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12 Weeks till Im in Amsterdam smoking doobs and thanking the gods Im out of NZ

after a 10 year hiatus i'm back in the BMW fold again..loving it too! jap import 2007 335i M coupe with 72K just getting my head back into the car as i've owned it for about 3 days now. one issue appears to be the battery.. clock keeps resetting...time for Paul Kelly to replace that Batt... Greets to all from Governors Bay, Lyttleton/Christchurch Piers

Oh I know the one you are talking about now. Nice car. I do hope that the owners of these cars are pulling their airbox out and cleaning them on a regular basis ... the amount of crap and blow by that these carbon airbox collect despite having a good BMC filter and drain is almost mind blowing!! If any owner needs a know how of how to do this without damaging your airbox PM me ... I can pretty much remove and install these with my eyes closed now.

And Mod335's car goes hard. If it were me, I would take it where ever Suresh has, that way you know you are dealing with people who have done the work and know what is involved. They will be able to install stuff twice as fast without breaking trim etc..

new parts car in today 2009 e82 135i m-sport coupe 62k's 6spd tiptronic twin turbo 3L engine black leather sports seats etc maybe fix it up for a wicked little race car . 1st reged in nz april 2015 that didn't last long [email protected] 021433600

Very happy to add another bmw to my garage. It's a 1970 e3 2800. Has been sitting since 1989, luckily the rego is on hold and it still has the original plates. I'm planning to restore it and paint the original green. Got it for an awesome price. I have always wanted a classic car with carburetors and this is perfect. Can't wait to pick it up this weekend ☺

Hey folks, Just thought I'd leave this here... Made this clock for my Dads birthday today, first attempt at one and first attempt at engraving. I think my engraving needs some work and for the next one I think I'll find a different clock insert as this one needs to be removed from the bearing cups to change the battery/time. The paint was supposed to be stainless steel but i could have just bought a can of silver for half the price... maybe I'll do satin black next. I also toyed with a style using just the rod, minus the piston. Cheers!

quite interesting the lengths the go to to protect a design

not a design they needed to protect. Looks better with those screwed on panels. You're not wrong Kyu.

There is an exception to the law for *555 calls and 111 calls.

its pretty REAR for sure....

Hijack........

One more pic just for you Kelvin. You know you'd luv one in the garage.

Mike Hoskins had a fairly scathing diatribe describing Kiwi drivers just now... Essentially, he's in favour of the UK law.

I have a peaky blinders type flat cap, pays me dividends on Tinder. Unfortunately no gold chain or grillzz i better post a pick up of mine one of these days

You mean this? ha ha

I think the E38's big enough to pull off these 21 inch Alpina wheels with class so 20's will be more than fine and wont look gangsta.

i have 20s on my E38, 10.5 on the back and 9 on the front from memory. Looks very cool, but yes you do need to drive accordingly, avoiding potholes etc.

Won't 20s kinda ruin the plush ride?

Yup. Nothing like getting out of bed at 4:30am for a 6am start on a chilly winters morning. Personally I'd rather be doing the 10pm start and heading home at 6am.

Everyone`s engine bay looks like that in ChCh...trust me.There`s some sort of rebuild underway...

starting early haha

Isn't there a law "no passing on the left" in the UK ? Being pinged for lane hogging makes sense if so, as you're effectively blocking 2 or more lanes.

As Michael said `not to difficult to replicate` with less $ than genuine. Unfortunately the end result will never be a CSL. It is sacrilege to tamper with an icon like the CSL. The better approach is to extend on the stock M3 with mods that will equal and surpass a genuine CSL. i.e 3.4/3.5 stroker,S62 or S85 powerplant with upgraded susp/brakes. As a sidenote the different engines from the `00 era that are used to repower the E46 M3 are: (S62 torque vs S54 torque makes for the best street mod/bang for buck. The S54 engine in the E46 M3 is rated at 343 hp (DIN) or 333 hp (SAE) at 7,900 rpm and 262 lb/ft of torque at 4,900 rpm. The CSL-spec S54 engine is rated at 360 hp (DIN) at 7,900 rpm and 273 lb-ft of torque at 4,300 rpm. The E46 GTR 3,997-cc dry-sump motor produces 380 hp (DIN) at 7,000 rpm and 288 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm. The S62 engine produces 400 hp (DIN) or 394 hp (SAE) at 6,600 rpm and 369 lb/ft of torque at 3,800 rpm The S65 B40 is rated at 420 hp (DIN) / 414 hp (SAE) @ 8,300 rpm and 295 lb-ft of torque @ 3,900 rpm. The S85 V10 is rated at 507 hp (DIN) / 500 hp (SAE) @ 7,750 rpm and 383 lb-ft of torque @ 6,100 rpm.

Here is a good friend of my wife and I's one in Wanaka recently.

This. Even if it is 1/2 hour drive.

Another viewpoint of the 7s

Its bloody exp to list a car on tm too

If they were on an E39 without hub rings they'll need adapters to fit an e38. Cheap but the E38 needs staggered with at least 9s at the back IMO.