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BMW 325is Value
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Rodney///Marsh
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Liquid Ice
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the problem that I have with the is is that, I am so obsessed with it that I wanna drive it everyday and truth be told, it definitely does suffer to keep up with modern day traffic (unless if you constantly hammer it through the hi revs) and im not talking about racing the car.
so a typical owner of the car (enthusiast or not) would find himself in a dilemma of wanting to use this special car daily but dreads the "never ending turbo lag" (as someone put it lol). unless if you can resist the edge and ONLY use the car for breakfast runs.... which I cannot, I confess.
would I pay 150K for a second one? in a heartbeat. but the temptation for the need to boost it up will forever suffice. yes I know purists will crucify me for mentioning the word boost but it is a temptation that always creeps up nevertheless.
im sorry, im not the kind of guy who condones "garage queen" practices on special cars. I like to have my cake and eat it. hence I see no problem in using such a sort out car as a daily runner and maintain it accordingly ofcourse.
at times I was even tempted to leave the is bone stock and buy a ordinary 325i to boost and butcher as a daily runner but you see the problem is, a 325i is NOT a 325is and I want to drive a is! what to do, what to do... sigh..
does it battle with modern day traffic... yes
should you have a bit of both worlds and boost it... no
should you have a bit of both worlds and boost it... yes
should you have a bit of both worlds and boost it... I don't know
but either way, u screwed
:bangdesk:
so a typical owner of the car (enthusiast or not) would find himself in a dilemma of wanting to use this special car daily but dreads the "never ending turbo lag" (as someone put it lol). unless if you can resist the edge and ONLY use the car for breakfast runs.... which I cannot, I confess.
would I pay 150K for a second one? in a heartbeat. but the temptation for the need to boost it up will forever suffice. yes I know purists will crucify me for mentioning the word boost but it is a temptation that always creeps up nevertheless.
im sorry, im not the kind of guy who condones "garage queen" practices on special cars. I like to have my cake and eat it. hence I see no problem in using such a sort out car as a daily runner and maintain it accordingly ofcourse.
at times I was even tempted to leave the is bone stock and buy a ordinary 325i to boost and butcher as a daily runner but you see the problem is, a 325i is NOT a 325is and I want to drive a is! what to do, what to do... sigh..
does it battle with modern day traffic... yes
should you have a bit of both worlds and boost it... no
should you have a bit of both worlds and boost it... yes
should you have a bit of both worlds and boost it... I don't know
but either way, u screwed
:bangdesk:
Kimeran
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Liquid Ice said:
Agree with most of what you said (except the turbo the car part)!
Now my car is a garage queen as I'm in JHB and the car is safely tucked away in Durban. But when I lived in Durban, I found every excuse to use it.
The perfect situation for me was as a Sunday drive. Start it up, take a slow cruise to allow it to warm up, then blast the hell outta it!!! :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
E30 Freak
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Bottom line here guys
If you want to find out if somebody is a TRUE BMW fan, ask them if they think R100k+ for an iS is ridiculous or not, that will sort the Men from the boys.
There is no other car that you can own where:
1) You walk to the garage to stare at it & it puts a smile on your face
2) You stop at the robots, roll down the window to hear the burble of the zorst & it put a:rollsmile:
3) You throw in petrol & the attendant rushes over to help you & it:rollsmile:
4) Guys in E46/E92 M3's on their Sunday drive snap their necks to check your cabbie & it makes you:rollsmile:
5) Young kids ask you "uncle give a rev" & it:rollsmile: coz you know you just made another convert
True story 1-5.....just saying
If you want to find out if somebody is a TRUE BMW fan, ask them if they think R100k+ for an iS is ridiculous or not, that will sort the Men from the boys.
There is no other car that you can own where:
1) You walk to the garage to stare at it & it puts a smile on your face
2) You stop at the robots, roll down the window to hear the burble of the zorst & it put a:rollsmile:
3) You throw in petrol & the attendant rushes over to help you & it:rollsmile:
4) Guys in E46/E92 M3's on their Sunday drive snap their necks to check your cabbie & it makes you:rollsmile:
5) Young kids ask you "uncle give a rev" & it:rollsmile: coz you know you just made another convert
True story 1-5.....just saying
E30 Freak said:
It's not ridiculous but I remember when you could pick one up for R40k and that wasn't too long ago. It's appreciated over 300% in a few years. I can't wrap my head around it so even if I had the money, I'd feel like I missed an opportunity and overspent.
I would sooner consider other BMWs before they go the same way as the IS BUT my heart still aches for one.
splintheter
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ChefDJ said:
Tell me about it, I have been watching with much amusement . At least it has distracted from me putting up pics of the Wow
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