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@Sammo you've been spotted on Facebook.

That's been hovering around my neighbourhood recently. I thought about leaving a note on the windscreen but 18k feels like very strong money. Nice looking car though

Hey all, new to the group. Previously had an E61 530D msport touring 2006. Was a bit long in the tooth when I sold it a few years ago but was still such an awesome car. Only small downside was being RWD on the occasional snow mish... So when a G31 xdrive msport version came up recently, and in my favoured white, I couldn't help myself! Amazing how the new (to me) car is such a similar, and still excellent, package... but just does everything a little bit better. Xdrive and ZF8 is a game changer in this car. So happy with it! One thing I need tough, is a towbar. Not been able to find supply or install yet. Anyone managed to retrofit a towbar on G30/ G31?

Maybe I'm crazy but I don't think this is that overpriced. NZ new, looks to be in great condition, <100K km, factory manual. It's at least worth low teens no? Seems like a useable modern classic.

Oil coolers all done and can't spot any leaks as of yet, but has only barely gotten to temp once so far. Replace the fender and front bumper got painted and installed. Very happy with how it all worked out. just need to stick the number plate back on and give it a good clean now

Catless Downpipes I have catless downpipes, got cheap ones, work great. MHD 2+ tune I had the opportunity to do some emmissions testing on a few vehicles as a part of a research project, so I slotted mine into the test group. Was done at a VTNZ station & they checked the cars over. Noone noticed the lack of cats in the downpipes (they are fairly buried and the secondary cats are visible, so it needs someone knowledgable on these cars to pick it up). Long story short, mine was a little "dirty" on its emissions when cold, but once warmed up, it was as clean as any other car tested. If challenged, take it for a strop round the block & tell them to stick the sniffer up a tailpipe. They will give up & pass you as your car won't fail unless it has other issues. I was worried that the MHD tune might over-richen it, but no issues at all. Vibrations My car has a very slight vibration noise just above idle, then sweet as. one of the pipes is just very slightly contacting an unidentified bracket & this makes some noise. Get the car up on stands, start the engine & go looking. Ideally get someone in the car to vary the revs up & down until you hear the vibration & follow the noise. Welding gloves highly recommended for this exercise btw Pops and Bangs Nope, have none, but have had experience in a variety of cars. The most likely cause is an air leak in your exhaust, most likely the joint where the downpipe comes off the turbo. The closer to the exhaust port of the cylinder, the more likely to pop and bang. As a younger hoon, I used to deliberately make my car exhausts bang, but as a more refined gentleman I do prefer to fly under the radar a bit more