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30 mins, $6k. If I had the means, and the space, I'd buy it just for the parts. Although that would mean I couldn't afford the Hiace. Edit: $8550 at close, certainly a good deal if you have the means.

<$6k at 16h today, 4 hours to close: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m3/listing/5424722124

Recolour looks fantastic, what products did you use?

Nice work! Might as well remove and clean the vanos solenoids and filters whilst you're in there.

Okay, so ABS and places like Spareto list one part for both sides so I probably should have put 34212228801/2. It will be related to the direction of the internal vanes, I suspect these are perpendicular but will check on the weekend.

lol - let me check... I've been known to do stupid things in the past.

@Jacko might have some spare 18's...

Kia ora, Now surplus to requirements I have two new rotors in E39 M5 rear fitment (may suit others?) for sale, brand new, never mounted. Edit: BMW reference number is 34212228801/2 (not sided). NZ$350 for both, I may consider shipping if buyer pays and arranges (approx 15kgs all up). Specs: Brand: ABS Brake Disc Thickness: 20mm Centring Diameter: 75mm Height: 61.2mm Minimum Thickness: 18.4mm Outer Diameter: 328mm Rim Hole Number: 5 Brake Disc Type: Vented Bolt Hole Circle Ø: 120mm Surface: Coated Hub Diameter: 180mm One of them, both are still boxed: Cheers.

SOLD

Hi there, Surplus to requirements is my Carly OBD adaptor, you will need a Carly subscription to use this to its full extent (unless you can get a pre-subscription unlocked version of the app *cough*). Retail: US$90 Price: NZ$50 + Shipping (or collection from Epsom/Newmarket/Parnell) Info: https://www.mycarly.com/ Perfect working order.

Yes, a member here but mainly a "lurker" in their own words, I encouraged them to start a thread, let's see.

Now in the good hands of a new owner, thanks for the good times you mighty little auto that could.

And... SOLD. Thanks for the support and interest, it's going to a good home. My little FUNWON will be missed, thanks also to everyone who convinced me to get one and contributed to my 5.5 year journey with her, it really was a Fun One.

My lord, that's a nice example, the condition belies the miles!

Sorry to hear about your mate Chris, the intake will be little comfort but also a good tribute.

Inbox sorted, thanks for the heads-up. Your question has coincidental timing, as of this morning I'm considering two offers at $10k which I'm willing to accept. I need to contact the first person as a courtesy and then work out what to do. The first offer came from out of town and can't see the car until next week, the other can apparently collect it as early as today which has a lot of appeal.

So true, and I've enjoyed such an experience. When I relocated back from Europe to Aotearoa I had mum's Swift for a few months and loved it. You don't need much horsepower to have fun.

Oft, this thread is becoming more and more difficult to read, if it were an emotional decision, rather than a practical one, I'd keep mine for sure. It's hardly relevant but both my M3 and M2 are objectively better cars than my 130, but they're in different universes price-wise, and also have their own shortcomings. Unfortunately the 130 now feels slow, even in day-to-day traffic, the M2 has ruined that part of it for me. 😒

That engine swap is sacrilege if it was by choice. However if the S54 grenaded itself, or somebody hit the money shift, an LS7 in the US would be a reasonable, and much less expensive replacement. A crate V8 only costs a couple of grand over there.

I have my M3 with Swann under "Classic" cover (currently "laid up" so it costs almost nothing a year) and the M2 under "Modern Classic", they just asked me for the value of each (edit: and photos) and set the premiums to match, no arguments. They have great benefits too, agreed value, first refusal on write-off, choose your repairer, track day uplift, roadside assistance, etc. The M2 is insured for more than I paid for it and they were fine with that. Edit 2: I had to select an annual mileage option, I think I had 3 choices, <5000kms, 5k - 10k, 10k+ IIRC. And they were literally 60% of the cost of State, AMI, and half the price of Star Insurance who are recommended by Hampton downs but seem uncompetitive across their product range. Might pay to see if they'll cover your 130 under their modern classic coverage, agreed value. All said and done though, I think much more than $12.5k for a 300kms 1 series will be tough, regardless of how well sorted, and looked after, it might be.

Pics of the GT for sure, we're suckers for classics.

To be honest, the GR Yaris is probably the most fun car I've driven since my 6.5 (TME) Evo back in the day. But I didn't own the Yaris so I have no idea what that's like.

Indeed, miracles can happen. But the UK registered M2 is very unlikely to be insured as the 'ring is explicitly excluded and very few people pay the 1,000's of Euro required to get day insurance at the track. And unfortunately, under German law, the BMW driver will be either fully, or mostly, culpable. There will be vehicle "recovery" costs, medi-vac costs (they will always deploy a station helo in these circumstances), track repair costs, potential track exclusion costs (if the track can't be used by others for a period), and then the replacement cost for both an M2C and a GT3 RS. That's going to sting no matter how wealthy you are.

Lane assist and stop/start were the first two things I coded out of the M2, utterly useless, and grade 10 annoying. Even in a "drivers" car they're terrible, and entirely unnecessary, lane assist at least makes drivers dumber, not better, just like blind spot warning. Don't start me on the interlocks that prevent normal things, like not being able to lock the vehicle if you turn it off in neutral... and not being able to use residual pressure to engage a gear without restarting the engine. 😡

GT3 RS v's M2, in the worst possible way, weekend just gone. https://www.motor1.com/news/765022/nurburgring-crash-porsche-911-gt3-bmw-m2/