Macau Blue M3 on Ebay!
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Topic: Macau Blue M3 on Ebay!
Posted By: M3Booboo
Subject: Macau Blue M3 on Ebay!
Date Posted: 09-January-2006 at 09:16
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anyone know anything about this car please? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-BMW-E30-M3-MACAU-BLUE-GREY-LEATHER_W0QQitemZ4602612176QQcategoryZ9837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-BMW-E30-M3-MACAU-BLUE-GREY-LEATHE R_W0QQitemZ4602612176QQcategoryZ9837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Thanking you all in advance, Ed. ------------- Owned original Sport Evo when new...couldn't resist buying another one 15 years later! |
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Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 09-January-2006 at 12:57
| A bit odd - a late car, seemingly not a special edition, but in Macau blue a special edition colour. Has it been resprayed? |
Posted By: Simon325i sport
Date Posted: 09-January-2006 at 15:22
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Same seller that was 'selling' this one.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-E30-M3-EUROPAMEISTER-MACAU-BLUE_W0QQitemZ4594144434QQcategoryZ9837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-E30-M3-EUROPAMEISTER-MACAU-BL UE_W0QQitemZ4594144434QQcategoryZ9837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-E30-M3-EUROPAMEISTER-MACAU-BLUE_W0QQitemZ4596023772QQcategoryZ9837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-BMW-E30-M3-EUROPAMEISTER-MACAU-BL UE_W0QQitemZ4596023772QQcategoryZ9837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ------------- 
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Posted By: SHEPSM3
Date Posted: 09-January-2006 at 16:27
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I thought it looked nice, but then mysterious! No feedback left or given on the Europameister either.....ODD? ------------- [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1a1.jpg">[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1b1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Dannyboy
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 02:41
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I have bought some wheels off this guy via ebay so will be heading down
to collect them soon. If you are thinking of purchasing it and would like to ask some specific questions then let me know. Keep it simple though I am not very knowledgable. ------------- 1992 clio 1.8 16V Good 1998 Subaru Impreza Turbo Terzo Great 1987 M3 Diamond Black Awesome (Now awesomer with Billys & Eibach) |
Posted By: Rags
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 06:18
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I have encountered this bloke before.
He buys and sells M3's, pretty sure his name is Steve Webb.
Rags ------------- 
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Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 06:36
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Is it a Europmeister with changed wheels/steering wheel/engine? Is the seller sure its not a 195bhp engine? |
Posted By: M3Booboo
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 06:43
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I love macau blue and was very tempted, but just seems strange that it has that colour combo considering Macau only came on special edition or evo cars. He's actually selling the correct wheels seperately on ebay aswell. ...hmmm! Danny...if you get a look when you go down please give me a quick message about how it looks. ------------- Owned original Sport Evo when new...couldn't resist buying another one 15 years later! |
Posted By: amorgan
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 06:51
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If this is the same guy who had the europmeister then i think he def likes to deal in them. I was enquiring about the car and told him I had a cecotto. All of a sudden he had a mate who specifically wanted a macau cecotto and wanted to buy it off me. ------------- am |
Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 07:08
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M3Booboo wrote:Posted By: Simon325i sport
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 07:30
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Could it just have been a special order M3? Surely if you were willing to spend the money, BMW would paint the car any colour you wanted? Sure way to find out, get the last 7 digits of the chassis number and enquire with BMW. -------------
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Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 07:47
Anything's possible of course but in those days I don't think BMW were that keen to allow too many special orders particularly for paint. Also it rather runs against the (then prevailing) notion of the special colours on the special edition cars; if anyone could choose any colour for any car this would make the latter less 'special'. I appreciate now of course the buyer decides (to an extent) and has more choice, at a price. |
Posted By: 215m3
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 08:08
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I like the rims on the car and would like a set myself. The only other person with these size i've seen is Uwe's monster. These are rare rims at 17". ------------- Toby http://www.bmminiparts.com - New Genuine BMW & Mini OEM parts - www.bmminiparts.com 1987 E30 M3 with turbo being added |
Posted By: Dannyboy
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:46
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went down today steve seems like a nice guy, I bought the wheels he was
selling and they aren't the ones off that car. I left before I got your repllies but it the car did look nice but i can't reall ysay anymore than that. ------------- 1992 clio 1.8 16V Good 1998 Subaru Impreza Turbo Terzo Great 1987 M3 Diamond Black Awesome (Now awesomer with Billys & Eibach) |
Posted By: M3Booboo
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 10:53
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Danny...does he work from a garage or a bodyshop?...coz pics of everything he sells seem to be in that kind of environment. ------------- Owned original Sport Evo when new...couldn't resist buying another one 15 years later! |
Posted By: Dannyboy
Date Posted: 10-January-2006 at 11:13
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he works out of a garage in London Colney. ------------- 1992 clio 1.8 16V Good 1998 Subaru Impreza Turbo Terzo Great 1987 M3 Diamond Black Awesome (Now awesomer with Billys & Eibach) |
Posted By: M3JON
Date Posted: 11-January-2006 at 17:06
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I've been there before he has a small workshop no paintshop, he basically buys and sells cars mainly M3's cos he loves them. He seems a pretty genuine bloke for a dealer.
------------- 1998 E36 M3 Evolution http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000463np0.jpg"> 
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Posted By: 215DMX
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 04:24
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On the paint, I've seen 2 other M3's in Macau that
were not special editions or evo's. 'andrewinuk' has one. His also has evo spoilers from the factory. |
Posted By: UweM3
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 04:29
Can you tell me where that is? ------------- E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg..... |
Posted By: 215DMX
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 04:43
| Uwe, are we getting tempted... |
Posted By: Mallorcaman
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 06:01
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I had a 1990 Macau blue M3 convertible in 1993, so the colour was around then on E30`s. I don`t recall it being special order paint, but I was actively trading BMW`s in those days and do remember a few Macau blue cars that theoretically didn`t exist. It would seem a very late registration for a Europameister. ------------- MALLORCAMAN Putting the ///M in Mallorca |
Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 06:06
I don't think it was a special order paint for the convertibles, but an option. It wasn't an advertised option for the 'standard' M3's but I wonder if perhaps given, unofficially, if anyone was adamant enough to demand it? |
Posted By: andrewinuk
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 06:16
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Hi Guys, Dave is right, I have a 1990 Macau Blue with evo 2 spoilers from the factory. I bought it from ML who also stated that it had a 220hp engine. They said that there were a few "parts bin specials" standard cars produced in the last 2 years of the the production run.... how would one confirm this??
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Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 06:33
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Posted By: andrewinuk
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 06:42
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No cloth, but it does have lots of shiny black leather, along with a sun roof and a/c. Was the perfect spec for me and i just love the colour. The old girl is currently down at ML getting some paint touched up (amongst other things...) so it should look a treat when i pick it up, hopefully next weekend! And yeah, the improved M3....progress is sometime 2 steps forward one step back! At least it seems that way from the drivers seat from my car....though their E36 M3 Trakmeister for sale (£18k)looks pretty cool.... |
Posted By: PJSM3
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 06:53
| In fact the rare late cloth is quite scary. Its kaleidoscopic pattern could induce nausea from 35 yards. Most seemed to go for leather. |
Posted By: M3Booboo
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 11:04
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...well the auction ends in an hour and its at £7K, having spoken to the chap he swears its a very good one (with some slight rust!) and he wont take less than £7500...so good luck to whoever gets it and no doubt they will appear here soon! ------------- Owned original Sport Evo when new...couldn't resist buying another one 15 years later! |
Posted By: Liltman
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 12:18
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Firstly hello to everyone. I am a former owner of 2 e30 m3's and now that I'm single...and come out of a coma for the last 5 years know where my loyalties lie! I'm after a 3rd one. 3 ex girlfriends and 3 M3's..Wonder what gives me more lovin?? I'm from St.Albans, and London Colney is where I drink. Steve is a nice bloke and indeed bought my black M3 off me some years back. He does genuinely love the cars. To be precise...where he works is a yard in which the units are used as car trader, valeters, paintshop, car storage etc. I know pretty much most of the tradesmen there..(drink with them) but since I sold my car to Steve havent heard from him. Might have to give him a knock. Seems to be getting better example cars all the time |
Posted By: M3JON
Date Posted: 12-January-2006 at 16:25
Hi Uwe It's in a small yard opposite the Pastoral centre on the Shenley Road in London Colney next to a Huge car storage yard. I'll try and find out the address if you need it
------------- 1998 E36 M3 Evolution http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000463np0.jpg">
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