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10-04-2013 10:03PM

ugglasdav wrote: »

not trying to start anything but, whats up with everyone drooling over all the 3 series BM's, they are the most common coupe on Irish roads and imo are very boring at this stage, nothing special about them but the badge

I'm guessing you drive a VW Golf or Toyota Avensis or no car at all :pac:

Also....

ugglasdav wrote: »

so the look of the car doesnt matter?, thats what i find really stupid, people basing the badge on what car they buy rather then how nice looking they are to them

Supergurrier · 10-04-2013 10:04PM

I will give you six reasons.

Cylinder 1
Cylinder 2
Cylinder 3
Cylinder 4
Cylinder 5
Cylinder 6

Eric Cartman · 10-04-2013 10:06PM

ugglasdav wrote: »

not trying to start anything but, whats up with everyone drooling over all the 3 series BM's, they are the most common coupe on Irish roads and imo are very boring at this stage, nothing special about them but the badge

This is ireland, anything rwd, petrol / over 2 litre diesel and with any extras is a rarity , theres a lot of e46's about but most of them are 320d SE's with cloth seats and 16" alloys in silver, anything outside that is still worthy of admiration.

that and the e46 is a body shape created over 13 years ago, yet throw a set of led lights on to it and clean it up and it looks like an 08-09 designed car.

Ardennes1944 · 10-04-2013 10:07PM

It's not just 3ers it's 6cylinder 3ers (and CMs)

It's got nothing to do with the badge for me

ugglasdav · 10-04-2013 10:08PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I'm guessing you drive a VW Golf or Toyota Avensis or no car at all :pac:

Also....

neither, a Golf falls into the same category as the 3 series, Expensive, boring and every 3rd person on irish roads has one, it's been the trend in ireland in the last few years to either own a BM or VW

MuppetCheck · 10-04-2013 10:08PM

ugglasdav wrote: »

not trying to start anything but, whats up with everyone drooling over all the 3 series BM's, they are the most common coupe on Irish roads and imo are very boring at this stage, nothing special about them but the badge

I'd agree with you to a point. I do think they are very common on the road but this in turn means you can appreciate a decent example (of which there are a few on this forum) as opposed to the many, many crud bucket examples there are out there.

10-04-2013 10:26PM

ugglasdav wrote: »

neither, a Golf falls into the same category as the 3 series, Expensive, boring and every 3rd person on irish roads has one, it's been the trend in ireland in the last few years to either own a BM or VW

I take it you've never been in nor driven a 335i or an M3

ugglasdav · 10-04-2013 10:29PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I take it you've never been in nor driven a 335i or an M3

i meant boring, in terms of looks, because they are everywere and all have the same things done to them.

Dord · 10-04-2013 10:32PM

A nice looking and well kept E46 or E30 I can appreciate. Earlier BMWs too. The new ones not a chance.

I was behind a beautiful E30 coupe this evening. It looked like it just rolled from the dealer, no abusive styling. Very cool.

Supergurrier · 10-04-2013 10:35PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I take it you've never been in nor driven a 335i or an M3

I haven't but it's on my to do list.

Now where did i leave that Ninja suit....

Matt Simis · 11-04-2013 12:04AM

ugglasdav wrote: »

i meant boring, in terms of looks, because they are everywere and all have the same things done to them.

This one is wearing a ditch, an extreme new mod.
http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab283/eddiee36-328i/A8D05D26-9D40-4350-B37F-84110647DE1F-5037-000007AD07B13640.jpg

Supergurrier wrote: »

I will give you six reasons.

Cylinder 1
Cylinder 2
Cylinder 3
Cylinder 4
Cylinder 5
Cylinder 6

6 cylinders... hmm sounds like your 850i is in Limp mode mate?

Supergurrier · 11-04-2013 12:09AM

Pfft 5 cylinders is enough for any man.

oooooooooor is it...

conneem-TT · 12-04-2013 12:14AM

Still rocking winter wheels + tyres

Voodoomelon · 12-04-2013 12:46AM

That's super cool. The wheels threw me, didn't know what it was for a few seconds.

L-M · 12-04-2013 08:41AM

Had a heart palpitations there until I saw winter wheels

Ilik Urgee · 12-04-2013 08:51AM

On the TT what'sthat in front of the rear-viewer mirror?

Stunning photo, I'd be afraid to take it out after getting it that clean

conneem-TT · 12-04-2013 11:45AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

That's super cool. The wheels threw me, didn't know what it was for a few seconds.

Limerick man wrote: »

Had a heart palpitations there until I saw winter wheels

Ilik Urgee wrote: »

On the TT what'sthat in front of the rear-viewer mirror?

Stunning photo, I'd be afraid to take it out after getting it that clean

Thanks

The thing behind the rear view mirror is just something on the garage wall. Photo is just from my Galaxy S3 and the blur was done in GIMP.

Yeah, the winter wheels are an acquired taste but I think they look reasonably good and were not bad at 80 euro a piece from Germany even having a TUV for the TT fitment and because they've been on so long this winter I'm even getting accustomed to the extra rubber look compared to my summer wheels

Brian · 14-04-2013 03:47PM

ShadowHearth's MX-5:

Pics aren't great but I was more interested in getting in the car/out of the weather than photographing it

beautiful thing anyway. Maybe next time I visit the sun will be out!

Full res and a few more : http://imgur.com/a/mTN3Y

ShadowHearth · 14-04-2013 04:34PM

Put a picture of yourself next to it. People wont believe you fir in to it!

FortyMedals · 14-04-2013 04:54PM

wow that is absolutely stunning conneem-TT

Brian · 14-04-2013 05:20PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Put a picture of yourself next to it. People wont believe you fir in to it!

thanks to Christian Bale for acting as my body double :pac: (I'm 6'3" / 190cm)

CianRyan · 14-04-2013 05:23PM

Jesus, at 5"9' I don't think I have any worried about space. Haha

ShadowHearth · 14-04-2013 05:35PM

CianRyan wrote: »

Jesus, at 5"9' I don't think I have any worried about space. Haha

They look really tiny from outside, but they got enough space to fit in Dinosours. :P

Neilw · 14-04-2013 05:41PM

Did a few jobs on the mini, removed the spotlights and fitted a new grille.
Also gave it a bit of a detail.

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YbFocus · 14-04-2013 06:02PM

Gave the new yolk a clean the other day, new machine to us and loving it, torque is addictive :cool:

Matt Simis · 14-04-2013 10:58PM

Sick of waiting for a sunny day to take photos, so here are some Liffey Valley car park in between the rain photos of my 740i:

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740i - Titan Silver - originally a Murphy and Gunn (ie BMW Dealer) Irish car, which got to be rare as the rest are mostly imports.
4.4L V8 M62TUB44 engiine, rated at 282bhp and 325 ft-lbs torque, though its commonly accepted they are closer to 300bhp at the crank.
5-speed Tiptronic Transmission with Standard, Sport and Manual modes
Dropped the front on Alpina Front Suspension (branded Alpina but actually Eibach and Bilstein parts)
19" Borbet wheels - 245 front and 265 rear tyres
20mm front and 25mm rear H&R hub mounted spacers
Colour coded lower bumpers and side skirts
K&N Oil and Panel Air Filters
Smoked Indicators
Front and rear lip spoilers
HEL Stainless steel brake lines all round
Liqui Moly MOS2 and BG44 fuel cleaned, leading to 0.00 % readable CO on NCT
Both Transmission and Diff fluids fully flushed, shifts quite well.

14-04-2013 11:25PM

That's one gorgeous car Matt, the alloys are class!

Will the 850CSi see the road at all this year?

Matt Simis · 15-04-2013 11:01AM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Will the 850CSi see the road at all this year?

Its seen the road earlier in the year, though I plan to bring it to the Dyno day on the 27th.

CianRyan · 15-04-2013 01:14PM

Matt Simis wrote: »

Its seen the road earlier in the year, though I plan to bring it to the Dyno day on the 27th.

Which I am really looking forward to seeing and hearing.

Voodoomelon · 15-04-2013 04:49PM

How do you find the factory xenons Matt? Some say they're rubbish, some say they're fine. What do you think?

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