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+ 1 eBay is the place to go with this sort of stuff. Buy 2 sets and flick one off on TradeMe, it might cover the total cost - giving you free parts. I've done this a couple of times.

What the hell are "grn tits"???

Why'd you withdraw it? Not fetching the money you were expecting?

Are you the one selling the CLK55 on TM at $1 reserve?

You are on the money. Closer to $40 if its an import.

Surely you can find something... $6.5k is a very generous budget for something like that. Have you considered other alternatives? An A4 1.8T Quattro is a very nice, most are manual too!

A dealer can't, but a private punter can import a car. There are rules in place, which I think are something like you need to own it for two years and need to pay a tariff and GST. I know someone who recently took their 911 to Sydney. Makes a lot of sense considering the price of cars over there - you would struggle to find a nice E65 745i for under a hundy, whereas you can steal them here for nearly half that!

Pretty sure this is the camstain1 seller who puts about a dozen cars on TM for $1 each week. Naughty naughty... Press Release by Commerce Commission at 11:14 am, 06 Mar 2008 A motor vehicle trader who sold hundreds of cars via the online auction website, Trade Me, has been convicted and fined for failing to provide mandatory information about the vehicles to purchasers. Online Vehicle Auctions Limited (OVAL) was sentenced on Tuesday 4 March in the North Shore District Court on 13 counts of breaches of the Fair Trading Act for failure to display or provide Supplier Information Notices (SINs) as required by the Consumer Information Standards (Used Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2003. The breaches resulted in a fine of $300 on each charge plus $130 of court costs on each charge, a total of $5590. "Purchasing a car is a major financial commitment, and consumers are entitled to accurate information in order to make a better informed purchasing decision. SIN cards provide a standard set of information to consumers", said Paula Rebstock, Commerce Commission Chair. "Whether a motor vehicle trader offers a car for sale on a car lot, or via the internet, their obligations to provide a SIN card are the same," said Ms Rebstock. "When buying a car over the internet, many purchasers may not be able to inspect the car before committing to the sale, so it is even more vital that SINs are clearly and prominently displayed for vehicles sold by motor vehicle traders online." "These regulations have been in place since 2003, and are relatively simple to comply with. Motor vehicle traders have had plenty of time to understand their responsibilities to display SINs and comply with these regulations," said Ms Rebstock. "The Commission will continue to take action when motor vehicle traders fail to display the SIN cards," she said. Background Consumer Information Standards (Used Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2003 state that a Supplier Information Notice (SIN) must be displayed on used motor vehicles offered or displayed for sale by a registered motor vehicle trader or persons through a car market operator. Private sales are not covered by the regulations. The regulations require motor vehicle traders offering or displaying used motor vehicles for sale on the internet to prominently display, or provide access to, a SIN relating to that motor vehicle on the same internet web page as the offer or display for sale and the contract for sale in relation to that motor vehicle. The regulations also require the motor vehicle trader to obtain a written acknowledgment from the buyer of the vehicle that he or she has received a copy of the SIN that relates to that vehicle. The SIN card shows important information about the motor vehicle, such as the car's total cash price, age and odometer reading, together with the trader's registration number. The card also contains information about buyers' legal rights, under the Consumer Guarantees Act, for example. This is the second Commission prosecution of traders selling used cars without SIN cards on Trade Me. In December 2006 Harpers' For Cars Ltd pleaded guilty to 16 breaches of the Fair Trading Act by failing to supply SINs with the cars it sold on Trade Me. The requirement to display the SIN came into effect on 15 December 2003.

Thanks for your help everyone. Emailed the Breast Cancer Society who are yet to receive the 08/09 edition. Will grab one once they are printed though!

Im after an entertainment book for Auckland (the ones with restaurant discount vouchers). Previously sourced Wellington ones through a family friend. You can't buy them from their website, only people fundraising. Can anyone here put me in touch with a seller?

Is it just me, or does the back of the 1 series coupe look very similar to a mid-nineties Hyundai Accent??

He's answered all of his questions. Thought he would bite a bit more at some of them though!

If you would drive to Wellington to pick it up, I could sort you out with a very straight 88 Daihatsu Charadae manual with WOF and REG

I think I might have a potential buyer for you. Could you please email photos to me with the blurb, [email protected], so I can forward them on.

Bidding doesn't look that flash with only a day to go... I dare someone to ask "Is this the same car that sold on Trademe a few months ago for $2,XXX? Why are you selling it?"

Wow, that is one very nice car! Will be a great buy for someone, being facelift and a bit of a different colour combination. You should sell very quickly as people are still trying to get this sort of coin for 95/6 models with 200k on them! Where was it imported from? The registration sort of matches the age of the car but not quite, it must have been imported early on in its life

Where are you located?

This price was from the back of an NZ Autocar magazine from mid 1998. There is (or used to be) a book that was published annually for dealers and other people in the industry. This book, which I can't remember the name of, had all list prices, standard spec, performance figures and part numbers for stuff like oil filters, windscreens etc. I used to love flicking through these when I was a dealer, some of the prices people paid for cars in the early nineties were cripiling! Instead of buying an MB S500 for $300k in 1993, now worth $10k at most, you could have bought two villas in Ponsonby, which would now be worth $800k + each!

1998 list price for 540i SE was $166,000 + ORC + Options

Just like Smokefree day and no fast food day? Lovely idea, but wouldn't work in a million years...

I see... Sorry didn't read the topic throughly enough. The price as sits seemed like a very good buy for a diesel, but I agree there is no point going forward if it is rough / needs money spent on it. Got your eye on any 330's?

Don't think all of his cars are repos... Anyway, someone got a bargain. $10,700 for a NZ New C36 AMG

First one. Second pic looks too riced to me.

I don't understand why the seller doesn't turn the paint work back to standard and put on those BBS RC's he has for sale. Would make the car look a million times better, and would surely attract a higher price... Oh well, just my 2 cents!

With 4 hours to go and current bid at $10k, this NZ new car looks like it could be a very good buy for someone. I've always had a soft spot for these! Has anyone here been to look at the car? TradeMe Auction