Geordie
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Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Strange how things work out. I had no thoughts about selling my lovely black Ford Probe. I had regretted selling my first Probe, the red one, so was chuffed to be back in one. They are hugely underrated cars, and I do love pop up lights! Anyway, out of the blue, a lad I know from a Facebook group asked me if I was willing to sell the Probe, as his wife was looking for something a bit sportier and more interesting. I guess everything has a price, and if there's a chance of something new, you start looking around to see what might be next. So, to cut a long story short (actually not that particularly long) I was very interested in the black E34 currently for sale on RR from Mr pSyCoSiS, but that would have needed a cash sale on the Probe. No cash sale materialised, but a good mate locally knew I was interested in the black E34, and asked if his own white E34 would be of interest in a swap for the Probe. So..... On the day I got it...      The lovely Ford Probe I swapped for the E34...  Not mant 1989 530i SE auto's left now it seems...  Hmmm..  Four new tyres were fitted!  Despite looking shiny on the pics, the paint was a bit rough and flat, so as usual when I get a new car, I clay barred it...pulled off quite a bit of cr*p....   Once that is done, I always use Super Resin Polish, then seal it and wax it. It's started to look better already....       It's definately not mint though. There's some little rusty stone chips and marks to sort at some point....        I think I know me well enough to think these will all be sorted in time. Other issues that need sorting: Needs tyres - sorted with four new tyres 03/08/18 NS headlight bulb had blown - replaced by new bulb, still dead. Fuse 10 replaced and all good 03/08/18 NSR door remains locked and won't unlock manually - to sort OSR door doesn't work off central locking, although pulls up and unlocks manually - to sort Slight steering wheel wobble under braking - possible warped discs? - to sort Factory audio head unit to be sourced and fitted - to sort Latch on toolbox in boot is broken - to sort Blow from backbox, caused by this I should think....  ...so replacement backbox to source and fit - to sort Looks good and solid underneath. Original brake pipes still?  Engine bay needs a bit of a clean but I've seen worse....         My wife took it up to central Scotland yesterday, and said it drove well. She took a couple of pics when she got there...      So I'm sat here on a day off work, and the car is 200 miles away! Oh well, I'll just have to write a thread on it and look at the pics for now..... |
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Last Edit: Aug 5, 2018 10:12:37 GMT by Geordie
CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Absolutely love this, always regretted selling my 518 years ago. Is the black around the rear plate a plinth or plate?
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Absolutely love this, always regretted selling my 518 years ago. Is the black around the rear plate a plinth or plate? The black around the rear plate was painted by a previous owner mate. I think you should buy another. Get in now while you can. |
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CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Was it to repair the typical rust these suffer from?
I’m watching and waiting lol.
I quite like sone of the colours on the facelift models.
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Was it to repair the typical rust these suffer from? I’m watching and waiting lol. I quite like sone of the colours on the facelift models. I am not sure whether it was a corrosion repair or not mate. |
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CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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A friend of mine had a manual version of this back in the mid-90s, and in the same colour. It was one of the nicest cars I have ever driven. Good find  |
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Nice car, excellent colour, Still regret selling mine !!   |
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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ken21
Wales
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looking good.
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adam73bgt
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Club RR Member Number: 58
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1989 BMW 530i (E34)adam73bgt
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Nice E34, a straight 6 530i is certainly a rare variant!
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
Part of things
If in doubt... flat out !
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Nice find🙌🏽
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it  ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold |
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Bookmarked. Love an old Beemer
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Very nice!!
I'm sure the little niggles will get sorted real quick!
And easier and quicker to clean than a black Probe (maybe!)😉
Looking forward to updates!!!
👍👍👍👌👌👌
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Oh,and when (if?!? Just kidding)the wife gets back,some more pictures of the interior,dasboard,boot...👍😁
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Oh,and when (if?!? Just kidding)the wife gets back,some more pictures of the interior,dasboard,boot...👍😁 WHEN she returns with it, I'll get some more pics of the interior up. It's really clean actually. |
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CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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My wife took the 530i up to Biggar in Scotland this weekend, and reported that it drove very well apart from half an hour or so on the motorway when it was quite hesitant and wouldn't go above 50mph. I think it has something to do with running out of fuel on the second morning (I didn't know how little fuel there was, and was on my way to the filling station). On that morning, I filled it with a couple of litres from a can, took it to fill up, and found that it was very hesitant after filling up. I pulled over, gave it a few revs and it seemed to clear itself. It's been ok for a few days until todays episode down the A74 with Julie. My feeling is that when it ran out of fuel, it's pulled some crud through the lines and it might be blocking the filter? Anyway, I'm pricing up a new filter to see if it helps. Filled it with VPower upon her return today, hoping that might help the injectors. Anyway, I was able to wash it, and give it another coat of wax, then clean and detail it internally. Looks better every time I spend an hour on it....           |
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Last Edit: Aug 6, 2018 19:24:05 GMT by Geordie
CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Looking real nice - I do love an E34, what the miles on it ? I've wanted one for a while, I think it looks like a larger E30 ! I have an E30 in same Alpine white ll it does clean up nice  |
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Looking real nice - I do love an E34, what the miles on it ? I've wanted one for a while, I think it looks like a larger E30 ! I have an E30 in same Alpine white ll it does clean up nice Mileage is 128k, so barely run in really |
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CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Your taste in cars is excellent, every one you've had is one I didn't know I wanted until I've seen you clean it up  |
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Your taste in cars is excellent, every one you've had is one I didn't know I wanted until I've seen you clean it up Thank you Sir! |
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CURRENT FLEET
'91 Nissan Primera (41k miles, an early one and immaculate)
'99 Ford Mondeo Ghia X (60k miles)
'01 Mini (#869)
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Starting to take shape now, are you tempted to revert the black on the rear plate surround back to white?
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