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"...for the, frankly inferior, E46 M3 CSL..." I think he's doing the CSL quite the disservice there. An E30 M3 would be fun but the CSL is an animal.

I've got one spare if you need it

A little update a year later, Welcome to the family the 100% rust free geneuine 325i coupe. That in the past year every nut & bolt has been gone over. Running brand new bilstiens all around, all new engine mounts, belts, water pump, air intake all new genuine radiator piping and all new bushings in the gear box. Its a dream come true. All I need to do now is fix and install the rest of the body kit with all the new clips that I ordered from bmw.. enjoy once this car is done you can expect a lot more photos haha

Replaced the injector seals and filters ready for cleaning and testing.

consider some plastic roofing for natural light

Sounds like a typical low grade import from these so called "professional" import dealerships. I would definitely rather buy a NZ New example from a private owner than go thru the hassle of getting a grade 2.5 or 3 import that needs to get repairs done (probably at the cheapest possible workshop with the cheapest possible parts). Good thing you got the PPI done, otherwise it sound have cost you heaps to repair all the things in that list.

They generally put the ///M in front of the numbers when designating motorsport editions in the past but this was a dealer, not factory, option. For example ///M 328i but 328is was also used. If I were adding a ///M badge (I probably wouldn't) I'd put it first for sure.

^ Glenn is good and most modern BMW's require a lot of servicing.

Best you ring me tomorrow rather than emailing me and asking me to write a book. Happy to help but we are very busy Regards Glenn