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Hi guys, Looking at putting my 2009 335i 6 speed manual on trademe in the coming weeks but thought I would list it here first to see if any members/enthusiasts are interested. I have owned this for just over a year now and have bought another vehicle. Was used as my daily driver for the better part of my ownership. It’s travelled 121,000ks and the water pump has not yet been replaced. Mechanically it is standard apart from an upgraded charge pipe. I was tempted to tune it but wasn’t too fazed as it’s a fun car to drive as is. Has been serviced frequently to keep up with the mechanical warranty and it’s just got a WOF last week. Wheels wont be everybody’s taste but I like them. They’re 19x8.5 vertini magic wheels, tyres with good tread all round. It has a boot lip and a roof spoiler to give it a bit more shape and it has LED angel eye headlights too. I will be including the standard Motorsport suspension and I’m happy swap the wheels with some style 193’s if you prefer the OEM look. Wanting $26,000 ONO. Thanks

Carport queen

Ran the vin decoder and comes back as a standard 1995 build E36 323i coupe. Not an alpina, doesnt have the alpina body kit or engine spec. But it does seem like it has motorsport suspension and sports (albeit cloth) seats. The wheels look to be style 65 replicas. Black sideskirts probably dont help with the sale either. Unfortunately wont be commanding huge money, how many kms on it now 200k? Do you have a good record of service history for the last 5 years? It maybe worth 4-5k to the right buyer if the car is mechanically sound and no issues.

Wreckers - Hit up HellBM etc. The 135i backbox fits in the factory location, unlike most exhaust shops will try stick a 5" stainless cannon on the back, which look like sh*t. Very well documented mod to 130s.... The best mod to them is a proper LSD though.

I got caught in the middle of the 130i Grand Prix through Panmure at 7 o’clock last night. If you were driving the black one* let me know I’ve got some tips for you.. * I know it wasn’t you @Jacko it wasn’t sitting good as yours

Celebrated moving back to our house with a quick 20 minute wash and sealant followed by over an hour detailing all 5 wheels 🤣 The weaves are largely presentable (small amount of curbing on each) but one is a bit manky - fortunately my spare is in good nick so will get it swapped to tide me over until I decide what I’ll be doing wheel-wise. Car is enjoying its new home - it was unfortunately parked outside in December and January. Sadly no garage for me but will be replacing the old carport with something nicer and bigger in a few months.

CNG was introduced as an alternative fuel, the government jumped on it enthusiastically to the extent that they offered a substantial subsidy to anyone prepared to convert their car (have a familiar ring ?). It produced less power than gasoline and had a short range between fill-ups. None the less gas stations with access to the natural gas distribution network were coerced into installing special high pressure compressors and banks of storage cylinders. It was a classic example of a knee jerk reaction to the fuel crisis at that time, and seen as a way to reduce our dependence on overseas fuel supplies. There was no consideration given to the fact that much of the country did not have access to natural gas, the large CNG tank substantially reduced boot space, and no-one jumped at the thrill of lower performance and difficult starting on cold mornings. One of the reasons that CNG fell out of favor and eventually disappeared was the mandated requirement for the cylinders to be pressure tested by an approved testing agent which involved taking the cylinder out of the car... at a cost. Most opted to simply removed the CNG conversion. Jumping on the hydrogen bandwagon and forcing people into electric cars is another knee jerk reaction to a problem, chosen because big polluters are not so easy to push around. Go for the short-term solution, sell the benefits and ignore the downside... that's how politics work Now, where did I put that gasifier ??? Cheers...

Yes, you are correct... my bad The ethanol was manufactured by Fonterra and diverted for use in making hand sanitizer for protection against the spread of covid. The Gas to gasoline plant did this before cutting back... The Synfuel gas-to-gasoline complex is sited within 180 hectares of land at Motunui, Taranaki. It is designed to convert 52–55 PJ per annum of natural gas into 570, 000 tonnes (14, 450 barrels per stream day) of high octane gasoline. The conversion of gas to gasoline (GTG) takes place in two stages: first gas to methanol (GTM) and second methanol to gasoline (MTG). The two stages are integrated into a single complex to achieve optimum efficiency in management and operation. So still possibly has the potential to be re-purposed if a plant for generating hydrogen was built in Taranaki. Cheers...

ahh what a pleasure she was to work on! She's stolen a piece of my heart this old girl

Did BMW design the X7 purely for middle aged Chinese ladies to block the right lane?