Hi. Got a project thread on another forum so I'll just copy and paste it on here.
There is loads of updates which I'll add alittle later
UPDATE. New car !!!!!
Well after a long 6 months of searching and wasting £800 looking at cars that's wasn't up to stratch or just dodgy sellers I finally got a replacement for the m3
Always always loved the e38 and could only be a v12 with pretty much every option
It's a individual spec and was when new around 105k
Had a good trip back from Cambridge and credit to the pervious owner who looked after it well. Does need a couple of little things to sort out but nothing major
Here some pics the seller took. I'll get some taken soo and list the full spec
Just seen this thread, brilliant, upgrading everything you can and keeping it oem, way it should be. On the full spec, you list it having a moonroof, how is it that? And not just a sunroof?
That is a stunning car. I've had lots of Jags and Daimlers and that puts every last one of them to shame. The equipment levels are staggering for a car made in 1997. Its also a very elegant colour combination.
To think they replaced this with the clumsy E65 models...
Thanks. I am quite fond of a big jag. Maybe get one in the future.
The option lists for these cars are crazy
Fax machine, fridge, active cruise control, rear tv and video player, heated steering wheel and then you could get it in any colour leather and wood trim if you had deep pockets
Thanks. I am quite fond of a big jag. Maybe get one in the future.
The option lists for these cars are crazy
Fax machine, fridge, active cruise control, rear tv and video player, heated steering wheel and then you could get it in any colour leather and wood trim if you had deep pockets
I'm not really keen on the exterior styling of the E65 but I could get over that. It's all the silver painted plastic in the E65 that really ruins the experience for me. That and the wood also looks a bit plastic.
Interesting to read that active cruise was available on the E38, I did not realise that. Does yours have soft close doors? It was an option on the 1997 S-class (I had a 1999 Mercedes S-class that had soft close doors) so I wondered if it was an option on the E38.
Just checked Wikipedia and it says Mitsubishi released the first laser active cruise control back in 1992, but the first radar
system was from Mercedes and came out in 1999 (so my dates are off!).
Last Saturday used the car to chauffeur one of my best friends Carl to his wedding which I was also 1 of 3 best men. Had the most amazing weekend down in sunny sidmouth. Soon as the car had the ribbon pretty much everyone was looking while driving.
The gloss on that bodywork is fantastic - you did a great job preparing the car. It's also an amazing colour anyway though!
One thing I'd love to know; I have used a couple of my cars as wedding cars and never know where to attached the ribbons. Last time I attached them to the grab handles and the bar that the bonnet closure mechanism clips onto, but I am never sure what's right. What did you attached them to?
It needs a machine polish but I need a unit to do it in
For the ribbons I looped it around the front grills and then around the sun visor and tied off to the roof handles.
It sits alittle low on my car when you close the doors.
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