WR1 Owners Club

Hi all,
Due to some unexpected family problems, it looks like 429 will be looking for a new home. Bought it last year, with the intention of keeping (
My mum had a heart attack just after the New Year, she's still in hospital and will be for another 4 weeks, at least. She won't be able to go back to living on her own, so she will be moving in with me and the wife. We had planned on moving home to Lincolnshire at the end of 2013 or early 14 but now we will have to look to move sooner, due to room. Mum's house will be on the market by the end of Feb, and with the cash from that and our house (borrow on the equity on our house in the short term), I can't afford to keep the car.
I think I have done maybe 1000 miles since I bought it, it had a service at RCM last October and was MOT'd last December. The tax is due at the end of this month, and it has been in the garage for the last 6 week's, keeping it away from the salt.
You can see some of the posts by Matty, the last owner (search the forum or a quick look here viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14320&p=186844#p186844 )
It has been a very well looked after car, as I'm sure other forum members will agree with. Sorry to see it go, but family comes first.
If you would like an independent assessment, give RCM a call and ask for Ollie.
The only thing that has changed on the car since I bought it, it has the reg TAZ 7429 and a double din Pioneer head unit with blutooth. These can be bought with the car or I can remove them?.
I paid £9500 and so, I would like :-
£9,500 without the plate and stereo
or £10,000 as is.

Cheers,
Mark

Sad news about your mum. Good luck with the sale.

Cheers,
mum's on the mend, and in the best place.
As for the 1, not in any great rush to sell, it will just be one less thing to worry about. theres quite a lot of cash tied up in it.

Mark

Sorry to hear the news about your mum, send her our regards.

Good luck with the sale.

Thanks again,
Off to the hospital in a bit, where you struggle to find a parking space, and then if you find one, you get fleeced for the privilege.

Bump - To a vehicle in top condition - I nearly purchased this vehicle - Matty took me out for a spin in it when he was owning it - couldn't sell my old subaru in time.

Good Luck

SImon

Cheers Simon

Good luck with the sale and hope your mums well soon.

Thanks again, guys.

Really sorry to read this Mark, really I am

Family is so much more important and I hope it all goes ok.

It's one cracking motor and you need to also drop it in on SIDC mate - I had good interest from there.

Good luck selling - I'd be tempted to buy her back if I had the money

Cheers Matty,
Just a bit unfortunate how things have gone.
Mum came out of hospital last Friday, and is now with us. We accepted an offer her house yesterday, so going to try a bit harder to sell the 1. Need the cash and the room in the garage for storage when it does sell.
Still love the car and maybe in a couple of years I might be in a position to buy another 1, who knows?
Hope you are still enjoying the BMW?

Mark

I'm glad she is ok and with you mate, some things are much more important than a bit of metal and 4 wheels!

There's was a lot in interest when I sold - make sure you get some new pics up though, or use mine in a post - I don't mind that one bit

On SIDC you'd need to join to be able to post, but if you do let me know so I can jump on the thread and promote for you

The BM is going well mate - quite a pokey little hatch and oddly revs to the red line easily (diesel!!!). Got myself a Impreza GL '98 for the week of snow, slow but honest motor


Good luck selling.

Cheers Matty,

Going to take some pics over the next few days, then decide where to advertise. I reckon I will put my plate on retension, and maybe swap the stereo back over. Don't mind taking a little bit of a hit on the price, reckon I have got a few weeks to sell it.

If I decide to go the SIDC route, I will drop you a pm.

Thanks again,

Mark

Sorry to hear about your mum,
I know all about heart attacks as I have had four,
I hope she makes a full recovery, the hardest thing is to regain confidence and lead a normal life.

What is the mileage on the 1 please?

Hi Big E,
Mum is a lot better for being out of hospital and in with us. We lost my dad last year and it was very hard for her after 50 years of marrage. She seems a lot happier, now she has company. I think having someone there makes a difference to her confidence. Cheers

The mileage is 64500, full service history, looking for around £9500 and the reg is negotiable, unless I get chance to put it on retention first.

Took some pics earlier, had a little drive up the A444















cheers,

Mark

Another fine example

looks stunning mate - good to see the old girl again

Cheers guys,
Just booked a service at RCM on Wednesday. I will try a bit harder to sell after that.

Mark

Now on pistonheads, Just had "C" service at RCM, £490.

Thanks

Any bites yet Mark?

Hi Matty,
No serious enquiries so far. Quite a few questions but I think they were just wasting time.
Trying to sort out the sale of Mum's house at the mo, so that's taking up a fair bit of time. Solicitor's etc. might have another go next week at trying to sell it. had it on ebay, loads of watchers but no buyers.
Cheers for asking,
will keep you posted.

May be worth asking pcc (performance car company) in Havant, it's where I brought #438 from and he also has 1's up for sale, may be under what you're after but would be a quick easy sale I'm sure!

Cheers for that,
I might give them a try, they can only insult me.
went over to the DVLA in Northampton this morning, now in the throes of putting the TAZ plate on retention. Should be all sorted in a couple of weeks.
Don't suppose the house will go through that quick, knowing how the solicitors take their time.

hopefully with things warming up the interest will raise - take new pics once you have the original number plate on mate.

Will do Matty.

Hope it will be all sorted in the next couple of weeks. Will take more pics when the plates are back on.

Try again with a bit more effort at the end of the month.

Right,
TAZ plate now on retention.
All paperwork back and correct. It's on it's original reg number, 54 plate.
Looking for offers around £9000

it's on ebay:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190830724681? ... 1555.l2649

thanks.

Mark