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@chuckitinbro - that's a reasonable one, I might offer $7500 and see what they come back with, if it's sound and you could pick it up for between $7800 and $8000 I'd say that was good. Ultimately how much oil it was leaking is about the best assessment you could make without looking at the internals which isn't practical. The PS res leak is a relatively easy fix and a good reason to replace the fluid also and be done with it for another ~60,000kms. The rear seat space in these is utter pants, pretty useless, you can not put an adult back there for any length of time. A 4yo going on 10 will probably work but this is something you certainly want to assure yourself of before you commit. It's not a wagon proper but I like the trunk space and the split folding rear seat helps with longer/heavier loads. Cruise is a nice option for longer trips, although I retrofitted mine and hardly use it... Facelift (LCI) is good, better interior materials but also not essential. The rear end looks low on the 17's in the auction pics and at 100+ kms the shocks might need replacing, I'd verify that and use it as a negotiating point. Replacing shocks isn't that expensive if you're a home mechanic but probably $800 to $1000 for the rears if you need to pay a shop. They're a fun car to put around town and on the open road, even in slushbox form.

I wonder what people aren't seeing? 😂

This is true, especially in NZ. If you can get a good deal on a raw bullion transaction then go for that and simply put it in a secure box. Otherwise an Australian gold-based ETF is probably the best bet, fees tend to be relatively low as long as transaction volumes are also low, which should be true for gold. You can also find gold backed ETF's that allow you to cash out in bullion which is an attractive option (edit: of course you'll face both entry and exit fees but done smartly these won't be a relatively significant cost).

Given your current garage, and the daily commute that wouldn't even allow a fossil burner to warm up, I'd get a small electric car and invest the change in gold (for 2023 at least).

Yup. 🕺

I'll take it, collected from Meadowbank (Auckland I assume?), for $400 as long as it's structurally sound and not too aesthetically damaged. Don't really need it but it looks purdy.

No rear seat makes a huge difference to the ease with which you can do this. Different chassis but same considerations, I researched this for my e36 M3 coupe, and @sweetm3 did get an e36 coupe certed with aftermarket fronts and sliders, and a rear seat. No rear seat (rear seat and seatbelts must be removed and I believe the vehicle needs to be re-registered as a 2 seater) means no access/egress requirements so that's good, I know NZKW and VAC Motorsport mounts can be certed in NZ, I'm sure other brand name mounts, like Recaro would also be fine. I can't recall what brand @sweetm3 used but they're obviously also fine. Or at least was all true a few years back, always talk to your cert guy before spending the money. Then the seatbelt receptical fixing point needs to be OE or a new, reinforced mounting point, you can't use a non-OE mounting point on an aftermarket seat base (or slider) to the best of my knowledge. This is normally on the transmission tunnel and there are documented NZTA/LVVC standards for this with all of the necessary measurements. Did you find this: https://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/standards/LVVTA_STD_Seatbelts_& Seatbelt_Anchorages.pdf

Will not fit a RHD, the steering column will interfere. @Jacko has experience with RHD manifolds from AliExpress, best for him to comment.

Might be interested in the rears if you're presented with an opportunity to split them.

Indeed, looks like the bumper needs to be adjusted up, which would hopefully fix the resting height of the bonnet. And FFS why don't people know how to hold a phone properly to take photos.

4k and negotiable, ripe for a manual swap? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3945277123 And 7k for a facelift auto from a dealer, drive away for $6.5k? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3944517817

Claim needs to be refiled in the District Court, Tribunal doesn't have relevant jurisdiction, that's obvious in this case and not their fault. Seller is still obviously liable.

I'd send Brent a message on here (BM World) to see if it's still available. Not sure on costs to paint... I still have my new one in a box... I should get that sorted! 🙄

^ Aero spoiler too...

Pretty sure that's one of the bits I have available but it's beat up: Yours for $0 if you can manage all the logistics from your end, happy to stick a shipping label on it but I have nothing to package it with. I was actually planning to throw it out tomorrow...

Where did you get that done Andrew, and are you happy with the results/value?

I was just thinking, having driven to Hamilton today, how annoying it is that Ford seems to be delivering all these new Rangers with apparently broken indicators, very few seem to work, I'm sure the drivers are just as upset.

Early ones came with Steptronic, I'm not sure if DCT was offered alongside. From about 2011 (?) they all came with DCT.

As long as your wheels are 8.5" and have normal-ish offset there's nothing else to worry about.

I'm sure seeing those two pictures has shortened my life.

It's not particularly common to have no iDrive but NZ tends to get under-spec'd cars... surprised it has Xenons and dual PDC actually.

Our favourite Penrite HPR5 5w40 is 35% off... https://www.repco.co.nz/en/oils-fluids/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/penrite-hpr-5-5w-40-engine-oil-5l-hpr05005/p/A1030655

Short-lived sale unfortunately. 😥

These have now left my possession.

@Antallica - I'll try and remember to look at what I have tomorrow and post back. Of course if you don't have stop/start you do not need an AGM battery. I do recall getting a killer deal for a new Bosch battery for my M3 from https://www.mrpositive.co.nz/ a couple of years back, they might be worth a look.