Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

MetzgerMeister

Silver kidney grilles (at least for the e92) were always indicative of 6+ cylinder engines.

Skylinehead - clean those bloody exhaust tips for feck sake :P

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

166man wrote: »

OMG you don't have black kidney grills and angel eye headlights and german plates on your E46 OMG do you realise how uncool that is?!?!


Lol.

LOL GOOD ONE

Skylinehead

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Silver kidney grilles (at least for the e92) were always indicative of 6+ cylinder engines.

Skylinehead - clean those bloody exhaust tips for feck sake :P

You know, I don't know what they're supposed to look like! I'll get a scrubber to them next weekend maybe, see what happens. Definitely won't be going black grille though, I think the little bit of chrome offsets the black nicely. Especially on an already black car.

Carpentry

Skylinehead wrote: »

You know, I don't know what they're supposed to look like! I'll get a scrubber to them next weekend maybe, see what happens. Definitely won't be going black grille though, I think the little bit of chrome offsets the black nicely. Especially on an already black car.

Agree about the grilles, at e92 plain chrome looks the part, but chrome trims around the windows ruining sporty looks... thankfully you have them sorted.

Mr Muscle oven cleaner works miracles, and a very fine wool pad. Took me like 5 minutes. From what yours look like to this..

166man

shietpilot wrote: »

What's wrong with black kidney grills? :mad:

It's like theres a checklist of things you have to do when you buy a noughties BMW.

- Black grills
- german plates
- angel eyes

And go the whole hog and put the M colours on the grill of your diesel 3 series if you're going for the full look!

I just find it hilarious.

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Ah don't him he suffers from the usual Italian temperaments of blowing his head gasket at the most inopportune of times.

In owning 19 Alfa's I have only ever had one let the head gasket go on me.

Carpentry wrote: »

Mine had it all

Stunning. Is it an M3?

Alanstrainor

All Alfa's are ugly.

166man

Alanstrainor wrote: »

All Alfa's are ugly.

Agreed. Most of them are hideous from the factory though, so no need to ''modify'' them :pac:

passatman86

I got this last night..190bhp

btkm8unsl0w5r4

166man wrote: »

When are we renaming this the BMW Thread?

God I hope so, too many pictures of interesting numberplates.

166man wrote: »

It's like theres a checklist of things you have to do when you buy a noughties BMW.

- Black grills
- german plates
- angel eyes

Check, check and check. :cool:

vintagevrs

Jesus, black grills, blue calipers and Angel eyes too.

316d no doubt

166man

Now that's nice. I especially like the colour, it's very different.

Really nice to see a BMW that isn't diesel either. Fair play

btkm8unsl0w5r4

166man wrote: »

Now that's nice. I especially like the colour, it's very different.

Really nice to see a BMW that isn't diesel either. Fair play

I actually think I prefer the chrome grills...might change back.

166man

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

I actually think I prefer the chrome grills...might change back.

I was always an advocate for the chrome grills - an unpopular opinion around these parts.

Car is freakin' awesome though. Is it as expensive to run as most folk would make out to be?

rex-x

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

I actually think I prefer the chrome grills...might change back.

Are there black headlights available? I think that would tie in the black grille nicely

Leonard Hofstadter

166man wrote: »

I was always an advocate for the chrome grills - an unpopular opinion around these parts.

I'd also have to go against popular opinion amongst BMW fans, I prefer the chrome as well.

I'm also not changing the wheels or lowering it either:pac:.

166man

captainspeed wrote: »

I'd also have to go against popular opinion amongst BMW fans, I prefer the chrome as well.

I'm also not changing the wheels or lowering it either:pac:.

You do drive a silver E46 though so we won't hold that against you at least.

Wailin

Jesus that's a beautiful motor fitzgeme! Love the colour.

Leonard Hofstadter

Wailin wrote: »

Jesus that's a beautiful motor fitzgeme! Love the colour.

+1, that M4 is gorgeous

Oral Surgeon

captainspeed wrote: »

+1, that M4 is gorgeous

Fitzgeme ruins the look when he drives it, old fat and bald.....!!😆😆

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

aren't we all

fonecrusher1

I normally find modern BMW's quite dreary looking but that M4 is lovely.

Well wear.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

Fitzgeme ruins the look when he drives it, old fat and bald.....!!����

Well better the you..you are young fat and bald . You better post up your new jammer �� and the old one.

bear1

Echo echo echo....

JimmyMcGill

bear1 wrote: »

Echo echo echo....

They should've used a Corolla instead of a DeLorean!

Oral Surgeon

Ok, here's my daily... Nice car, had it about a year and a half. Good fun to drive, fast and makes a good sound....
It's days are numbered, hopefully changing it this week....:D

Wibbs

passatman86 wrote: »

I got this last night..190bhp

Nice. Always liked them. Nicely bolted together.

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

Check, check and check. :cool:

Very cool. Love the colour.

Hunky Monster wrote: »

aren't we all

No. Well OK, old.

Samuri Suicide

Not a beemer....sorry!!
Picked up this E11 corolla last year for the missus, stored in a garage for the last 8 years and has a full service history. Best £600 I ever spent. Put some decent oil, filters, sparks and plugs in it and no issues at all.
We now live in the north of Scotland and stuck some decent winter tyres on it and it gets around surprisingly well.

Rowley Birkin QC

Samuri Suicide wrote: »

Not a beemer....sorry!!
Picked up this E11 corolla last year for the missus, stored in a garage for the last 8 years and has a full service history. Best £600 I ever spent. Put some decent oil, filters, sparks and plugs in it and no issues at all.
We now live in the north of Scotland and stuck some decent winter tyres on it and it gets around surprisingly well.

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Nice! The first car that I owned was a G6 Corolla of that shape, surprisingly well kitted out and completely bulletproof. Well wear!

Vicxas

God i miss my old SR Corolla, it was a rust bucket but she was a great little car to throw around on back roads.

dar83

Been a while since I posted here. Far too many BMW's going on though so I better dilute things a bit. :P

Alanstrainor

That GTI is amazing. Love the wheels.

tossy

When did you get those wheels Dar?

dar83

tossy wrote: »

When did you get those wheels Dar?

Few months ago at this stage. They're decidedly more dirty at present!

hooch-85

Lovely GTi. I have a major want for a mk7 lately

tossy

dar83 wrote: »

Few months ago at this stage. They're decidedly more dirty at present!

Nice one If you are ever trading it in give me a shout on the wheels

dar83

tossy wrote: »

Nice one If you are ever trading it in give me a shout on the wheels

One picture and they start to circle already!

OSI wrote: »

Didn't keep it stock for long did ya

What's the exhaust? Have you mapped it accordingly?

I just couldn't, it was too quiet and just like the rest out there.

It's just a Milltek catback for now, so no remap required. Trying to maintain some semblance of warranty until it naturally expires, but the garage I bought off are quite understanding. As long as I don't touch the ECU they'll cover me for most things, if required, so I'm being good. *touches wood*

MetzgerMeister

As I've said in other threads, the M4 will probably be my next car. I can see them and the F80 M3 holding their value a lot better than the E92 M3 given that the M4 (+ M2, M3) are all €1200 per year tax compared to €1809 on previous generations.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

As I've said in other threads, the M4 will probably be my next car. I can see them and the F80 M3 holding their value a lot better than the E92 M3 given that the M4 (+ M2, M3) are all €1200 per year tax compared to €1809 on previous generations.

The e92 m3 was a eye watering 2350 a year from 2008 onwards, and no matter what people say about "well if can afford it what about the tax" that stings. Reliability is markedly improved over the E generation cars in general, and the looks are more dramatic and geared towards the type of knob heads that want a fast BMW. No matter what motoring journalists will tell you they sound great and go like absolute stink, usually sideways.

McCrack

The e92 M3 tax is 1,809

I'm biased as I have one but I do think they are the best of the M cars - they are the last naturally aspirated with a V8. A turbo can't compare to the high-revving redline of the E92

MetzgerMeister

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

The e92 m3 was a eye watering 2350 a year from 2008 onwards, and no matter what people say about "well if can afford it what about the tax" that stings. Reliability is markedly improved over the E generation cars in general, and the looks are more dramatic and geared towards the type of knob heads that want a fast BMW. No matter what motoring journalists will tell you they sound great and go like absolute stink, usually sideways.

I thought the 2008s got in on the lower rate of €1,809 and then from 2009 onwards it was €2,350?

I would love to own a 2008 e92 M3 but I couldn't stomach having paid €10,000 for a tax disc for 5 years. The fuel consumption wouldn't bother me nor would the issues it has (actuators). They don't seem to be too easy to move on either.

Oral Surgeon

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I thought the 2008s got in on the lower rate of €1,809 and then from 2009 onwards it was €2,350?

I would love to own a 2008 e92 M3 but I couldn't stomach having paid €10,000 for a tax disc for 5 years. The fuel consumption wouldn't bother me nor would the issues it has (actuators). They don't seem to be too easy to move on either.

I think July 2008 to 31st Dec 2008 could choose the old or new system (so yes the €1800 rate)...

tossy

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

I think July 2008 to 31st Dec 2008 could choose the old or new system (so yes the €1800 rate)...

There was no choice - post July 08 you were taxed based on emissions (be it dearer or cheaper) my own car went to 1200 after July 08.

166man

The €609 in motor tax should be insignificant in terms of the overall costs of running an M3.

I think the likes of the E92 M3 with the V8 will be cherished in years to come. Also with a manual gearbox will be more reliable than the twin turbo double clutch gearbox, given the general Irish attitude to maintenance.

Oral Surgeon

tossy wrote: »

There was no choice - post July 08 you were taxed based on emissions (be it dearer or cheaper) my own car went to 1200 after July 08.

Ah yes, maybe it was Jan to June 2008 I was thinking about.....

166man

OSI wrote: »

You don't make pounds without counting the pennies

Insightful. I'll use that when I launch my next company from the seat of M3.

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Except for the fact the E92 M3 feels like your driving a bus. Hated driving the thing on track. What is the curb weight of one like 4 tonnes :pac: Sure it has great brakes,sounds lovely and looks cool but you cant hide all the weight its carrying

Given that we don't all daily drive around Mondello for a living I think the E92 M3 is more than capable enough on the day to day roads. The difference in weight between the 2 is 60 odd kg, hardly driving a bus.

Maybe you're driving it wrong? :eek:

CianRyan

I think this is the first time I've seen any M3 described as anything but perfect, are the German fan boys starting to come around or is this just old tax mad Ireland really trying to justify the cost of owning one super saloon over another? :pac:

No one buys an M3 to count pennys, you absolute loons.

MetzgerMeister

CianRyan wrote: »

No one buys an M3 to count pennys, you absolute loons.

True but when your job is financial control and advising aswell as being a car enthusiast you kind of have an issue on your hands :pac:

CianRyan

Look, I'm a mechanic and I've bought an RX8, you need to go deep to understand the issues at hand. Haha

166man

CianRyan wrote: »

Look, I'm a mechanic and I've bought an RX8, you need to go deep to understand the issues at hand. Haha

How's the RX8 running? Must spin up to you some evening! It's a hilarious car with the pops and bangs

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Didn't someone take the tax office to court over the emissions tax for cars sold in 2008 and won the right to tax it either by litre or emissions?