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    Posted: 12-March-2005 at 08:45
HERE

Anyone know this car?

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Saw it on Autotrader at £3995.

Looks a really nice one and must be worth at least
£3K of anyone's money with those split rims.

If it was a manual I'd have been tempted to bid
myself as there's no reserve but I'll just have to be
patient and wait until I've moved house. Shame as
it's only a few miles of Sutton-in Ashfield where I'm
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Door shuts appear to be a different colour to the exterior... is that normal, or has it had a quick respray ?

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The doorshuts have a stainless steel (or similar) cover which is standard, at least on later Sixes.

Hard to tell from the photos but it looks like it could be Misano Red whch would make it a Motorsport Edition but it has chrome bumper inserts etc which would mean it isn't.

Does look like good value at £3.5k, even if you had to spend another £2k on hidden problems & a complete re-bush.
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I think it looks sweet and would love to live in the UK just to be able to get my hands on one.

Maybe if the owner sells it he will have enough money to buy a  keyboard with a caps lock key!

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Andy S!!!!

what valeting products make your car look miles better than a brand new BMW?

that shine is yards deep.

What a car
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Points: 6381 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-March-2005 at 14:02
Originally posted by Philip Philip wrote:

...what valeting products make your car look miles better than a brand new BMW?


that shine is yards deep.




It might have something to do with Meguiars'.....


....some of which is now available at your local Halfords. Assuming, of course, that your local "bling" crew haven't cleaned them out already....

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Nice Car when i build my new garage im temped to purchase one for a project for myself.
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Originally posted by bigbird76 bigbird76 wrote:

Nice Car when i build my new garage im temped to purchase one for a project for myself.


Start with THIS ONE

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Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

 Start with THIS ONE
Bit of a dog, that one!
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Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:

 Start with THIS ONE
Bit of a dog, that one!


Exactly.....

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Quote bit of a dog that one

 

Yer horsetan means sommet for me to restore,

Gotta spend few£££ on my garage then maybee i will get a nice one to dismantle and restore.
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Anyone know this car?



...or this one?

They're all coming out of the woodwork now!



....and a Highline for a grand? Surely not!?

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...or this one?

don't like the look of the crpet in this one! 20k spent in last few years?
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20k spent in last few years?


Depressingly easily done.
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Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:


...or this one?

don't like the look of the crpet in this one! 20k spent in last few years?

The carpet looks ok, it's the dark brown overmats that look a bit dodgy.

If it genuinely has had 20K spent then it should be mint. Could be an absolute bargain......or a minefield 
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Are Highlines and Motorsport Editions easy to sell?

What do they really fetch when poor/average/good/mint?

Would £20k spent on a Highline be better to have spent on an M6 or M1? Is that £20k now dead money?
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...erm most of it!

As a regular browser of the classifieds, all 635s over £5K seem to take
some shifting as some really nice cars are still for sale - Kev's mint
Motorsport is a good example.

M6s appear to be selling well with even some wanted ads for good
examples. A few have come up recently in the £6-£10K bracket and
they've all sold quickly. Above that and the car would have to be
exceptional.



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Originally posted by Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick wrote:

Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

Originally posted by Horsetan Horsetan wrote:


...or this one?

don't like the look of the crpet in this one! 20k spent in last few years?

The carpet looks ok, it's the dark brown overmats that look a bit dodgy.

If it genuinely has had 20K spent then it should be mint. Could be an absolute bargain......or a minefield 

They are mats - silly me! 
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Points: 6381 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23-March-2005 at 17:01
Originally posted by Philip Philip wrote:

Are Highlines and Motorsport Editions easy to sell?



They're still standard 635s, at the end of the day.....

Originally posted by Philip Philip wrote:

What do they really fetch when poor/average/good/mint?



I know of at least one person who secured a running "Highline" for under a grand..... His secret's safe with me!

Originally posted by Philip Philip wrote:

Would £20k spent on a Highline be better to have spent on an M6 or M1? Is that £20k now dead money?



For this, you really need to get talking to a certain Mr. Ross Harris. He just happens to have considerable experience in the refurbishment of a "Highline", having spent....errm.... twenty grand.....

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