We weren’t actually looking but while taking an owners M3 for an MOT at our local station Richard spotted this.
“You’ll buy any BMW, Richard.” Shouted the owner, clearly friends from many a previous fail, sorry, test.
I have to admit, it wasn’t love first sight for me – particularly in SE guise. But after a nose around it looked like a straight car. Original paint, unmarked original finished alloys, she even appears to be wearing the supplying main dealer plates along with 2 keys and their matching key rings. And yes, ladies and gentleman, yes, it still has the torch in the glovebox – it just kept on giving.
But wait, there’s more, she’s the rarer 5-speed manual and has only covered 96k. We’ll take it. There and then – GQ’s first car.
Don’t get me wrong, it needs some love. Driving feels more akin to a struggling hovercraft and it’s 50/50 whether you’ll get out of the T-junction alive but it’s all good fun and nothing we can’t sort.
There’s been a few debates about building an M5 Touring that never was or even loading the Sport bits to make a cool pool car. But the current likelihood is that we’ll detail, service and sort anything she needs and help her find a new home.
In the meantime, if you need us you’ll most likely find us squabbling in the Broxbourne area over who’s driving next!
