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One on trademe.co.nz for around 110k if I remember correctly - they come up for sale pretty often. There were a few imported and a couple of private imports. Dealers would support it.

Hartge offers various stages of tune for both the 335i gas and 330d diesel engines — the former can be boosted to 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque, while the latter is pumped up to 270 hp and 436 lb-ft, primarily through modifications to the engine control unit. A stainless steel exhaust system is also available. An adjustable sport suspension lowers ride height and adds stiffer settings. Hartge wheels shod with Z-rated performance tires are offered in sizes up to 20 inches, with run-flat tires available on request. Hartge aero body add-ons include a front lip spoiler and carbon casing for the outside mirrors. Even more goodies are available for the interior, including a three-spoke leather steering wheel, carbon trim, aluminum pedals and a choice of a wood or a leather-covered gearshift knob. What this means to you: Hartge keeps the kitsch to a minimum on its reinterpretation of the new 3 Series cabrio. (Enlarge photo) Tuner Hartge makes magic with its E93 version of the new 3 Series coupe-convertible. (Photo courtesy of Hartge) (Enlarge photo) Hartge E93 has a lower ride height, aero add-ons and a tasteful leather-and-wood interior with carbon trim. The Z-rated performance tires and Hartge wheels, in sizes up to 20 inches, are a nice touch. (Photo courtesy of Hartge)

Edmund.com recently tested the new 2007 BMW 335i. Surprising fact was reveled when the performance numbers were released. They discovered that the stock 335i almost beat the all-powerful 2007 Audi RS4, despite a 120-horsepower advantage and all-wheel-drive launch superiority. RS 4 just nicked 335i's 0-60 and quarter-mile times by a paltry 0.1 second each. Which is very impressive considering the fact that Audi rocket sedan costs $66,000 or about twenty five thousand ($25200) dollars more then 335i. Test car blazed from zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds. Similarly it scalded the quarter-mile in 13.3 seconds at 105.9 mph. For comparison, the 2005 M3 Competition Package used up 5.5 seconds getting to 60 and finished the quarter-mile in 13.7 seconds at 105.4 mph. One can only imagine the performance of the new M3, which is the performance focused variant of 3 series platform. More details of review on http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drive...rticleId=117669

UPDATE: Full Press Release & High-Res Image Gallery Here We made a few calls today and turns out that our doubts weren’t justified as the shots of the production version of the E92 BMW M3 are 100% real. From what we learnt they leaked out as BMW’s intentions were to release them on a later date this month. We also managed to find a bunch of other pictures too that you can check out below. While the exterior remains faithful to the prototype, the E92 M3’s interior is kinda of a let down as we where expecting something more than a stock cabin with red dial gauges. As it's already known, the M3 which will go on sale this autumn, will be equipped with a “chopped” version of the M5’s V10, a 4.0-liter V8 delivering 420Hp and a peak torque of 400 Nm or 295 lb-ft (top engine speed is 8,300 rpm). According to BMW the M3 needs 4,8 sec for the 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) sprint (0,4 sec faster than the current model) while top speed will be electronically limited to 250 km/h (155mph). Read more about the M3 Concept here while if you’re interested in seeing and… hearing the V8 tap here.

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Four-door coupes are currently a fast growing market. With the success of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, other luxury auto makers are realizing the need for a four-door coupe in their model lineup. Audi is already hard at work with Audi A7, which it confirmed earlier this March, and Porsche is almost done developing their Panamera. So what’s BMW’s answer? To bring back the BMW 8-Series as a four-door coupe. Since the BMW 7-Series doesn’t fit the company’s sports car philosophy and will never be made as an ‘M,’ BMW CEO Reithofer is trying to push for the 8-Series to become the company’s four-door sports coupe. The old BMW 8-Series saw the end of production in 1999, which was built in a V12 version that produced 300-326 horsepower and a V8 version that produced 286 horsepower. If the 8-Series goes back into production expect horsepower output to be substantially above 350.

The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 75,433 vehicles, a 3.9 percent increase over the 72,588 sold in the first quarter of 2006. The BMW Group also reported an increase of 2.2 percent in March sales, for 28,980 vehicles over the 28,352 vehicles reported in March 2006. BMW Brand Reports Sales Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 6.7 percent, as the company reported sales of 67,360 vehicles compared to 63,103 vehicles sold in first quarter of 2006. March sales increased 3.4 percent for a total of 25,325 vehicles compared to 24,501 reported last March. BMW Automobile Sales BMW’s automobile first quarter sales were up 3.5 percent, to 51,617 automobiles compared to 49,884 in the first three months of 2006. In March automobile sales declined slightly 1.2 percent, to 18,746 versus 18,966 in the same month a year ago. BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 19.1 percent, to 15,743 vehicles compared to the 13,219 sold in the first three months of 2006. March sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 18.9 percent to 6,579 vehicles over the 5,535 sold last March. Certified Pre-Owned The company reported sales of 7,838 BMW CPO vehicles in March 2007, down 3.7 percent. Year-to-date, CPO were down 6.2 percent, to 19,008 over the 20,262 reported in the same period in 2006. MINI Brand MINI Automobiles MINI USA reported March sales of 3,655 automobiles, down 5.1 percent from the 3,851 cars sold in March 2006. Year-to-date, MINI reported sales of 8,073 automobiles, 14.9 percent less than the 9,485 cars reported in the first quarter of 2006.

hah i'd be ashamed if I still owned that car. Ahhh how we progress in 4 years.

sure emma - PM me

Plenty of stickers left guys - get some slapped on your car and represent. Special April Prices Stickers - usually $7 now $5 inc. P&P Windscreen banners - usually $40 to $30 inc. P&P Shirts are already cheap at $25 inc. P&P You know you want to

Click on the home link to see the latest news/previews from BMW. Is some cool stuff there and is regularly updated so check it out. Regards Your friendly Bimmersport reminder service.

I work for a film production company [flyingfish.co.nz & fishnclips.com]. I am IT manager as well as a bit of editing and post production stuff. We mainly do TVCs and most of the music videos you see of kiwi artists. In addition to that - I run Bimmersport advertisment sales with Ollie and Gus.

ghey - that will be slow as f**k (in teh twisties)

I have a turbo kit for one of these + all needed driveline, ecu, fuel upgrades. 300 easy hp.

With the LHD rules as they stand - you'd need to export it and import it again. It has to be 20 years old on date of import.

RE compatibility with E36 Car Type Car Model Year from Year to Ice>Link Plus Gateway 300 Gateway 400 Gateway 500 BMW 3 Series, E36 1991 1998 ILPRBM1CR1 GW3RM1001 GW4RBM1001 -

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Well after a bit of hunting there is a local dealer - http://www.dension.co.nz/ His name is Mike - just spoken to him. He is grabbing me a 17 pin unit to test in my car. Price is 299 inc GST (cheaper than buying overseas) and he may be offer a rate to Bimmersport members. Will report back next week.

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Pics of your unit? AFAIK we both need the 17 pin connector from the CD Stacker?

Not to say you can't make it fit - I had the bellhousing cut and rotated to make a 6 cylinder box fit a 4 cylinder

AGREEDS - lets not see any SAE estimated HP values.

HI - Where did you ICELink boys get them from? I've been hunting around and some UK website says they work for That sounds like me? Yes, no, maybe? Pic attached of stereo - sounds like "split screen" LCD to me. And I have teh CD stacker. Cheers

not from BMW you couldn't?