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[steviegsi]

Bought this last week from my dad

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/steviegsi/bed6b937.jpg
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/steviegsi/1fc8e473.jpg
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/steviegsi/21170773.jpg

2000 BMW 540i.

4.4 V8 286bhp

Sailed about in it for a few days (20-30 mpg on average)

Then on Sunday night it died and didn't want to start, just turns over and won't fire up. Hopefully get it booked in for a go on a diagnostics machine and back on the road in a week or so. ( quick google has me thinking it's a crank position sensor, but this remains to be seen as it's pretty much impossible to diagnose without reading the codes) :mad:

But when it works it's a very nice place to be when driving, everyone should have a v8 rumble in their lives. :)


Also a pic of the astra I bought last November, currently sorned ( just got a £75 fine through the post for v5/tax balls up that wasn't my fault - DVA CVNTS!), also needs front brakes sorted and I think a wheel bearing.

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/steviegsi/e82f435a.jpg

So it looks like it's back to old faithful for a week or 2

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx199/steviegsi/8d6de26f.jpg


15 years old, 192k miles and refuses to break, they don't make 'em like they used to.

[Spudly]

How random, that astra is from Hull and iirc it was for sale round here aswell as i was having a look at it, iirc one of the quarters wasnt very tidy and it had an advert in the rear window proclaiming 'The car is on pistonheads' wow thats a helpful ad i thought lol

[steviegsi]

How long ago was that spud? I bought it over here. Although the only bad bits are the massive dent in the drivers door, and a very slight bubbling on the petrol cap and 1 rear arch, the rest seems sound..... ***runs outside with a magnet to the rear quarter***

[Spudly]

Errr was end of last year as id just bought my cav SRi at the time if i remember right, did have speedlines on when you bought it as it was on fanblades i think, or late astra sport five spokes, i cant remember now lol

[steviegsi]

Yeah had Sri cav fan blades on it mate. There's a few bits and pieces that arent 100% to me but for what I gave for it, it'll do rightly as I've always had a soft spot for them.

Small world though.

[Spudly]

How odd, tis a funny lil world, and i can bet its worth about ten times what it was up for round here now its over the pond lol

[steviegsi]

lol along with calibras these seem to be the only oldish vauxhalls that aren't subject to NI tax for some reason! Even though they are IMO one of the best looking!

Edit- don't suppose you remember the price of it at the time you seen it ?

[Spudly]

Errr i think it was up for £1200 but really cant be sure.

[steviegsi]

Well that's cheered me up a bit. :)

[Spudly]

Lol go on how much didnt you give for it then?

[steviegsi]

A bit less lol