2001 BMW M3 - Scutch
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:28 pmRight guys, as you may know, after a couple of months of searching and contemplating, I took the plunge and scooped this rather lovely Carbon Black M3 on Friday last week 
Only 2 previous owners with full BMW service history including both Inspection's.
I was quite pleased with the spec, too :
SMG II
Genuine 19" CSL alloys with Michelin Pilot's all round.
CSL Bootlid
Eibach springs
AC Schnitzer exhaust system
Carbon badging and side vents
Blacked out grill
Sat Nav/TV
Full Black Nappa heated leather
Electric Memory Seats
Electric Sunroof
Dension iPod IceLink connection/6 Disc Changer
Harmon Kardon Stereo upgrade
All the other usual gubbins.
Really pleased with it. Gave it a good wash and polish over the weekend, and when the sun hits it you can really see the blue flecks in the paintwork. I'm sure it'll be a pain to keep clean, but it scrubs up very well!
The only thing I was a little unsure about was the ACS exhaust system, looks wise. Would certainly have preferred 4 single round pipes. It does sound nice, though, and gives a lovely throaty bass noise. I also have the original system which came with the car, should I decide to chop and change
The car was based near London, and as Gem had already ordered train tickets for the Michael Jackson concert - which was thankfully at the O2 in London, we decided to use them as they'd have only gone to waste.
The previous owner and family certainly had a decent set of motors, including the M3 and a beautiful Mercedes CL63 AMG. I got a full set of the service history and background of the car, including the receipt of sale when he bought it from a BMW dealership in 2005 - for £36k! Incredible
The Sat Nav was clever and easy enough to use. Got stuck in the London traffic on the way home which ate into the time, and then it started to rain quite heavily on the M6, so we re-routed to a Premier Inn in Wolverhampton and stayed the night. Got back to Cumbria on Saturday afternoon. I have to say, the Auto mode (which I put on setting 2) made things so easy. I've never driven an automatic before, having come from the Renault's and Subaru's, so it was quite relaxing not having to manually change gears every few yards in the traffic.
Gemma had a drive around in it the other night, just getting used to the auto mode, too.
On the way home I decided to try S4 mode. Now that seemed much better!
I didn't even have to ease off the accelerator when upshifting. Very clever piece of kit. I'm sure I'll get more and more used to what it can do and the limits of the car, but for now I'm very, very pleased and the car itself is stunning to look at and drive.
These are the original shots of the car outside the previous owners house :
A few I took at the weekend. This was at a run-down Industrial estate :
And how it looks as of today, with the smoked Depo indicators finishing off the front end
:
Polishes up quite well
Only 2 previous owners with full BMW service history including both Inspection's.
I was quite pleased with the spec, too :
SMG II
Genuine 19" CSL alloys with Michelin Pilot's all round.
CSL Bootlid
Eibach springs
AC Schnitzer exhaust system
Carbon badging and side vents
Blacked out grill
Sat Nav/TV
Full Black Nappa heated leather
Electric Memory Seats
Electric Sunroof
Dension iPod IceLink connection/6 Disc Changer
Harmon Kardon Stereo upgrade
All the other usual gubbins.
Really pleased with it. Gave it a good wash and polish over the weekend, and when the sun hits it you can really see the blue flecks in the paintwork. I'm sure it'll be a pain to keep clean, but it scrubs up very well!
The only thing I was a little unsure about was the ACS exhaust system, looks wise. Would certainly have preferred 4 single round pipes. It does sound nice, though, and gives a lovely throaty bass noise. I also have the original system which came with the car, should I decide to chop and change
The car was based near London, and as Gem had already ordered train tickets for the Michael Jackson concert - which was thankfully at the O2 in London, we decided to use them as they'd have only gone to waste.
The previous owner and family certainly had a decent set of motors, including the M3 and a beautiful Mercedes CL63 AMG. I got a full set of the service history and background of the car, including the receipt of sale when he bought it from a BMW dealership in 2005 - for £36k! Incredible
The Sat Nav was clever and easy enough to use. Got stuck in the London traffic on the way home which ate into the time, and then it started to rain quite heavily on the M6, so we re-routed to a Premier Inn in Wolverhampton and stayed the night. Got back to Cumbria on Saturday afternoon. I have to say, the Auto mode (which I put on setting 2) made things so easy. I've never driven an automatic before, having come from the Renault's and Subaru's, so it was quite relaxing not having to manually change gears every few yards in the traffic.
Gemma had a drive around in it the other night, just getting used to the auto mode, too.
On the way home I decided to try S4 mode. Now that seemed much better!
I didn't even have to ease off the accelerator when upshifting. Very clever piece of kit. I'm sure I'll get more and more used to what it can do and the limits of the car, but for now I'm very, very pleased and the car itself is stunning to look at and drive.
These are the original shots of the car outside the previous owners house :
A few I took at the weekend. This was at a run-down Industrial estate :
And how it looks as of today, with the smoked Depo indicators finishing off the front end
:
Polishes up quite well
