SEPTEMBER 2017 3A
Are we always thinking about our next car?
Currently, I feel like I am and I’m feeling a
bit guilty about it. I got my E39 back in April
after waiting 18 months for it and that same
weekend took delivery of my 630i and yet
here I am browsing Autotrader on an almost
daily basis and I’ve already made my three-
fi ve year car purchase plan. It’s going to be
an F10 M5, it has to be, and in three-fi ve
years’ time I’ll be able to afford one. But
why I am thinking about what’s next when
I should be concentrating on enjoying the
E39 and getting stuff done on the 630i?
Maybe I’m just in a peculiar mood, because
I’ve never had it this bad before, or maybe
I’m still feeling light-headed from the thrill
of the chase when I spent a good three
months hunting for the right 630. Whatever
the case may be, there can be no doubt
that it’s one of the symptoms we’re all
affl icted with as car enthusiasts; some of us
have been lucky enough to have found our
forever car (or cars), and we’re hoping that
they’ll be our lifelong companions, but for
the rest of us I guess our car-addled brains
just can’t sit still.
If you are looking for some inspiration for
what to buy next, this issue is packed fullFIRST WORDS
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY:
CHRIS NICHOLLS
ISSUE: September 2017
EDITOR: Elizabeth de Latour
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information, contact [email protected]http://www.kelsey.co.ukof awesome feature cars that will make you
come away wanting each and every one
of them. Naturally I have to begin with our
cover car, that absolutely awesome S38-
swapped E34 Touring. It hails, as you can
probably guess from the number plate, from
Japan, and it’s had a huge amount of work
done that has transformed it from 540i into
something truly exceptional. Not only does
it look stunning, it’s had the full-fat 3.8-
swap and it’s a fl awless machine from top
to bottom. Other delights this month include
a monster 823hp turbo drag E30, an 820hp
F10 M5, a full-on E36 track beast and an
absolutely sublime slice of retro cool in the
shape of an E3 3.0 on air.
We’re always looking ahead, though, and
in the October issue you can expect to wrap
your reading gear around a ferocious F
M4 track build, a 2JZ-powered E24 6 Series
and an absolutely awesome supercharged
E30 that will blow you away. You defi nitely
won’t want to miss out so make sure you
join us again next month for more modifi ed
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