Summer's coming up and life is short.... drive a convertible!

This is a physician-owned, immaculate, always-garaged, great-running (fast!), loaded Alpine white BMW 650i convertible with black leather seats and black top. Automatic transmission. Cold weather package (heated seats). Back-up sensor option makes for easy parking. 19" BMW sport alloy wheel upgrade (MUCH nicer than standard 6-series wheels- see insert pic). Bluetooth. 8.8" Navigation Screen w/ iDrive. Lit side door panels with BMW logo. Owner's manual and BMW-flashlight included. Only aftermarket upgrade was $500 tasteful carbon fiber mirror backings (see photo) which can be removed to reveal perfect condition factory white mirrors. Impeccable body and interior, with only minor imperfections as detailed above and in as much as possible in close-up photos. NEVER even seen the smallest of accidents. No active codes / check-engine lights. CLEAN Carfax showing its clean title (screen shots attached, and I can email full PDF to interested parties).

First owner paid $90k + tax and used it four years from it's mid-'06 production, putting 70k SoCal highway miles on it. Then my wife and I purchased it for $41k in 2010 and babied it with 7k mi per year since = 98k total. The sport tires are nearly new- changed 7k mi ago at cost of $1200 (have records). Rear brakes 50% remaining and front brakes 70% remaining.

We are expecting our first baby next month and will need an SUV for all the stuff that having a new addition entails! So rather than get low-balled at a dealership, I figured it'd be painless enough to try a quick week-long run on Ebay and see if a few hours labor can get me a much fairer price from an interested local individual, cutting out the middleman for both of us. No trades though, we will be buying our SUV new.

*** THE RESERVE PRICE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL, LOADED CAR IS WAY LESS THAN IT'S KBB VALUE ***

Last thing, regarding me the current owner. I am a physician (google me: Shanon Peter) and have a good reputation to maintain. I've not used Ebay Motors before, but am putting it in writing right here that I will go above and beyond the usual Ebay Motors policies to stand by this car. By that I mean: IF you are the winning bidder, please come to my Culver City house at a time we both agree on within three days of the auction's end, take the car for a test drive with me, and if you'd like, take it for inspection to any local mechanic or BMW dealer for an inspection (at your cost) or for free to Superperformance (my specialist BMW technicians, three miles away in Beverly Hills). If, after this, you feel that anything has been misrepresented or your mechanic finds a flaw not listed, I will gladly cancel the sale.

Happy bidding! Contact me with any questions: shanon.peter@post.harvard.edu.

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BMW 2 Series specs leaked?

Wed, 09 Oct 2013

Thanks to spy shots from earlier in the year, we already know what the new BMW 2 Series will look like, but now we know a lot more about the coupe courtesy of an apparent BMW South Africa error and some quick-clicking enthusiasts. Though the information no longer appears to be posted on BMW's South African website, 2addicts.com managed to grab most of the details for the new coupe, including the model lineup, specs and most (if not all) of the options list for the upcoming replacement for the 1 Series.
Just like the latest 3 Series, the 2 Series model lineup starts at the 220i powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder, but the more exciting BMW figures to be the M235i with its 320-hp, 3.0-liter straight-six. With the automatic transmission, the info says that the M235i weights 3,240 pounds and will be able to accelerate from 0-62 miles per hour in 4.8 seconds - making it both lighter and quicker than the 135is currently offered in the US. The base 220i coupe should also be fun to drive with its 180 horsepower and sub-3,000 pound curb weight.
A quick side-by-side comparison of the dimensions for the base 220i with our current base 128i shows that the new coupe rides on a longer wheelbase (105.9 in. vs. 104.7 in.), is about two inches longer (174.4 in. vs. 172.2 in.) and is an inch wider (69.8 in. vs. 68.8 in.). 2addicts.com even shows available paint colors, interior trim options and lists pricing for South African-spec models. Head on over to the forum to check out all the info they have posted, but we expect the 2 Series to be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show early next year.

BMW already considering four cylinders for next M3

Tue, 13 May 2014

The cylinder count in BMW's M3 has fluctuated over the years. The original M3 debuted in 1985 packing a 2.3-liter inline-four, but subsequent models went with sixes until the outgoing generation upped the cylinder count to eight. With its latest model, BMW has dropped back to six cylinders with a pair of turbos taking the place of the extra pistons. But the next M3 sedan and M4 coupe could go back to the model line's roots with a four-cylinder engine.
Speaking with BMW M product manager Carsten Pries at the launch of the latest M3 and M4 in Portugal, our Aussie compatriots at Motoring.com.au report that "you could see a future [M3] powered by a four-cylinder engine." Offsetting the reduction in cylinders, the lighter engine would benefit the vehicle's weight and balance, thus enhancing performance.
We wouldn't expect the next M3 and M4 to lose any power in the process, though: Output in the M3 has only risen over the generations, from 192 horsepower in the four-pot original to 282 hp in the six-cylinder E36, 338 hp in the six-cylinder E46, 414 hp in the V8 E90 and 425 ponies in the new turbocharged six-cylinder F80 model. With that latter model having just debuted, it'll likely be a good six or seven years before the next version comes along, giving BMW plenty of time to settle on an engine - however many cylinders and turbochargers it has. In the meantime, you'll have to forgive us for taking a romp down M3 memory lane in the fresh gallery of images above.

Corvette gets slidey with Britain's best performance cars

Sat, 18 Oct 2014

Autocar wants to find Britain's best driver's car, and it's challenging a murderers' row of some of the world's best performance vehicles to find out, including the latest Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. All of them were therefore assembled at the Castle Combe Circuit to find a winner.
If it wants to take the crown from this pack of mostly European competitors, the 'Vette has to beat some steep competition. Its challengers include monsters like the Ferrari 458 Speciale, Ariel Atom 3.5R and Jaguar F-Type Coupe. As a further hurdle for the winner to clear, Autocar also has last year's champ among the fighters - the Porsche 911 GT3.
Even if you're not at all interested in the C7, there's still something here for practically any fan of fast cars. The competitors include relative oddities among the pack like the Renault Mégane RS Trophy and Alfa Romeo 4C. Plus, Autocar has some well-positioned microphones that let you hear the Atom wailing like a banshee and the roar of the 458 Speciale. Check out the video to see which one of these all-stars takes home the award this year.

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