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N52B30 engine but 219hp. 0-100 7 sec tops out at 150mph. Be a nice little car in manual 6 speed, all sorts of nonsense you could do to get it to the 265hp of the 130i. Quite a few across the ditch, first one seen here in NZ and as previous comments say its more than a little spendy at the ask.

Thanks Sam.

Looking for carbon cube for an E46 coupe too Sam, any suggestions where to start? TIA

Disagree. Inferior M3. What part of superior performance and handling do you not understand. Read and study the comments of the guys who have owned and driven / raced one. Nothing wrong with my knowledge base either, its built up on nigh 50 years of sports and performance car ownership across multiple brand platforms.

Never mentioned my "scale of value" and we are all entitled to share opinions on this and other forums without such one eyed hair splitting bigotry as you are capable of displaying , and have done so yet again today. The market held the floor during the these auctions and prices were obtained that you with your expertise and comment seem to think were unworthy, and not realistic. Well be that as it may, those prices (not including buyers premiums) were achieved, so tilt away at that. Enjoy my cars, BMW included, and been lucky enough to own some of the best cars in the world, even more, enjoy a vigorous dialogue, from you it can become a diatribe, keep it coming.

You have PM

VMR703's in 18 or 19?

I'm waiting for the opera..............

Yes the demand has fallen off for these cars., not only here.You only have to look how long some of them have been for sale, well over 12 months in some cases, and one or two here in NZ coming up for close to two years. While you suggest there is a significant premium, the only way to make a sale is to discount that.

There seems to be a HP gain in shimming to MILV have you read about that? As I recall about 300US for the shims and about 10whp increase. Reads like it works.

Same.........door to door (their's to mine)

Was that not Crusher Collins' idea? Whatever happened after the first one was crushed?

The Z3 mount still available grab a bargain only $50 plus courier around $9 to your urban address

You have a PM

Autosure Insurance about $1200 for the first year? Is this a good idea?

Thanks for the tips Jon

Any idea how many of these in New Zealand (produced 2006-2008)? I've tried the NZTA data log but struggled more than just a little with it......

PM sent to you Shiman

Thanks for the pix Brent I'm not a fanboy of the aluminium look, is it easy or difficult to wrap those items in CF vinyl look? My hands have 5 thumbs on each, its probably beyond my skill set.... All advice gratefully received

Looking at mock carbon fibre for dash, centre console, and door trims E82 135i and Z4. Any guru's who can do in NZ, Christchurch preferred. All recommendations gratefully taken on board. Thank you

Looking at mock carbon fibre for dash, centre console, and door trims E82 135i and Z4. Any guru's who can do in NZ, Christchurch preferred. All recommendations gratefully taken on board. Thank you

There is another in Aucks with less than 50k kms up asking around $60ish. Same colour as the Christchurch car. A far heavier car than the M3, and they drive solidly on the road, no wonder aficionados nicknamed Mercedes "The Hammer" The plus for us here in NZ is that these cars are RHD, and as Matt rightly points out > than $30k cheaper than E30 M3's currently on the market.

E36 SOLD only the Z3 one left.

Have two of the for sale, one for E36 and one for Z3 M or standard Z coupe or roadster . Easy to fit, as new never used. $50 each plus courier/post around $8 to your urban address. PM me if of interest, thanks for reading

Buyers remorse perhaps? I've suffered a bit from this over the years.......