D3BiTurbo saloon #097 SOLD

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:24 pm

Proper car, congratulation to both of you

Cheers

Ikule · Post by **Ikule** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:29 pm

Congratulations Ade and Liz, glad that we aren't loosing you to an Audi/Merc/Trabant forum

ali · Post by **ali** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:32 pm

Good call Ade and Liz

bmw virgin · Post by **bmw virgin** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:50 pm

I think if I was buying that car, I'd have trouble not telling anyone too!

Well done for holding out so long!

Not only have you upgraded to petrol....which is a result in it's self!

But you've also gone over to the sexier coupe shape!

Plus you've still got the Roadster!

Alpina heaven!

Lucky sod(s)!

E24man · Post by **E24man** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:16 pm

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:32 pm

Cheers all. We're very, very pleased

We got a great deal and didn't want to reveal too much in case someone stole our thunder. Now it's a sealed deal, she's ours on Saturday and no-one else can barge in

A couple of minor cosmetics to sort, but we'll sort that to our satisfaction, not theirs (if you know what we mean

) as part of the deal we brokered. We also had to dive in as these come along very rarely, and it was within the top 2 cars we were aiming at to give us the car we needed ie auto, fast, properly engineered and a bit special to look at/be in.

The Roadster S will still go eventually, certainly this year as the aim. There are a few changes afoot, and this was stage 1, but at least we can still enjoy the RS too until someone wishes to take her away: it just felt so wrong to sell the RS and see it go to auction as she's far, far too good for that. Plus, a dealer would have just made a killing on her

The p/x offer on #097 is a good one and in-line with my man-maths, but she can still go privately if someone steps in.

Those of you in the know will appreciate that B3SBT coupe #285 was the Autocar test car. So, we'll see if they broke it!

Pictures, of course, will be posted as soon as we get her home, washed and 'acceptable' for a 1st public viewing

A bit of hard work getting her up to scratch is to be expected.

164 coupe · Post by **164 coupe** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:58 am

An excellent choice, Ade. Like you say, these seldom appear on the market so you had to move quickly. Congratulations .

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:14 am

164 coupe wrote: these seldom appear on the market so you had to move quickly.

Cheers, Roy. Might be moving quickly next Saturday

164 coupe · Post by **164 coupe** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:26 am

ade and liz flint wrote:
164 coupe wrote: these seldom appear on the market so you had to move quickly.
Cheers, Roy. Might be moving quickly next Saturday

I'm sure you will be!

B10BRW · Post by **B10BRW** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:12 am

ade and liz flint wrote:
PerryGunn wrote:
ade and liz flint wrote:OK, reveal time to stop the guessing: we've got this baby, Sytner's original UK demo car, Can't wait
So you couldn't keep a lid on it until collection then
All the guessing would do my fruit

I didn't have to guess

, and I managed to keep the secret

Welcome to the B3S BT owners club, Ade, we have a very small membership

Gav-d3 · Post by **Gav-d3** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:42 am

Very nice, you certainly like your black cars !
I don't know too much about B3's let alone the B3S. I'm guessing it's fast ?
Interior colour combination looks great also and I see it has idrive.
Congrats

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:28 am

Gav-d3 wrote:Very nice, you certainly like your black cars !
I don't know too much about B3's let alone the B3S. I'm guessing it's fast ?
Interior colour combination looks great also and I see it has idrive.
Congrats

Didn't want black again as a 1st preference: however, it isn't a colour we didn't want and it was available at a good deal and as there are only 12, one has to take what one is offered

We'll learn to live with the colour

Performance is 'brisk' when desired:-
400hp, 540Nm, 0-62mph in 4.7s, 186mph top speed

(won't be going there)combined mpg 29.4

So, Roadster S-esq performance and economy, D3BT levels of comfort and space(ish), more kit than our house (much of which I'll probably never use

) and nicely desirable and different-enough to pique our interest.

5 days to go

B10BRW wrote:Welcome to the B3S BT owners club, Ade, we have a very small membership

No doubt there will me a monochrome B3SBT coupe picture moment in the near future, Brian. Thanks for listening

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:57 am

I can see that green eyed monster coming out of me again!!!

Jammy sod.....lucky son of a ?????.......stick your petrol powered motor where the sun don't..........

All in jest my friend.........truly pleased for you.

regards

Mac.

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:23 pm

mac wrote:truly pleased for you.

regards

Mac.

Thanks Mac. Still a wrench to let #097 go, but as they say, needs must.

I've been gaining an awful lot of knowledge about #285: all good, thankfully, and when asking direct questions of the seller, the information received back matches that I have been given by a number of uninterested 3rd parties

Good vibes

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:23 pm

All good news then!!

Any 'potentials' on #097 yet?..........or still too early.......do not want to say!