At the summit of the picturesque fens
See I can't entertain the idea of red seats, as they now instantly remind me of the scene in 'pulp fiction'.
Luckily we all have different tastes, otherwise those 'rare' colours wouldn't exist.
E86 Coupe values
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Luckily we all have different tastes, otherwise those 'rare' colours wouldn't exist.
North West Surrey
I knew my new dealership would be discovered sooner or later!
For those interested the £10k mark up is because our expenses were nearly £500 and we know that it probably won't get any interest, so have a bit of 'wiggle room' to reduce it by £1k at a time for the next three years.
Luckily we don't finance the cars we buy; we have investors for that. They are very rich but have no clue. They are on (empty) promises of making 30% of their investment. As they say in the motor trade......"you only need one mug with more money than sense".
One of two in the uk in this spec. That must add £5k. It’s potentially on the original tyres I think!
They were just dying to take pictures every 5 degrees on their fancy turntable.
Edit, I would have expected them to vacuum it properly and maybe a proper polish to get those swirls seen to for £10k extra, maybe even new tyres?
They were just dying to take pictures every 5 degrees on their fancy turntable.
Edit, I would have expected them to vacuum it properly and maybe a proper polish to get those swirls seen to for £10k extra, maybe even new tyres?
That's £10k more than I paid for my Z4MC when I bought it on 9,600 miles...admittedly that was at the end of 2008 though.WTF!
I went to that dealer last year with a forum member who bought a Carbon Black MC from them for about 60% of that price. Admittedly it had done more miles (not leggy by any means though) but that meant it wouldn't matter if it did a few more!
That price is a bit more than it cost new in 2006 - I wonder how long it will take them to sell it?
derin100
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Whilst the tyres may well need replacing due to age...this is no different or more expensive than replacing any other tyres which is an inevitability of any car ownership.
People often talk about "rubbers and plastics" needing replacing. Again, this is no more than, and in fact in all probability less, than any other car of a similar age that has been actually used and exposed to the elements.
They oft talk about things like A/C rubbrr seals. My E31 840Ci, with only 28K mikes on the clock and driven only 3K miles in over 20 years - most stored in a dry garage - only eventually lost its refrigerant not because of leaking seals but a hole in the condenser!
Exposure to the elements, weather and heating/cooling cycles do far more damage to rubber and plastic components.
Whilst the value of that car is related to its mileage and would suffer dramatically if significant miles were put on it, there is absolutely no getting away from the fact that mileage is a HUGE determinant in the 'classic' car market.
However well-maintained a high mileage car is, what can never be undone (legally anyway) is the mileage!
Miles put wear and signs of wear on everything! Engines, suspension parts...albeit those things can be correct - at a cost. Also, paint, light lenses etc inevitably show wear on a high mileage car. The wear on things like trim, seat cushions sagging, leather stretching etc are far more difficult to correct.
Yes, there is an element of "you've bought an ornament." But, people buy paintings and sculptures etc. People want different things.
I'm not saying that I necessarily think this car is a 'good investment' because generally, unless you get lucky, I believe cars make for 'bad and unreliable investments'. However, nor would I say that particular car was a 'bad buy' for whoever the person who bought it is.
I can understand it.
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