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This was my car, i restored it and i put the tyres on it and they are not $50.00 tyres. Ron, not all good tyres are the expensive items you appear to like, there are some excellent tyres out there for very reasonable money. The car was never going to be driven hard or for that matter on a race track. The new owner wanted something reasonable for sedate driving because the car was going to be a garage queen. Alas he sold it to this crowd who are just trying to make a large profit for nothing. If i had kept the car it would now be wearing Bridgestones. It's an ok car but it's not 105k, maybe $70 to $75k and i believe the current bid is BS.

Couldn't help myself when this came up. It needs a bit of work. New guibo, headliner and a few other small things like fog lights but it's been well maintained and was only sold because the owner thought the trans was completely stuffed. I kinda feel a bit bad not telling him about the guibo but it was a good bargaining point..lol Anyway. Here it is.

When you're buying a car like this the tyres are so inconsequential that it's not worth wasting any internet over.

Cool colour. Cool car. But I'd rather have; This This and This

E30 had his little brother come visit today for a wash! Apparently 1 of only 2 white E46 M3s in the country.... Only photos we took were pre-wash... D'oh!

I'd say there is a market- depending on the cost per unit. Ron is likely correct about the WTCC rules, but people spent years putting M50 intake mani's onto their M52's, so f**k logic and yay carbon intake! It won't even have to make more power, the placebo effect (and bling factor) alone will sell it.

Hello all, I happened to come back to the side of car ownership after nearly a year without(the joys of company cars). Saw this gem of a 740il on a Facebook for sale page and after realising what wheels were on it, I knew I had to have it. Booked in a viewing for the Saturday and took it away that afternoon. Unfortunately the registration has lapsed so the car needed need recompliance before it was ready for summer cruising. It's now re-registered and road legal. New battery and wheels fitted. Brake fluid and coolant done. Brake rotors and pads all round. Yet to do: Oil service Cut and polish Interior clean Rear tyres Bonnet struts Centre caps for wheels A/C regas Paintless dent removal It drives so nicely for a car with over 200km's! New wheels

woot! is right, I'd rock a 328i coupe again. The retreads over at Carjam think this is a sedan

w00t! loos great, Dave. good score.

Noooo Bruce, I didn't realise you sold it. You are being very modest in your description of the car, it was an absolute gem when you had finished the restoration. Lets not go through another massive debate about tyres, save that for the wheels and tyres section please.

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I too have used Beisan seals, on two cars now and the quality is great. The guides on the site are generally good too (with the exception of the S50B30 euro, which i have advised Raj was wrong and he abused me for it and still hasnt updated it). I would be very wary about buying something so important from a random ebay seller. You just dont know what you will actually get.

It's the claws on the roof that are worse!

Thanks for the advice Tom. I think my kids would like the cat idea very much, but then I might end up with cat paw prints all over my hood!

commit take the plunge. leap, no regrets

whats wrong with the hankooks? they are not the lowest spec, its actually the Ventus V8 RS (H424) Its not Michelin PS4 or Continental CPC5 but its definitely no linglong

I have KW V2 and with the right settings they're great on the road. Just a little tricky on some driveways and parking buildings

KW 2-way will work well, even on NZ roads, lots of adjustment to get it how you want it for road and track. What's the current plan - a cage and go racing or fast road semi-sleeper?

It's getting up there in terms of price for a non-limited edition E30 M3, but looks to be a very good, and sympathetic restoration. So, to the right buyer, with a little bit of negotiation that would be a reasonable buy in today's totally sky-high E30 M3 market. However, whether Jonny 4 stars from CHCH is a serious bidder, and can affort to go through with his bid on TradeMe may be another completely seperate conversation. My instincts would say, probably not!

This tan?

I second the 'use a quality hedgehog' - I tried a cheap one and it lasted about 3 months. I bought main from a BMW main dealer - faster turnaround, and the difference in price wasn't significant. The bolts/screws that secure it are torx head. I bought a set of tools from Repco (I think) - green handled ones. The correct size torx tool was exactly the right length. Once upside in the footwell with your head positioned just so, your feet somewhere else while swearing about the seat and questioning the heritage of whoever decided this was a good place to put something that fails...

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yea i prefer the 120-140km/h drivers

Hey all, just signed up! Finally convinced myself that I "need" a BMW M2. Look forward to learning and sharing! Also - when is the next meetup in Auckland?