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Got myself a little present. She's kind of little. 2012 m135i, 55000km, full Alcantara interior etc. This thing sure is fun! Very tidy overall. Loving it so far. Will post some better photos later. Got 4yrs mechanical warranty on it

Have had some interest in my '332i' project, so will post up the details here on Bimmersport. This car started life as a 2003 330i m-sport sedan in black sapphire metallic and is being built into an 'M3 sedan'. While the car existed as a standard 330i, I replaced the seats and door cards with black leather units, and retrofitted an NBT from an F30: HellBM then removed the M54B30 and replaced it with an S54B32 & 6-speed manual gearbox: The VANOS was then 'bulletproofed' using the full Beisan kit, uprated cam gear bolts & S62 diaphragm springs, and the valves adjusted: I then rebuilt the donor M3 brake calipers; the front caliper pistons weren't in great shape and were replaced: Caliper carriers media blasted & painted: Calipers prepped & painted (Duplicolor gloss black): Next up was preparing the remaining M3 suspension and driveline components. New Bilstein PSS10 coilovers: Donor M3 subframe bushes removed: CMP Auto Engineering solid subframe bushes were chosen for this car, even though it's intended for street use. The reasoning is two-fold; no movement of the subframe against the RACP should help prevent any future cracking, and the bushes are designed to move the subframe closer to the body to account for reinforcement plates & the vehicle being lowered. The M3 LSD was cleaned, drained and the rear cover replaced: And reinstalled back into the subframe: Trailing arms disassembled, wheel bearings, balljoints replaced & Syncro Design Works monoball RTAB installed: Handbrake shoes & new springs installed: For the front, new CSL kingpins and wheel bearings were used: The old rear suspension & fuel tank were removed from the sedan: And the boot floor removed: No turning back now . A brand-new E46 M3 floor pan was purchased and the centre panel extracted: CMP Auto Engineering reinforcement kit installed: The decision was made to go the 'full way': Donor rear arches extracted & prepared: Test-fitting with M3 rear bumper: Tacked on & then welded fully: View from behind: M3 rear muffler brackets installed (pre-arches): The rear suspension & fuel system were then mostly reinstalled: ECS Tuning Monoball RSMs & reinforcement plates installed: And some more parts removed: A genuine M3 bonnet was then fitted. The guards will be created by joining both sedan and M3 guards: And that's it for now - more to come soon

I know, its a wheelie big problem..

Sacrificed?? You mean chosen for special blessings!

172km Would take $4700 with 18" rims with new Laufenn tyres. Has about 11 months wof & 6 moths reg from memory. Goes mint but picked up a z4 as a daily so can't use this much anymore. Rare motorsport Alcantara seats. Interesting paint colour Sienarot 2 metallic Has 2 working remote master keys

215,000 km. I was able to get in touch with FCP before they shipped it out and canceled the order...probably saved me $120 in postage alone. Thanks @BreakMyWindow ..I gotta stop being lazy and keep cross referencing realOEM. After messaging with Martin and Russell I think I'm just going to live with the clonk for abit longer...hopefully it gets worse making it abit more obvious to what it is. In other news, gave it a clean this morning.

they will say anything to relieve themselves from responsibility. dont believe them. the model you have is an E87 116i with a 6 speed auto. Not sure what you're referring to about the adaptive transmission thing but i think that point is irrelevant. does the jerkiness go away once the car has warmed up a bit? does it happen every time or can you eliminate the problem by being "gentle" with the accelerator pedal? which BMW specialist did you go to? cant be a specialist if they tell you nothings wrong because it doesnt come up in the scan. a scan isnt going to tell you if the trans oil is dirty as hell and going to break down. if you are having a jerky shift, then it has to be transmission related, shouldnt have anything to do with spark plugs or coil packs. an engine issue you should be able to recognise it whilst not moving (idle/revving) to be honest, the 116i E87 is just not a great model of BMW, it is known to have leaky engine seals and the power is very low which sometimes means it is revv'ed high to go faster which can result in damage to the engine and transmission if its been treated rough whilst still cold. I suggest getting a properly inspection done (dont fix anything) and get a report to say transmission or whatever is faulty/worn/not good and try to get a refund from the dealership. there are so many good cars you shouldnt settle for one that has pre-existing issues.

Twins! Edit: do an oil change asap with good quality oil and keep a record change it every 8000kms.

Yeah quite possibly I am - that's why I posted to see what everyone else thought. Don't see a CS come up very often in NZ so was genuinely interested to get peoples' thoughts and impressions ? Didn't mean to come across as negative or picky - although re-reading my post I can see why it came across that way. There's a wide range of asking prices for E46 M3's of various conditions on the market, this one is a bit special being the CS so I was interested to see how people interpreted that against the asking price and the condition/mileage of the car. Cheers for your input ?

Update Have had oil leaks diagnosed today (17 January 2018) by Auto 38 (thanks @Jono51) who has determined they are coming from rocker cover, inlet cam sensor O ring and sump gasket. They also replaced all 6 spark plugs and one coil due to a misfire. $2k ono - very open to offers close to $2k but no low ball offers please. Note that I will be away for the long weekend but will be available for viewing from Tues/Wed next week. Am contactable though. Cheers!

I couldn’t resist. Your theme tune. more info please, folks keen to help.

Very new to the e30 ownership but have had quite a few friends own them Only purchased this 325i a week or so ago, had to have it even though its a 4dr surprisingly has no rust in the usual areas only real plan for it at the moment is tidy up the engine bay get it a wof and daily it for the mean time while my other car (r32 skyline) goes thru the cert process any thoughts/opinions/knowledge is appreciated

Yup, always people trying to put others off. A lot of the time they have no intention of buying. It’s the equivalent to the antics that guys at auction houses used to pull trying to make a car seem like it needs work when in reality it’s just a lead off the spark plug. Starting to show my age ?

I always love the questions that try to run down the car “as you know these are expensive repairs and big problems.” If you’re serious go and look at it and ask for the service history...

Looks like a lovely car, and certainly something a bit different. I dont think it'll have too much trouble selling for around the asking price. inb4 Q&A on tardme turns into a "SMG IS NOT MANUEL!!!111" argument. ?

I think you are being a bit picky. It's an uprated M3 for the same sort of price as other M3s. Regardless if it is an import or not, I think it's a good price

And in other news, finally got around to purchasing the suspension