I am officially the best husband ever!

[N4LLY]

Most excellent ! Congrat's

[TOMGREEN413]

C'mon folks, every one of us knows that car will be sold before Santa even sets out.

Spoiler alert,...........Santa doesn't exist

[TOMGREEN413]

Just bought my wife her Xmas present...I know, right?
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Congratulations Sir , that's one outstanding looking e89, and in my favourite colour I have been trying to convince my wife to change her white e89 for one in that colour but she got all upset on me.........apparently she loves her current e89 and wasn't even interested in my offers to upgrade for a newer..lower mileage one......what can you do

[Nanu]

Deposit Paid - Awaiting Private Plate removal before payment and Collection.

Going to a loving new Z4 Forum member.

Can this possibly be Pondrew.

No, his wife

Who is she in love with?

[Pondrew]

Congratulations Sir , that's one outstanding looking e89, and in my favourite colour I have been trying to convince my wife to change her white e89 for one in that colour but she got all upset on me.........apparently she loves her current e89 and wasn't even interested in my offers to upgrade for a newer..lower mileage one......what can you do

Ironically she still wants the white one back (women, eh?)! But she is quite keen on the new one having the upgraded speaker package and amp (the last one had the base offering) as she likes to blast out 'middle of the road' US '80s rock when in the car (Bon Jovi shite and the like).

[Mr Tidy]

(And IMHO it's a better colour than her previous one)!
I’ve made a note of that observation Iain.

Sorry about that Ian but I've never liked white cars, mainly because they're as hard to keep clean as black cars!

And I prefer driving to cleaning.

[IRD]

(And IMHO it's a better colour than her previous one)!
I’ve made a note of that observation Iain.

Sorry about that Ian but I've never liked white cars, mainly because they're as hard to keep clean as black cars!

And I prefer driving to cleaning.

You tell a good story Iain.
In all honesty white isn’t my favourite colour either. Melbourne Red would be my choice. But it is such a good car I couldn’t turn it down.

[Mr Tidy]

In all honesty white isn’t my favourite colour either. Melbourne Red would be my choice. But it is such a good car I couldn’t turn it down.

That's the problem when buying used! I would have preferred Imola Red.

[Pondrew]

You tell a good story Iain.
In all honesty white isn’t my favourite colour either. Melbourne Red would be my choice. But it is such a good car I couldn’t turn it down.

I've got an idea Ian! We get the Estoril one and if it is good, we swap (with a few quid my way obviously)! What do you reckon?

[Pondrew]

That's the problem when buying used! I would have preferred Imola Red.

I have never really cared about colour of cars when buying. I buy on condition, mileage, condition, history and condition. If it's a nice colour that's a bonus.

[Mr Tidy]

I have never really cared about colour of cars when buying. I buy on condition, mileage, condition, history and condition. If it's a nice colour that's a bonus.

My priorities are much like yours, but price is a factor too! Although there are colour combinations I just won't have.

[IRD]

You tell a good story Iain.
In all honesty white isn’t my favourite colour either. Melbourne Red would be my choice. But it is such a good car I couldn’t turn it down.

I've got an idea Ian! We get the Estoril one and if it is good, we swap (with a few quid my way obviously)! What do you reckon?

OK Andy. I think I could swing £50 your way. What do you think? Oh! And at a push, a decent set of mats.

[Pondrew]

And at a push, a decent set of mats.

Yes the mats in yours were pretty crap. I spent a lot of money on internet "bespoke" ones. Another lesson learned. More money than BMW genuine ones and total rubbish!

[TOMGREEN413]

That's the problem when buying used! I would have preferred Imola Red.

I have never really cared about colour of cars when buying. I buy on condition, mileage, condition, history and condition. If it's a nice colour that's a bonus.

now that's almost the exact opposite to me, I buy in colour and anything else is just a bonus........yes I know....its a recipe for disaster......fortunately that only happened with the yellow TVR but I think it would have blown up whatever colour or history it had.....pile of crap

[Pondrew]

now that's almost the exact opposite to me, I buy in colour and anything else is just a bonus........yes I know....its a recipe for disaster......fortunately that only happened with the yellow TVR but I think it would have blown up whatever colour or history it had.....pile of crap

Always loved the idea of a TVR, but never had the balls (or disposable income) to actually go there. Same with a Noble. I learned my lesson many moons ago (1990) buying a Lotus from the mid '80s. Better (and cheaper) than the other two but still utter shite.

Now the British car industry is almost wholly owned by the Japs and ze Germans, it can only be a good thing. Left alone we are atrocious at making cars. Engineering excellence always under-funded, under-developed and ultimately over-costly to everyone.

There is someone on another forum who has just bought a Noble M12. He paid big money and I think the running total so far is around £200 a mile to keep it on the road. I like my cars, but not that much!