Hi from way up north

finnie · Post by **finnie** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:11 pm

Hi

Not much to say in a newbie section other than that.

I'm currently running an E60 M5 and a 1999 204 bhp caterham 7 but have decided I need some more practicality and roof for my play toy so it's a change of both vehicles for me. The M5 should be gone in about two weeks and so I'm on the lookout for a 15k ish E53 with as many toys as I can get. I will prob have to settle for a higher mileage car but as long as it's reliable then I'll be happy. The original plan was to get a shogun or a pathfinder but as the nice cars were up to 15k I realised that I could just get an e53. That would quench my need for a BMW in my life, get me offroad to my fishing grounds, give me practicality for doing the house and garden up, enough speed to do me day to day and still have some comfort. 3.0d E53 seems to be the perfect choice then. So if anyone has the right car for me, get in touch!

The remaining money is going with the caterham money to buy a new toy, namely a 991 turbo. Yes i am a lucky man!

Pewters · Post by **Pewters** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:30 pm

Welcome matey.....I was thinking "I bet he will be sorry to see that M5 go" until I got to the end and saw the 911 bit LOL

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pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:58 pm

I want one of those in my garage as well, it is on the shortlist. Good choice

finnie · Post by **finnie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:38 am

The FSN fleet:

535dboy · Post by **535dboy** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:07 am

Welcome

Has that m5 been lowered?

x555 · Post by **x555** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:12 am

Welcome along lucky man!...that m5 speaks for itself

and i bet that 7 is great fun

ITBarbie · Post by **ITBarbie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:04 am

Hi

Welcome to the forum. Nice cars BTW

AW8 · Post by **AW8** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:27 am

Welcome aboard.

Minda · Post by **Minda** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:24 pm

A very nice pair

finnie · Post by **finnie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:50 pm

Thanks guys

Both cars are tremendous fun. The M5 is a truly astonishing car and yes it has been lowered. Well, it was, until I put it back to standard for selling. It's also sitting on 20" hartge wheels in the pics. But it is going as it's just not practical for me. The mistake I made when buying it was checking if it had folding seats and it doesn't. That means trips to the old DIY centres are pretty much useless. I was going to go for a newish E70 but it wouldn't have been fast enough day to day and I am wary of how much money it would lose in two years. I've lost too much dough in cars over the past 8 years so want to stop that pattern. Because no roof on the caterham I just don't use it often enough so thats going too. The need was for one practical, fastish car and one toy that wouldn't lose value too much. Mate who I bought the caterham ended up getting a 996 Turbo and so I have fallen for that. X5 for day to day big stuff and 911 for my fun when I don't need the room for more than 1 passsenger or much luggage. perfect (I hope).

As I said first project is to find an X5 in a fortnight once the M5 goes

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:08 pm

Welcome finnie, cars are lovely, shame they have to go. Don't forget to get pics up of the new fleet when it arrives!

Chompers · Post by **Chompers** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:02 pm

Welcome Finnie, a couple of nice cars you have there

what engine is in the Caterham?

finnie · Post by **finnie** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:09 am

It's a tuned to the moon, K series 1.8, loads done to it, forget pistons, bigger valves, more agressive cam,bigger throttle bodies, laods of carbon etc. All good but it's going to go as I just dont use it, it's too wet at home. I've only done aprox 500 miles in a year!

535dboy · Post by **535dboy** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:27 am

So what power has it then?

Chompers · Post by **Chompers** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:09 am

[quote=""535dboy""]So what power has it then?[/quote]

Guessing somewhere between 200/230 much past this and its a time bomb waiting to go off. Looks good with the carbon wings/chip protectors.

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