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Hi all, I have'nt been on here for a very long time, mainly due to the fact I have'nt owned a BMW for a while.... However as some of you might remember I have long wanted a E36 M3. so Finally I have got one. It does require some work but cosmetic only! Mechanicallly (touch wood) it seems good for the klms. it has 230klms!!! but with a mortgage and now a baby... I could'nt afford a low mileage one, I usually don't like anything over 150klms so I took a gamble especially after it just having a ppi done @ a local bmw mechanics then when I got home the radiator decided to split! (thanks to Ray its now fixed) but its NZ new & will give me something to tinker with when I get the time! cheers Chris.

WTB - Hi, looking for H&R or Eibach springs and either Bilsteins or Koni Yellow shocks for my E36 M3. Sent from my SM-N910U using Tapatalk

Great morning man! Cheers for the ride. Sounds grouse, could hear it even while in Ryans car. Sent from my SM-N910U using Tapatalk

carnauba wax is the best protection for bare metal. Its not a permanent thing though so has to be reapplied every 3-4 months. Looks a million bucks though.

What a stunner of a day for a drive! Drive6 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Drive5 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Drive4 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Drive3 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Drive2 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Drive1 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

If a car is registered with a main dealer, and the details are current, the dealer will contact you. If the car hasn't seen a dealer recently, they'll not necessarily know how to contact the owner.

My username says it all...

So when the shitty cooling system fails it only takes the head with it.

So picked this up from Dunedin and drove back to Morrinsville over a couple of days. Wow what a drive, 1500 kms with a mixture of boring straights, amazing scenery, mad hairpins, wicked roads, mental tourists and flickering traction control lights Special thanks to Mason in Dunedin for checking it out for me, LEGEND! Replacing the E500 as the daily driver. Will use this as a bit of a record of works etc. as they come up. So to the details: M62TUB44 540i, Steptronic box Production date 26.07.1999 , Jap export version, first registered NZ 2008 Colour: Biarritzblau Metallic (363) M-Sport Package, sports suspension II, told M5 rear bumper/ Mirrors and M5 exhaust (pic for ref) happy to be told otherwise. Be interested to know. Purrs real nice ! Mileage :152000 km's Summary: Well maintained engine, drivetrain, mechanicals. Stored outside for 3 years but cared for. Works completed by PO: Valve cover gaskets, PCV Valve, all cooling hoses, Valve covers blasted and powder coated, Various engine gaskets, battery replaced, plugs replaced, glass headlight fronts replaced, had three and half years did 20000kms. Avoided metal roads like the plague! Works to do: Aircon doesn't work, apparently not need in DUN (?). been to Hamilton Cool Air and searching for leaks, nothing apparent - refilled and returning for die testing in a fortnight. Clay bar paint surface. Polish and wax. Detail interior. Detail Exterior. Rear window regulator broke on the way down with putting the windows down all the time with no AC, lol. Replacement ordered arriving tomorrow. May put NZ 4:3 or 16:9 radio with RDS in as currently just Business Jap version with band expander, works really well though. Other then that looks OK. Just given it its first wash to remove 1500kms of grime, muck and bugs.

I bought this car 2 years ago through the "special interest vehicle" scheme that NZTA have. I bought from a private seller advertising it on Pistonheads after I had been granted a permit. It is a 2003 model that has had 3 owners with 1 owning it for 8 of the then 10 years. My interest in the M5 goes back to 2002 when my son's father in law had one as his work car (believe it or not). I was lucky enough to get to drive it once and was very impressed. I considered buying a second hand one at the time but it was beyond my resources. That car was oxford/caramel so I've had a hankering for one like that ever since It did however get me into BMWs, my first being an E46 330d. I really enjoyed owning this, especially the torque it produced. Since then I have sampled a few of their torquier engines but the E39 M5 was always in the back of my mind as the benchmark. To get back to the said car, I took a punt on the seller being straight with me and he answered all my questions and supplied plenty of photos. He took it to an independent BMW service garage for an inspection. Their view was that it was a good example with the only rust they could find was on some of the fastenings and it would benefit from a clean up. Also mileage was correct. After I got it home I have spent a lot of time cleaning it and also getting my local BMW tech to bring everything else up to date. Including... Engine oil and filter, gearbox oil, rear brake rotors, skim front rotors, cam cover gaskets, gear shift link refresh, both bumpers off repainted, bonnet and door repaint, replace rear scuba boxes (supplied by Ray from one of his wrecks), new tyres, battery, mats and steering wheel. Plus a few shipments of fastenings etc from the UK. Here are some photos... There is a depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the marque here on Bimmersport which I enjoy. I've met up with some of the M5 owners, Martin, Glenn and Darren who are all very helpful. I hope you enjoy my post.

Haven't had the chance to take some proper photos and over-edit them in a while, especially since the crash, so decided to snap a few yesterday afternoon.