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Mine looks like a toy
- skmattwell
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Mine looks like a toy
Went to pick up a new locking hook to retrofit the new m bonnet to my pre-facelift earlier and parked up next to a 2024 M3.
Couldn't even find my car walking out the shop as it was completely obscured by the other 2024 giants. Makes the zed look tiny!
Couldn't even find my car walking out the shop as it was completely obscured by the other 2024 giants. Makes the zed look tiny!
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Had a lot of rain up your way as well then?
I see Noah is advertising.
I see Noah is advertising.
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Mine looks like a toy
The business behind the fence is a welding company. It's a warning.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Mine looks like a toy
Learn your spelling
2003 Maldives Blue 3.0i auto
Previously: Maldives Blue 2.5i manual (its back!) and another, and a Monaco Blue 3.0Si coupe
Previously: Maldives Blue 2.5i manual (its back!) and another, and a Monaco Blue 3.0Si coupe
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I was waiting for that!
There is (or was) a garage in South Croydon who re-conditioned engines. Coming in from the South you couldn't miss it. They had a mahoosive sign over their workshop that just said "ENGINE'S" in huge letters. So wanted to stop and tell them but it would have been pointless and a waste of all our time.
I once had a van signwritten (in paint not these new-fangled stickers). It had the word refrigeration spelled ' refridgeration' in six places. The sign-writers didn't make any money on that one once they had put it right!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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There is no "that went over your head" emoji. So................skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pmCouldn't make it's mind up whether it wanted to be a lovely sunny day or torrential. Luckily I was stuck at a red light each time the heavens opened
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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- skmattwell
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Took me a while but finally got therePondrew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:42 pmThere is no "that went over your head" emoji. So................skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pmCouldn't make it's mind up whether it wanted to be a lovely sunny day or torrential. Luckily I was stuck at a red light each time the heavens opened
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All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Funny cos if you wanted a newer 'M' of any model you would be in your element. 99.999% of all BMW M cars are bloody autos since about 2007.skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:27 pm If they did an auto MR I'd be all over it, but many would see that as sacrilege
If I could find a decent manual M4 I would have one tomorrow. Or preferrably M6; but that is impossible.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Mine looks like a toy
True, part of the reason I went for auto really as that's the way we're going, especially with EV'S. Although I'd never be able to afford anything remotely new and in my opinion post-2016 BMW's are an eyesore. I'm sure they drive great, but I need to look back at it and go pwwoooarPondrew wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:29 pmFunny cos if you wanted a newer 'M' of any model you would be in your element. 99.999% of all BMW M cars are bloody autos since about 2007.skmattwell wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:27 pm If they did an auto MR I'd be all over it, but many would see that as sacrilege
If I could find a decent manual M4 I would have one tomorrow. Or preferrably M6; but that is impossible.
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Not really IMO. While my legs both work I like a manual. And my darling wife (!) flatly refuses to drive an automatic, which was a problem when finding an F31.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Mine looks like a toy
What I don't know won't hurt me, I've only ever driven one manual and it was an old ford escort estate around Sainsbury's car park at about 5mph