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Went to Manfeild on Saturday for a track day. Took the black manual 130i for a hoon. Went well. Unknown brake pads cooked pretty quickly and you can definitely feel the weight of the car. Good fun being chased down by the Mrs in her 200sx. They really should use these for a future race series chassis.

This white car is for sale. Going very cheap. I managed to get it fired up but needs new fuel. After 1200 ono for it. Rego on hold. Also here is the green one I mentioned. Cannot wait to heal so I can get stuck into it.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m3/listing/5060309288

Hey guys, Recently moved back Timaru from Aussie and have a passion for cars in general. Been playing with bimmers over the last 5 year after working on JDM for along time, Have had a few bimmers now Had an old 4.4 x5 that was a tow rig for my Turbo ls e46 330ci. (back in Aussie) Currently have a daily 2010 135i DCT FBO Also have a E46 330i that i have apart as im rebuilding for turbo conversion. ( might get a coupe to put motor and box into) I have an extensive background in fabricating and engineering. Do all my own fab work have capabilities to build cages to NZ Spec. Few old rides and fab work below. Keen to help out where i can Regards Chris

Can vouch for this car. It is wicked to drive and I currently have it at my shop getting some paint touch ups done. What a phenomenal vehicle. All the goodies! VID-20241222-WA0004.mp4

Selling: E30 318is Unfortunately the time has come for me to sell my E30. I am living overseas so she does not get the love she deserves. Just had a full paint touch up done for the new owner and new WOF. Currently 210,000kms. Details: - Full refurb done in 2021.. 15k + of receipts for work done including - All rust removed - Full engine refresh (engine out) - Interior reupholstered Price for Bimmersport members $35,000 Any questions feel free to get in touch or flick me a call on +61421299919, easiest to discuss all history etc over a call. Viewings is in Auckland. IMG_1615.HEIC

For 120k I want an Evo II with an S14 thanks - I'm sure it's great to drive but originality is everything IMO.

Welcome bud! Lovely workmanship! Look forward to seeing your builds

As some of you may know. I owned this car about 3 years ago and selling it was my absolute biggest regret in life so I contacted the guy I sold it to and asked to buy it back and thankfully he said yes, at twice what he paid for it! I couldn't say no though as I couldn't put a price on it. So I finally have it back in my care. It isn't running at the moment as the engine loom is off but that will be sorted in due time. Also there has been quite a bit of rust developing which I intend to sort out. On the cards are the following things : * Panel and paint * Rust repairs * Interior change or retrim * Suspension rebuild * Manual Conversion - planning to convert to the later motronic engine managment too, this 3 speed automatic isn't doing anyone any favors * Lowering * Recondition exterior trims * Dry ice blast undercarriage * Some Period correct wheels * Ceramic coating of exterior I am beyond excited for this undertaking.

Looks mint (literally). Get well soon bro!

Inspired by @CSET and the Facebook series “playing with cars” I decided to use some spare bits to get the convertible back together so I can at least take it for a WoF while I wait for the parts to come back from panel and paint. So I now have a “rat rod” style Vert, fingers crossed for the WoF!

Have found one cheers

That's Aramex for the most part, your lucky if get an item delivered within a week nationally.

That's just sh!t handling at the NZ end. Often happens. Across the world in two days, a week or more in Auckland 'being processed' and a week to be delivered in NZ.

The mighty tractor successfully survived its first outing, although wasn't left completely unscathed. The main issues we did encounter were to do with the transmission. On the way there I went for a brisk overtake and was met by a slight thump, a warning gong and a transmission failsafe message on the cluster, leaving the car stuck in 3rd. Pulled over, off-on and she carried on as usual. The first subsequent shift from 5th into 6th came with a slight jolt but smoothed out thereafter. Still accelerated and changed gear without issues unless you were absolutely mashing the throttle. Knew to take it a bit easier from there on but same thing did happen once more on the way back on an uphill passing lane. Seems like the same issue @euroriffic is experiencing although flagged up different codes, 4F51 - Gear check 5 in my case. Another less pronounced issue I noticed was that when steadily cruising between 50-60 & 70-80 kph at around 1600-1700 RPM, the transmission would produce a slight jolt as if it was shifting gears but would then just stay in the same gear. If I kept the revs constant it would do it roughly every 10 seconds or so, so I just started slightly accelerating out of that range. This did not generate any fault codes. I've yet to do any sort of service on the transmission so that'll be the next mission. Will do the mechatronic sleeves, new filter and fluid as a first stage and see what, if any difference that makes. Will note down the separator plate number and then look into doing new solenoids & Sonnax Zip kit in the future. The only other, more humorous problem we ran into happened on the final toilet stop on the way back. Upon returning to the car the driver's door handle decided it'd had enough and left me stranded like a muppet. Turns out it had succumbed to a very typical fault with the door handle carrier where a pivot point for the rod just breaks off. Luckily managed to do a hack fix with some safety wire which is potentially sturdier than the original design. Will add a new carrier to the next order to have on hand just in case though. Must not have been the first time the car suffered from this issue as the vapour barrier was rather crudely hacked up to gain access so had to get creative with some duct tape until I source a replacement. Why people do this kind of sh*t instead of just peeling it back is beyond me. Overall though, really happy with it as a road trip car - nice and comfortable, plenty of room, cruises as a steady 2,000 RPM at 100kph, holds the road well and just feels solid overall. I find myself being way calmer at the wheel of this thing than the E46. In the latter you're just constantly tempted to row through the gears and act a bit silly, whereas in the less rev-happy X5 is a nice relaxing cruiser that keeps the heart rate nice and stable. Clocked up a good 1,200km's across the 4 days, averaging under 9L/100km, which for a big 'ol lump isn't all too bad. There's definitely something up with the fuel level sensor though. Filled her up in Nelson, clocked up 650km's since and it's claiming to still have over half a tank left in it. I somehow doubt it'll do 1,300km on a single fill but would be beautiful if it did. Who needs a Prius, ey...

I though plate was “are you nuts” referring to his price point

definitely has trouble with spelling. that plate is supposed to spell ANUS.

I will be doing it in house in a couple of months, in the process of buying and sourcing equipment to do it bro. Going to offer it as a service to client's etc

Just finished making up my bait launcher canon proto type. Fired it tonight at 100Psi and achieved approx 200m outside the house with a lemon mounted in the barrel. The barrel length / pressure needs to be fine tuned. I know alot of these are for sale and have been made., but mine can safely be used at higher pressure due to the materials I have used and the way I have modified the sprinkler valve firing mechanism. I've made it to breakdown for cleaning and easy storage and so far it's hand held but will be building a launching pad/ rod holder and bait station. The barrel is 40mm and will have frozen bait bullets to include, sinker 2 baited hooks, traces and berley to make the bullet. Safety systems are built in and all gear apart from the barrel are 200psi rated. The safety valve is 150psi