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Every brand has made problematic engines. Problem is 90% of people who buy these cars have no clue about them and whats required to run them, they just see a cheap BMW. Rarely do any research or ask workshops for advice or even get PPI done before buying. They certainly cry about BMW's being unreliable and expensive when they fail though, which is fine by me because limits these fools ruining the better ones.

Possibly BMWs are so loved that they get repaired if they break, and have preventative maintenance completed. So there is plenty of discussion in the enthusiast communities about these topics. Whereas some other brands are just driven into the ground then ditched, with little in the way of enthusiasm to keep them going.

Just the N46s, complete turd. Its honestly not worth rebuilding or repairing, get a wreckered engine or swap a proper engine in and enjoy the benefits of it.

If you dont like the quote, go somewhere else. Dont whinge about it. You've said it yourself, you cant do the job yourself, so what your buy price and labour is, is irrelevant. The N46 is a dumpster fire of an engine, so you're lucky any mechanic that knows BMWs would touch it.

I'm guessing you work for SD European Glen 😂🤣😅 I walk into SD European and I get fairly legit prices. I ask SD European online and I get a " remove the sump to replace the spark plugs " list. They want to replace the coolant and bleed the system, because they will remove the rocker cover. Also, there is no price for new coolant in the cost list. I guess straight tap water is free in Hamilton so, yeah... Let's take a look at the quoted prices SD European sent me for the job, verses the cost of parts I was quoted from my supplier if I did the job myself... SD European valve stem seals $95. My cost is $45 for the same seals. SD European rocker cover gaskets $399.74 ... I paid $120 for all the same gaskets and the new VVT motor. They are brand new and don't need to be replaced! Their quote didn't include the new VVT motor, but cost three and a half times what I paid. WTF?!! SD European e-sensor seal $35.39 ... I just paid them for that and replaced it a few months ago because it was leaking. It's perfect now and doesn't need replacing again. SD European specialist tool charge $130.00 for the use of the cam tool kit that has been used since 2005 on all the valvetronic engines like this. My quote to buy the cam tool kit, brand new, is $120. SD European labour for the job $1,035 @ $115 x 9 hours. All up, replacing the valve stem seals would cost me $1,949.40 from SD European. Just the valve stem seals. I guess if I was f'ing around for 9 hours, I could have taken that long to replace valve stem seals, but my boss would have kicked my ass! ...but in all seriousness, there is no way I'm taking anything to them after a quote to do the coolant when removing a rocker cover! That should be illegal! Is it illegal?!! I have it in writing... Thanks Glen, but no. I will get out of my wheel chair and do it myself for that. I was a mechanic before this medical problem. With well over a decade of experience, I've done more than my fair share of engine rebuilds. I'll do the valve seals wearing a harness while hanging from the engine hoist! I could throw a new cam chain & guides on while I'm doing it. The only tool I need to buy is the cam tool. SD European cam chain kit $615. My cost for the same kit is $130. ...where's my engine hoist...

There is a collectors car page designed for enthusiast type cars that might be a good start. Its called trademe.co.nz I randomly found it using bing and there are some great and unique cars on there. Like this classic one I found last last night: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/nissan/tiida/listing/4320525203 Other than that you could try Face Book if you are on it, my friend tells me its really good for buying and selling things, she gets dozens of messages everyday asking if the thing she has listed is still available so there must be a high volume of people using the site? GLWS!