M3 on PistonHeads....

JohnCleary

This M3 on PistonHeads: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/304091.htm

I wonder why he's had 2 new tyres fitted....

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=CDkUCHQze9U

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=UONvlQxHjxw&feature=user

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=c47j15TDskA

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=t-OIABni0A8

Granted in the ad he doesn't say it hasn't been ragged

I can't be certain that it's the same car, but the guys on BMW-Land seem to be sure... They seem to know their cars

-Edit- Makes sense... http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showpost.php?p=35554&postcount=8

flanzer

Ha! Good find....

JohnCleary

Can't take credit for it unfortunately, detective work by the guys on BMWDriver

Elessar

Golden rule: NEVER buy a second hand performance car from an Irish person.

We have a great reputation for thrashing our cars around.

Reminds me of a youtube video of someone doing doughnuts in a Skyline.

He posted in the comments that the diff blew up a day after he sold it to the new owner.
:rolleyes:

lightening

Elessar wrote: »

Golden rule: NEVER buy a second hand performance car from an Irish person.

Is it an Irish Reg car?

I am Irish and have to admit, my 06 GTi would be a great buy! If one were to consider a hot hatch a "performance car" (I'm not selling it)

I avoid ramps, its never been in a car wash (I wash and wax it myself), It is never reved when cold, it is red lined now and again (when hot), it is serviced when it needs it, oil and water constantly checked, It has only two or three scratches (I park miles from the shops in car parks) Its never been stolen, never been crashed, I carry the dogs in my wifes car . Not all Irish thrash their cars!

tossy

Id put good money on the fact that pics 2,3 and 4 in the piston heads add were taken in the same farmyard as 1st youtube video.

GOLDEN RULE: NEVER BUY A SECONDHAND PERFROMANCE CAR FROM A GOB****E!

lightening

In that third video, going around the roundabout, he has his foglights on...

Should be arrested.

drdre

Hahahhah excellent

JohnCleary

Someone should e-mail him a link to this thread


I would, except um, im busy washing my hair tonight

rebel.ranter

His Youtube handle is M3joe, if you attempt to e-mail via pistonheads you'll be e-mailing a Joe as well. That coupled with the farmyard images means it's viturally certain it's the same car!

cantdecide

What a little scumbag...

MarkN

Elessar wrote: »

Golden rule: NEVER buy a second hand performance car from an Irish person.

We have a great reputation for thrashing our cars around.

Bit of a difference between an Irish person selling a high performance car and a muppet.

If he had to fork out the price of a house deposit for his car he might treat it with a bit of respect.

Ronanom

Please, buyer beware. If your in the market for a cheap performance car use your head and assume it's been driven hard or ragged

MarkN

Exactly - someone who has a 2005 M3 and someone who has a 1995 M3 are two very different people... you can bet your life the newer one will be treated kinder but they're both high performance cars.

I drive a high performance car.. I can assure you it is treated like a child and I'm very much Irish.

mick.fr

lightening wrote: »

Not all Irish thrash their cars!

No Irish are good at thrashing their wifes lol
Mouaouaoauoaa

mick.fr

MarkN wrote: »

I'm very much Irish.

Hell yeah hopefully this type of thing is not written in your DNA :-)

This is just called being young and stupid. If adrenaline is too high, definitely the car should be used on closed road/circuit.

whippet

a yellow reg M3 aswell !

milltown

Good find but I fail to see the problem.

The drifting vid suggests to me that the guy is a pretty good pilot and M Power engines are built to be used and to last. So long as the oil is kept fresh and warm I don't think the car should be any worse for it.

JohnCleary

milltown wrote: »

Good find but I fail to see the problem.

The drifting vid suggests to me that the guy is a pretty good pilot and M Power engines are built to be used and to last. So long as the oil is kept fresh and warm I don't think the car should be any worse for it.

It's the diff i'd be worried about

milltown

Why?

With that much spinning going on the LSD will have locked up anyway so no wear due to slipping. Since traction has been broken the diff is subject to less load than it is under in normal driving. And unless Joe is good enough to manage changing up through the gears while he does his donuts, the wheel and shaft speeds are less than they would be on a leisurely spin up the motorway.

Andrewf20

I spotted this car in a garage with its engine in pieces last year.

unkel

Tell us more, Andrew!

Andrewf20

It was up in Meath. I dont know anything as to why it was getting repaired, but it looked pretty serious with the engine out with the front stripped down a good bit. I just noticed it when I went to pick up my motor.