Gabe79

The offset would work, but you'd need adapters for the centre bore.

Bump and price dropped. Wife's still hassling me to get rid of them...

You mean the euro-style German plates I see all over Auckland? I was always curious about those... Where can one get those?

Which plates are those?

http://www.autographics.co.nz/product/NZ-W80-Cust out of stock right now.

That badge is, erm... very prestigious... they don't just give it out.

Could be. That PPI better be good and done by a proper BMW garage. Then we can see what it'd mean.

Bumper, seats, pixels. That's before any PPI. That said, at $4k, this would be really nice.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partxref?id=DS62-EUR-02-2003-E39-BMW-530i&mg=51&sg=15&diagId=51_3723&q=51112498507&series=E39 Same as the sedan. M bumpers are hard to come by and you'll get stung twice, once for the bumper, twice for the painting. This assumes you can take it off and put it back on yourself. EDIT: See about getting it repaired. You're screwed on that bumper anyway, I doubt repair cost will end up being more than buying+painting a new one.

I had just seen this post on trade me then saw it here. That is a gorgeous car.

Over 20 years old. Should be easy to register. It's getting it warranted every 6 months that'll be a pain.

Folding rear seats are a factory option. S465 Through-loading system They're available in any country, as long as the original owner asked for them...

Ironic for Jalopnik, but that story of theirs had a quick and sweet conclusion... http://jalopnik.com/vws-3-0-liter-v6-settlement-explicitly-prohibits-people-1791902670 Namely, dealers don't have to take back stripped cars... Very few of the stripped cars actually got bought back, even fewer after that story went live.

In North Carolina this week. No older beemers here. Saw this gem hanging out on a sidewalk on display.

How much does one save on tires when ordering from the US versus buying local?

cutting and coding cost very little. If you have to buy the equipment as a private individual to do your own coding it'll cost you $60. Cutting costs ~$55. The difference is just the cost of a key fob, in the case of an e39 you can pay as low as $15 delivered. Sure an oem key might be better quality but the point remain these don't cost all that much to make and it was what the disputes tribunal found as well.

bump I'll happily accept reasonable offers. Wife is hassling me to get rid of them!

I must point out that my Toyota has needed exactly nothing done to it other than oil changes in years of ownership. I uh... cannot say the same for my BMW, although I haven't owned it for very long as yet.

It is amusing to me that Toyota charges more than twice what BMW charges for a key fob with remote.

Have you guys watched any of The Grand Tour? I find it's more Top Gear than Top Gear and goes bonkers on the budget. Amazon clearly has more money to sink than the BBC does and it shows, in generally a good way. It can be a bit contrived at times (Conversation Street is ridiculous) and the magic trio is a bit rough, almost like trying to regain their rhythm, but it's a damn good show and the intro scene from the first episode really sets the tone. On Top Gear s24, I'll watch. I liked 23, minus Chris Evans, so it should go uphill from there, I hope.

What kind of costs does an alignment job incur at these?

I see a lot of threads talking about uneven tyre wear and seems there are a lot of shops to take a car to and end up with uneven wear still. What's a good place in Auckland, North-Shore-ish preferred, to take to get my e39 530i aligned now I've changed tyres and wheels? Thanks!

Hmph. This is implausible. I want a video video of the Dickensian waif chimney sweep. I promise not to tell the authorities about the child labour aspect.

Where's the video?