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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2010, 09:58:19 am »
Cheers Steve, was just looking up Arval myself! The milage is ok actually, pretty much average for its age!
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #16 on: September 13, 2010, 10:15:45 am »
This is one on my list for my next car too!  :congrats:  :pomppomp:

I can get a hold of a master tech who works for BMW to do a prepurchase inspection, so that would hopefully give me some peace of mind.

That said,...I still have a very strong hankering for a 996....IF i can find one where the engine doesnt implode that is.

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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #17 on: September 13, 2010, 10:15:57 am »
Lovely Chris!  :notworthy:

And we'll see about letting you stay around!! Depends if you let the mods have a good blast out in your new car!  :wink:

Yup I'd always plump for an ex-lease/company car over privately owned as you know 100% it will have wanted for nothing as it will not have been at the drivers expense!  :happy2:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #18 on: September 13, 2010, 10:17:18 am »
Quote from: Greeners on September 13, 2010, 10:15:57 am
Lovely Chris!  :notworthy:

And we'll see about letting you stay around!! Depends if you let the mods have a good blast out in your new car!  :wink:

Yup I'd always plump for an ex-lease/company car over privately owned as you know 100% it will have wanted for nothing as it will not have been at the drivers expense!  :happy2:

I'll give you first dibs on mine when it's due back in April then Nath..  :happy2: :wink:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2010, 10:21:08 am »
Quote from: no golf clubs at all on September 13, 2010, 10:15:45 am
This is one on my list for my next car too!  :congrats:  :pomppomp:

I can get a hold of a master tech who works for BMW to do a prepurchase inspection, so that would hopefully give me some peace of mind.

That said,...I still have a very strong hankering for a 996....IF i can find one where the engine doesnt implode that is.


Yeah I know what you mean! It's critical to find a good one! Although saying that, the engines are generally fine and will go on for years. It's the bushes/suspension/bearings/mounts/seals that go, with the diff being the most expensive thing! **praying that my diff doesn't go soon haha**
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2010, 10:21:23 am »
Quote from: Greeners on September 13, 2010, 10:15:57 am
Lovely Chris!  :notworthy:

And we'll see about letting you stay around!! Depends if you let the mods have a good blast out in your new car!  :wink:

Yup I'd always plump for an ex-lease/company car over privately owned as you know 100% it will have wanted for nothing as it will not have been at the drivers expense!  :happy2:

Haha, I'm sure that can be arranged  :wink:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2010, 10:33:15 am »
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Absolutely fabulous!

Is it Dolphin Grey? My earlier Beemer straight-six was and yours is the car I thought of getting next but I got the GTI instead as divorce and single parenthood dictated (no regrets though).

If you ever do it, red upholstery will really make this car a future classic. BMW engines are superb!  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

Looking forward to seeing her in the flesh next week, Chris  :drinking:

[Great pics by Dom]
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2010, 10:37:07 am »
Quote from: RedRobin on September 13, 2010, 10:33:15 am
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Absolutely fabulous!

Is it Dolphin Grey? My earlier Beemer straight-six was and yours is the car I thought of getting next but I got the GTI instead as divorce and single parenthood dictated (no regrets though).

If you ever do it, red upholstery will really make this car a future classic. BMW engines are superb!  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

Looking forward to seeing her in the flesh next week, Chris  :drinking:

[Great pics by Dom]

Thanks Robin! The red leather will hopefully come in March next year! The current black leather is in great condition, but I think I'll get Winter out of the way before replacing the leather.

The colour is called "Silver Grey", it's the same colour that the CSL came in.

Yep, will be there at the meet next week (probably at about 8:30, so save me a seat!)
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #23 on: September 13, 2010, 10:40:34 am »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on September 13, 2010, 10:37:07 am

Yep, will be there at the meet next week (probably at about 8:30, so save me a seat!)


....Seat will be saved but don't expect it to be upholstered in red leather!  :laugh:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2010, 10:41:01 am »
Quote from: Sunglasses Ron on September 13, 2010, 10:17:18 am
Quote from: Greeners on September 13, 2010, 10:15:57 am
Lovely Chris!  :notworthy:

And we'll see about letting you stay around!! Depends if you let the mods have a good blast out in your new car!  :wink:

Yup I'd always plump for an ex-lease/company car over privately owned as you know 100% it will have wanted for nothing as it will not have been at the drivers expense!  :happy2:

I'll give you first dibs on mine when it's due back in April then Nath..  :happy2: :wink:

Like most things in life there are exceptions!  :laugh:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2010, 10:44:28 am »
I was going to be 8k on my old one for a new subframe.  :scared:

Just watch out for some of the replica air boxes the are not internally braced and some collapse you are probably looking at about £2500 for decent one fitted with alpha N mapping or if you are just after the noise an anout 10-15 brake im sure AL tuning do a MAF mapped airbox so it will save about 1K and chopping the loom.

Nice looking car mate, if the car looks good and was a lease by a previous owner i think its a good thing as everything will be fixed pretty much free of charge so he will probably just get it done as it wouldnt cost him anything, my gti was an EX lease car and ive got a printed out recipt for every single item from new, eg its had 2 tyres in 38k miles so its told me that it has never really been abused.

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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2010, 11:41:11 am »
Lovely car :)
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« Reply #27 on: September 13, 2010, 12:13:02 pm »
cant see pics yet (at work) , but sounds fab , good to see you finally scratched that itch  :happy2:
they are lovely cars  :happy2:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #28 on: September 13, 2010, 01:52:12 pm »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on September 13, 2010, 09:55:04 am
Quote from: 182_blue on September 13, 2010, 09:54:41 am
Nice car, as stated thugh not cheap especially when it goes wrong, a mate just spent 3k repairing his !!

Was it the diff??

nope, something on the engine, although i think he had a diff issue before LOL, he calls it a money pit, its stopped him getting a mortgage  :grin:
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Re: Introducing the new car.................................
« Reply #29 on: September 13, 2010, 03:04:49 pm »
Quote from: Greeners on September 13, 2010, 10:15:57 am
Lovely Chris!  :notworthy:

And we'll see about letting you stay around!! Depends if you let the mods have a good blast out in your new car!  :wink:

Yup I'd always plump for an ex-lease/company car over privately owned as you know 100% it will have wanted for nothing as it will not have been at the drivers expense!  :happy2:
Not wanting to burst your bubble mate, but I used to organise the lease car scheme at my last job and this is FAR from the thruth  :confused:
The cars were very badly maintained and were always repaired (most had a knock or two in their time!) at the cheapest back street garages. This was using probably the biggest and best known leasing company in the UK as well. I'm not naming names, here so don't ask.

In addtion to this, my GTI is an ex lease car as well. It has 1 previous owener (the lease company) and the car was in a shocking state when I bought it. I AM willing to name names here... 'JCT600 contracts ltd'. The car did have a full service history but also a torn leather seat, very poorly resprayed panels, deeply scratched side window, deformed tyres, non-standard headlights plus loads of bits and bobs that were scratched or marked. It also broke down 2 days after I bought it too!
It's all sorted now as I haggled a lot off the asking price then fixed it at my expense, but I won't be buying another lease car again in a hurry.
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