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Hey all... I am looking to purchase a second hand car for my wife and have narrowed the choice down between two cars: BMW 318ti (2003, 20,000 kilometers) BMW 320i (2002, 60,000 kilometers) The prices are pretty much on par to Australian prices (high compared to the rest of the world maybe, but no matter) Both cars are 5 speed auto transmission and in excellent condition as far as I can tell. I am trying to find out from anyone in the know about the quality of the two choices, pluses/minuses of each model, any inherent problems etc. In the end, I will have the final choice mechanically inspected, but ask your opinions so I can make an informed decision. Which would you choose (or would you choose another make/model)? Thanx

Well, you have choices... Omega SMP Pro chrono IWC GST IWC Ingenieur Tag Link chrono... Davidsen PVD Panerais... The list goes on. So many nice reps, so few wrists!!

Sinn 756 or Damasko :-)

I like the 212, the hobnail on the 253 doesn't look great to me and I like the simplicity of the 212.

My gen SMP pro chrono didn't have AR coat on the crystal... Same as my regular SMP pro... Don't know why, and maybe it does have *some* kind of coat, but it's not the blue/purple we are used to with other brands. I love this watch, will be my next purchase (as soon as I recover from the last two

Looks good :-) Good find K!

Wow You gave him a whole hour??!! And he didn't respond? You were being a tad over-patient with him, don't you think?

LOL ... just woke up

If this is a new revelation for you, you should have been staying inside... Whether your riding a motorcycle, a car, or just plain waliknig Sorry to hear about your friend, but it sounds to me like he had it coming Wreckless motorcycle riders do nothing but [censored] me off. Friggin idiots.

Yeah, but like Eddie says, it's not an anti-chick magnetic shield

Well... the dremel worked out great Got one with 55 attachments and the flexi extension. The watch now has nary a sharp edge and looks/feels like a genuins sharp edge, not round to the eye, but not able to be used as a razor This watch could easily pass for genuine, maybe some superlume for the final touch. Thanks for your help.... I'm starting to like this watch much better As for the steam roller We'll leave that approach to Gran and Nanuq

LOL.... Maybe I should start on the coffee pot, hate to ruin a perfectly good watch just cause I can shave with it

Thanks for that WW.... I guess it's off to Bunnings tomorrow to get a Dremel... Cool, never had one of those before This is gonna be fun

I vaguely remember the mods he did on one of his subs... I think it involved using a Land Rover as a dremel

So I just got this beautiful Inge from Eddie, as said in a previous post, the watch is of great quality overall. Only problem is that the bottom edges of the case are razor sharp, I'd like to round them off slightly, maybe to match the top edges. My question is what method/tools do you use to do this? Is it best to go buy a dremel and some wheels, or should I get some files and do it by hand?

Just got mine today as well... My wife says it looks like a Seiko My thoughts are that this is an excellent quality reop that will last for years and years, Not sure what the differences are between rep and gen on the design features are, except for reading in another post about the date font and AR coat... No problem there. The bracelet is excellent and works just like the real deal If only other brands' bracelets used this mechanism for adding and removing links!!! The only thing that upset me with this watch is that the bottom edges of the case are razor sharp... and I'm NOT exaggerating... They are dangerous sharp and must be smoothed down I can't believe that they did such a fine job all around and forgot these edges Besides that, this is a great piece, a little bit of a sleeper, but I'll be wearing it for a few days anyway to get into it. Wear it well M

Nice strap! That would have set you back a few dollarinis Wear it well

I honestly don't remember that Admin, wish I saw that now having a little more dispoasable income... Guess it's over to Timezone

Yeah, I'll buy it right now

I'm trying really hard to find some love for this watch It's nice and all, but it is just ordinary to me

Was that a SMP pro chrono, or just an SMP pro... If it was the chrono, I wish I saw that one going!! Never ever seen one go for $1k, that's what the standard smp pros are going for second hand these days. I paid about $US3000 for my titanium version of the same watch about 7-8 years ago.

Ditto that... I got EL's IWC Ingenier coming and Joshua's Tag chrono... and now this pops up. A week ago, my watch box was pure Panerai, next week will be a good start to diversity. Ths is definately the best year so far for reps, and the worst for my wallet

Is it me, or is this a really great rep? Looks pretty good to me, maybe a relume and pearl to fix, a real VJ7750 to make it extra nice (but probably no need)...

That's beautiful! Did you completely disassemble the bracelet? That must have been quite a job. Was the bath Oxyclean?