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KERMIT1970
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Post by KERMIT1970 » Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:13 am

Well good news auld girl passed mot. Windscreen wiper blade & rear brake cylinder. Not bad for 33years old. :thumbsup:
Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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Post by bmwaddict » Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:23 am

Not bad indeed! Same age as me and probably in better condition! I grew up on mk2 XR2s, as frail as they were I loved my second one (used 2 to make one good one) something about late 80s-early 90s sporty hatches/coupes, the first generation of cars with that all round body kit and arches.
Condolences for your loss. Hope you enjoy the car.
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Post by firebobby » Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:50 am

KERMIT1970 wrote:Well good news auld girl passed mot. Windscreen wiper blade & rear brake cylinder. Not bad for 33years old. :thumbsup:
Good news and shows how well it's been looked after, should be a good show car for this summer, hope there are some good car shows in your area.
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Post by freemadw » Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:57 pm

Sorry to hear your news, my sincere condolences.

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Post by Highlander » Wed May 03, 2017 10:48 pm

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Sat looking at this parked by the table where we passed the bulk of the afternoon before heading to airport in Porto yesterday......Opal Kadett 1.3 SR.
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Post by Beedub » Sat May 06, 2017 9:32 am

Wow.......

sometimes other peoples s**t makes you look at your own s**t and feel bad for moping around, heres me feeling sorry for myself when my relationship broke down recently.... OP.... I'm sorry man. really sorry. what age is that really??? jeeeezzzzzzz....... life deals out some tough cards at times. Respect man, keep going, keep concentrating on you, keep growing as a person. I love those retro hot hatches and always loved the little R5 GTT... so totally understand the desire here!
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Post by Ewazix » Sat May 06, 2017 9:55 am

Tragic mate very sorry.

I liked the Mk1 Astra and had a lot of fun with what was probably the best mid-sized boggo FWD chassis of the era, very chuckable in basic spec with lots of feedback having no PAS and skinny tyres :)

I'm guessing you have seen the MK1 GTE episode of Car SOS but if not it's worth a look, it seems trim is the hardest thing to find!

https://series-top.com/show/car-sos-s04 ... /episode/8

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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sat May 06, 2017 10:14 am

Wee update on the Gte Car wasn't perfect paintwork wise so decided to get it painted. Currently in body shop getting painted & tidied up. Parts are a problem. Can't really get anything for them apart from EBay. Don't really need anything as it's complete. 2 brand new headlights purchased to freshen up front end. Hopefully have the Astra back end of June.
Purchased a other retro car, wife would kill me but she knew what I was like. Bmw e30 325sport. Spotless had a full nut & bolt restoration 18 months ago. Bonus is you can still buy everything from bmw.[IMG]http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac13 ... hnxen7.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac13 ... 5ppaua.png[/IMG][IMG]http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac13 ... ryr5rg.png[/IMG]
Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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Post by srhutch » Sat May 06, 2017 10:20 am

That E30 is lovely :worshipbmw:
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Post by BMWZ4MC » Sat May 06, 2017 12:14 pm

That is beautiful :wub:
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Post by jabber » Sat May 06, 2017 1:24 pm

What a fantastic looking e30
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Post by Gee » Sat May 06, 2017 4:09 pm

Love the e30. The itch to buy one is strong but trying to find a good one these days is a problem. Congrats on the purchase OP and sorry to hear about your loss.

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Post by Grumpyowl » Sat May 06, 2017 4:18 pm

Kermit your E30 looks stunning enjoy :driving:

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Post by A1GSS » Sat May 06, 2017 5:45 pm

Amazed to see that, I had one and it was that colour :)
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Post by KERMIT1970 » Sat May 06, 2017 10:01 pm

Thanks folks :thumbsup:
Cars: 2016 M4 vert YMB & X3m Comp. E30 325i Sport. Z3M

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: 2014 z4 35is melbourne red & black leather
: 335d M sport Coupe Black with red leather
: z4 Coupe 3.0 si Red with Black Leather 18" CSL`s
: z3 2.2 sport

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