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The time has come to put my beloved M3 up for sale. I am building a house next year and potentially getting married. So I will really need my finances to be top notch to go forward with the next stage of my life. Most of you already know the car… It is a special order E36 M3 95 Euro on Genuine M5 Staggered Throwing Stars (Polished Lip). Black metallic colour. The car has full tanned-leather interior from factory (in very good condition) no rips, a little worn on the driver’s side as expected for this age, but has been very very very well looked after by me (I am genuinely crazy about the looks of my car). It has 140k km on the clock, has been used for daily driving. This car has been treated like a princess; fully services every 5000km (engine oil Castrol 10w60 and oil filter change with Genuine oil filters), all other filters and coolant has been recently changed as well. I have spent more than 20k on this car during six years of ownership. Stereo: Pioneer Head-unit with Bluetooth hands-free capability, usb and Iphone compatible, multi coloured display and buttons (to perfectly match the amber BMW lighting) Brand new Infinity stereo system (front and rear speakers, twitters and a 10” sub in the boot with all the brackets to mount it) Brand new Genuine BMW mid-range tweeters Interior: Brand new Genuine BMW ZHP weighted shift knob Brand new Genuine BMW Z-roadster short shift kit New AKG sifter mounts (to create more direct shift and last much longer than standard) Brand new Genuine BMW light switch New polished aluminium cluster rings (very hard to get, custom made and imported from Germany) Brand new Genuine BMW clutch and brake pedals and pedal pads, AKG non-squeak pedal bushings Brand new Genuine BMW glove box plastic panel to reduce the saaaaggg Exterior: Brand new Genuine BMW clear side and front repeaters and clear rear tail lights Brand new plastic panel that goes below the windscreen (the one that always brakes on the sun) New Phillips xenon lights on the low beams (4300k, not blue fully legal) New Umnitza Predator Orion V2 Angel eyes Brand new Genuine BMW rear and front glass rubbers and seals Brand new Genuine BMW plastic door handle covers with seals Engine: Brand new Mishimoto silicone hoses Brand new thermostat New radiator plug New fun clutch New Genuine BMW drive belt and AC belt Genuine Reconditioned BMW Alternator Brand new Genuine BMW engine mounts E21 gearbox rubber mounts with AKG aluminium mounting cups All new Genuine Gearbox and Engine mounts’ bolts and washers Suspension: New front lower control arm bushes (I have brand new AKG poly bushes to go in, will come with the car) Brand new Genuine BMW front lower control arms (terribly expensive) New adjustable White Line front and rear swaybars with urethane bushes and new sway bar links New AKG rear sub frame, diff mounts and Rear Trailing Arm Bushes Brand new Lemforder rear strut mounts AC Schnitzer rear stutbar Brand new Genuine BMW front X-brace Brand new FK Silver-X coilovers (Koni struts, stainless steal bodies) these are height and dumper adjustable, developed on the Nuremberg Ring, have lots of very good reviews from US E46 M3 users, so they must be good Brand new HD Myele rear strut mounts (much stronger than standard) Brand new Genuine BMW front strut mounts from E36 M3 Evo (installed on the opposite side will give you extra 2 degrees of negative camber) Brand new Genuine BMW front strut mounts Z-coupe reinforcement plates Brand new Turner Motorsport rear adjustable lower control arms with rubber bushings All brand new Genuine BMW nuts and bolts required to install all the components I think that is pretty much it. I am sure I have forgotten something, but you get the idea. I want $17,500 ONO for the whole lot. I will not separate any of these parts or components. Car is in Christchurch, PM me if you would like to have a look at it. Have recently bought all of these parts and they are all in my garage waiting to be put on this baby: All new power steering hoses and bolts. New GPS tracking device (uses normal prepay cell phone cards) Brand new AKG poly bushes for front control arms I still have all genuine parts available and will come with the car for the full price. SOLD SOLD SOLD

Ports are rubbish ( sarcasm for the sensitive viewers )

What happened Jon?

That e30 has 4 doors - therefore more practical :-)

Just a few pics of my 545i

A supercharger kit?

Mean! After fanging a 235i around Hampton I'm almost converted.

So, after getting a relay from Ray, getting oil pressure and putting the plugs back in.... It started on what sounded like the first rotation! Was so stoked! Have since been to the dyno and its only making between 230 and 240 Hp. The power is flattening off after 5500rpm so have booked the car in at Jerry Clayton's to get the Vanos and fuel pressure checked... Other than that, the car already feels strong so fingers crossed its just the Vanos unit.

Welcome, like a magpie shiny things catch my eye, as your 545 is, nice. Wheels aren't to my taste, but post some more pics

ones like 150x200 pixels and the others like 700x900 lol

Interest in swaps for a tidy E39 530i?

it actually looks so awesome but if i was to own an e30 it would have to be a coupe. nothing wrong with sedans but i dont need 4 doors lol

i think the seller forgot to take that out when relisting? since it was listed last sunday just 2 days ago

Quick sale so you can grab Sascha's e30?

Absolute stunning example, would love in my garage, next to an E30 M3 ^^^^^ Actually same $$ comparison could be used for E30 M3 v E30 M325i & those stack up in the real world

nice sample!GLWS

I find that hard to believe.. I was the best driver in the world when I was 18!

Mmm just bought a car... So someone needs to buy this. Service it, treat it right and not drive it so I can take it off your hands in about a year (approx.) Looks grand - I'm sure you'll have no trouble selling dude.

Took to the paint over the weekend. Full cut and polish. Managed to take off a lot of the touch up paint that had been put on by a previous owner and it looks a million times better. Not sure how well the photos will show it but here goes... Before: After: New engine is hopefully arriving later today so the real work will begin soon... Sent from my D6653 using Tapatalk

Willson says statistics show that at the age of 18 the vast majority of accidents caused by young drivers are down to bad judgement and decision making, and that behind the wheel "adult maturity isn't fully formed until you get past 25 for most cases of people". But rather than raise the minimum age for driving, Willson believes parents and teachers should impart safe driving skills before the effects of adolescence really kick in. "If you teach these children when their mindsets are pure and before they've been corrupted by things like Grand Theft Auto 5 and Top Gear and all these corrosive social pressures, then you get the road safety message in much earlier," says Willson. "The government should look at this very carefully and put driving on the GCSE syllabus. So you teach kids to drive in terms of theory at school and all the right messages at 13, 14, 15, because when you get to 17 the testosterone is raging, all those corrosive influences are embedded." http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24173194

Paying the same in pounds for a litre of diesel as I do in NZ dollars. When the exchange rate is 2.5 $ to the GBP!!

i didnt know AK could be so chilly!

So its sheared the entire wheel barrel away from the wheel face? Wow!! Was considering a set of these as spares for Pigpen, think I'll go back to my original idea of style 66s!

Isn't that where everyone is a rally driver?