paging Bear

I popped into the other BMW place, no joy, but I asked if they new of
anything going - they did some computer lookup and came up with:

Oakdene specialist cars in Hitchin have a new-ish shape 7 Series 740i
V8, 93 L-reg, for £2990

any use? I pretty sure we've a few ukrm-ers near Hitchin could take a
look for you.

http://www.oakdenecars.co.uk/

 

Looks nice ...
http://www.virtual-showroom.co.uk/s....asp?laf=SHOWROOMLNKS&dealer=8516&vehicle=675

Very Bear.

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The speccy Geordie twat.

 

As is this one:

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/CARS_popup.asp?nU=0&make=BMW&model=
7%20SERIES&min_pr=500&max_pr=3000&postcode=WD24%206SX&miles=40&max_recor
ds=50&modelexact=1&photo=1&start=9&distance=22&adcategory=CARS&channel=C
ARS&id=200518192161070



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I have no desire to see a ginger arse bobbing up and down

 

Not me guv. Only CIHAGM? (4-wheel drifts in V8 BMWs are my speciality)

JB

 

oh go on - it's got FSH, so **** the mileage - lovely dove-grey leather
interior too...

 

"FSH" - who cares what the mileage is...

TBH, I'd be tempted myself if I wanted a luxobarge.

 

darsy scribbled on the back of a napkin:

"Fantasy Service History"

 

Bear scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Either that or the PO made a couple of trips to the petrol station
recently.

I assume you figured out *why* older luxobarges are so much in demand
at the moment?

 

Knowing Oakdene it'll be an utter shed.

 

Bad form, but you can get a later shape seven for around that these
days, if you don't mind a 2.8 inline 6.

 

SteveH scribbled on the back of a napkin:

He does mind, he wants at least a 735i...

 

Having driven Hog's 728i I reckon I could settle for one of those.

 

Bear scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Hitchin's about 30 minutes north of here, so that's even before you get
to London. But I guess you knew that.

Hmmm. Lemme know if you'll go to see it, I may just pop round for a
laugh.

 

Bear scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Somebody tried to fill up the tank at 88p/litre...

The "old and expensive to run" part of the car market is extremely
sensitive to petrol prices so most people won't buy them or even try to
get rid of them when petrol prices reach silly levels like now.

Only people like me (who don't care about fuel consumption much because
they only do a few thousand miles a year anyway) and those who benefit
from luxobarges for other reasons like you and your back would consider
buying one in the current climate.

And that's before you get to the repair costs - maintenance and repairs
on luxobarges are still expensive, only the car isn't worth a lot any
more.

So people tend to buy two-three year old Festers and Focuses and shit
like this "because they're cheap to run". And forget about
deprecation...

BTW, I realise they may not be your cup of tea but have you considered
Honda Legends? A certain Mr Hewitt of this parish really rates them (as
do I FWIW), they tend to be even cheaper as most people haven't
cottoned on to their quality, they're very, very comfy and make great
cross-country cars.

 

Bear emerged from their own little world to say

<inserts wooden spoon>

they use synthetic oil

<removes spoon>

 

I've now got the mental image of Darsy posting this whilst wearing a red
suit, holding a pitch-fork and stroking his goatee.

More worryingly, as it's Darsy, I've got the nagging feeling that it may be
an accurate picture.

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BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, DS#5, COSOC# Suspended, KotTFSTR#
The speccy Geordie twat.

 

Bear scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Sir wants some ludricous import from the Far East, sir does. Like a
debaged twin-turbo Subaru Legacy estate. Which may *just* be within
your budget.

I'd stay away from all the two-doors (like most Skylines, Supras,
RX-7s) as they won't do sir's back any good.

 

Devastatingly fast?

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M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
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Bear scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Well, if you get into Watford or somesuch I can pick you up and we can
drive up there - only downside is that I'm not sure if your back's up
to the Skyline's suspension. Shouldn't be a problem if I've fixed the
'leccy bits on the comedy Merc by then but that's looking a bit
doubtful atm. Oh well, I guess I could always bolt down the seat in the
SORover.