Cor! Chris has just finished washing the car as Diane and I arrive. It’s the first time I’ve seen it in daylight. Diane says it looks smart – good! We jump in the 330d and trundle into Winchester to get the banking done. Remarkably Natwest have behaved impeccably, and all goes well. Having returned to […]  Read more »

I’ve sorted insurance and got road tax. I only bought six months, I don’t want a tax disc expiring in December so it always carries last year’s colour and looks old, and also I don’t want to have to buy car tax at Christmas time. Chris has called Natwest Winchester and checked their opening hours […]  Read more »

It may be dark, but the car still looks pretty fine. The shape is classic, and the car presides over the garage with authority. Despite it being nearly 18 years old, the car still has an air of exclusivity and dare I say it, expense. Still, I ignore that and get inside to have a […]  Read more »

Having spent the evening yet again studying E36 M3s for sale on the internet, a chap called Chris Kelly has just rudely interrupted my dreaming by returning my call from this morning. What? Who? Holy crap – this is the guy selling the E30 M3. Seems like a nice enough chap, more than willing to […]  Read more »

I’d spent December pondering as to what car to buy. Having been carefully saving since early 2006 I had somewhere in the £4,500 region to spend on a car that would be dedicated to being a fun car – the 330d being more than adequate for everything else in life. E30 M3s were exactly what […]  Read more »