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    In NZ that car is still considered to be a 2003 model, regardless of when it was built or whether it is prefl or fl. Also you sometimes get special edition cars sometimes which also throws a spanner in the works! However look at the models like you would with Holdens, with their model designations: VXI, VXII, VY, VYII, VZ, VE etc. BMW as E36Prefl, E36Fl, E46 Prefl, E46FL, E90 etc. If you wanted to know when the vehicle was built get the last 7 digits of the chassis number and put it into www.realoem.com and it will give you the month and year of build.

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    Who says it was built in 2001? I've seen alot of prefl cars registered as late as 2004, and fl as early as 2002. Remember havin the import vehicles doesn't help, sometimes Japan etc get models earlier than we do - for example they could get a fl vehicle in 2005, and nz may not get the fl till 2007 - however if that 2005 jap vehicle gets imported into nz say in 2009, it is still a 2005 model - whereas the equivilent nz new vehicle would be 2007 or newer. Yes i am with them.

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    OK

    How do you know with an E46 if you are buying a 2001/ 2002/ 2003? From what I gather they have a different line under the lights, in 2001 according to my research was updated in I presume late 2001. So why are some listed as 2002 when it clearly have a 2001 front.

    I have put a hyperlink in but not sure if I have done it right.

    You will see that this car is listed as a 2003 yet in pic 17 pre-delivery says 2002 and it has a 2001 front?

    Am I missing something here???

    [url="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/BMW/auction-272314002.htm"]

    And there are others.

    Cars can get a PD whenever. We do ours when the vehicles arrive at our dealership. The year of the car is determined by when it was first registered. For example if a 2001 build/model isn't registered until 2002 - it becomes a 2002 vehicle. Works the same if we get - say 2011 model and register it in 2010 - it is still a 2010 vehicle. fl and prefl vehicles always cross-over years because all prefl vehicle don't necessarily get sold before the new fl ones start getting registered.

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    True - and i would agree to a point. However sometimes buying a car has nothing to do with the car itself. People buy cars for all types of reasons. People will buy from somewhere and someone they like - not just because of the vehicle.

    I've sold $60,000+ vehicles over the phone and internet without test driving. I've lost count how many cars i've sold without a test drive full stop.

    Bear in mind also, and this applies more to new cars than used, we get shopped all the time - there is nothing stopping people buying from another dealer out of their area, sometimes business details can win this. As an example, recently i sold one company 3 vehicles and another company 5 vehicles - the only reason they bought them from my workplace was because of me and the company. Both 'shopped' us to other dealers out of the area and had better deals than us, but in the end bought from us.

    Vehicles come from all sorts of avenues, trade-ins, auctions, dealer-only auctions, wholesalers, other dealers, manufacturers, importers etc sometimes in single units and other times bulk bought.

    PS: We have a few e46's on our yard - if interested PM me and i'll give you the links.

  15. Posted · Edited by bmpower · Report reply

    'De-badging' was an option when the vehicle was new. The main motorsport options were bodykit, suspension, sports seats, black headlining, alloys, steering wheel, interior trim, sill plates, lip spoiler.

    I sell cars for a living and think it is very important how long a business has been around for - if they have been around for a long time they must be doing something right. If you've been in business for 5mins who knows how much longer you will continue? There is alot of trust involved. However we at least take a picture of the interior....! The company I work for has been in business not far off 40years and sells more than 200 cars a month.

    On the subject of hand-picking cars - this is true in our case. Most of our used vehicles come from trade-ins. We keep the quality stuff and wholesale the s**t. We rarely buy cars in as we are pretty self-sufficient but when we do we make sure we pick what we want.

    My 2c from the other side of the coin...

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    Am also after some beige carpet, PFL foglight blanks, a plain PFL front lip and a non aircon heater unit if anyone has any, also the rubber grommet that goes around the heater pipes and slots in the firewall if anyone has one.

    Also two steelie 14's and a set of 4 hubcaps if anyone has any.

    Cheers

    Pretty sure i have fog light blanks - flick me a text.

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    Haha sounds like a race

    Melling tonight is it?

    No, tomorrow night is boy racer night..... lol. I also have single mass flywheel and z3 shifter which has to be worth at least an additional 20kw and 56 cool points....

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    Small case and med case are interchangeable without having to change the driveshafts, any ratio diff, small or med case will fit any E30.

    Whilst you don't have to change the shafts - aren't the 325 shafts thicker than the 320/318 ones?

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