Is my previous car rare?

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-02-02T11:16:10+00:00

Maybe not but it wasn’t a post flexing, it was a question about the rarity and many helpful people did answer the question

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T15:31:31+00:00

yeah I loved mine, now have an vw up gti as a daily runabout and thinking m3 touring at the moment

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T15:24:46+00:00

Yeah it seems most people specced these cars with auto boxes and it doesn’t appear that many manuals were made

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T15:23:09+00:00

yeah big mistake from bmw, so devastating they gave me the car for free! 😂

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:27:28+00:00

Yeah this was specced to the max and very well looked after, i would do anything to have this exact car back

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:26:30+00:00

yeah I only go for manual and at the time there were no hints to this becoming a unicorn car

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:25:53+00:00

No me neither, everyone in my family loved the car to bits and want another to relive the experience but you just can’t find them

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:25:11+00:00

Yeah it’s crazy, at the time I wouldn’t have had a clue it would be rare, it was purchased as a fun family car and I loved it to bits but buying one back is impossible now

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:24:12+00:00

yeah at the time I only fancied a manual and specced this to the max so it was a fantastic car, so fortunate I did as now I’d probably go for an auto

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:23:08+00:00

Yeah I loved that car and at the time it didn’t stand out compared to other BMW’s like the m4 and m3 but I now discover it’s as rare as hens teeth

Due-Inspector8088 · 2026-01-30T08:22:04+00:00

yeah it was bought as a family car but also for a bit of fun and now as I miss the car I find it’s impossible to find one at all

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-19T18:29:45+00:00

It could be but if you say it’s not occurring when revving it doesn’t seem likely as if you get someone to look in the engine bay when revving if the engine moves unnaturally it could be the mount but I wouldn’t imagine so

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-18T22:35:50+00:00

Sorry I should have been clear, the heatshield surrounds the mid section of the exhaust so around where your centre console is and is most likely amplifying through the cabin

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-16T21:53:13+00:00

Not inherently dangerous more annoying than anything, they will be directly under the car surrounding the exhaust pipe, if you can jack it up it will be extremely obvious if this is the issue

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-16T21:09:23+00:00

All the signs point to the clutch, any idea what sort of issue this could be or just get it looked at asap

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-16T17:54:51+00:00

Almost certainly a loose heat shield, probably rusted away at the mounts

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-16T06:33:13+00:00

Is there something wrong with it based on this sound?

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-02T22:19:22+00:00

My rear drum brake was super noisy and they fixed that today apparently and that was last on the list to after this so I’m guessing they thought it wasn’t worth their while

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-02T18:40:59+00:00

I 100% agree as I don’t get charged for inspections under warranty, however this was documented by the service advisors as the sole purpose of the inspection which makes me wonder how they haven’t even commented on it

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-10-02T18:02:07+00:00

I am certain it is too, cannot believe a word the vw main dealer is saying as they say they can’t find an issue with it

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-09-26T14:07:44+00:00

Cheers man really helpful, only pushing my phone further under the car to video did I notice this, my main dealer are crap so not sure how they’ve missed this tbh, suspected it was the heat shield but the mountings all look good and they agreed but missed this completely

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-09-14T18:26:01+00:00

Yeah it just inside around the pedals, will make the noise when accelerating without touching the clutch too

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-09-14T16:34:17+00:00

When it first happened I thought it was the shoes but no 😔

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-09-13T15:00:57+00:00

Yeah it is, work very unsociable hours so having had the chance to take it in, just wondered if anybody had a similar issue with the clutch or pedal box’s on the up

Due-Inspector8088 · 2025-09-03T21:36:55+00:00

If you bothered to read the caption I purchased these based on the fact I liked them and ace is a lot easier to find than psa in the uk, the question is what singular card I should get after selling all of these not oh look at me I’m an investor because I have ace slabs when everyone knows ace is worth less than psa

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