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Manta B&C's are great looking cars. I like the coupe shape better. I had a tatty Cavalier coupe 16 years ago, which I put the Manta C dash in. Was a fun car until a jeep crashed into the back of it up Annfield Plain.
I was a bit startled to see the back seat come forward and the petrol tank right behind me! Maybe I'll buy a Manta one day (if there's any left).

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I got my E39 when I was 27.  I've had many old mannie comments since then .
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I got an E34 520i when I was 25. I followed that up two years later with an E32 730i, then two years later an E39 528i, then two years later another E32 730, then an E38 750iL and three years later an E21 323i. What am I doing wrong? 
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Originally posted by spokey spokey wrote:

...What am I doing wrong? 

Very little, if your signature is anything to go by
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I get stick at work from my collegues about its an old mans car. I just keep saying that its a sign of a mature man that likes quality motors.

Though it all boils down to the walnut dash ive been told, so get rid of that and then your young again...

what replacements can you get for the walnut dash? peer pressure, im only 24 and now i old...desperate measures...
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41 years old and on my 3rd five. Been in 5's now for coming up to 10 years. 2 x e34's and for the last 3 years my e39. 
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Originally posted by Exharper Exharper wrote:

I get stick at work from my collegues about its an old mans car. I just keep saying that its a sign of a mature man that likes quality motors.


Though it all boils down to the walnut dash ive been told, so get rid of that and then your young again...


what replacements can you get for the walnut dash? peer pressure, im only 24 and now i old...desperate measures...



Euro Car Parts do an Alloy or Carbon kits.

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Originally posted by Exharper Exharper wrote:

Though it all boils down to the walnut dash ive been told, so get rid of that and then your young again...

what replacements can you get for the walnut dash? peer pressure, im only 24 and now i old...desperate measures...



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hum, not sure if im going to rush out and buy  these as i have enough trouble starting my car when nothing is running off the battery..

I like the purple dash bulbs though, i bet there a pain to fit in the dashbord!!
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Oooh, nasty modifications. I love the claims about the LED replacement bulbs - '15 times brighter than the equivalent filament bulb' - I've been researching these for years, and none give a suitable intensity to fulfil this claim. Besides, the brightest ones are only bright over about 6 degrees, meaning viewing from the side is useless. This also means the light appears as a single point, not across the whole reflector like a filament bulb does.
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Originally posted by Loz535 Loz535 wrote:

Originally posted by spokey spokey wrote:

...What am I doing wrong? 

Very little, if your signature is anything to go by



Ah -- if you'd been here for a while, you might remember when it said: E38 750iL, E24 635CSi, E21 323i Baur and Z1. So I've definitely been doing something wrong.




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Originally posted by spokey spokey wrote:

E38 750iL, E24 635CSi, E21 323i Baur and Z1

So it was you who gave Shell the all time high profits then?
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I'm 44 and on my second 5 series.

I'm looking towards the 7 series now, may be more suitable for an old git like me

 

 

 

 

 
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Originally posted by Doive Doive wrote:

Originally posted by spokey spokey wrote:

E38 750iL, E24 635CSi, E21 323i Baur and Z1

So it was you who gave Shell the all time high profits then?



Yep!
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Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

I'm 44 and on my second 5 series.

I'm looking towards the 7 series now, may be more suitable for an old git like me



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I'm 26 with an E34 525i Sport... (a 16 year old car!)

It's only previous owner died of old age though..

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Originally posted by Exharper Exharper wrote:

I get stick at work from my collegues about its an old mans car. I just keep saying that its a sign of a mature man that likes quality motors.

Though it all boils down to the walnut dash ive been told, so get rid of that and then your young again...

what replacements can you get for the walnut dash? peer pressure, im only 24 and now i old...desperate measures...

I went down the route of sourcing the grey birch dash, very nice and not so old mannish...

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27..its great when the car is all shined up and you get out at a filling staion and some old geezer .say around 60 looks at youa s if to say......what the **** are you doing driving that, you should be on a scooter or something

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Originally posted by m5bm m5bm wrote:

27..its great when the car is all shined up and you get out at a filling staion and some old geezer .say around 60 looks at youa s if to say......what the **** are you doing driving that, you should be on a scooter or something

 

Yeah Baby!!

Thats how I felt at 25 in my Merc SL280... but things change...



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i know the feeling too,

though they know the young ones as when you only put a tenner in an empty tank and then conk out on the 4court b4 leaving, they know that you cant afford to run it....Well thats me anyway, i hate filling it right up, i like to go to the cheap petrol stations then fill up..

Does anyone know any pics of alternative dash (walnut, birch, oak etc) cheers
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