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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:53 pm

After a tough year, lost my wife in November aged 46. I need something to keep me busy.
Bought a 1984 Astra gte. Been looking for one for the last 3/4 years without success. Only 9 left on the road. Some others sorned. Now the time was right & I tracked one down. Needs tidying but motd till end of march. Booked in for mot on Tuesday to see what it's really like,fingers crossed. ImageImageImageImageImageImage
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Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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Post by Smartbear » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:04 pm

Hi, sorry to hear about your wife-I'm sure a hobby car like this will help to occupy your mind :thumbsup:
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Post by raymond.harper » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:05 pm

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4hj6g9 Good thing about older cars is that you can work on them yourself and get injured. Good luck but that 924 looks tempting :D

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Post by john-e89 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:10 pm

PM'd you.
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
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E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
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Post by mr wilks » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:21 pm

Tragic news that Gordon , my second car was the Kadett SR version in white & was over the moon at having my first pair of Recaro seats at 19yrs old :driving: was a white one just like this
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does this mean you are no longer looking for a M roady :wink:
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Post by jabber » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:31 pm

So sorry to hear of your loss
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14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:37 pm

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Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:39 pm

KERMIT1970 wrote:
mr wilks wrote:Tragic news that Gordon , my second car was the Kadett SR version in white & was over the moon at having my first pair of Recaro seats at 19yrs old :driving: was a white one just like this
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does this mean you are no longer looking for a M roady :wink:
Cheers Andy. No still on the look out for M roady :thumbsup: I had Vauxhalls when I was a boy, had them all nova sr manta gte,Astra sri & cavalier gsi. Always wanted a mk1 gte.
Got plans drawn up & submitted for planning. Got enough room to fit m4,gte & a other in hopefully. Might even get the RR in all going well. :D looking for imola preferably but not in a rush due to garage still not built.
Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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Post by Molinites » Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:42 pm

Sad news. Hope the car brings you joy. My 3rd car was a red GTE, I loved it. Also had a mk2 16v with the digital dash which was a brilliant gimmick and went very well (but only in a straight line).

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Post by mr.tourette » Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:45 pm

so very sorry to hear about your wife..that is no age to go, I hope the car can help keep your mind occupied and maybe bring a little happiness
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Post by paddy wright » Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:49 pm

Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope you can find some distraction with your new toy.
Z4 2.2 sterling grey,Msport seats,retrofit cupholders,cruise,footwell lights,sound gen and mfsw,18"ellipsoids,xenons+light washers,ZHPknob,folding mirrors,3"stubby,update wheel caps,gateway300 ipod, wind deflector to keep the wife happy!

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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:53 pm

Thanks folks for the kind words :thumbsup:
Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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Post by dhobbs » Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:20 pm

Sorry for your loss.

I had a mk1 SR 1.6 as my first car, a poor version of the GTE. Lovely looking car and different to all the Escort XR3i's that was around at the time.

I remember lots of conversions to put the 2 litre engine from the mk2 GTE.

Is the rear spoiler an add on? Thought they only had a roof spoiler although I could be wrong.
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Motor in boot. Bilstein B8 dampers. New radio, much better sounds :thumbsup:

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Post by firebobby » Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:21 pm

So sorry to hear your sad news and far to young.
I was only reading about the Astra GTE recently and how few there are left on the road now. They did one on car SOS which needed lots of welding, yours looks very clean.
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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:43 pm

It's totally standard & looks not to bad at 1st glance. The rear spoiler is a irmscher one & i'am not a fan. Will probably remove when I paint it next year. They came with no spoiler from the factory. It's perfectly usable ATM.
Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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