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Comment on this listing from another source: "must be a typo forom 200 lol cant be 2k cos i seen these post on buy it b4 i wrea it for 1k ono peaces of sh*t these old bmws now" So. There you have it.

Have a set of alloy wheels to suit e30. all wheels run true and in reasonable condition. et20 offset. ok these need to go as have found something else. Price lowered to $350.00

I reckon try a 2009 ish Audi S3, will be similar to what you're used to in a much more refined package. Mmm whoops this is bimmersport not vask.org.nz ummmm 335i

There’s a very nice looking ‘91 318 for sale on facebook right now for $3500, or looking for swaps too. BMW NZ parts group.

not at all! the 850 is *all curves*, cleverly designed to look like it's boxy, carrying on the familial identity. with a cD of 0.32, it's gotta be curvaceous!

Having owned a couple of Subarus (Legacy Turbo and Legacy Twin Turbo) through into highish kms I don't think there's any doubt that they cost less to maintain than BMWs of comparable Kms. The only way you might get close is by DIYing and saving most of the labour. If you buy a tight Bimmer with service history and reasonable/lowish Kms and a MBI, and don't put on a lot of miles then you should have a very reasonable ownership experience. And do aim to buy something you really like and want to keep for 3+ years - so if you do have to spend a bit to sort some things, the spend averages out. Worst thing is buying a vehicle, get landed with overdue/due maintenance items and getting pissed off with the cost and selling it - right after you've invested in getting it sorted. Next owner wins - and you lose! It's like renovating your house prior to selling it - and then selling it for less than you bought it. Your WRX looks fantastic BTW. Go and drive a 550i Msport and get a feel for the vehicle as that's what will make you want to change (or not). Good luck and cheers for giving us all an opportunity to vent opinions

I'm pretty sure you're already spending more than $2k per year already on your Subaru. If you're not, it's just another Subaru WRX waiting to hand-grenade at 180k kms, surely? Is an estimate of $2k-2k5 concerning you because you don't currently have a clear understanding of what it costs to run a car year to year? Tax department says around 73c per km this year; I don't have the current AA costs though on previous history they'll be higher (fuel, rego, insurance, maintenance, depreciation). Yes, at 73c/km that's $7,300 a year based on 10,000 kms running, and most people say "what, how'd they get that?", 'cos they just pay rego, insurance and fuel without thinking about it, suck in their teeth when they get a repair bill, and never think about the cost of depreciation. I think you'll find the BMW isn't a lot different to a high performance Subaru needing servicing, diff oils etc, and what about that cabbelt service and sparkplug replacement? They're costly on Subaru due to access issues. Suggest you price the parts for an e60 550i: Retail on Air filter, oil filter, 2x cabin filters, 8 litres of longlife synthetic oil, a couple of hours labour. There's your annual service covered. Now add rego and insurance. Tyres are $1000-$1200 over two years (unless you've got staggered 19's). Add a $350 excess for one unexpected repair covered under MBI. $60 for an alignment, annually. And then add a margin for a service item or two with a couple of hours labour; perhaps it's your suspension end links, or a couple of coils and a set of plugs; these are once-in-100kms items. Might be the year you do the cooing system service, or the brake fluid replacement; each of these is every two years (it's smoother if they are staggered alternate years), they're not drastically expensive but they must be done. Seriously, if that seems expensive, just make "The Sony decision" and buy the appropriate Toyota. That is, in the same way that buying a Sony product will generally get you a reasonable level of reliability and performance in any consumer electronics segment without needing to compare against anything else in the market, you're basically sorted with a Toyota. As my mate says, in any given field: "if you play, you pay". Hope that helps.

Paging @kulgan

One of these is not like the other...

Well, not strictly my BMW, but perhaps that of Miss M. The 318Ti. Correctly fitted the replacement headunit, with Aux input wiring through to the shelf under the glovebox. Removed, repaired, and refitted the passenger side door card. It'd been removed before and as is not unusual, the push-clips had become detached from the card and become part of the door. Sorted now. Sort of refitted part of the headlining so it doesn't hang over the rear window. Unfortunately it looks as though the whole thing needs doing. I'll need more enthusiasm for that. Replaced the rear hatch struts so the bootlid now stays open instead of trying to decapitate whoever opens it. Little things, but they make for a successful day.

Riced up the 38, well as much as I will. boot spoiler. Gets a new windscreen on Wednesday to fix the cracked one

A completed E30 project is pretty rare

call nz car parts wellington or tauranga i know they had a few in stock when i was working there

Few for sale on trademe for reasonable prices...

Congrats Garett, hope mum and son are both doing well.

congratulations yes it does

Easy there fella, I think we have had enough death threats over this already. Lets keep it relevant to the OP from now on please and thank you.

when is dyno day? ethanol? I have some wilwood 6 pots and 4 pots if you need more brake options