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I have now had a chance to really drive this old girl and I am pleasantly surprised. The steering was much better than I expected and while it is slow compared to modern cars its well weighted and surprisingly direct. Its very comfortable and reasonably well balanced in the corners but I can see some new shocks in the near future. The M60 is a gem, revs easily to 6700rpm and the power is very useable and such she's reasonably quick.

throwing stars + techno violet = 90's classic! ?

Never has an Aventador been so invisible!

Glad I've almost finished working on the M3 so I can move it out of the carport because these arrived this morning... ??

No surprise on the shocks etc, usually neglected even in good examples. Yep E34 steering is quite decent for a box with good feedback once you it get off center.

Is this one of three Technoviolet 540is in NZ or is there more? @Herbmiester new one, Simon's ex one - NZ new, grey leather 400,000km+ and yours? To me these spec E34's 540i's the closest thing BMW built to a traditional muscle car.

Wow, 10 Years on, and still shines up ok. Just had a major 25th birthday and is the best its ever been in my ownership, I would say it drives pretty much like new. All new suspension and steering, including Bilstein's. Lots of servicing, all leaks fixed, hpc coated cam covers, diff seals, subframe bushes, etc, the list really does just go on and on. FCP have been great!

mount fan, lower coolant hose needed, power steering hose to adapt or will get one made, mount acc pedal, brake and clucth hoses to fit and bleed...then..?

Picked up my newest old toy today, 1998 e39 530d touring, ex Ireland import, 197k Miles, no wof, no reg, started a list of what needs doing to turn it into a road legal, reliable tow mule, 1) EVERYTHING!! will start with a thorough cleaning inside and out and go from there....

Sold Well, it's time. Some of you have seen my posts on this car over the years. It's time to find her a new home. Hopefully someone who appreciates the thousands spent on modifications and high degree of maintenance. Bear with me here this will be a novel... am I a bit crazy? Probably yes. 178000 KM. First, the history, which may scare some of those less brave buyers away It suffered an engine failure on track late last year and has undergone a no-expense spared engine replacement. I've seen working 335is sell for less than what I spent on this! Engine has just been replaced with a partially rebuilt unit. All bearings (rod bearings, upper and lower bearings), timing chain, front/rear main seals replaced, so you can enjoy it with no fear of any impending bearing failures! For good measure, a chunk of the cooling system was replaced at the same time - water pump, thermostat, various pipes. All genuine BMW parts! DCT transmission fluid was even replaced when this was done. This work was done by DCH Motorsport in Christchurch. Modifications: MHD Tune - Stage 2+ 98RON, done lots of data logging to ensure the engine runs perfectly with this map. VRSF catless downpipe 6 inch intercooler - Chinese no-name but I have done back-to-back testing to ensure it outperforms the stock one and keeps intake temps low when running a tune. CPE Aluminium charge pipe Turbo rebuilt with upgraded compressor wheel by a reputable NZ turbo builder (like what they on the Stage 1 upgrades, but not the turbine). Go Fast Bits diverter valve was fitted too Pics here from the man himself: With more background and pics here, plus details and pics on other modifications: Solid rear subframe bushings Rear differential brace (both pictured in thread above too) Foam rear upper shock mounts upgraded to solid rubber. KV V2 coilovers. Certified. These have adjustable rebound damping so you can adjust it to your taste. M3 front control arms (installed at 160 000km). You might think this makes for an uncomfortable, noisy, stuff ride? Not at all! As long as you don't put runflats on it. I've roadtripped across NZ in this car, comfort was fine and it was incredibly fun to drive! Customised exhaust. Muffler internals modified to change the tone, resonators added to cancel out the loud metallic rasp that you get with an aftermarket downpipe. It sounds beautiful I assure you. But not boy-racer obnoxious loud. Other notable big ticket items: Tie rods replaced at 160 000km DCT had a full service at 151000km which included all seals - side pan, Top o-ring, lower sump cover, new sump pan and filter (fluid replaced again at 178000km while the engine was being replaced, probably pointless but it's one less thing for the next owner to worry about). New high pressure fuel pump at 147000km. Brake disks at 144300km - aftermarket slotted rotors, probably no performance gain but they look cool... Has Motul RBF 660 brake fluid and Ferodo DS2500 brake pads. Dusty pads but they perform, these do pretty well on a track but feel great on the street as well with minimal noise. If you prefer less dust and pure silence, the EBC Redstuff pads are boxed up and can be swapped over. Still have most of their pad material left on them. Less performance, no good on a track and you can overheat them if you push really hard on a twisty mountain road, but great for street driving in general. PIAA silicone windscreen wipers. these apparently last forever, they also leave a nice 'rain-x' type coating that makes the water bead off. Works even better if you clean the glass with Rain-X or similar. Asking price: I'm gonna throw out a number of $20k but if you're seriously interested, make an offer, just not a silly one, and we can see Last pic shows it wearing a set of Apex Arc-8 wheels - these are for sale separately.

So, acquired this 316i compact this time last year to use for autocrosses, and to slowly build into a clubsport car instead of using the m3. Havent really done much with it over the last year, apart from sorting a few wee issues for a wof and picked up some e46 15” alloys with new tyres for $150. But last week that changed to have it ready for an autocross in the weekend,. So was a mad rush to get everything done, but managed to pull it off after a few late nights. First thing to address was the rear end as it was horrible to drive at 100kms and all over the show. So got a replacement rear end from a z3 to refresh while keeping the car movable, and to replace the rear drum brakes with discs. So ordered poly bushes all round, raised subframe bushes to dial out some camber, weld in brackets and ecentric bolts for adjustable camber and toe, and some reinforcing plates for diff mounts and trailing arms mounts, and braided brake lines from garagistic. So after getting a mate to weld them in, I removed the old bushes, new ones fitted and subframe painted it was ready to swap over, which had a few issues. Turns out the z3 use a different handbrake cable and hard line on the arms. So had to find some replacements since the original ones wouldn’t work, which slowed things down. So while held up with that I swapped the suspension over to bilstein shocks and springs with reinforcement plates, 328i front calipers and rotors and what brake lines that I could. Luckily the local wreaked had the bits so was able to get the rear end finished, brakes bled and ready for its booked wof on Friday by 12.30 Thursday night. Saturdays job was to strip out everything on the rear and remove the tow bar ready for the autocross. Was a good day out and the car was great to drive finally! Nice and tight. So next one is on the first of November...so figured that was plenty of time to do an engine swap, and on Tuesday night started to strip a few bits ready to come. Finished work early Yesterday afternoon and it was out, taken away, replacement picked up, new poly engine mounts fitted, box bolted on and all in place by 10.30pm. So is now sporting a m52b25 with a sc14 blower bolted on the side running a speedino computer, which you may have seen arron selling not too long ago. So today spent and hour or sorting the loom out, and getting some new fuel lines and heater hoses ready to connect. Hoping to get some time on it tomorrow but will see how i get on for time.

Hi All. Quick introduction and a pic or two of this amazing machine. Have had the car for nearly a month now and apart from a few minor issues is amazing! I hope to edit this post with more photos etc as I get around to it. I have all the factory documentation etc to go with the car and will share this as it becomes digitised. Cheers Options List 299 Technoviolet metallic 199 No catalyst 214 ASC + Traction 255 3 spoke sport steering wheel 274 wheels cast …. 302 alarm 339 Shadowline 401 Power sunroof 431 Auto anti-dazzle interior mirror 438 WOOD TRIM 459 Power seats with memory 481 sports seats 498 Head rests in rear 534 Automatic air con 548 Kilometer speedometer 676 Hi Fi loudspeaker 687 Radio/CD 704 M sport suspension 806 3rd brake light 818 Main battery switch(for transport) 850 Fuel for export 925 Shipping protect package

Hey guys im in the market for an e92 m3. Ive seen all the options on trademe currently. My ideal would be a well optioned manual but happy with dct options as well. Not really interested in 4 doors. If you are selling or know of some that are please give me a shout. 02102731873. Im located in auckland but will travel almost anywhere for the right car. Cheers

I’ve seen a very nice red 318iS going into Pakuranga Golf Club a couple of times in the last week. Recent number plate, so could be the one that sold if previous owner kept the p-plate??

I have made contact but no reply.. edit: it almost makes that red one seem cheap at 22k doesnt it

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BMW Z1 with a Weismann hardtop.

yep, the '94 205gti-c went to a buyer from Perth. He's a happy chappy!! The Peugeot was moved on to make room somewhere for the replacement car. A JDM....... 1985 Toyota Corolla Levin AE86. A rust-free survivor with a few needs. But I don't think you will find many as original as this one.

Love it. Well done!

Ractis looks to fit the bill too, probably cant go wrong with vitz running gear ?

Funcargo?

right rear door card glued back together and re- installed, window works mint, rear speakers replaced, started filling and sanding smallish dents in front bumper, new plate holder ordered, put some diesel in it, rear seats back in and belts all working, heavy rubber floor mats water-blasted, rear window cleaned, stickers installed on rear window, fog lights removed from old bumper and opened up to let all the water out. A few quick squirts up and down the driveway suggests the trans needs a full service, it takes a few revs to get it moving, and the turbo is a bit louder than I am happy with but they can wait until its road legal.

Nissan ENV200.

Im so glad its finally found a good home. Stunning inside and out.

Very nice! M60 + 6spd manual = near perfection ?? ?

It takes a lot of patience to Audi.

Stunning car - looks in top condition too

Fixing this absolute botch job of wiring from the previous owners garage. Had o2 sensor error line fault possibly linked to that wiring, and secondary disa self diagnosis fault. Massive thanks to @Steveo1 for throwing in the entire manifold + loom attached + o2 sensors to get this looking nice and tidy. Absolute legend. Forth time taking this thing off, managed to get it off in 1 hour, with no Pipe breaks, and very little swearing getting the sump return odd with that ac line tool After all of this no regrets, A considerable bump in power, no lag in lower rpm range. That smaller DISA must have definitely been dead. And fuel economy back to 14km/l open road and 10.5km/l mixed. (From 7-8kml)

Today I gave the car an oil change with Penrite HPR5 5w/40 (thanks Repco sale) a new Hella Oil Level sensor, a new Mann oil filter and a fresh cabin filter. Also did a smoke test for vacuum leaks (more out of interest than concern) with a smoke machine I bought on Trade Me a few weeks ago - no leaks! Thanks to @zero and that 50s kid for the idea. Was out at the JDM vs Euro meet with a few E46 bros from Facebook yesterday enjoying the sunshine too - an incredible McClaren Senna was there, only to be outdone when the only Senna LM in Australasia showed up ?

Fitted up the 40mm cut version today and it's perfect with my swaybar set to the hardest setting. Pic is of car with both front corners at full droop. Ace, thanks again @aja540i. ? Now, to work out how to get these fabricated locally, plate itself is easy, brackets are a different proposition.

Hey, does anyone know if its possible to retrofit a m5 seat into a base e60? Ive got a base lci model 530i with the seats without heating or lumbar adjustments. Im planning to fit m5 seats and just wanted to know what to look out for. Afaik, getting the active bolsters to work is impossible but as long as it doesnt throw funny codes i can live with it. Same goes for heating. Just looking to have the bolsters work. Edit: by bolsters, i mean bolsters power adjustment

I was expecting a random thread dig post from a new overseas member but was pleasantly surprised. Haha

I've driven half a dozen different ones of these while working for Ford. They were around 20k in the late 90's. Interesting cars but the asking prices well exceed the experience in my opinion. Cool story, the sales team wouldn't let people test drive them in the wet after a couple of incidents! ?

Picked up my OE Aero spoiler today from my folks place, they had collected it for me from Continental BMW. It's quite a bit lighter than I expected and can see why it's common for them to come up at the left and right edges, it doesn't sit flush so there's constant tension on the double sided tape when it's installed. I wonder if it can be clamped down in situ and heated up to deform into a more compliant shape? I suspect it will take me a long time to get this painted and installed. But hey, at $150 I couldn't say no.

I have begun telephone communications

Mmmm very nice. I'd love one of these to put a GM LS2 V8 in so it moves and is a fun looking grunty package. One day! Arguably one of the best styled BMWs of all time.

Nice. Painting that rear piece black was a good idea, modernises the look IMO.

I was a die hard manual fan for a long time, 25+ cars prior to my old 135i were all manuals until I found myself needing to commute to the city daily.....not worth it. Bright side is I got a chance to learn how good modern autos are. Last auto I drove long term before my current zf8 was probably my BJ Familia 14 years ago.

@KwS made four posts on the first page actually, and only one of them could be construed as conjecture, the rest were excellently raised points in the context of a "for sale" thread on a forum, especially when the information given by the seller was less than crystal clear.

Pulled the motor from the M3 this week preparing for a full rebuild. Was a driveway job, never pulled a motor before either so was definitely a learning experience. Tried to take as many photos as I went, but in hindsight still not enough. Generally the process was look at what's hanging on, take a photo, rip it out, bag and tag. Struggled with fitting the headers past the transmission bellhousing when lifting the motor for about 20 minutes before I realized I could just take the headers off lol. Came out no problem after that. Overall, easier than I thought. Looking forward to having a freshened up engine. Tempted to go all in and get some bigger Schrick cams while its all being done, would go well with the CSL airbox... but then again maybe my eyes are too big for my wallet.

Have to change the name of the site to "130i Owner's NZ" at this rate...

A belated 21st present has been ordered for the M5. - Clutch kit and at the same time a shifter rebuild using some new bits I have had stored away. -full suspension kit including shocks, all arms, ball joints, steering parts etc. Everything except subframe bushes and wheel bearings. diff bushes, diff seals, drive shaft cv, centre bearing and flex coupling were replaced in late 2018. -valve cover seals, air filters, cabin filters and fuel filter. Oil change to be done at same time. Be a good opp to also fit 4 new CPS's i've had in storage too. Planning to take it down to the end of the south island next year and will be looking forward to driving it on all the fresh parts.

Hope you had the battery coded and registered to the car

Bye-bye Baby Blue. You were unwanted but nevertheless loved and appreciated and you left stronger than you arrived. Farewell, Godspeed. Sold!

I got the car back last weekend with a permanent exhaust/emissions light on the dash, computer said O2 sensor. Cleared the codes and it still fails the start-up check. INPA live values confirmed it was Bank 1, Sensor 1 (thank god) so easy to replace. I swapped over one from my black car today to confirm that the sensor was the actual problem rather than power or ground and confirmed, code cleared and didn't come back. I'm soaking both (one from each car) in white vinegar overnight and will put them in the ultrasonic cleaner tomorrow and test again. I'd actually order an inexpensive one from Ali now if I had any confidence it would arrive in less than 10 weeks. Otherwise a Bosch from FCP which I know will arrive in a few days. I'm undecided what to do in the interim but if cleaning doesn't work I might put the good one in this car and use it as my daily until a) the other O2 sensor arrives or b) I sell it. Current price is $7,600 - up $100 from earlier because of a fresh oil change and filter (so effectively free labour). I will chuck in some aluminium pedal covers for that price and somebody might even be able to haggle a good deal on some LCI taillights.

Also has this crazy, rear seats down cargo net. It's OEM but took me a fair while to work out! ? There are supplementary fittings in the roof for it.

No credit needed (but thanks), I'm a man of my word. I had no intention of pushing the bidding up to be honest, I put in an auto bid close to the current bidding but nowhere near what I thought it would go for and walked away. Came back to a car. I actually think I can make it better (and much lower risk) for a prospective buyer anyway and the two on here that were bidding (I don't recognise either) that have PM'd me already have my assurance they'll be amongst the first considered when I move it on.

Bland 318i auto coupe in average condition for $12k ?