Hi all,
After 5 years of ownership and enjoyment, the time has come to sale my much loved Coupe. Its always been a weekend/2nd car and i really don't use it much at all now.- still taken out regularly though, for decent miles as the N52 engine appreciates that!
Its in the beautiful Stratus grey, with beige Oregon leather. I am the 3rd owner and the car has now covered 78,800 miles.
It came optioned with cruise control and the power fold mirrors. It has electric memory seats and the auto-lights/wipers , dimming rear view mirror which i believe were standard. It also has Aux-in and the later black top engine.
Its an SE spec BUT, the suspension set-up is now what i would call M-Sport +. It rides at M-Sport height but , had fitted Suplex springs all round, Bilstein B4 dampers. Also new mounts, bump stops, Meyle HD drop-links and poly-bushed f&r anti-roll bars.
This was all optimised with a proper specialist alignment.
It handles superbly with great turn-in and that bit more settled/compliant than the M Sport.
Certainly fantastic across Exmoor's windy/uneven roads!
A great difference and although it did drive that bit sharper on the original 17" wheels (still have-style 201 with Goodyear Eagle AS3 nrf) , like many, i wanted better looks, so fitted a set of refurbished 18" MV3s' with, again Goodyear Eagle AS3s' (nrf) . Another visit to the alignment specialist followed this.
The car has masses of invoices/paperwork- i have had an oil/filter change yearly, along with diagnostic check at a BMW specialist, even if i have only covered 3,000 miles in that time. All other filters, brake fluid are kept fresh and has just had the filter/cooler gaskets renewed as well.
When i bought the car (60,000), i had new spark plugs , air filter (insp 2) , new gearbox and diff oils - oh, and spent £900 having the front and rear bumper removed and resprayed to get rid of some stone chips and a couple of marks ( quoted half else where but, wanted the best).
The car is always garaged - not driven in rain or salt-covered roads, regular body work treatments using top products and underneath gets done every year, along with the arches.
Also has a ZHP gear knob and machine monkey exhaust tips.
It's always run on V-power along with a professional grade full system cleaner every 5,000. The car runs super clean (inside of exhausts are not black!) and pulls strongly through all the gears.
A special example- certainly compared to many out there. I am advertising it here first, as it would be great if it could go to a fellow enthusiast!
Edit to add; The notorious ABS pump has been rebuilt by ECU tuning and comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Looking for £8995
(Both sets of wheels at this price)
Feel free to ask for more information if needed. Maybe PM me.
Thank you.
Matt
After 5 years of ownership and enjoyment, the time has come to sale my much loved Coupe. Its always been a weekend/2nd car and i really don't use it much at all now.- still taken out regularly though, for decent miles as the N52 engine appreciates that!
Its in the beautiful Stratus grey, with beige Oregon leather. I am the 3rd owner and the car has now covered 78,800 miles.
It came optioned with cruise control and the power fold mirrors. It has electric memory seats and the auto-lights/wipers , dimming rear view mirror which i believe were standard. It also has Aux-in and the later black top engine.
Its an SE spec BUT, the suspension set-up is now what i would call M-Sport +. It rides at M-Sport height but , had fitted Suplex springs all round, Bilstein B4 dampers. Also new mounts, bump stops, Meyle HD drop-links and poly-bushed f&r anti-roll bars.
This was all optimised with a proper specialist alignment.
It handles superbly with great turn-in and that bit more settled/compliant than the M Sport.
Certainly fantastic across Exmoor's windy/uneven roads!
A great difference and although it did drive that bit sharper on the original 17" wheels (still have-style 201 with Goodyear Eagle AS3 nrf) , like many, i wanted better looks, so fitted a set of refurbished 18" MV3s' with, again Goodyear Eagle AS3s' (nrf) . Another visit to the alignment specialist followed this.
The car has masses of invoices/paperwork- i have had an oil/filter change yearly, along with diagnostic check at a BMW specialist, even if i have only covered 3,000 miles in that time. All other filters, brake fluid are kept fresh and has just had the filter/cooler gaskets renewed as well.
When i bought the car (60,000), i had new spark plugs , air filter (insp 2) , new gearbox and diff oils - oh, and spent £900 having the front and rear bumper removed and resprayed to get rid of some stone chips and a couple of marks ( quoted half else where but, wanted the best).
The car is always garaged - not driven in rain or salt-covered roads, regular body work treatments using top products and underneath gets done every year, along with the arches.
Also has a ZHP gear knob and machine monkey exhaust tips.
It's always run on V-power along with a professional grade full system cleaner every 5,000. The car runs super clean (inside of exhausts are not black!) and pulls strongly through all the gears.
A special example- certainly compared to many out there. I am advertising it here first, as it would be great if it could go to a fellow enthusiast!
Edit to add; The notorious ABS pump has been rebuilt by ECU tuning and comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Looking for £8995
(Both sets of wheels at this price)
Feel free to ask for more information if needed. Maybe PM me.
Thank you.
Matt
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North West Surrey
