Wanted E86 coupe sport

[and7rp2]

Hi
I’m after a late coupe si sport man or auto , I’m handy with spanner’s but not good with body work , that said I can spot a wreck or a respray , I just can’t spray !
So that said , apart from the usual stone chips to the front ( great British roads ) I’m after a mint conditioned car , with good alloys and ‘proper’non run flat tyres ( went to see a car @£14k and it had ‘sunny’ tyres on it , dangerous wasn’t even close ! But the dealer said they had 8mm of tread ).
Not bothered about Bmw service history ( went to see a 2006 with “full Bmw history “ . Checked the air filter it was dated 2009 , 11 years of Bmw history )
Indy history or receipts of parts or work carried out is good for me.
Mileage depends on price , but a well maintained higher mileage is good by me , ideally lower the better and definitely no higher than 120k.
Right down to the nit n grit , I don’t want sapphire black , any other colour is good.
Don’t want full champagne interior ( seats and door cards only are ok ) any colour interior is ok, but seats must be heated & electric.
Do not want anything lowered or pimped.
And one final thing on my impossible dream , cruise control.
Thanks for looking and fingers crossed some one can help

 

[Mr Tidy]

Your list of requirements isn't unreasonable, although you might want to consider whether you want a "Sport" or "SE" model.

Sport ones have the very desirable M-Sport seats, although some SEs had them as an option. Sport also gets you M-Sport steering wheel and Suspension which is 15mm lower and obviously stiffer.

Bear in mind the UK only got 2,189 3.0Si Coupes of any description, so for the right car I wouldn't rule out black wheels - a refurb is only about £300 if the price of the car is right! Or you might find a set of wheels on here for that sort of money then you could get part of the cost back selling the black ones.

And Cruise Control is one of the easier retro-fits. BMW sell the stalk for about £120 and the insiide of the lower steering column cowl has the outline you need to cut out to fit it. You'll need a bit of wiring loom but forum member "srhutch" can supply that for beer money.

Anyway good luck finding the right one.

 

[and7rp2]

Hi
I’m after a late coupe si sport man or auto , I’m handy with spanner’s but not good with body work , that said I can spot a wreck or a respray , I just can’t spray !
So that said , apart from the usual stone chips to the front ( great British roads ) I’m after a mint conditioned car , with good alloys and ‘proper’non run flat tyres ( went to see a car @£14k and it had ‘sunny’ tyres on it , dangerous wasn’t even close ! But the dealer said they had 8mm of tread ).
Not bothered about Bmw service history ( went to see a 2006 with “full Bmw history “ . Checked the air filter it was dated 2009 , 11 years of Bmw history )
Indy history or receipts of parts or work carried out is good for me.
Mileage depends on price , but a well maintained higher mileage is good by me , ideally lower the better and definitely no higher than 120k.
Right down to the nit n grit , I don’t want sapphire black , any other colour is good.
Don’t want full champagne interior ( seats and door cards only are ok ) any colour interior is ok, but seats must be heated & electric.
Do not want anything lowered or pimped .
And one final thing on my impossible dream , cruise control.
Thanks for looking and fingers crossed some one can help

 

[and7rp2]

Your list of requirements isn't unreasonable, although you might want to consider whether you want a "Sport" or "SE" model.

Sport ones have the very desirable M-Sport seats, although some SEs had them as an option. Sport also gets you M-Sport steering wheel and Suspension which is 15mm lower and obviously stiffer.

Bear in mind the UK only got 2,189 3.0Si Coupes of any description, so for the right car I wouldn't rule out black wheels - a refurb is only about £300 if the price of the car is right! Or you might find a set of wheels on here for that sort of money then you could get part of the cost back selling the black ones.

And Cruise Control is one of the easier retro-fits. BMW sell the stalk for about £120 and the insiide of the lower steering column cowl has the outline you need to cut out to fit it. You'll need a bit of wiring loom but forum member "srhutch" can supply that for beer money.

Anyway good luck finding the right one.

Thanks for that , good points and changed the post