craig1410
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| posted on 15/1/21 at 06:07 PM |
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2009 BMW 535d For Sale
Hi guys,
As some of you may recall, my BMW 535d was rear-ended last year and was written off as a CAT S by the insurance company due to the age and cost to
repair. It then became a lockdown project last year and is finally ready to be sold.
I've updated my personal blog with loads of photos and details and you can view it here:
https://www.meerkats.uk.com/log-book
I've not had much joy lately with adding photos to this forum but will try a link below:
 
Description
I'll be putting it on Auto Trader soon but if anyone on here wants a good car for not much money then let me know!
The car is located in North Ayrshire which obviously has added relevance due to lockdown but last time I checked car buying and selling was still
permitted. But even if it's not allowed or advisable, I'm sure something could be arranged where a deal could be agreed until such time as
collection was permitted.
Anyway, feel free to give me any feedback via U2U or right here.
Thanks,
Craig.
[Edited on 16/1/2021 by craig1410]
[Edited on 16/1/2021 by craig1410]
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 15/1/21 at 08:43 PM |
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Great car Craig . If I was looking for another id be on your case . Glwts
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craig1410
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| posted on 16/1/21 at 12:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CRAIGR
Great car Craig . If I was looking for another id be on your case . Glwts
Thanks buddy - you’re right, it is a great car. My wife wants me to keep it and sell my other car. 
Truth be told I do have mixed feelings since this car and I have done a lot of enjoyable miles together. There was no way I could ever have waved this
car away on the back of a transporter en route to the salvage yard. I’ll probably be lucky to break even on repairing it but it’s the right thing to
do. I just need to find a buyer who understands what they are looking at and it’ll sell itself.
Covid permitting, I’m happy to let a potential buyer crawl over and under the car until their heart is content. If I don’t find a buyer then I can
always wrap it up, power it down and keep it as a spare car! It deserves to be driven though so that’s plan A 
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wrayvon
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| posted on 18/1/21 at 01:24 PM |
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How much is it up for?
Also that link doesn't seem to work
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craig1410
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| posted on 18/1/21 at 01:28 PM |
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Hi,
Yeah, my web host has a technical problem which has been escalated and I hope it'll be fixed today. The site can still be reached via an
alternate domain name here:
http://www.craig.chamberlain.name/log-book
Looking for £4950 ONO
Cheers,
Craig.
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craig1410
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| posted on 9/2/21 at 03:26 PM |
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Hi,
Just a brief update to say the car is now sold to a very happy new owner!
Mixed feeling of course as it has without doubt been the best car I have owned and an ideal complement to our BMW i3 BEV. But since I already have a
replacement E61 and can't drive two of them, it's good to know that the old one will be getting used and appreciated every day again.
I actually sold it via Gumtree but I would describe that route as very hit and miss as I got a few silly enquiries and offers to swap for other random
items. I've never sold on Gumtree before but it seems a bit weird where the people I encountered would send me a message asking if the car was
still available, then just a few mins later they send another message asking if I got the first one (sometimes in the middle of the night) and then
maybe they'll make a silly offer for the car (eg. 50% of asking price). Then when you contact them you might get offered a swap for a trailer or
something instead.
Overall I didn't make a fortune out of the accident repair and sale but I didn't lose anything either and more importantly the car will
live on!
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