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cheers Olaf, car ran like a dream, am very near to finishing it now, bit of cosmetics and air con to sort then she's finished - a great way to spend a day alright

Hi all, sort of by accident had a fabulous drive around Lake Taupo on saturday in the trusty E30 with my youngest  . Took a couple of hours and some of the views were breathtaking, very little traffic and glorious weather - heres some pics and the GPS tracking for the day - didn't take anywhere near enough of them.. cheers

2005 Alpina B5 - 20 mins ago Newmarket Auckland 

Give Nad at 027Alarmed a bell - done a lot of buisness with him recently, mobile, fast and a good guy ..

 https://www.facebook.com/027alarmed

I dont think the E46 had the M42 motor, had the M43 and N42 I believe ? , the M42 was in the E30 318is and E36ti I think.. anyway there was a thread regarding the M42 swap .. 

some come up on Tardme - need a bit of work  https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/listing-1814053267.htm?rsqid=36acea805e2b4c56be2bc4e0729c34b9

On 8/7/2018 at 10:49 PM, Snoman123 said:

Hello, 

I’m looking for a full set of leather seats or good condition fabric seats. Based in Auckland but happy to travel. Black would be ideal.

 

Name your price. 

 

Cheers,

Go Euro were advertising a set not long ago , just had a look and they've sold now unfortunately - give Ed there a shout they get stuff in all the time - https://goeuro.nz/

Hi guys, a bit of a punt but will ask anyway - am after some iS or similar skirts for my E30 coupe - can get from CATuned but a bit pricey when the shipping and potential GST landed is taken into account, will go that way if there's nothing available locally - Auckland preferred but beggars can't be choosers, cheers Al

https://catuned.com/e30-bmw-factory-is-side-skirts

On 10/20/2018 at 1:08 AM, coop said:

Perhaps you can put me straight...

I thought the M325 was a 325is in other markets. Same car, different badge. 

Same story with the E34 M535i? 

 

Be interesting to see the invoice for the engine build. 

Either someone’s taken him to town, he’s jacked up the rebuild figure to justify his asking price, or an attempt to impress a potential buyer who wouldn’t have the know how on changing a tyre - someone like Mike Hosking or Jack Tame springs to mind. 

 

Hell, for around $22k I could build a 15 litre  Cummins or Cat, or 16 litre Volvo inc cylinder head that will be good for 1 million km. 

same name, different specs in differnt markets.. very confusing, certainly no expert just google a lot  - for eg the South african 325is Evo2 as on TradeMe at the moment had a lot of Alpina influence, 2.7ltr (probably a better name would have been 327is) and M3 bits such as 5 stud wheels, some had and Aluminium bonnet / doors ... https://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=7678

.. strange place to list it under 'specialist cars' listed in excess of a month and I've never seen it searching for BMW-latest listings 

.. not an is .. its a beaut but 'just' a 325i - there is a 325is Evo2 on TM at the mo.. north of $60k https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1797945988.htm?rsqid=e549e0db10c04da0a04185f863a0b22d

not quite collectors but looks in decent nick, you;ve seen this one surely ? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1713185030.htm?rsqid=ffe9cb7770b546d192a2dfd122ea3a64

i used paint solvent on a bit of rag, then a good soapy clean to remove anything left, left no marks on paintwork whatsoever

$10k for the mtech sides ?

.. done  

Spotted St Johns/St Heliers Auckland yesterday - looked absolutely mint, great plate too

eventually got my ass into gear - seats being rebuilt over next few weeks .. 

I had a Mitsi Outlander a few years ago with wood internal trim, turns out they didn't do it as a factory option and it was an aftermarket kit that someone had put on, never knew until I came to sell it - they can be very good if put on right - have a look here https://www.dashkitspecialties.com/dash_kits_bmw.html no X4 listed as yet on this site though 

Z1 spotted yesterday, parked up behind it and got a couple of pics - Remuera Auckland,  not my personal fave but don't see many , if any around

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/center-cap-priced-each/36132225376/ very pricey here, US$

u a member of the E30 facebook pages ?, best place to start :

https://www.facebook.com/groups/e30ownersnz/?ref=br_rs

https://www.facebook.com/groups/935587709854090/?ref=br_rs

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1293538293995670/?ref=br_rs

wasn't quick enough with the camera but a Z1 on Remuera Road on saturday - looked to be a black or dark blue/green colour. First one I've ever seen in the fleash, not a big fan of them TBH but a rare sight nonetheless

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/exterior/auction-1480816813.htm?rsqid=8INXxPIvJU%2bTD3Srn9fzig

just msg'd you pal, 2 sets of 14" baskets going at the mo

read the Q&A's and looks like this may be for sale - a beautiful, looks to be mint, E9 - pic 10 in this Ad

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/chevrolet/auction-1469729017.htm