Interesting day today...

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Dec 29, 15 9:21 pm

Went to see a replacement car for my wife's E36 318. It has been such a great car, getting on a bit now though nuclear bomb proof needs money spending on it greater than the value of the car.

Saw a 318CI with 60k on the clock, liked it and went to see it. Took it out for a spin with me as the passenger then promptly got in to a car smash being T-boned at a traffic lights by a vauxhall Adam, all this while he was showing me the car and how nice it was. The driver of the car I was in went through a red light, I had about 5 seconds to shout "stop" four times then brace myself for impact. Police were kind enough to give me a lift back to my car

Alas no photos, though imaging what a BMW 3 series coupe with a wheel hanging off looks like and you are about there.

Quite an eventful day, went on to see car number two and bought it though. So all things happen for a reason...

Be safe out there!

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Dec 29, 15 9:28 pm

Karma.

Super Sloth · Post by **Super Sloth** » Tue Dec 29, 15 9:29 pm

Ouch! Still, at least on the positive side you're able to tell the tale, eh?
It's so rare to see an E36 on the roads these days. I still think of the E46 shape as a brand new car but they've been replaced how many times, now? Maybe 3 times?

Did you get another E36 or did you settle on one of the later incarnations?

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Dec 29, 15 9:36 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:Karma.

, I felt really sorry for the driver of the car for sale, his mind was on trying to impress me as a possible buyer rather than the metal post thingys with red lights lit up on them.

Could have been a much worse.

(should I cage my wifes new car?

)

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Dec 29, 15 9:38 pm

Super Sloth wrote:Ouch! Still, at least on the positive side you're able to tell the tale, eh?

Yeah, solid car all good.

It's so rare to see an E36 on the roads these days. I still think of the E46 shape as a brand new car but they've been replaced how many times, now? Maybe 3 times?

Did you get another E36 or did you settle on one of the later incarnations?

We bought another E46 318CI. Still have the E36, not sure what to do with it really, might use it as a tool to lug stuff from the front garden to the rear or maybe turn it in to a modern plant pot.... dunno

I don't like selling things so it will probably stay here.

(if anyone wants a cheap automatic nuclear bomb proof knock about let me know!)