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10-12-2009, 03:23 PM | #1 |
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Pics of my 'old' cars
One for Carl this...he has requested pics of my 335i on another thread. I didn't want to hijack that thread so thought I'd start a brand new one to 'show off' some of my previous cars. Unfortunately, I wasn't that big into taking pictures in the past so I only have three.
This car was what I owned just before the 335i..... It was my 4th Alfa, my 3rd 147 GTA after the first two kept going wrong (do I ever learn?) and it was actually very quick...faster than a Focus RS or R32 of it's day. I thought it was great. Until I drove a BMW. Then, here is the only picture I have of my old 335i....lovely huh? They'd only been out a few months and it was the first time I'd ever spent over £25k on a car. I felt like a moviestar! Finally, you've all seen pictures of my M3 and M6, but what you won't have seen is this particular car that I was very proud of..... Now, you will see from the pictures that I had this at the same time as the M3. Very similar, I know, but one of them had to go! After much deliberation, I decided the Micra just didn't cut it against the M3. What actually happened with the Micra was my mate worked for a Renault stealer. He got this in part-ex from an old guy who traded it in for a Clio. My mate gave him £1300 as a part-ex and sold it to me for the same money. The only fault was a big scratch on the bumper which the old guy had touched up with BROWN NAIL VARNISH! A Chipsaway visit and £90 later it was on eBay and sold for £2500...a tidy profit! Thanks for looking; sorry if it's wasted 30 seconds of your life |
10-12-2009, 03:28 PM | #2 |
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cheers for posting that mate, When is it you purchased the 335i? and how old was it then?
best wheels on it. Great of your friend to do you such a good deal on the micra.. !! what a profit. What engine and HP is the alfa 146GTA?
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10-12-2009, 03:34 PM | #3 | |
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I got the 335i on 1st March 2007 - brand new. Was the day the '07' plate came out so felt new for about....oooh....a day! The 147GTA was a 3.2 V6 with 250 bhp. Was lush inside with black and tan leather and it 'smelt' Italian if you know what I mean. Had loads of torque steer and a shit ride but it was a bit different and so stood out! It also sounded lovely! Didn't you want to know about the engine in the Micra? Why leave the Micra out??? |
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The Alfa looks cool mate. How much was your 335i then? I got my 335d 9 days after you picked yours up
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10-12-2009, 03:46 PM | #5 | |
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The Micra was '04, a proper rapid 1.2 and yes, the wheels span very easily. It was crud. The 335i was about £44k list after all the options I had on it which, from memory was.... Leather Pro nav Auto box Aluminium trim and anthracite headlining Logic-7 19's CD changer Sun Protection Heated seats M-Sport steering wheel (as an accessory) Full aerodynamic package (inc. the shit rear spoiler!) I remember getting it for £40k on the dot...not a bad discount for what was a newish car at the time - 8% I think. |
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10-12-2009, 03:54 PM | #7 | |
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The M3?? Have you never seen my pics of that? |
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10-12-2009, 03:55 PM | #8 |
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IMHO of course These wheels are the best wheels on the e92...the rears have such a lovely dish to them that you just don't see on the M-Sport ones. |
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General consensus is their the best looking rim for the E92. In the flesh they look soooo good.
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Lets see some more pics of the M3 |
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10-12-2009, 04:02 PM | #13 |
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10-12-2009, 04:05 PM | #14 |
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230s for me.
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I'm sure there is a thread somewhere on here with my old M3 on it?? Oh OK then, just for you Jon, here are a few.....a proper 'white' and STOCK 3.... |
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10-12-2009, 04:30 PM | #18 |
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thats due to that car having MASSIVE spacers.
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Even without spacers they look less "stock" than 230s. Never seen your M3 before. Needless to say it looked quality. And them rims also had a lot going for them. Them on an M3 are WIN. I'm relaxed, just know 230s ain't the BEST.
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They just look like all previous (e46) M sport rims. Multispoke bmw rims. The 230's look more aftermarket than 225's. I know that 230's are the best.
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10-12-2009, 04:35 PM | #21 |
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Nah mate...plus you're biased and your opinion doesn't count in this case .
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