LemonHunter

Well, seeing as I'm bored and feeling like an a**hole today. Website looks a bit pokey, littered with stock images, rather than images of their vehicle stock. https://simmers.co.nz/ They are RMVT according to the MVTR. I don't feel like I've breached privacy by showing the below details, it's publicly searchable. http://www.motortraders.govt.nz/cms/banner_template/MVTRSCHREG But no business is registered to a William Wishart Simmers, or registered as, or trading as "Simmers & Daughter Motor Company. Their RMVT Listing coincides with their Trademe Account creation date, which has no history. You'd think someone with 20 years in the industry would have a web presence, but the only William Simmers with an Automotive connection works at Armstrong Motor group, and has been involved in the Motor Vehicle Trade since 2005, not quite 2 decades, 14 years to his credit, so I guess he's in his second decade... Some of this seems weird to me, moot point I guess as I have no intention of buying it.

Paging @kulgan What a nice cruiser, if you're not in a hurry the gas would probably be reasonable.

God damn this is pretty, and at 85k seems more reasonable than others. Haven't checked the VIN though, seats should be fabric?

Spotted in an antiques shop

Holy hell look at the paint on the rear left quarter, daylight photos on the listing now. I'd be a little worried about what the heck is up with the rear ride height,

280'000ish, I suspect whoever changed the last cambelt didn't torque it to spec... or at all, the bolt was hand tight.

The cambelt was still attached to this too.

Just because the timing belt is fitted doesn't mean it's working/turning correctly, My partners car chucked the woodruf key, thankfully the 4A series are non-interference, so mainly it was amusing, crank was fine, only pulley damaged. You can check the motion of the belt/pistons by removing all the plugs, and turning the engine over by hand (or with a socket/bar on the timing pulley (Clockwise only!)) and make sure TDC is where it should be. To find TDC you can put a long socket extension down the plug hole

Brand new set, I bought both type A and type B as I didn't want to pull the cluster out and apart twice, I used type B. This is version A which consists of the following gears: 12 + 44x16 + 40x28 + 28x22 . https://store.garagistic.com/Parts-catagories/odometer-gears/e30-odometer-repair/KMH motometer gears?sort=pd.name&order=ASC Just looking to get back (a little less) than I paid for it, $40. If you bought them today you'd be looking at about NZ$45 plus freight etc.

All yours. PM me your email.

I won it in a mammoth promotion, alas I have a wedding to attend that weekend. first in first served.

I think that would affect top speed and fuel consumption more than handling

That was smashing bro, Crushed him, Dented his ego,

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1756592930.htm?rsqid=134fb5eaa0bd48e08e9537c320b192f7 Accidental Repost, original: Worth at least 1.8K because it still drives apparently.

It really depends, what the market thinks and how long you are happy to wait for a sale, a member here sold his example for under 3K, I forget the mileage, but it took over a year to sell, with the price dropping every few months. So if you’re in a hurry you could probably try for 6 or 7k, motorsports do benefit form the Motorsport tax, and the M62TU is better in my opinion. For someone dead set on a low mileage late mode 540 Motorsport in silver, you’d probably be able to get more than 8K... But as ever; things are only worth what someone will pay for them. make use of the expired auction search tool on Trademe.

As a rule, once they get below 1.5V per cell (there are 6 cells), they will never recover, even . Though they will hold charge, they won’t have any amps and any draw will drop the volts, below 1V per cell is proper f**ked. There is a machine that can shock charge them to try dislodge the calcification, but it’s hit and miss. I’ll spare you the chemistry lesson. I get trade at YHI, but not sure if I can get you one near you and freight would be a bitch.

I can’t beleive it’s reflective haha! That seems maybe illegal? hells teeth, I’ve seen some shitty things done to BMW’s over the years, but this takes the cake.

Yeah man, seriously, keep it up, and don't keep it to the new cars, if there's one thing I enjoy on car shows, is reviews on old awesome cars, TopGear did 850CSi, M1 and more, and I always get a kick out of it. I think they once did an E28/E34/E39/E60 M5 side by side comparison and drag race once. I'm sure some people here would let you have a hoon in assorted MXXX and MX cars. I for one would love to see a side by side of a 135, 335 and 535, I think you'd get a sh*t tonne of views because many people ask which is best for them.

My sump was about that low on me E30 320. It got removed and folded under the chassis with the exhaust manifold by a manhole that was sitting too high. 10/10 wouldn't do again.

Hahaha, yeah, that's for damn sure.

I’ve also heard horror stories of the later V8’s blowing a water line inside the V, dang BMW, get yer sh*t together.

Niiiiice. i think this is what James May took on the Top Gear Africa special.

I'm forever sick of finding a link to an old auction, and being greeted by that stupid 'this listing has expired' message. Last night someone pointed this inconspicuous little upside down caret. I don't remember them mentioning this in any of their 100 f**king emails they send me each week. Which pops this box up And takes you here Helpful working out what things do or don't sell for, as well as what price drops the seller has made.

E36 BMW + 4 Cylinder engine also = engine oil leaks in my experience, around the damn oil filter case.

Intriguing and exciting, Is it plausible it was made in SA for the UK? another option is L812 NATIONAL VERSION GREAT BRITAIN https://www.etkbmw.com/bmw/EN/vin/decoder/ES91857/EN