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MOT day yesterday. I thought it was going to be one of those days as 1/2 mile from the garage it just died on a roundabout, no crank, nothing.
Fortunately turned out to be just a loose connection on the battery +ve terminal (it has quite a few wires going into it, will replace with a more secure clamping arrangement. Probably got loosened taking the battery out for the winter). Other than that, a couple of minor things, otherwise all good
Will sadly be putting it up for sale shortly in order to fund the next project so if anyone is interested...
Good luck with your sale, Tim.
There are a couple of folks on the MOC forum denigrating your build with no knowledge of what they are talking about. So much for the 'friendly' club that should be supporting the marque rather than putting it down. Hopefully, someone on here will put them straight!
I believe this is still the only BMW M52TU with dual VANOS on the road so quite a unique car. I sold mine through carandclassics website which is free to advertise and no commission on the sale. It gets very good visibility across the UK and Europe so maybe worth a try?
Thanks you, Peter (and Mike for your helpful explanations on the MOC forum).
Sometimes it is easy to jump to conclusions without having all the facts.
For example, although it may appear from the recent MOT that my steering rack was about to fall off, the MOT inspector omitted the word 'gaiter' from his report, which was actually a simple cable tie fix - the steering rack was absolutely fine.
Well it is the end of my 10 year Marlin experience:
I am pleased to be able to report that it has gone to a good home.
I have enjoyed the Sportster journey but it is time to move on to the next project.
Thank you to all on the forum for your immense help, support and advice over the last 10 years.
Timbo
It is sad to see you selling your Marlin, but in a way it is satisfying, as it is proof that you overcame the engine immobiliser issues and got the first M52 tu Sportster on the road and running reliably.
