although this is the hatchback version:
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How it looked when I bought it:
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Might be something else joining them soon.
 
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Yaayuh! said:
@Acme
Why did you choose the other two over the Ovlov? It looks to be a much better car.
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BMW is a keeper. I've had it about 4 years now, seems a long time considering I only passed my test about 6 years ago! It has sentimental value. I'd wanted an E30 since I was 14, 6 or 7 years later I happened to see that an old boy was selling my one in a right sorry state, I pulled a sicky from work so I could go and buy it before it got bought by a breaker and essentially scrapped. Working on it has taught me lots of new skills and given me lots of confidence to work on my own cars, I have been to shows all over the country and made lots of new friends. As a car, I love how it looks, I love the noise the ticky old M20 engine makes, and I love the old school driving feel. But it is also a very capable car for its age!

I bought the Primera cheap for about £650 and sold the Volvo for about £4.5K, the main purpose of this was so that I can press on with getting the BMW booked in for bodywork and a full re-spray, because cosmetically it has been in a sorry state for a very long time.

Incidentally I do also find the Primera to be much more fun to drive than the V70R. It may be nowhere near as fast, but it is hugely more nimble and more capable through a set of bends, and with its 150HP 2.0 engine it has just the right amount of power to get a shufty on, but you have to really peddle it to get the most out of it. :)

So yeah the plan is to tidy up the Primera, get it looking something like it did before it got ruined with matte black rattle cans and stickers, spend a bit of time scrubbing and rust converting the underside, and daily drive it at least until I've found a new job and moved out.
 
[TW]Fox said:
And neither would that one to be fair :p
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The acceleration comment is accurate I can assure you. The speed was a guess! With launch control switched on and a nice dry road it will do 0 - 40 in a couple of seconds or something daft.

Quick 20 - 100, short shifting slightly.


Launch control and wheel spin, more to show the 0 - 40 than anything - probably have been 5 seconds to 60 if I'd snatched 2nd instead of letting it shoot flames all over the show. :D


Still waiting for my ASBO...

 
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[TW]Fox said:
Oh well if you said you had blurry YouTube videos and an uncalibrated Speedo for evidence I'd never have questioned it :D
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They aren't blurry, can see the numbers on the speedo fine. Need your eyes testing. ;)

Dis86 said:
Official time is 6.1 seconds or something.
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It had about 60HP/70NM more than a standard one and a different power/torque curve, and a raised rev limiter.

It could definitely get very close to 5 seconds in perfect conditions with a perfect launch, but I think 5.5 would be more typical. That being said, the 0 - 60 isn't the whole story. The way it picked up when you planted your foot at 3000RPM in any gear, that was the more impressive part. :)
 
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