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    Quote Originally Posted by 93EXCivic View Post
    Trying to find a clean EP3 Civic Si is going to be tricky. All the ones I have found so far are ragged out.
    Patience is the key in these scenarios: Keep an eye on the small ads and estate sales.... There's always going to be one 'tucked away' unmolested... you just need to be 'there' when it emerges.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
    Patience is the key in these scenarios: Keep an eye on the small ads and estate sales.... There's always going to be one 'tucked away' unmolested... you just need to be 'there' when it emerges.
    Yeah I just need to find one before June so not in a hurry at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
    So now Sony are venturing into the car market:

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    Only a prototype; but, could this be the way of the future ?..... It's not a million miles away from the Sci-Fi of not so long ago.
    I mean it looks pretty much like a tesla so yeah, the future, but also the present!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raza View Post
    The more I think about it, the more the GT350 seems like the car to get. The era of the internal combustion engine may be coming to an end and this would be one hell of a car to give it a send off in. I can pick up a side convertible later.

    Have you driven any E9x M3s? V8, RWD, manual trans. Generally reliable, throttle actuators and rod bearings can be issues as you get some miles on them.

    I drove an E93 with 18k miles yesterday. Other than a clunk in the top (assume it needs to be adjusted), it was a great car. No bottom end (like my E60 V10 M5), but just a great driving car. Hardtop convertible is heavy, but I have a real car for speed. Just looking for something more daily driver-able and fun at street legal speeds.

    Same dealer had some cool M coupes (and several low mile E46 M3s). A 2007 Interlagos Blue with 14k miles and a 2001 silver S54 car with 48k miles; both cars were $44k. Values on these are really high right now.


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    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
    I thought it was permanently summer down your way ! ... or does your Dad live elsewhere ?
    Pennsylvania. My XK8 has actually been camped at his house for about a year. So the T-Bird is sort of a cousin to the Jag.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Samanator View Post
    Pennsylvania. My XK8 has actually been camped at his house for about a year. So the T-Bird is sort of a cousin to the Jag.
    That generation Thunderbird wasn't actually related to the XK8. I believe it was co-developed with Jaguar, but the XK8's platform was largely based on the XJS platform (as was the Aston Martin DB7). The Thunderbird is underpinned by the same platform as the Lincoln LS and Jaguar S-Type.
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    The cars and bikes thread!

    Quote Originally Posted by crownpuller View Post
    So now Sony are venturing into the car market:

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    Only a prototype; but, could this be the way of the future ?..... It's not a million miles away from the Sci-Fi of not so long ago.
    According to Motor Trend this was displayed mostly to show Sony’s tech in various types of sensors and cameras used for driverless automation, software and internal displays and controls for other future car systems. Absolutely no technical details were given on the car, just the technology bits and bobbles. Sony apparently has something on the order of 30-40 external cameras and sensors needed for full autonomous driving.


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    Sold my 2017 ZL1 A10 convertible, bought a 2008 E93 M3 w/19k miles and pocketed a bunch of cash

    My local independent BMW shop did a PPI and gave it a clean bill of health, so we did the deal yesterday. Not sure I'm in love with the puddle lights the previous owner installed, but it's otherwise perfect.










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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscrappyheropup View Post
    Sold my 2017 ZL1 A10 convertible, bought a 2008 E93 M3 w/19k miles and pocketed a bunch of cash

    My local independent BMW shop did a PPI and gave it a clean bill of health, so we did the deal yesterday. Not sure I'm in love with the puddle lights the previous owner installed, but it's otherwise perfect.










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    Very cool, I like it. You kinda get used to the puddle lights, but if not easy enough to swap out. Took me about 1 min per side to do mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by litlmn View Post
    Very cool, I like it. You kinda get used to the puddle lights, but if not easy enough to swap out. Took me about 1 min per side to do mine.
    Thanks, should be easy to swap back. Previous owner only did the puddle lights and swapped out the factory grill for the all black versions.


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