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T.J.
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Joined: 22-September-2003
Location: Cork, Ireland
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Points: 2332
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 08:14 |
a tasty 328 you say.... *wink wink nod nod*
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Mazda 6 MPS
S1 Elise 135 Sport
Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i
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sleeper
Really Senior Member II
Original and STILL best
Joined: 26-March-2004
Location: East Sussex/Kent border
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Points: 2098
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 08:15 |
one lady owner, never been thrashed....
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UJM3
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 07-July-2005
Location: Dublin
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Points: 383
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 08:47 |
Go for it Richie..
I thought i might have to sell the M3 when i got the house, but so far so good.. And the M3 is not that dear to run as long as you steer clear of main dealers.And hunt round for the best deal on parts .yeah you get violated by the tax man but its worth it. For the performance you get the fuel economy is excellent. no probs running it every day. yeah parts wear out but they do in all cars, just get a good one to start with.. Ive done over 10k in mine since i got it and all i've replaced apart from routine servicing is track rod, rear top mounts and anti roll bar links.. ( oh and rear tyres but what can you do)these parts are no dearer than a 318is and just as likely to go in one of those.
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Richie
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Irish Region
Joined: 04-November-2002
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 09:15 |
Check out this car 3rd one down...how tasty!!!
328i
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BigPhil
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Joined: 03-October-2005
Location: Dublin
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Points: 156
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 09:17 |
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997 C2 now.
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BM Fan
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Joined: 19-January-2004
Location: Ireland
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Points: 1054
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 09:43 |
Ritche - M3 is definitely more costly to run, excluding tyres, parts,
services etc I was dropping almost 3k on tax and insurance.
I weighed it up one day and with the state of the roads, traffic etc
etc and increased mileage it had to go. Hence why I now drive a
P1ss rat estate TDI waering a balaclava, but I have to say its great
cos I don't give a toss about it, I park it anywhere, people won't park
beside me incase I ding their doors rather than it being the other way
round.
Best of luck with the house hunting, max your monthly repayments and
keep your term as short as possible - thats where the big savings are.
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Martin
In BMW exile at the moment (Shame on me for lurking!!!)
Previous Models
2001 E39 520i Auto
1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual
1996 E36 328i Coupe
1997 E36 318i Conv
1992 E36 316i Sln
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Richie
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Irish Region
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 09:49 |
@Phil...I was on the M50 on Stephens Day alrite!! I had 2 people and luggage in the car so it could have been me. Around 3:30 or so in the afternoon???
@Martin...I'm takin that on board
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Richie
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Richie
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 09:50 |
@Phil..saying that I would have noticed an E46 m3 beside me unless my senses area bit off!!!
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Richie
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BigPhil
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Joined: 03-October-2005
Location: Dublin
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Posted: 04-January-2006 at 09:52 |
This was about 1pm or so........by 3.30 I was down in limerick.
musnt have been you.
Good luck with your plans anyway.
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997 C2 now.
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nn_dd
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 07-October-2004
Location: Co Clare
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Points: 602
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 06:47 |
Hey Richie, just something else to consider. The M3 is probably more
reliable than you might expect, but these things were the equivalent of
75-80K back in 96/97, so it will cost the same to run now as it did
back then - minus the dealer servicing, from personal experience they
know not what they do on the older cars.
I've done 14K miles in 15 months, I've dropped just under 5K into it
excluding petrol, which is about 50Euro for 250'ish miles and including
2 big services, I'm also expecting more bad news next week after the
clutch is replaced - as the driveshaft is making funny noises. These
are the surprises that can cost a grand at a time. If you're trying to
budget your outgoings, any old car especially a high performance one
will make a fool out of you.
As for the driving eperience, Ken is right about the refinement and
quality, but the E36 M3 is a much more excitable drive than any E46,
the E46 M3 is bettter all round, but it just didn't get the juices
flowing when I had one out for a test drive, I was expecting more from
the hype.
Just don't get yourself all screwed up financially over a car. Believe
me, when you pull your first beer out of your own fridge, it'll be
worth it.
Best of luck with it.
Nigel
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E39 530d Touring
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T.J.
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Joined: 22-September-2003
Location: Cork, Ireland
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Points: 2332
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 06:51 |
nn_dd wrote:
Believe me, when you pull your first beer out of your own fridge, it'll be worth it.
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Couldn't have said it better myself, Nigel. Partic the bit above.
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Mazda 6 MPS
S1 Elise 135 Sport
Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i
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nn_dd
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 07-October-2004
Location: Co Clare
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Points: 602
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 06:54 |
sleeper wrote:
I was told once by a mate who went from 328 to M3 that the bills virtually double!
@nn_dd: you are a brave man with an M3 and an alfa GTV!!! |
Tell me about it, new clutch next week on the M3 and the Alfa has been
off the road since middle of Dec, spent 1,500 Euro on it with service,
T-belt and suspension bits and then they found the subframe had broken
- another 2K to get it going again, being fitted on Monday. Up to then
it had been running like a dream the past 4 yrs, but parts are
ridiculously expensive and made of chocolate. (bad word after Christmas)
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E39 530d Touring
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Peter Fenwick
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Points: 6484
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 06:56 |
kdevitt wrote:
That said, even if you got 10K profit from your own, it wouldn't make a huge impact on house repayments. |
In terms of the size of mortgage true, but if 10k means you can get a 95% mortgage instead of a 100% one then it will make a big difference. You will get a much better interest rate, at least 1% less, which on a 100k house works out at around £72 a month.
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Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel.
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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:00 |
kdevitt wrote:
That said, even if you got 10K profit from your own, it wouldn't make a huge impact on house repayments. |
In terms of the size of mortgage true, but if 10k means you can get a 95% mortgage instead of a 100% one then it will make a big difference. You will get a much better interest rate, at least 1% less, which on a 100k house works out at around £72 a month. Not sure what this is in Euros though......
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Entering an age of Austerity and now driving a Focus Diesel.
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kdevitt
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Points: 904
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:15 |
T.J. wrote:
nn_dd wrote:
Believe me, when you pull your first beer out of your own fridge, it'll be worth it. |
Couldn't have said it better myself, Nigel. Partic the bit above.
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To be honest, I'm thoroughly depressed everytime I take the beer from my fridge, knowing I could be living at home with a brand new M3 instead of my 2 bed duplex... but horses for courses :D
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Richie
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:23 |
Ok lads you're depressing me. Maybe I'll keep the 323ci. Maybe I'll buy this today and be done with it!!
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Richie
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nn_dd
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:28 |
If you buy that, you'll certainly be done
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E39 530d Touring
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Eamo
Moderator Group
Joined: 13-May-2003
Location: Ireland
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Points: 3450
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:35 |
dont think its time for the pipe and slippers yet boss!!
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Richie
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:40 |
I love those cars.Only a temporary measure mind you. Cruise around for fun in it!!
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Richie
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kbannon
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E39 525i Sport Individual
Joined: 09-October-2002
Location: 64 Zoo Lane
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Posted: 05-January-2006 at 07:53 |
Richie wrote:
Ok lads you're depressing me. Maybe I'll keep the 323ci. Maybe I'll buy this today and be done with it!!
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Sure wouldn't that be big enough to live in?
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual
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