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Dual mass fly wheels are not only BMW specific, many late model manual cars use them. It's not so much to protect the gearbox, but to avoid complaints about harshness and noise that a single mass flywheel produces - Not suited to the character of luxury barges as per turbolizzard's comments. There are some high mileage M5's around the globe with their original clutches. Mines done 171k's now, and still doesn't slip in 6th at 1500rpm full load up a hill. I've found a tech document that suggests that the Sachs dual-mass flywheels should be replaced after the second clutch change. Unless of course the flywheel doesn't pass inspection during the 1st clutch change. http://understeer.com/pdf/dualmass.pdf

Na one gives a shhhhiiiaat but it's funny to argue about it

You live up north - just do what everyone else up there does to make a coupe - mig the rear doors shut, bita bog, can of spray, you're away..........we could do ya a primo deal on a E39 coupe or fast-back............(fast back being a Touring with rear doors migged shut........)

Gavin @ Hi Velocity does much of the BMW tuning in NZ. He is based out of BM Workshop in East Tamaki.

Hahaha this has a topic

a quartermile at a time is the Palmy way

As we have no idea wtf this thread Is about now a bog standard e36 328 auto vs a bog standard e39 540 auto 1/4 mile needs to be organised

I wish we had limits on post count before people could sell stuff. This thread reeks of dodgy.

yes was ok, for just myself which is all that was in the car. but i also took a set of golf bats and my usual E30 survival kit consisting of socket set jack jackstands, plyers and a big fkn hammer, but i didnt need any of that There is no way luggage is going on my back seat though lol

Hard for me to say. Usually when I buy a new car I know what I want so I just wait for the right one to come along. If I had to pick between an E36 328i and an E46 330ci then my first concern would be which has been looked after best and has a service history. I prefer the shape of the 330ci but they're common as muck... In fact, if it was silver I couldn't buy it no matter how good it was unless I had the cash to paint it or wrap it... There are just too goddamn many silver E46 coupes. But a well-maintained E36 is much rarer and still a great looking car. My advice - decide what you want and wait for a decent one at the right price. Don't get suckered into buying something else. You'll regret it and sell it before the year's out.

Bob Marley and the wailers right?

Ben this long for me. Would never go back.

I helped someone at an accident scene a couple of years back, me and another passer by completed 25 minutes of cpr on a guy before the ambulance arrived. cant tell you if he survived or not, i didnt want to know really. not long after the ambo arrived i overheard a person complain that they had been filming with their iphone so long their arms hurt. took me quite some time staring at them to fully grasp how horrifically self centered that was, morbid for filming a dying man, and so selfish for that comment while the willing people had horribly sore bodies from the laboring task of cpr. if i could have lifted a fist he would have found it. i think more people should be trained in first aid in general. far to many people watch people die for want of first aid that they find gross. also i recommend a free app called "aed locations" gives you a map view, name and address of the nearest building with defibrillators inside. can save lives knowing where to go

Hi kodachrome, When I bought my 1994 850CSi last year, my insurance company needed a valuation before they would provide Classic/Vintage insurance cover. They had no listing whatsoever for the BMW 850CSi, which as we know is a much more rare and valuable beast than the regular 850i. So I had a friendly RMVD sign a written valuation for my car on their letterhead, including an appendix with pictures of the car. The car's value was derived from its rarity, condition/history and recent sales prices overseas. This valuation was acceptable to my insurance company, and should therefore satisfy your import company's requirement for a "Registered Valuation". Look forward to seeing the car when you get her complied and registered for the road. It is the 7th RHD 850CSi to be brought to this country, and will be one of just five road-registered examples here. Let me know if you still want to be included in the NZ E31 Register. All the best.

that's the one that drunk dude clipped a powerpole in. Doubt insurance paid out on that one.