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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Alec on 04 June 2010, 16:02
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Been offered a swap for her beemer. What does everyone think?
This http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1717795.htm
For this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1747742.htm
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beemer every time :wink:
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seems like a fair swap... do you need a beemer?
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As i say to the GF, It never hurts to try something new :wink:
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seems like a fair swap... do you need a beemer?
no its my beemer that i'm trying to get rid of and i've been offered this, just wanted to know what people thjought. want something a bit cheaper to run and to insure
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I wouldn't want that mk2 but if you do...do it
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As i say to the GF, It never hurts to try something new :wink:
Like the way you think :grin:
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I wouldn't want that mk2 but if you do...do it
Does look a tad barry doesn't it. Luke has a set of RA's in the garage though so am trying to persuade him to sell them to me and some standard mirrors should smarten it up a bit. Replace the vw badge and stick a standard exhaust on it etc.
Finding the beemer quite hard to get rid of really and nobody has been interested in a swap or part ex until this guy showed up. Think the only reason it is being considered is because it has 12 months mot and 6 months tax on it to be honest.
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I don't think that Mk2 is worth £1500 (the price advertised). The leather seats look tired and you'll want to tidy it up.
If it was a GTI, even an 8v, I'd say it was worth it, but it is only a 1.6 driver. So it'll be a bit of a step down (performance wise) and if you sold the Mk2 later, you probably wouldn't make your money back.
But it's up to you.
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ideally i'd rather have a mk 1 cabby or a mini but finding it difficult to shift the beemer :sad:
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The big question is are you that desperate to get rid of the BMW, because that looks like a nail to be honest.
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That MKII is only really worth £500. It looks a bit of nail to be honest.
Nick
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Ha ha great minds Lee, great minds.
Nick
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So not a good plan then is the vibe I am getting so far. Who wants a beemer then :grin:
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Go and have a look. Get the engine hot etc etc.
Test drive, take somebody clued up on them.
I think somebody said 'How desperate are you' , one of you will gain one loose but then that's irrelevant if it's a small margin to loose. Do you want it or not?
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Go and have a look. Get the engine hot etc etc.
Test drive, take somebody clued up on them.
I think somebody said 'How desperate are you' , one of you will gain one loose but then that's irrelevant if it's a small margin to loose. Do you want it or not?
i'd like something cheaper on fuel and insurance as work are screwing me over at the minute, especially since uni students are back and taking all the shifts, and preferably something with a longer tax and mot than i have. it just looks to me like cosmetic work on this golf but i haven't got as much of a clue as everyone else
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Id rather have the golf but bearing in mind it would need tidying up a bit!
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Keep the BMW
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Yeah I agree the BMW so you can buy something better further down the line TBH Students Fek I was lucky to bump a lift back then :laugh:
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Think you're going to struggle getting a swap for something you want - the kind of people that have small engined Mk1/Mk2s aren't the sort of people who are going to want a 323. If you sell the BMW for £800, you should be able to pick up a 1.3/1.6 MK2 for half that.
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The Golf looks like a shed! does it have chickens living in it?
Thom
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id rather just play with the beemer
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So not a good plan then is the vibe I am getting so far. Who wants a beemer then :grin:
swap for the mk3 with the ra's :grin:
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I would definately keep the beemer.
I hated my 1.6 mk2 (loved it as a first car) but had so many problems with the weber carb it just wasnt worth it. Sold mine for £400 in the end. Tbh that mk2 looks like much more of a shed, yeah ok it has more bits (leather, rear lights, mirrors, wheels) than mine did, but it looks crap condition and possibly not very well looked after. I would avoid that at all costs. Drop the price of the bmw a bit and dont take any offers on it and you should easily be able to find a 1.6 if thats what your after or a 1.8 gti which i would think is more sensible. Lots of bargains to be had, but that mk2 looks like it could be more hassle than its worth!
Just my 2c :)
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Cheers everyone
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To me, if they can't even be @rsed to take all the cr@p out of it for pictures that's not a good sign.
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I war a tit over Xmas and swapped my beautiful e36 cabrio for a dog rough and raped 300zx TT and still kick myself every night for doing it. I had the same trouble with no interest for a cash buy. Why not swap the inlet manifold from an m50 325 along with the throttle body and put the 325 outlet manifold and exhaust system on and gain 24bhp..... If you fancy this mate, I have a stainless heatwrapped manifold and standard manifold back with twin cats minus backbox left over from mine. BMW FTW plus yours looks as if you have priced it a bit too low. That mk2 is wretched! :sick: it would be like moving outta your house into a favelas!
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I war a tit over Xmas and swapped my beautiful e36 cabrio for a dog rough and raped 300zx TT and still kick myself every night for doing it. I had the same trouble with no interest for a cash buy. Why not swap the inlet manifold from an m50 325 along with the throttle body and put the 325 outlet manifold and exhaust system on and gain 24bhp..... If you fancy this mate, I have a stainless heatwrapped manifold and standard manifold back with twin cats minus backbox left over from mine. BMW FTW plus yours looks as if you have priced it a bit too low. That mk2 is wretched! :sick: it would be like moving outta your house into a favelas!
I have heard about that modification to get more power, to be honest though I never drive it and she never puts her foot down. I have managed to get her to boot it right through the rev's once so far since she has owned it lol so it's probably fast enough for her.
170bhp standard aren't they?