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$80000 Excellent condition Genuine Tubi Exhaust Bilstein/Dinan Suspension Comes with Spare S62, Extra 2 sets of wheels Spare Front and rear Bumper More info here:

I made a clean spot, then the rest of it looked terrible, so made another one... then had to stop myself... that'll do Donkey Despite the stupidity, call it period correctness, of the 4 tips its a actually really well made exhaust.

Sunday afternoons lemonade stand. Rear shocks out, the hilarity of the shonky workmanship is next level. Cut the strut cover, cut the bump stop, slap it together and then clock it so you cant see the BS Exhaust out, all the hardware is pretty toasted, one of the clamps has claimed my 10mm socket. Decided to see how well it'll shine up with some autosol, the answer is really well, after all its not really an exhaust if you cant use it as a mirror.

More progress today, got the front struts assembled. Installed them along with some fresh brembo discs and the brake caliper brackets.

Another arvo on The Lemon (eventually it will need a new name!) New tensioner, idler and serpentine belt. Along with a fresh set of plugs (the old ones looked fine, which is lucky!). Engine starting to get nicer to work on now that its no longer caked in 1cm of oil scunge. Started stripping the front struts, the shocks are original (18 years and 200,000km+). They are completely toasted and have been for a long time, top hats are absolutely shagged as well. The bump stop install still has me in awe, 3 cable ties is the secret if you want to replicate Tony's tyres in Takanini. Subframe degreased and looking much better.

At $14k you'd think they'd clean it before they took the photos, and perhaps included some useful ones of the engine bay, wheels, etc? Minor sure, but sometimes more than minimum effort is appreciated, especially if you're applying a premium price tag.

Update on last nights work. New valve cover installed, this n52 wasn't as clean as my 130i even though they are both at 123,000kms so this one hasn't had as many oil changes most likely. Also found a bit of foil from the cap of an oil bottle under where the oil cap is, don't know how people can manage that. There was also quite a bit of oil in two of the spark plug wells, surprised it wasn't miss firing. Plugs look old and coils are dated 2011 so both will need replacing. The air filter is a almost brand new Hengst one so that nice but it wasn't clipped in, it was just resting there so there is a chance some air wasn't being filtered. Also swapped the intake boot to the original one of my 130 as it has the sound generator, which reminded me to do the golf tee mod while I was at it. Over all the car runs a lot smoother however using an obd reader the car doesn't get about 70c oil temp and 60c coolant so I think the thermostat must be stuck open so not healthy for the engine.

@Eagle fair - the M43 was the last good one

I don't think it's worth 7 to be honest. Wheels and tyres might be mint, but how much is all that worth to you? I agree with above, leaks and bits will be a few k$, might be able to defer some to next WoF. Engine and trans sumps can just drip forever really, depending on your tolerance levels. Now, keep in mind, it took me months, and 7 or more cars, to find mine because I was particular about the little things like seeping sump gaskets. That was particularly anal - in the end, almost all of the 130's I inspected (from underneath, on jack stands), were leaking to some degree. You need to be pragmatic here with BMW's if you ever want to own one. If you quite like it, and it's not actually leaking inside the cabin, offer $6.2, I think that's good market value for a pre-LCI auto if it's in good condition inside and out. Then put 2k aside for maintenance, years of trouble free after that I'm sure. Edit: tbh, this will not get everything fixed, it's probably a minimum, but that might still be enough for a few years. Edit: this is NOT an endorsement of this particular vehicle, I've never seen it and know nothing about it, other than what has already been posted in this thread.

If you have zero mechanical skills, factor in spending 3-4k on maintenance and repairs within the first few years of ownership. It can be less, but oh it can be more too.

your committment to the 130i cause is beyond reproach, mate. Well done @Jacko

Never even gave a 135i the thought, just not for me. N52 is more than enough power for the roads I drive and it much more reliable with a decent bit less weight, for me suspension and brakes is the main thing that matters on a car. And yes definitely a n52 enthusiast, I always thought it would be good combo e82 with the n52 but options where limited unless I swapped a 120i or 135i coupe. Plans for this one is a more cost effective car to enjoy driving everyday unlike my 130i which is a bit extreme. It will get a full suspension refresh, some wheels and my old 335i brakes. Along with a lot of little bits which need sorting. Also needs a 130i chip tune and a manual swap is definitely a must for this one.

The market is super odd at the moment. I honestly feel like the NZ enthusiast car market is heavily influenced by popular youtubers and whatever is the flavor of the month. In the generic shitbox car sector I had to fight to buy a 2011 Nissan Xtrail. There were over 100 of them for sale at the time and yet I was under pressure to get one....

Are you going to do the valve cover gaskets too? You can do the PCV in place. Fiddley but possible. Otherwise if you would prefer to have another cover to do the mod then install I would recommend doing the valve cover gasket, valvetronic motor gasket and the cam position sensor gasket. All inexpensive via spareto.com or similar. I have my old cover here (I replaced the whole thing) and a new PCV you can have for $100. I was going to do the fix and sell it. But never got around to it. I purchased one of these. https://spareto.com/products/febi-bilstein-cylinder-head-cover/103099 But I also see they have an aluminum version now. https://spareto.com/products/febi-bilstein-cylinder-head-cover/194977 Vid of the replacement.

Yeah, didnt think anyone would agree with me haha

Better than what I could find thanks @elias

Etka - I don’t find it quite as good as real oem but better than nothing. https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/volkswagen/ spareto is a pain to use

I see I see, thats good info..

Cool in '02 when I used to bounce around on GTA

Looking good, Dave

Thought you were referring to anyone on the benefit with a car. Your comment is harsh in that context. But I see now you're referring to a specific type.

Managed to score them second hand but not actually run earlier in the year, they certainly look the part and seem pretty well made. I've seen the odd set in the wild at this point so doesn't seem to be anything surprising.

Definitely sit tight and wait for a good one @Mark D. A car with history off the forum likely to be a better bet than a dealer. BMW manual boxes are an acquired taste and the ZF6 auto works fairly well in the 130. Don’t get a 4 cyl petrol BMW.

Before you start the car next check if the exhaust manifold is clean of oil that may have dripped onto it whilst sitting.

For being such a good car have a treat. The Koni rear “Additional damper” I assumed came as a pair. Well for $115 you’d think so 🙄 Ordered a set of rear subframe inserts as well so should be a nice little transformation. Prepping the pillar trims for wrap. Nice n easy epoxy fill. Unfortunately my beloved bbs’s are throwaways. Hopefully getting a refund shortly. What I thought were 3 paint cracks confirmed worse by 3 repair shops. I was ok with the bend as I intended to refurb them. IMG_4984.mov

Makes sense. Has been a bit silly paying for road use when buying petrol for a boat or a lawnmower. A change was absolutely overdue. Don't see anything clunky with the current administrative system though, everything is clear and simple, can buy RUC's and get labels either online or at every post office, just as with Rego. Sure, things can be improved and made more user friendly but instead we get the typical cookie cutter approach of "privatize everything" for the sake of it, rip it up and feed another piece of public good to the vultures. No idea how introducing a third party wanting to squeeze a profit margin into the mix would make it cheaper for the end consumer.

Cool car! 125i manual would be my dream daily - it's just too rare and often too expensive compared to a manual 130i.

Also think sometimes M cars get tarnished with FUD and it sticks regardless of the car. No doubt non owners will list every fault the can possibly happen and talk themselves out of owner some of the best driving experiences they can have. Stops them from committing. Meanwhile many of us m series owners have had s54 / s65 based cars that don’t have bearing / smg pumps / subframe ( e46 ) issues even at high mileage. I guess make it clear in your add that you’ve been a long term BMW enthusiasts and the m5 hasn’t been passed from owner to owner and thrashed. Good luck with your sale.

Yeah thats capacity, whole thing takes 6.5 liters, so its maybe a couple of hundred mls down.. nothing to worry about (they arent hugely accurate anyway and will vary every time started) Thats the options on it - https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/wbauf92040ps90457 - Pretty generic Japanese market 130, xenons and heated seats with black boston interior etc, not that that is a bad thing. Its PreLCI, which is really neither here nor there either, silver top engine with magnesium valve cover and lower rent interior (biggest difference is the door cards, LCIs are a nicer place to sit because of it). Pre LCI rocker covers can corrode badly (look around the coil packs), LCI rocker covers (plastic) crack

I agree with Driftit on the influencer impact. Chris Harris with be showing off his rebuilt E61 M5 one of these days, that should help refocus the cool factor on these cars and hopefully push some demand back into the market for local sellers.

Oh FFS. It's in the TITLE.. 'rear'. Really... you spell so bad you do it in the title?

Also got the eccentric shaft sensor replaced as mine was leaking oil through the pins, it hadn't given a code or anything so be sure to check yours. As for the valve cover the one Elring one I had got off FCP had small bolts in most of the slots, upon a back and forwards with FCP they sent me a new one luckily that one was all correct so the first one must have been a manufacturing error. FCP didn't want the error one back so I decided to hammer out the 12 wrong bolts with the captive bits and I will push in 12 of my old bolts to make it all correct, giving me another new valve cover for a new car which a deal is in the works for.

Bit of an update on the past few weeks. Got the sump gasket replaced, engine mounts replacement and the front subframe back in. All is nice and tidy however I think the M3 steering rack is leaking so it will have to be sent off to be rebuilt, will wait until I get the car started to confirm the leak first though.

Hi All, Thought I’d say hi! My daily driver is a 2012 X3 35i and I have recently become the new owner of the Eisblau M3 vert, which actually brought me to the forum after looking for more information about the car! It’s currently on its way back to Auckland from Dunedin. After which I can post some more of my own photos.

Imagine trying to squeeze a modern phone into one of those cradles, no loss that it's been removed!

Loving the old school, period correct, mobile phone antenna! Is there a matching cradle in the car? I felt like a boss when I had my Nokia car kit installed (for free) when I joined Vodafone back in the day. It was so loud that anybody passing by on the street could hear the conversation (or one side of it). 😂

Yeah, it was an individual order in Eisblau (ice blue) I doubt there will be many other M3’s in this colour. Yeah generally is really good for an old car. Couple of bits and bobs I can do on the interior. Door cards etc. but I’m quite stoked with it.

This is nice. Is this and other "BMW Special Part"? 😀

I ended up just drilling two more holes on the bumper to line up with the holes on the plate. Took me 10 min and it looks so much better!

Had no interest at all, which really surprises me. Had One person view in the few months it's been listed. He ended up purchasing the KGB777 white M5, if you know it. Never made an offer on mine. The 'big ticket' items have not been done. As this is not showing any signs or symptoms. But ack your point. The ones that are listed for cheap imo are cheap for a reason. All look rough (although thats my bias, havnt viewed them) and high kays. Agree some have had these 'big ticket' items addressed, but it is what it is. I guess all markets are tough at the moment. Last ditch effort really as only listed on a free list whim. If it comes to it will stay as my weekend pleasure.

I have an old oem cover and a new diaphragm I could sell you. There is a guide on how to cut the old one free and install the new one. It's not a major. Jackos picture shows everything that needs doing.

You can replace the whole rocker cover, or there are chinese aftermarket replacements for the diaphragm and housing for cheap (amazon/aliexpress etc), which are a bit hacky to do but do work. You could do it in situ but it would likely not be too fun, need to break the original diaphragm housing off using chisels etc.

Long story short, mum's car was written off and I'm sourcing some options. Mum's a 5 foot Filipina in her early 70s, so something smaller that she can see over the bonnet is ideal. Eg, I wouldn't put her in an X5 unless there was a Zombie Apocalypse. - Budget is $5 - 6k - I'd love to get her in a smaller diesel, eg: 123d, but she's dead set on a smaller petrol - Low maintenance and running costs prioritised over performance - Lower kms prioritised over higher kms, though evidence of regular maintenance is a trump card - Easy to drive and good visibility is a preference also. The only BMW options I see fitting this criteria are: - 1 series, 116i or 118i. - X1 - 2L 100k kms for $5k ish (zero experience with the X1 so on the fence) ^ any feedback on these models? Years to avoid, maintenance to keep on top of, what to look out for on inspection? Anything available in your fleet that you'd consider moving on? Located Auckland, but will travel for the right vehicle. Any other brands/models I should take a look at, bang for buck for a mature lady driver? Eg, any hybrid or more modern smaller vehicles I should consider to ma's comfort first? Pic attached - I'm 176cm for reference.

Been a bit slack but have got suspension parts on the way now. Underbody parts all painted black now, new subframe bushings and trailing arm bushings installed as well. also aquired some engine vanity covers for the m52 thanks to Luke from Skunkworks, he’s been a huge help with sourcing parts, all the suspension parts, bushings, swaybar links, struts, springs, wheel bearings etc that I’ve ordered I’ve ordered through him, very helpful guy. then got into the brakes, stripped them down, sandblasted, painted a coat of preventative rust converter, then painted a nice shade of blue, reassembled with new seals and bits all round, pistons came up great with a quick polish. ready now to send a bunch of bolts off for zinc coating and then once all the other bits arrive the suspension parts can start being put back in the car.

I demand a 130i duel between @Driftit and @Jacko

Got a little bit more work done recently, been busy making a plan for all the suspension stuff and figuring out which direction to go for the clutch/flywheel. Decided to keep it oem and stick with a dual mass flywheel and oem 240mm luk clutch kit. Got all the underside parts taken apart and sandblasted, in the process of getting painted at the moment. gearbox is back from kayne Barrie now with fresh detents. More or less just need to order the clutch kit now and then can put the engine and gearbox into the car. picked up a e90 325i auto front half driveshaft and a e36 medium case rear half from @Toast which so far seem to work together, will see if they end up the right length. Paid $80 for the front half instead of the $700 people charge for zf 5 Speed Front halves nowadays. will need to swap the carrier bearing over to an e30 one as well. Fuel pump is back in the car too now ready to start replacing subframe, trailing arm bushings etc now and reassembling the rear end.

SOLD $22500 Excellent condition. 70000km Lowered on Eibach Springs Near new Rotors & Pads LED light upgrade (OEM) NBT 3D Design genuine front lip M Performance Carbon fibre interior trim kit,pedal covers, & rear difuser. FTP Charge pipe kit included.

I'm running the Sachs m20 clutch in mine and it's great for daily use. Haven't had any issues with the axles on my swap, but aside from a few track days it's seen mostly daily use (though now it's more of a Sunday driver). I have a clio booster, and after testing someone else's e30 with an e90 one, I want to swap mine.

Drivers seat all done. Welded lower base as per previous post, welded one of the tabs that the backrest screws into and recovered the seat in brand new fabric. Still need to put in the new seat shocks but the seat feels fantastic. Hopefully the passengers seat doesn't involve too much welding!

Once my 130i is back on the road I'm planning a trip up Auckland way, going to hit all my favorite roads along the coast to the coromandel. So you can also have a go in my 130i and see what a car with fully ball jointed suspension handles like. And on the note of 135i's being to fast to enjoy on NZ road this is what happened to my friends one on Sunday with is girl behind the wheel. Stock brakes on 135i's just aren't enough to keep up and she learned that a little to late unfortunately, drive safe everyone.