M3AN
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Everything posted by M3AN
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Should be able to beat an M440 now...
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Agreed, this is M3AN!
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What's up with that headunit? 🤔
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I see they economised on the clock.
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The quad exhaust backbox might be worth making an offer on.
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Is that 140 for a stock or limited slip diff? Factory spec for the stock slippery diff is 75w90 GL-5 (BMW branded of course 🙄). I don't know what to put in mine, I don't know what type of LSD it has.
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I've still got my used ones put aside for you (no obligation) if you want them.
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For the stock diff synthetic 75w90 GL-5.
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A few with more rational pricing are popping up including this double facelift auto with moderate miles for 8k (edit: ONO, so you could probably drive it away for 7.5). https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3146714682
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Can you even drive those things with the 'doors' down?
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That's awesome, didn't realise it was relatively straightforward. Probably quite easy to find a cluster with lower miles than yours so that's one problem taken care of! The oil PID's problem exists with the LCI too. 😬
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Nice work. Is that new cluster, new sensor and some coding? Or something else altogether?
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And I've had success with Mr Positive (for a Bosch), might pay to give them a call too. But yeah, AGM batteries are expensive.
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Same... yes @Driftit, 235/40 is a less than ideal combo with the 255 rears but it's not miles off.
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Naa, just keeping an eye on the market. I'm also thinking I missed a trick on one a while back that had some nice bits on it, I reckon I could have brought the car, exchanged bits, then sold it on closer to stock for similar money. But that's always a risk, I don't really need a 3rd BMW sitting around doing very little!
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Yeah, I spied that one too... the only thing that really concerns me is the excessive wear and tear on the interior, it looks a little abused to me. I think you'd need to see it in person to determine whether a quick spruce-up would do the trick.
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That's an awful lot of car for 21k, surely you could pay that, drive it for a couple of years, and then get your money back?
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Put some wheels that actually look good on your current car and be done with it, it will feel like a new car every time you walk up to it, it's amazing what nice wheels will do to a car. And N52, enough said. Keep the $25k+ change and be smug.
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You'd have to really love the e36 to spend upwards of 10k on one considering you could get a considerably more modern e46 or e8/9x with low km's in manual for far less than 20k, and they're all superior vehicles, vastly in some cases. I'm not sure paying for nostalgia, for anything other than an M-car, is wise money.
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As above, just import a Behr radiator, they're the OE supplier anyway. I got mine from FCP and it couldn't have been easier. Consider a lower temp thermo switch and thermostat if you're tracking the car, I went down to 88*C IIRC and removed the clutch fan which has been fine.
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Yes, it's not even in the country yet. Photos look like they were taken using a digital camera made at the same time as the car. Seat and steering wheel wear looks far in excess of the claimed mileage of the vehicle, caveat emptor, especially as it's unlikely to come with service history and it's an early example.
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Yeah, looks like they just nicked the curb when parking.
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I give them points for trying on the interior, they'll need a few versions to get it right. As for the exterior? 🤮 They need to start copying someone else (VAG will do) because they've lost their way entirely. They have found a way though to make a meh car look terrible. Bangle would be better, can he come back?
