New addition to the family !

[mikem]

Nope, no sprogs yet but did a deal with the 118d on this today. 1 owner from new and 21K miles, looking forward to picking it up. :D

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/auc/car_details/0,,1260_159980106__,00.html?currentCh=WBAEZ52000KT 23388

[paul46rider]

very nice mate, its a great little car, i wish something could be done with the front end though

[Hserce]

thats a 316ti not 118d?

[paul46rider]

he is trading in the 118d for it

[Hserce]

ooh okey what plate is the 118d + milage? this car has no spec? you should go for a SE model...

[MEGA]

Err, I don't get it. Wheres the joke?

[gie0320]

Nice one Mike but why trade a newer shape model for the older one?

[XKaLiBaR]

I think the front looks awesome on the 1 series :cool:

[Black Sabbath]

Bit of a surprise choice Mike :) ,but you must have a reason for doing the trade

[AM13REZ]

keep the 118d you have so much better

[L1 3NVE]

I also would say keep the 118d

[Moe]

Seems like a downgrade am i missing something??

[mikem]

I suppose it is a "downgrade" in some ways but in others it`s all thats needed. We bought the 1er 3 yrs ago when she was doing 40K miles a year, after changing jobs a year back she now does 6K miles a year and its always garaged from Fri to Mon without turning a key. To be honest guys, I have absolutley no desire to have brand new cars on the drive anymore.

When she said she wanted a 3dr E46 I thought she meant a Coupe but she wants a Compact, the ES already comes with sports suspension, elec windows, air con, M sport S/wheel and Gear knob which is all she needs. The MFSW with cruise control can be added for £100 from Ebay but she doesn`t even want this. :rolleyes:

We get married in Sept, so she`ll be after some sort of Baby Wagon in 18mths time, leaving the Compact out of work, funnily enough my M3 will be moving on around this time, so this little Compact might end up scaring the shit out of a few supercars. :D

I watched Simpson`s mount a complete M3 rear end to a 320 `vert on Mon along with a S/C 330 engine swap, Anthony said at the thime "I`d love to do a Compact project", we`ll see. 1370 KG`s before a strip out and 600 + HP ;)

[mnathan]

I watched Simpson`s mount a complete M3 rear end to a 320 `vert on Mon along with a S/C 330 engine swap, Anthony said at the thime "I`d love to do a Compact project", we`ll see. 1370 KG`s before a strip out and 600 + HP

Blood heck:eek: Ant will do anything for dosh!!!! Was it the TS3 engine then?

[MEGA]

Well, there might be a reason no one has done this project before :) But I look forward to seeing how you get on..

[scorcher]

I had one as a loaner a few years back, it's a great little car :)

[mr sideways]

I know someone with a e46 compact with a e46 M3 engine, and it goes like stink, but it's just sitting in his garrage now as he lost his licence "testing it".

[mikem]

Well, there might be a reason no one has done this project before :) But I look forward to seeing how you get on..


Pipe down Ginger, the S54 has gone into plenty of compacts. :p

[MEGA]

Bwahaha. More nutters about than I thought then :D

But your definitely one of them, so cmon, first 800bhp twin engined 4wd LSD compact anyone? :p Hehehe