stunning v8 m3

SoliD · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:25

awesome awesome machine, wouldnt mind driving that about, wonder what the handling will be like with that engine up front, hopefully not changed too drastically.

alexthecheese · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:27

Zip said:
Why?
Its basicly a track car, No need for all the fancy **** to weigh it down

Nothing fancy, but it'd be nice if it didn't look like a scrap yard in there! I mean where's the steering wheel cover thing in the middle?!

Zip · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:29

alexthecheese said:
Nothing fancy, but it'd be nice if it didn't look like a scrap yard in there! I mean where's the steering wheel cover thing in the middle?!

Thats not of it completed. If you read the description you will see that they dont have pictures of the inside.

ITs got carbon fibre incerts in the doors and racing seats and harneses

Amp34 · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:36

Mechanical Arts said:
I thought the same, if he done such a great job you think he would want to show it off with some nice pictures.

But then he does seem to be trying to drum it into people to come and see it before they bid, I assume both so that he knows the bidder is serious and so the bidder can see how good it actually is. If your trying to scam someone you wouldnt really spend that much time getting people to see the car.

Mechanical Arts · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:38

Amp34 said:
But then he does seem to be trying to drum it into people to come and see it before they bid, I assume both so that he knows the bidder is serious and so the bidder can see how good it actually is. If your trying to scam someone you wouldnt really spend that much time getting people to see the car.

I don't think it's a scam.

Freefaller · 24 Aug 2006 at 18:56

The_Dark_Side said:
at last...a BMW that interests me.

Well it had to happen sooner or later

Shame it's been ruined with tatty wheels etc... but it's nothing that can't be easily rectified.

The_Dark_Side · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:20

Freefaller said:
Well it had to happen sooner or later

Shame it's been ruined with tatty wheels etc... but it's nothing that can't be easily rectified.

OI!
actually i quite like the wheels.
just noticed the motor is dry sumped too.yum yum.

as the guy says the car cost £120k to develop i can only imagine what the reserve is, but the bottom line is someone is going to get themselves a LOT of car for that.

Dr House · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:25

The_Dark_Side said:
OI!
actually i quite like the wheels.
just noticed the motor is dry sumped too.yum yum.

as the guy says the car cost £120k to develop i can only imagine what the reserve is, but the bottom line is someone is going to get themselves a LOT of car for that.

hmm the bidding just keeps on going up, I think most people will just bid in the last 10 seconds.

Mr Nice · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:41

The interior is ripe for a Halfords spending spree. Seriously though theres got to be something wrong with it, selling it on flea bay? For significantly less than they paid for it.... scam city

Freefaller · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:47

The_Dark_Side said:
OI!
actually i quite like the wheels.
just noticed the motor is dry sumped too.yum yum.

as the guy says the car cost £120k to develop i can only imagine what the reserve is, but the bottom line is someone is going to get themselves a LOT of car for that.

Well there's no accounting for taste!

It would be interesting to see what the reserve is set at... Do you reckon he's set it anywhere near the development costs?

Garrett · 24 Aug 2006 at 19:50

This has been discussed on Bm3w for the last couple of days, consensus was that there has to be something seriously wrong with a project car thats never been driven or registered on the road - especially when its supposed to be a performance drivers car. It looks pretty fishy to me, and if I was going to spend that much money I'd buy a proper M3 CSL built by BMW with a warranty - and that would cost me less!

Stonedofmoo · 24 Aug 2006 at 20:03

Isn't the next M3 due to be a V8 anyhow?

silversurfer · 24 Aug 2006 at 21:11

Yea but good luck getting one any time soon

Scania · 24 Aug 2006 at 22:03

Stunning looking car, but, I think if I was able to afford & want a car like that, I'd build it to my spec, not a spec from an internet auction site! :confused:

My #1 starting point would be the M5's V10! :cool:

On the other hand, if I had that kind of wealth to spend on my track toy, I don't suppose I'd really be bothered either way!

The_Dark_Side · 24 Aug 2006 at 22:45

Mr Nice said:
The interior is ripe for a Halfords spending spree. Seriously though theres got to be something wrong with it, selling it on flea bay? For significantly less than they paid for it.... scam city

someone bought a Learjet on Ebay for 2 million....significantly less than what it cost.
just because it's cheaper doesn't necessarily mean theres something bogus going on.project cars ALWAYS go for less than they cost to build.
anyone remember the Reyland Metro for example?

The_Dark_Side · 24 Aug 2006 at 22:47

Paras said:
hmm the bidding just keeps on going up, I think most people will just bid in the last 10 seconds.

i'm not so sure.
that's the behaviour of the typical bay member, however i doubt this will be bought by someone like that after all, we bid at the last minute to pip the next guy to the post.somehow i don't think those tactics will be necessary on something so expensive.

The_Dark_Side · 24 Aug 2006 at 22:49

Freefaller said:
Well there's no accounting for taste!

gazes at Freefaller and reminds himself that a 9mm round costs approximately 22p.
hmm

Freefaller said:
It would be interesting to see what the reserve is set at... Do you reckon he's set it anywhere near the development costs?

my gut feeling is the reserve will be somewhere around £80k.
in reality, apart from the seller, who knows?

The_Dark_Side · 24 Aug 2006 at 22:52

Garrett said:
This has been discussed on Bm3w for the last couple of days, consensus was that there has to be something seriously wrong with a project car thats never been driven or registered on the road - especially when its supposed to be a performance drivers car. It looks pretty fishy to me, and if I was going to spend that much money I'd buy a proper M3 CSL built by BMW with a warranty - and that would cost me less!

and you would be getting "less" too.

if the car was built as a prototype then it's perfectly feasible that it wouldn't have been driven yet.
remember it's never been registered, therefore it has been purchased new from the factory so why do people think there is something wrong here?

volospian · 25 Aug 2006 at 08:50

I certainly wouldn't part with that sort of money for that. It's a project car with no warranty. The thing about project cars is that they are experimental, that means things can, and usually do, go wrong. It's being sold with zero miles, so has it ever been tested, or are they resetting it back to zero for the buyer. If so, is that even legal?

Where did the engine come from? Is it brand spanking new from BWM, or taken from a wrecked M5, if so how many miles did it do before being fitted?

There are just so many bits about this that make it, in reality, just an old CSL that someone has stripped out and shoehorned an M5 engine in. While that's pretty cool in itself, I don't think it's worth more than a new CSL.

Also, the development costs are supposed to have topped £120k, How?

Even if the car is new, paying out for a brand new CSL and a brand new M5 engine leaves around £50k left to be spent... £50k to swap an engine?? Sounds a lot to me. I can slap a rover V8 in the spit for a damn site less than that.

Zip · 25 Aug 2006 at 16:23

volospian said:
I certainly wouldn't part with that sort of money for that. It's a project car with no warranty. The thing about project cars is that they are experimental, that means things can, and usually do, go wrong. It's being sold with zero miles, so has it ever been tested, or are they resetting it back to zero for the buyer. If so, is that even legal?

Where did the engine come from? Is it brand spanking new from BWM, or taken from a wrecked M5, if so how many miles did it do before being fitted?

There are just so many bits about this that make it, in reality, just an old CSL that someone has stripped out and shoehorned an M5 engine in. While that's pretty cool in itself, I don't think it's worth more than a new CSL.

Also, the development costs are supposed to have topped £120k, How?

Even if the car is new, paying out for a brand new CSL and a brand new M5 engine leaves around £50k left to be spent... £50k to swap an engine?? Sounds a lot to me. I can slap a rover V8 in the spit for a damn site less than that.

Dont forget they have Carbon fibre body shell and they probably uprated the engine internals aswell. That would raise the price a bit more.