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Points: 4161 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31-August-2005 at 22:33
The 6 speed is notorious for giving trouble.
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Points: 963 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 04:06
Yup... v true. VW have a lot to answer for in terms of the quality of components and build in some of their more recent cars. That six speed is a prime example. They are not the firm rock of reliability they once were.

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Points: 1054 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 05:02
Lads - you're making me nervous here.  Have to say I had a 90bhp 1999 Passat and she never missed a beat - put 90k miles on her in just over two years.

That was partly why I went for the older model also as I know a few people with the newre 130's Golf and Passat and they seem to have had problems for varying rerasons.

Anyway - if the M sells I'll replace it with an E30 318is for trackday thrills and spills so that should keep my sanity intact.
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2001 E39 520i Auto
1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual
1996 E36 328i Coupe
1997 E36 318i Conv
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Points: 4000 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 06:21

Originally posted by US M3 US M3 wrote:

Even though the car has 80k on it,this crap should'nt happen, it has been serviced every 10k bang on in the same VW garage where I bought it.

Got to agree there, it shouldn't happen at that kind of mileage or on a car that age. 

It never ceases to amaze me in car mag long term tests, etc. how often they encounter mechanical breakdowns and failures with new or near new cars.  I wouldn't tolerate those levels of unreliability in my cars, never mind new cars that you've paid through the nose for. 

The youngest car I've ever bought was 5 years old and the oldest was 14 years old when sold.  The only car that ever left me on the side of the road (in close to 300k miles of driving over the past 12/13 years) was a mk2 Golf GTI back in the mid 90's.  Hopefully I'm not tempting fate!

Martin, sorry for the o/t!
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Points: 1105 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 08:02
New cars can go wrong even mighty jap and german cars!  Not what you want but hey thats life

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Points: 879 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 09:32
That's what you get for cutting down developpment time from 48 to 24 months!
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Points: 383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 10:24
Shame your selling the m3, but i know how you feel. I hate using mine for work. Hold out till next year an get an 86 e30 m3, theyll eligible for classic insurance , should be about 500 quid i reckon... 
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Points: 1315 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 10:28

Originally posted by UJM3 UJM3 wrote:

I hate using mine for work.

Me too, hence the addition to my signature
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Points: 383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 10:46
up to this week ive been enduring the joys of public transport...couldn't take it any more, the m3 is back parked out side.
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Points: 4161 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 14:41
Originally posted by JohnH JohnH wrote:

Originally posted by UJM3 UJM3 wrote:

I hate using mine for work.

Me too, hence the addition to my signature

When did you get the M3?
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Points: 2124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01-September-2005 at 15:01

Originally posted by UJM3 UJM3 wrote:

Shame your selling the m3, but i know how you feel. I hate using mine for work. Hold out till next year an get an 86 e30 m3, theyll eligible for classic insurance , should be about 500 quid i reckon... 

I thought the car had to be 25 years old before it's eligible for classic insurance, might get one myself if this is not the case

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Points: 383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 07:04
I think its 25 for the vintage tax, mate has his 86 Porsche 944 turbo insured under classic no probs, think he's only paying 800 or so quid fully comp. its tempting , must have another car though and its limited mileage, but worth it i think... carroll Nash are one of the co.'s that do it as far a i know.
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Points: 15508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 07:21
Carole Nash "recognise any car registered in 1983 or before as a classic".
Classic motor tax begins when the car hits 30 years.
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Points: 1315 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 07:33
Originally posted by Fey! Fey! wrote:

Originally posted by JohnH JohnH wrote:

Originally posted by UJM3 UJM3 wrote:

I hate using mine for work.

Me too, hence the addition to my signature

When did you get the M3?

I knew I should have maid my point more clearly, that someone would pick that up! I was going to go back and edit my post to say that "Not that I have an M3 but I hate using it for work too" but didn't bother.

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Points: 963 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 07:37
Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

Carole Nash "recognise any car registered in 1983 or before as a classic".
Classic motor tax begins when the car hits 30 years.



wonder when that page was last updated... 22 years seems like an obscure number.
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Points: 963 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 07:38
HIJACK >> oh and killian, whats with the therapy sig, have u gone all 90's irish metal on us?
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Points: 15508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 07:44
Originally posted by llatsni llatsni wrote:

HIJACK >> oh and killian, whats with the therapy sig, have u gone all 90's irish metal on us?
gone? I never left!
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Points: 4161 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 09:38

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I knew I should have maid my point more clearly,

You have a maid??? Jammy Dodger!

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Points: 105 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 09:47
...speaking of 90's metal my band Kerbdog play the Ambassador 17th dec.. I'm sure i could swing a club discount with MCD..lol
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Points: 1315 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-September-2005 at 11:35
Originally posted by Fey! Fey! wrote:

Originally posted by JohnH JohnH wrote:

I knew I should have maid my point more clearly,

You have a maid??? Jammy Dodger!

Phonetic typing at it's worst! I'll just go and do a thousand lines now...
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