Originally Posted by nick46

Well I picked up the beemer yesterday and I'm really happy with it. Don't think I'm gonna miss a manual box too much.
The deal with the ST didn't go quite to plan! The bloke that was gonna buy failed to make sure he had funds in place and at the eleventh hour told me that his loan had been refused! Was gutted cos I then thought that I was gonna miss out on the beemer. But then my amazing parents so kindly offered to lend me what I needed until the ST sells. Not an ideal situation and not totally happy about it, but really happy I didn't miss out on a cracking car.
Needless to say the ST is now back on ebay. Hopefully it'll sell pretty quickly.
So my time with the blue oval is over for the time being. I've had a few fords in my time and all have been great. My first car was in fact a mk3 escort. My parents also had a few fords when I was growing up. So the blue oval has been quite special to me over the years. Bur for now it's time to move on. I'll still regularly visit this forum and still contribute as I think it's a great place with some good guys and girls on here.
Can anyone recommend any good bmw forums that I can get good information from?