Charlotte the Harlot
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Charlotte the Harlot
As of this afternoon Charlotte has found a new home
Mine
I have been in discussions with Giles and Larri for about three weeks now and after checking my BMW credentials and making sure i would be a suitable owner of such a lovely lady they let her go. After arriving at their house, Giles immediately asked if i wanted a test drive but needed to ask twice as i was in shock at seeing such an amazing car in the flesh!! I took the lady out with Giles as the passenger and with little encouragement i took her to the red line in third, WOW!!!!!! (or to 70mph, whichever came first officer ) I have driven more BMW's than most over the last ten years from the M1 to the CSL (both variants) and the only car that has given me the same grin is the CSL so i can understand Giles's thinking.
They were VERY reluctant to sell her and have made me swear that if i ever feel the need to sell her that i give them first refusal, to which i of course agreed. I would just like to thank them both for allowing (and trusting) me to buy Charlotte. You can rest assured that she will be lovingly pampered (probably to the degradation of my marriage sorry Mel )
She will be at Gaydon next week and at the Rutted Toad. You never know Stu, I MIGHT be able to keep up with you on the Dawn raid
Sorry Giles for stealing one of your Photo's but after the drive back i need to spend a few hour cleaning
PS Does anyone want to buy a 3.0l Zed in Silver??????
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I have been in discussions with Giles and Larri for about three weeks now and after checking my BMW credentials and making sure i would be a suitable owner of such a lovely lady they let her go. After arriving at their house, Giles immediately asked if i wanted a test drive but needed to ask twice as i was in shock at seeing such an amazing car in the flesh!! I took the lady out with Giles as the passenger and with little encouragement i took her to the red line in third, WOW!!!!!! (or to 70mph, whichever came first officer ) I have driven more BMW's than most over the last ten years from the M1 to the CSL (both variants) and the only car that has given me the same grin is the CSL so i can understand Giles's thinking.
They were VERY reluctant to sell her and have made me swear that if i ever feel the need to sell her that i give them first refusal, to which i of course agreed. I would just like to thank them both for allowing (and trusting) me to buy Charlotte. You can rest assured that she will be lovingly pampered (probably to the degradation of my marriage sorry Mel )
She will be at Gaydon next week and at the Rutted Toad. You never know Stu, I MIGHT be able to keep up with you on the Dawn raid
Sorry Giles for stealing one of your Photo's but after the drive back i need to spend a few hour cleaning
PS Does anyone want to buy a 3.0l Zed in Silver??????
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Well done!
Congrats Brynt.
You've done what most others wanted to do.
I'm green. Very green.
But very pleased to hear that she's staying in the 'family'.
Enjoy.
I just KNOW you will.
Alfie.
You've done what most others wanted to do.
I'm green. Very green.
But very pleased to hear that she's staying in the 'family'.
Enjoy.
I just KNOW you will.
Alfie.
congrats
Bryn
a great purchase not to be regretted!
it will be good to see her in flesh again on Sunday at Gaydon (we'll be there as well) as well as the Rutted Toad (we'll be staying in the same hotels as you), so you can see, we can't let her go either!
ENJOY and see you on Sunday
Bart
a great purchase not to be regretted!
it will be good to see her in flesh again on Sunday at Gaydon (we'll be there as well) as well as the Rutted Toad (we'll be staying in the same hotels as you), so you can see, we can't let her go either!
ENJOY and see you on Sunday
Bart
Congrats --
See you Sunday.
Sapphire black/Imola red and black interior/ red roof/ S54 - the only RHD one made.
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
Both Larri and I are delighted that Charlotte has gone to a loving home
In seriousness, selling the car was not the easiest of decisions by any stretch of the imagination and actually seeing her finally leave our drive this afternoon was a very sad moment indeed.
Charlotte has given both of us a never-ending grin, each time we even just looked at her. Thanks to Charlotte we discovered Rossiters, serious tracking, the world of moding, tuning and very stiff suspensions and of course speed.....I think it's addiction to this latter 'vice' that finally made the CSL purchase inevitable
Barely run in for the second time, Bryn has a superb car which I know will bring pleasure to all who drive her and see her, just as she did for me and Larri!
At least we'll be seeing The Harlot around that's for sure. And a big thank you to Bryn for helping to make the decision a bit easier, cheers also for ensuring that she will continue to be known as Charlotte!!
Enjoy mate and i'll see you on the road....
(As to what occurs re Roadster motoring for us, well let's just say after a certain Lakes trip, 2.2 Z4's hold a VERY special place in my wife's heart...watch this space!)
In seriousness, selling the car was not the easiest of decisions by any stretch of the imagination and actually seeing her finally leave our drive this afternoon was a very sad moment indeed.
Charlotte has given both of us a never-ending grin, each time we even just looked at her. Thanks to Charlotte we discovered Rossiters, serious tracking, the world of moding, tuning and very stiff suspensions and of course speed.....I think it's addiction to this latter 'vice' that finally made the CSL purchase inevitable
Barely run in for the second time, Bryn has a superb car which I know will bring pleasure to all who drive her and see her, just as she did for me and Larri!
At least we'll be seeing The Harlot around that's for sure. And a big thank you to Bryn for helping to make the decision a bit easier, cheers also for ensuring that she will continue to be known as Charlotte!!
Enjoy mate and i'll see you on the road....
(As to what occurs re Roadster motoring for us, well let's just say after a certain Lakes trip, 2.2 Z4's hold a VERY special place in my wife's heart...watch this space!)
Does that mean another award --------
at the next Lakes Weekend?
Sapphire black/Imola red and black interior/ red roof/ S54 - the only RHD one made.
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
You lucky lucky barsteward
Take a picture of your grin for me M8.
See you Sunday (easrly o'clock) a.m. for a blat down Bryn?
See you Sunday (easrly o'clock) a.m. for a blat down Bryn?
someone in a minority once wrote:I know I'm in a minority
Re: Charlotte the Harlot
So did the reg. plate come with her then, or has Giles hung onto that one?brynt wrote:Sorry Giles for stealing one of your Photo's but after the drive back i need to spend a few hour cleaning
Hmm, have they improved the interior enough for you yet Larri? Or maybe your next set of mods could be leather seats, etc.Giles wrote:As to what occurs re Roadster motoring for us, well let's just say after a certain Lakes trip, 2.2 Z4's hold a VERY special place in my wife's heart...watch this space!
With all the precise detail Giles and Larri have given us over the last year or so, it feels like Charlotte has anthropomorphized
I'm sure everyone on the forum is jealous of your acquisition and I hope you enjoy her
[p.s. anthropomorphized is my new word of the day and I have found an excuse to use it
definition - to attribute human form or personality to things not human]
I'm sure everyone on the forum is jealous of your acquisition and I hope you enjoy her
[p.s. anthropomorphized is my new word of the day and I have found an excuse to use it
definition - to attribute human form or personality to things not human]
Definately not....a trip to Rossiters will be the first drive my car does and in the teeny door pockets will be oodles of humble pie for sustenanceRachelM wrote:Hmm, have they improved the interior enough for you yet Larri? Or maybe your next set of mods could be leather seats, etc.Giles wrote:As to what occurs re Roadster motoring for us, well let's just say after a certain Lakes trip, 2.2 Z4's hold a VERY special place in my wife's heart...watch this space!
BTW don't hold your breath peeps, I've been waiting over two years for my horsebox
Bryn - we are really chuffed for you and know that our baby has found a home where she'll be truly appreciated....it was funny to realise that you'd never actually seen her before buying
Larri ......Va Va Vrooooom!
Danger - Blonde with Attitude, light blue touch paper.......and remove yourself from area - sharpish
Danger - Blonde with Attitude, light blue touch paper.......and remove yourself from area - sharpish
Knowing the CSL-like money Giles has spent on Charlotte of l8 (the only ZM I know that has had more moolah spent on her than M 8LUR, bar perhaps B16 MRP) and you have in essence a barely run in new S54 MR and, in all fairness, is most likely the tidiest ZeeM in the country right now..
Giles.. yer mad... Larri who could u let him...
BTW if you wonder where the ACS bonnet badge came from.. that was from me.. Giles.. you owe me £10...
Best to all.
J
Giles.. yer mad... Larri who could u let him...
BTW if you wonder where the ACS bonnet badge came from.. that was from me.. Giles.. you owe me £10...
Best to all.
J
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I'd like to think it is equally the tidiest, but love her like she deserves and you'll always have a top car.M Blur wrote: Knowing the CSL-like money Giles has spent on Charlotte of l8 (the only ZM I know that has had more moolah spent on her than M 8LUR, bar perhaps B16 MRP) and you have in essence a barely run in new S54 MR and, in all fairness, is most likely the tidiest ZeeM in the country right now.
Graham,
Something for the weekend!!!
Something for the weekend!!!
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StuI was aiming to get there before 8 (need a brekky at Gaydon), so what would you suggest?
You have a PM ref the above
Bryn
Seems to be a lot of new purchases.. change of hands of l8... who'll be next I wonder..
BTW has anyone got any more sneak views/impressions of the forthcoming 4 series/M4.. no reason..
Did u know I went to BMW yesterday and they already had 3 deposits in my local dealer for the M4.. and it must be about 3 years away and we don't even have any proper pics.
BTW has anyone got any more sneak views/impressions of the forthcoming 4 series/M4.. no reason..
Did u know I went to BMW yesterday and they already had 3 deposits in my local dealer for the M4.. and it must be about 3 years away and we don't even have any proper pics.
Charlotte had fun on Sunday-----
even if her butt got grazed --- Brynt how could you ----
I think Brynt enjoyed the ride as well -----
I think Brynt enjoyed the ride as well -----
Sapphire black/Imola red and black interior/ red roof/ S54 - the only RHD one made.
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."