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Drive it up to Auckland for our monthly mini-meet... Or maybe Taupo is as far as a Southerner can tolerate? I'll meet you there to inspect?

You know what? I quite enjoyed it. I thought the studio scenes were quite contrived and Evans 'tried' too hard but otherwise it seemed fine to me. Disappointed we don't get any of Harris at all, I think he's good value. Matt did well, as I expected after stellar performances in Extras. It's interesting that they've edged toward more of a "Top Gear US" style based around events or challenges with no single car analysis or news. The 'Star in a...' section is refreshing and a good change I think. Disclosure: I love Top Gear US also and many (most?) Top Gear UK lovers hate it. The first season was dire (they used the same format as the original and failed) but the subsequent seasons have been fun. All they do is a major (normally episode long) challenge and thrash hard core hardware. And being Americans they pull that off perfectly.

Yes and to be honest I was tempted but couldn't get into that interior colour every day. Brown and beige, oh my Lord. Hurts my eyes.

Happens to be the same thing. CES use the Rally Road developed ones. Lovely piece of kit but, oh, that price! Well over US$200... :-/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-M3-Oil-Cooler-Cap-E36-S52-S50-M50-pressure-gauge-GREY-ANODIZED-/190769811388

1997 my arse. It's not even a facelift. "Prod. date 1996-02-26" And this is the problem with that recent asinine thread on registration dates verses production dates. This is NOT a 1997 car folks!

I fell asleep on the couch before it had finished downloading... will give it a go dispute your warning Mike!

I have, but that's literally all I did - remove the fan. I didn't change the thermostat, temp switch or install another fan. No problems so far; touch wood. Although it has been suggested I get an aux temp sensor to keep a better eye on things there. Under consideration.

"Search limited from 31-May 15" Not sure why?

I often wonder if it will ever be all done?!? Rattle kit from here: http://www.beisansystems.com/

They must mate to the factory fittings or you need a cert. It might not be everything but it's a lot more than nothing. I didn't even know there were lines you could build yourself, that certainly sounds dodgy.

Interesting. If you care to check against one of your other cars then let me know, you could have some cash sitting there.

Not sure where the E30, M3 or V10 was but video was fun.

As long at they mate to the factory fittings you're fine.

Will you sell the seat belt buckles from the front seats separately if you still have them? They're all I need. Cheers.

I'm not.

It's way quicker!

Appreciated. I'm happy to donate a contribution towards hosting/bandwidth if that's desired or required. Perhaps you could set up a donations page here on the site? Is that out-of-the-box with IP.Board?

Congrats dad!

Interesting colour! Looking forward to seeing it at one of our upcoming coffee meets.

Interesting. See the LED's at the edge of the rear seat? I've seen those before and I thought they were on a crashed M3? What's the chance of 2 M3's having something so, so terrible in them?

I'd fly to Taupo and drive it back for that. Also interested a price, I need a DD.

More than welcome! I'm around most of the time.

I don't want to bag on the seller or the car but how can you not notice something like that exhaust? Good price though and sharp if you're looking for a sedan.

Thanks for the heads up, only ever been down that dead end to turn around, didn't know there was a Bimmer place there! Directly opposite the BWM parts place! If you ever want an after work beer drop me a line.

Way! 200m down the road from me. And I've just discovered a massive BMW parts shop on Marua road also, lots of cars and containers. Not a sponsor here though which is a bit of a bummer but I'm still going to check them out.