jimihendrix
MacRetro Rider
Sad day today, had to scrap my old BMW 728i , mistake i made was impulse buying the 750iL on the strength of the 728i passing an MOT (it had failed on emissions), plan was to get the 728i MOT'd and sell it getting back most of what i paid for the 750iL, was sure it was the Lambda's causing the fail, changed the Lambda's, bought the 750iL, then the 728i failed on the CAT, had to pass the death sentence as a new CAT is £240 (also found wear in the front TCA's the MOT tester had missed), i wasn't prepared to spend any more on the car and unfortunately it's worth more to me in parts than selling (without an MOT a car like this is very hard to sell for decent money)
Was still a superb car though, ran and drove great, felt a bit sorry seeing it getting forklifted in the scrappy (was down there thisafternoon salvaging all the new bits off it i fitted last year), hate scrapping or breaking a decent car but sometimes the Maths just doesn't add up, especially with a non (or even borderline) classic.
Here's a pic of the beast looking healthy only last year, hopefully now in the great Autobahn in the sky :cry:
Ironic thing is i feel that i'm not quite bonding with the 750iL and may sell that :roll:
I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to cars :facepalm:
Was still a superb car though, ran and drove great, felt a bit sorry seeing it getting forklifted in the scrappy (was down there thisafternoon salvaging all the new bits off it i fitted last year), hate scrapping or breaking a decent car but sometimes the Maths just doesn't add up, especially with a non (or even borderline) classic.
Here's a pic of the beast looking healthy only last year, hopefully now in the great Autobahn in the sky :cry:
Ironic thing is i feel that i'm not quite bonding with the 750iL and may sell that :roll:
I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to cars :facepalm: