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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
- Nictrix
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
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- Lifer
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
A low mileage car with low miles is so much more desirable than just a low mileage car IMHO.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
- Christopher72
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
Well, I tend not to finance cars, having too many cars and only paying for insurance, it's really all sunk cost. In Ohio we can register for 5 years no inspections for about $170. No taxman in my pockets if I have something in my garage that I only use on sunny days. Marcoose likely has to pay a 'Sin Tax' for an ICE, I'm sure.
There's really nothing at the price point that I'd enjoy as much -- and I 'm a bit DIY centric, so having a car in pieces in my garage to me is a great excuse to get away to my space and work with one of my 'too many' children on a project. I have parts waiting for my time and that's cool. Not everyone wants to wrench, so I get it that paying someone to do these things can get expensive. Gain a pub friend that owns a lift
If you want a hobby that is just throwing money with risk of 500%+ loss, get into the large reef aquariums hobby. I guarantee you'll stop complaining about car maintenance when one of your beautiful expensive aquatic animals consumes another one. Or your 570 Liter aquarium busts a seam after 5 years, losing thousands in animals + aquarium, while also ruining your floors and next level down ceilings. Everything in perspective.
There's really nothing at the price point that I'd enjoy as much -- and I 'm a bit DIY centric, so having a car in pieces in my garage to me is a great excuse to get away to my space and work with one of my 'too many' children on a project. I have parts waiting for my time and that's cool. Not everyone wants to wrench, so I get it that paying someone to do these things can get expensive. Gain a pub friend that owns a lift
If you want a hobby that is just throwing money with risk of 500%+ loss, get into the large reef aquariums hobby. I guarantee you'll stop complaining about car maintenance when one of your beautiful expensive aquatic animals consumes another one. Or your 570 Liter aquarium busts a seam after 5 years, losing thousands in animals + aquarium, while also ruining your floors and next level down ceilings. Everything in perspective.
Christopher
2011 E89 Sdrive35i - Deep Sea Blue, Beige Kansas Leather
'fits in progress - PDC, Cameras, Comfort Access, Respray/Correction - all queued for poor weather.
(9) E46 convertibles; (1) E39 540i; (2) E36 Z3 roadsters; (1) Pre-prod E36 Z3- all gone
2011 E89 Sdrive35i - Deep Sea Blue, Beige Kansas Leather
'fits in progress - PDC, Cameras, Comfort Access, Respray/Correction - all queued for poor weather.
(9) E46 convertibles; (1) E39 540i; (2) E36 Z3 roadsters; (1) Pre-prod E36 Z3- all gone
- Nictrix
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
- Argyll Andy
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
Emmm, you can f**k right off
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)
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- Lifer
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
He-he-he!
"harsh but fair" I reckon!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
- Marcoose
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
‘Sunshine Tax’. Yes, just paid the annual renewal, US$360. Yes, pricey. But I’m not complaining. The quality of life in San Francisco is fantastic. I drove (the famous and beautiful) California Highway 1 yesterday to fish at Martin’s Beach. Top down both ways. I’m going up the Sierras next weekend. Living the dream. That costs something.Christopher72 wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 9:55 pm Marcoose likely has to pay a 'Sin Tax' for an ICE, I'm sure.
2016 35is, monoballs, camber plates, KWV3, PS4S, xHP, MHD, LFB pedal, flat bottom wheel, red indicators, black headlamps
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
Pretty much spot on there chum, micro processors are a huge issue and its really unnerving to realise just how vulnerable the 'west' is to shortgaes of such things. Its reflected in the price of copper as well apparently, I have a tenant who is a trader, he was saying that copper pricing is a great guide to recession etc as it is used in pretty much everything so as demand drops it indicates manufacturing and demand slow downs... Interesting...enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:36 amFirstly, I have no evidence to back this up, other than being told by more than one new car dealer.
For various reasons (covid, raw materials from Ukraine, etc) there is a shortage of microchips and as we all know, modern cars are full of the things. Hence it is difficult to produce new vehicles and 'approved used' are becoming the next best alternative.
For a long while now we have had new cars on a PCP from Listers BMW in Kings Lynn. Usually we reach the 32-month mark and have paid back half, at which point you can hand the car back with no further fees.
A couple of months ago we reached that point with our 120d. Ignoring the lump sum at the end, but including the deposit I had paid, my outlay had been £20k. Rather than just hand it back, Listers were all over us and gave us just shy of £24k for it, giving a healthy deposit towards our new 520d and keeping the monthly payments for that reasonable.
So if you are sitting on a 2/3 year old motor and, like us, are happy to take a new car 'off the shelf' then it's a great time to be doing so.
As you say, hang on to your present car and try to sell at the right time
Mark
Plymouth
E89
35i
Carmine Red
Black leather
Plymouth
E89
35i
Carmine Red
Black leather
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
£12,750 for a 55k mile well spec’d Yellow 35i…almost worth buying for a rainy day..
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 5077119023
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 5077119023
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We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
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- Lifer
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Are people off loading their 35/35is?
Worth £2k more if it wasn't 'Bird's custard' colour. They are rare, though! For what reason I have no clue..
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!