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I'd go for the 2001 BMW E46 318i (M43B19)

Warrant of Fitness checks are required for your safety on the road, and also the safety of all the others on the road. Do yourself a favour and get some new tyres. Glad to see other posts are in agreement with this. Bimmersport policy is that anything illegal on NZ roads is not condoned, such as trying to dodge a warrant check like this, so thread closed.

Hi All, Live in Te Awamutu, and we recently purchased a 135i Well, officially my girlfriend has. We have owned a 05 Cooper S for the last 3 years or so, and absolutely love it. Huge fun etc... and we have kept it well maintained. It's also been surprisingly reliable, albeit the fuel pump shat itself out of the blue one night. That''s been the only major headache other than what I'd deem general maintenance on a euro car. We were discussing a few weeks back that the Mini is due for replacement, but didn't really know what to get. We we're contemplating another Golf. We've both had Golfs in the past and liked them. Mine was a mk4 GTi, the maintenance on that was horrendous! My sister has it now, and having done over 380,000 k's it's still going strong. That's a testament to good maintenance by myself and the previous owners. The Domestic Manager had a standard mk4 (most of that before I met her). No maintenance and it fell to bits. We we're leaning toward another VW, when on a trip up to Auckland doing the rounds of the vintage clothing shops we happened upon a car yard that had a few euro's. The 135 caught our eye, and gave us the "ooooh that's nice" fuzzys. A good hour drive around Auckland (most of it stuck in traffic) sorted the "can we sit in this without getting a numb bum?" question (we're getting old), along with the feeling that it was chomping at the bit to be revved left us pretty much frothing at the mouth. Had a stupid asking price, so an offer that we thought was reasonable, and that they would probably decline, was accepted and now it's in the drive way. I've read all the horror stories on these cars, and quite frankly, don't read much into all the negative press on cars. The 135 has a good idle, revs no prob, and I get the feeling that it's been maintained. The interior is mint, and I reckon you kinda get a sense on these things. Done 85k. Fully expecting to be kept busy over the odd weekend tending to it's needs, but hey, when something can be that much fun to drive and bring a seriously smile to the dial, who cares! A quick decode of the vin shows it has the M suspension and the red interior looks too cool for school. Sadly not a manual, but the auto is easy to live with and the shifts are awesome. Gave her an oil change second day we had it, the filter being in good nick, and the oil didn't smell burnt or stressed. Joined up here to chat and discuss these cars with other owners. I like to tinker, and was a panelbeater by trade so not shy to get dirty with it. Have read many things sprawled all over the net regarding tuning etc... and may look into that at a later date. My better half reckons it's fast enough and doesn't need to be tweaked. All very well saying that, but I think if you do these things, there's likely no going back...... One newbie question i have and I hope this isn't out of line, is does the group ever do bulk buys on brake pads or other consumables? I'm still involved with vehicles for work, but don't have the close ties to suppliers that I had panelbeating, and it's no secret that the Euro parts can be mind numbing expensive! Look forward to 'meeting' you all Cheers, Blair

Built by Bimmerworld for Pikes Peak racing. Body E36 M3 GTR (ALMS) carbon widebody, modified for additional cooling and downforce Full body underwing meshes a modified Lola BK240 front splitter, custom floor and undertray, and Argo JM19 Camel Lights downforce tunnels. Estimated 3,000+ lbs of downforce - 2000lbs front, 1800lbs rear at 150mph Chassis E36 unibody basis with partial tube frame Custom double A-arm front Factory BMW E46 M3 trailing arm with BimmerWorld tubular aluminum rear arms MCS 4-way dampers DCE power steering Brakes Performance Friction GT-spec endurance package Bosch Motorsport ABS Wheels & Tires Forgeline GS1R 18x12" Continental/Hoosier racing slick Engine BMW Motorsport P63 (M6 GT3) twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 Twin Weistec Garrett GTX3076 turbos Built and tuned by Roush Engines using ported heads, forged rods & pistons Bosch Motorsport ECU Motec dash and PDM OPTIMA YellowTop battery Over 1,000hp with E85 fuel Driveline Hollinger 6-speed transaxle (rear mounted) Paddle-actuated air-shift More pics here: https://www.bimmerworld.com/E36-Hillclimb-Car/

dont do it~

The advert looks great. Good luck with the sale. Phew these prices recently!!! Need to bump up the insurance on mine!

Phone battery stuffed out. Mounted engine and sorted fuelling out. Electronics...??????freaking hate it. Annnyway...figured out alot...acc pedal , temp sensor, oil pressure and light, fan switches, rev pickup, and morr...so..was worthit. No need for an electician.??...now only fir the freakin ignition wire...to the fuse box...thats where the search begun..

I was considering this. What stage are you running? Keen to hear your review/impressions. Knowing @M3ANs good fortune he probably already has the tune. Haha

Have a nice set of staggered style 24s and style 23s. Please PM me.

Look out for a 320d, quite a bit rarer as there aren't the Jap imports in that model but a totally different drive. Engine is much better than the 4 pot petrol. Probably a little more than a comparable 320i price wise, but not the same as the jump to the six-cylinder models. Oh, and needs to be an M-Sport model, they look soooo much better inside and out.

Certainly will! I know it'll be a long-term sell but at the same time it may not, who knows! also thanks everyone, honestly i was unsure about even mentioning it as I thought it'd be an unfavourable choice especially in a BMW forum

Its not a total scam, just got to think of it as really long life wax, and not some invincible force field.