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Offline Gurgie

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Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« on: October 21, 2017, 07:48:23 pm »
Well as most of you saw in the other thread about what to buy for ~$10k for my better half. Here is some pics of the car at home now.

Just a little recap, it's a 2011 BMW 323i, with 122k kms on the clock, 2 owner local Ottawa car. Car drives great, tight, responsive & in great shape. Had it safetied yesterday with no issues, e-tested & registered today.




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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2017, 08:02:28 pm »
Nice! That interior is in fantastic shape. Nice transmission too.
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2017, 08:16:04 pm »
Excellent , nice find
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2017, 11:27:34 pm »
Looks great! The older 323's looked terrible with cheap looking wheels, but your refreshed version looks great!
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2017, 11:59:16 pm »
Nice, love the plate, Bella is the name of my adorable little niece.
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2017, 07:01:58 am »
Quote from: revalations on October 21, 2017, 11:59:16 pm
Nice, love the plate, Bella is the name of my adorable little niece.


...and my adorable little Scottish terrier.  ;D

Seriously, nice find Gurgie. Our 2011 328 has been trouble free....hope you have a similar experience.
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2017, 07:15:56 am »
Quote from: sailor723 on October 22, 2017, 07:01:58 am
Quote from: revalations on October 21, 2017, 11:59:16 pm
Nice, love the plate, Bella is the name of my adorable little niece.


...and my adorable little Scottish terrier.  ;D

Seriously, nice find Gurgie. Our 2011 328 has been trouble free....hope you have a similar experience.
Thanks everyone. As much as she loved her Mini Cooper S, I think she's even more excited with the 323i! I'm really impressed with how tight, smooth, responsive & well balanced the car is! Will spend some time later today going over the owners manual & all the features, after my round of golf, lol!

Sailor, as part of my research into the E90's, I actually scoured this forum to read about your experience with yours. Though not the exact same drivetrain, it still was helpful & reassuring to read your positive posts. And I know Mlin32 has an 06 325i that's been pretty decent as well.

Once she decided that she liked these, I really looked for post 2009, after the mid cycle refresh. And I really was trying to find a 2011 in her price range, as it was the final production year. Figured that was the safest bet as all the kinks would be mostly worked out.

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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2017, 10:03:31 am »
Interesting coincidence that this is replacing a Mini. Our 3 series replaced a 2009 Cooper S convertible that was written off just shy of it's 2nd birthday.
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2017, 12:52:17 pm »
Gorgeous car and a seriously nice find!  Thanks for keeping it in the FGCC where our motto is "Misery loves company."
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2017, 12:54:23 pm »
Quote from: Angry Chicken on October 22, 2017, 12:52:17 pm
Gorgeous car and a seriously nice find!  Thanks for keeping it in the FGCC where our motto is "Misery loves company."
Did you just turn in your lease 323 ? What was the buy out on it ?
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2017, 06:23:02 pm »
She'll love it.  great find!!
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2017, 06:33:49 pm »
Man of Action!   :cheers:
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2017, 07:42:03 pm »
Great price and spec - congrats to you both!!  8)
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2017, 08:04:54 pm »
Nice. Congrats.
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2017, 08:05:52 pm »
Yeah, thinking about this a little more.....that is a heck of a lot of car for 10K!
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2017, 08:40:43 pm »
Quote from: sailor723 on October 22, 2017, 08:05:52 pm
Yeah, thinking about this a little more.....that is a heck of a lot of car for 10K!

This.

IMO the E90 series BMW with the naturally aspirated I6 is probably one of the safer FGC bets. Stay away from the turbos and the fancy electronics.
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2017, 08:59:13 pm »
Quote from: sailor723 on October 22, 2017, 08:05:52 pm
Yeah, thinking about this a little more.....that is a heck of a lot of car for 10K!
Got it for $9,500 in the end, girl was asking $12k, but wanted it sold by Wednesday & we had cash in hand. Came with a set of 17" alloys for winters as well, no tires on it though.

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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2017, 09:05:46 pm »
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2017, 09:40:14 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on October 22, 2017, 08:59:13 pm
Quote from: sailor723 on October 22, 2017, 08:05:52 pm
Yeah, thinking about this a little more.....that is a heck of a lot of car for 10K!
Got it for $9,500 in the end, girl was asking $12k, but wanted it sold by Wednesday & we had cash in hand. Came with a set of 17" alloys for winters as well, no tires on it though.

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Good deal!  :thumbup:
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Re: Mrs Gurgie's New Ride
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2017, 10:27:38 pm »
Yep, great buy for the $$. Congrats on a quick purchase and keeping the gf happy :)
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