Sold the Cossie today,
10-01-2009, 05:34 PM
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Sold the Cossie today,
thank god I dont have to deal with anymore stupid phone calls , lad wanted me to give him my car and 10 grand for an 06 Range Rover sport!!!! WTF?? I specifically asked for no emails as they simply wouldnt be replied to.....so guess what Ive had to sit and open for the last 2 weeks....yep youve guessed it fuckin emails!!
10-01-2009, 05:53 PM
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Its a funny feeling when you sell a Cossy. Its pretty funny when you buy another one after vouching never to buy another one again. I've done that loads of times.
10-01-2009, 05:54 PM
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People that sell their beloved cossies for a sensible car such as an M3/M5/AMG Merc usually stick with it and dont go back to a cossie. Those who buy evo's and scoobies generally realise the grass isnt greener and come back 
Lets see what Mr Brannen does
Lets see what Mr Brannen does
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10-01-2009, 06:14 PM
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Been seriously thinking of selling mine for a more USEABLE car lol cant bring myself to drive it in this shit weather. Always wanted a cossie and thought a wud never feel like this 
10-01-2009, 06:18 PM
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10-01-2009, 07:29 PM
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my thoughts exactly,trust me you wont be disapointed with what im going to get on tuesday,without slating cossies this one will be used EVERY DAY rain or shine,cossie looked mint this morning but i dont regret it one bit,i could go and buy another one in the summer thats just as good so no harm realy
10-01-2009, 08:26 PM
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10-01-2009, 11:03 PM
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i was on the verge of buying one of those a year ago when i sold my cos,then my wife told me she was pregnant again!
two kids n a dog dont go with a convert m3 lol.
what they going for now? when i was looking there wasnt an 03 plate or above for under 17.5k
two kids n a dog dont go with a convert m3 lol.
what they going for now? when i was looking there wasnt an 03 plate or above for under 17.5k
defo worth waiting for the right colour 
11-01-2009, 04:03 PM
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been there, done that.
Hope you've got deep pockets for the servicing and if anything goes wrong with that SMG matey..........sold mine when it was out of warranty because of the possible cost of repairs etc. Was a lovely car though but not that quick tbh.
Hope you've got deep pockets for the servicing and if anything goes wrong with that SMG matey..........sold mine when it was out of warranty because of the possible cost of repairs etc. Was a lovely car though but not that quick tbh.
11-01-2009, 06:08 PM
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Servicing ?scott its not like they need servicing every 3,000 miles is it,and the SMG thing,yeah theyre 5k to buy...........from BMW,a cossie engine is 5-6k from ford brand new but who buys them from there,I spoke to AJ on the phone on friday and he said there is more than enough people around to deal with problems with SMG(if one ever actually arose),and he was actually offered an entire SMG unit for a grand if his ever let go so its all good,I just want summit i can use all the time y`know, and am I right in saying your highlighting a problem that never actually existed on your own M3 SMG?
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11-01-2009, 06:21 PM
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Servicing ?scott its not like they need servicing every 3,000 miles is it,and the SMG thing,yeah theyre 5k to buy...........from BMW,a cossie engine is 5-6k from ford brand new but who buys them from there,I spoke to AJ on the phone on friday and he said there is more than enough people around to deal with problems with SMG(if one ever actually arose),and he was actually offered an entire SMG unit for a grand if his ever let go so its all good,I just want summit i can use all the time y`know, and am I right in saying your highlighting a problem that never actually existed on your own M3 SMG?
SMG's have a history of breaking and yes, they aren't cheap and when I bought my M3, I paid Ł31k for her so everything had to be done through the dealer to keep its value as when I sold it, I got Ł26k for her. Times have changed though and they are great cars for not a lot of money now.......great value for money
If you keep up the dealer history on it then it'll not depreciate too much or as fast as the non dealer cars.
Oil service is circa Ł200
Inspection service is circa Ł1200
Rear tyres are circa Ł290
(these were what I was paying on mine a couple of years ago)
Most important is make sure it's had its 1200 mile first service and it's recall for the Vanos (if applicable year of car?)
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11-01-2009, 06:28 PM
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11-01-2009, 06:47 PM
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servicing is relative to how you drive them though mate. After my service on mine it showed 15k miles to the next one but as I drove the car quite briskly, that went down to 10k miles within about 2k real miles!!
SMG's have a history of breaking and yes, they aren't cheap and when I bought my M3, I paid Ł31k for her so everything had to be done through the dealer to keep its value as when I sold it, I got Ł26k for her. Times have changed though and they are great cars for not a lot of money now.......great value for money
If you keep up the dealer history on it then it'll not depreciate too much or as fast as the non dealer cars.
Oil service is circa Ł200
Inspection service is circa Ł1200
Rear tyres are circa Ł290
(these were what I was paying on mine a couple of years ago)
Most important is make sure it's had its 1200 mile first service and it's recall for the Vanos (if applicable year of car?)
Scott.
SMG's have a history of breaking and yes, they aren't cheap and when I bought my M3, I paid Ł31k for her so everything had to be done through the dealer to keep its value as when I sold it, I got Ł26k for her. Times have changed though and they are great cars for not a lot of money now.......great value for money
If you keep up the dealer history on it then it'll not depreciate too much or as fast as the non dealer cars.
Oil service is circa Ł200
Inspection service is circa Ł1200
Rear tyres are circa Ł290
(these were what I was paying on mine a couple of years ago)
Most important is make sure it's had its 1200 mile first service and it's recall for the Vanos (if applicable year of car?)
Scott.
11-01-2009, 06:48 PM
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11-01-2009, 07:11 PM
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no,will do on tuesday,end of the day pete if i dont like it i`ll walk away from the car for that reason alone i dont care how mint the rest of the car is
11-01-2009, 07:31 PM
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Pete, AJ was telling me when he had his in ferocity #6 it felt great flying through the gears at speed,if I get one your more than welcome to have a test drive mate