Well I finally bought a new car. The Accord was starting to show it's age, with the VSS failing months ago, CEL/S lights on all the time, rust eating away the bumper mounts, and the continued pressure from my wife to get a car with A/C for our young daughter.
Last Friday I spent the day at a used car dealership and walked out with a new for me 2001 BMW 740iL which looked a lot worse than it really is.
On Friday it had around 208k km, a non-functional radio, hole in the driver's seat, non-functional parking sensors, faded rear badge, disgusting interior, broken trim (cigarette lighter, lights, OBD port cover, cup holders broken, glove box broken), wheels that looked like a write-off, and a layer of grime on the paint.
As of today, only the driver's seat hole and parking sensors are on my list to fix. I have a replacement seat, just trying to figure out how to DIY into the car.
Plans are to keep it OEM, just like the Accord. List of options selected from the factory:
Cosmos Black Metallic Paint
Sand Beige Leather
Steptronic
Electronic Damper Control
Self-levelling suspension
Park Distance Control
Xenon Light
Navigation system Professional
HiFi System Professional DSP
M Parallel Spoke Rims
Among other things.
Last Friday I spent the day at a used car dealership and walked out with a new for me 2001 BMW 740iL which looked a lot worse than it really is.
On Friday it had around 208k km, a non-functional radio, hole in the driver's seat, non-functional parking sensors, faded rear badge, disgusting interior, broken trim (cigarette lighter, lights, OBD port cover, cup holders broken, glove box broken), wheels that looked like a write-off, and a layer of grime on the paint.
As of today, only the driver's seat hole and parking sensors are on my list to fix. I have a replacement seat, just trying to figure out how to DIY into the car.
Plans are to keep it OEM, just like the Accord. List of options selected from the factory:
Cosmos Black Metallic Paint
Sand Beige Leather
Steptronic
Electronic Damper Control
Self-levelling suspension
Park Distance Control
Xenon Light
Navigation system Professional
HiFi System Professional DSP
M Parallel Spoke Rims
Among other things.
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