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Sure, they would waste most of the list, but are they really "drivers cars" when it's electronic gizmos doing all the work? Give me an analogue car anyday.

G8X CSL #1 F90 M5 competition #2 F80 M3 #3 Any one of these can can be short shitfted at 3500 -4000 rpm and deal to the majority of the listed so far. And BMW finally have sorted braking performance with these models.

I had been surprised that one had been sitting around so long, but never realised the mileage was very much in question and its not actually an NZ New M325i, but a UK import sport. Very clean, but a shame the retrimmed Houndstooth has the stitched in ///M logo on it - I've got the OEM Mtechnic seat badges pinned in mine but at least you can pull those off if they are not to taste. And yes, wheels look like they need the 'brake dust' cleaned off 🤣

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/4569771516 This seems like a fair price for the car. I do like the body color but those wheels gotta go. I guess the big issues are it's an UK import and the unknown mileage?

Hi all, Longtime lurker and first time contributor. I'm an automotive enthusiast with deep interests across all areas and eras. I often research and embark on deep-dives into manufacturers, models and automotive history. My favourite BMW is the E60 M5. I truly believe it's the greatest super/sports saloon ever built, and the S85 one of the greatest engines of all-time along with the S70/2. In my opinion it's a historic high-water-mark and represents the pinnacle of BMW, saloons, q-cars and Germany's engineering & industrial-base. So around two-years ago I started the search for finding my perfect E60. Whenever I purchase, I try to find the best possible example with the intention to hold it forever (I've never sold a car and hopefully never will). As you all know it's incredibly difficult to find a good-condition, low-milage, well-maintained E60. After scouring all RHD markets for the perfect example, I finally found 'the one' in an October auction on Collecting Cars UK. One-owner, 52k-kms, high-spec, meticulous history/records, only dealer serviced, completely factory spec (unmodified), UK-new. No expenses spared and kept in a supercar storage facility for the past few years. 2006, Silverstone, Full-Indianapolis, Olive Carrara, clear glass, Silver 166s, active heated front & rear seats, Logic7, etc... Essentially every box ticked, except for blinds & cooled seats (thankfully). Full old-money geezer spec. Hopefully it comes across well in the photos. The car landed in January and is now compliant, registered, emissions approved (ffs...), and is out on the road. This is my first BMW. Loving every kilometer. I'm excited to have joined the club. Will likely meet a few of you at club meets/events. Cheers

I want to replace my Z4 E85 (2005) - brakes and rotors. pitshop quoted me $1200 which is a rip off. Where should I get the parts from and which brand you guys would recommend? i will do it myself..

Rumour has it $60k.

Lol yeah , but BMW haven’t made an analogue car since the 2002 ti. Think my old e46 m3 on that list had something like 15 ecus. Even the throttle bodies were fly by wire, DSC between right foot and rear wheels, independent wheel braking , smg had various levels of shift speeds levels etc, three stage butt warmers etc. I think BMW have been slowly fooling M car owners into thinking they are analogue cars 😏 If anything the newer cars enhance the user experience, total customisable damper , steering , engine aggressiveness and gear change settings , brave mode ( all safeties off ) and MDM mode which we all know the D is for drift. Better seats, stiffer chassis etc. Quite a handful to drive compared those older listing. Which is the real drivers car ?

I think the metric here: what did the nz new black "bitsa" go for, and how much money and time would it take to get to the standard here? I personally can't stand mph speedos, so I can understand the swap, but why not just swap the gauge face itself if you're going to that length? The hardest part is lining up the needle correctly on the spindle when putting it back on.

E90 320i M #1

this should be compulsory viewing, at 2% of the fleet now but what happens when its 20%, imagine on the cook straight ferry

I reckon even if they did it that you'd just end with numerous WOF places just passing\making up results anyway, just like they do for smoke tests which these vehicles would clearly fail. Cant see the enforcement side of it being very effective either.