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The E30 handles ok. Few little things I would like to improve. A little less camber on the front. Will sort out the rear camber a little too. Might pick up some coilovers for it, but at the moment the suspention rides really nice and the car is meant to be my daily driver. Next step is to give it a full service so I know where I am at. And then replace all the bushes. A few came with the car though. Rest I will get through the E30 series or my mate at Autolign. Will get him to Dyno my shocks too. See if he can make some improvements.

Yeah I know NZ is a nice place to Ride your bikes. What I mean by you must be crazy this time of the year to ride one, is that there is still alot of stress and rushing around by people driving cars. As I said. Why would you want to put your life in the hands of the crazy drivers in NZ at this time of the year. What does piss me off is the cyclists who are riding cross country. The ones who get the stupid idea to ride on State Highway 1 and 2 during xmas/new year. They are not only endangering themself but drivers too. Drivers will do retarded crap to get past a cyclist.

Wankers that they did not stop. But at this time of the year you would have to be crazy to ride a bike on any road. Maybe someone dobbed them in. I see so many people do stupid things to get infront of the "slower" cyclist. I dont think I could ever put my life in the hands of NZ motorists just to get fit on a bike.

Haha yeah I am a sucker for the fairlady/240 lines. I like my classic shapes of the 70's and 80's. Must be about -3deg on the front. Haha. Might tone it down a little. The E30 Racer should be going by the end of the month I hope. Will miss the first race this year but hope to make the second. Cheers for the comments.

I did like Clarksons reason for calling them tossers though. Thought it was a bit of a laugh. I agree with Simon though. I really love it how they dont censor him and try to make him PC. The show is by far the most entertaining car show because of the personalities on it. Its one of about 4 shows currently on TV that I bother to watch (although I download them as NZ TV is over a season behind) Amazing how the stig could hit that apple at that speed though. And the Merc couldn't come close. It must have been busy planning how to kill them.

Well I just purchased a 1985 325i from a mate yesterday. The one that is in the for sale section. Its the first E30 I have actually driven as my race series car is still in the build. And man I love it! Its so much fun to drive! I am so glad that I made the purchase. My mates thought it was a bit strange considering I have a 220rwkw 180SX and purchased this E30 to replace it. But I want to save some money. And didn't want to end up driving some crap mid 90's Sentra or Corolla. Have a few little plans for it. It is already a very tidy example and has been in Bimmersport for a while now I think. I will just be making it even more tidy. Been hanging around on the forums for a while now. Been alot of help for building me Race Series E30. I also help run the Nissan Silvia club for NZ. www.nissansilvia.co.nz Wave out if you see me. Oh and the name is Dan and I am out in Bucklands Beach/Howick in Auckland Will just cut and paste info from for sale area. 1985 325i E30 engine: m20b25 - 293000ks, still runs beautifully, have quite a bit of service history to go with the car simota air filter 2,1/4 exhaust LSD (not sure on ratio) 5spd suspension: BNG eurospec 60mm spring kit KMAC front pillowball race camber plates monroe gas shocks wheels/tires: 15x8 0 offset sportmax wheels new 205/50r15 tires interior: m325i dash (no cracks) m325i front/rear seats Mtech steering wheel very tidy all round exterior: paint is immaculate no rust and no dents, excellent condition considering age And this is the car I am building into a race series car. It has since been stripped and now is just a shell with a cage. Interior was recently painted white. Motor has been built and just needs to be dropped in. Then its just a matter of swapping things like the diff, brakes and suspention for the series stuff that is cluttering up my room. No updated photos as yet though. Wish I had kept the kit for the new one. And this is my other car. 96 180SX Type X. Recently popped the motor at puke due to a faulty ECU running her lean all of a sudden. Not cool. Gets Dynoed next week. Expect at least 220rwkw on the dynopack at ST Hitech.

Also cheers, sending email right now. Dan.

Amazing how the stig can control the M3 so well. So precise. Merc has always done that with their badging. Not sure why. I would love to drive all three. Of course I would like to have all 3. They are all in the same class but all have a different purpose.

Has anybody had a watch of this episode. Its the last of the 10th Season (Not out in NZ yet). Season 10 Episode 10. Its quite a good laugh. They are testing the three cars on a private track. Give them a good working over. The BMW is the fastest around the track by quite a bit. The Stig seems to love the control of the car. The Merc wants to commit Murder/Suicides on every corner. But is the fastest in a straight line by quite a bit and is just awesome sounding. Oh I forgot to add that Jeremy thinks M3 drivers are all tossers. He explains why though. Quite funny.

Sold. I pick it up tonight.

Did you get given the newer model or the old one? Mates Dad has a really smart looking 2007 John Cooper Works one. Only full Cooper Works in NZ at the moment. Nearly all the optional extras, Wheels, carbon spoilers and air scoop were all over $2000 each. Hauls Ass.

I thought the big 4wd was called a ML55 AMG.

Shame about the recent trouble, but you just inspired me to finish my E30. Always good to see examples like this.

Txt you.

Yip this car is mint. Seen it in the flesh. Will see if I can come up with some money man. Selling my 180 very soon.

They are already having a race. Too see who has a totally rooted back first. You could do it the other way around. First to get a green sticker buys the others a box each.

Would he sell it? I want it!

Isn't it illegal to have a car which is lower than 100mm from road to hard point? How do you get a warrant?

And I presume the G55 AMG is meant to be a E55 AMG. And these figures surprised my Dad who drives one. As he gets alot more out of it and lives in the city. Mind you, if you take it to the track it can empty a tank in like 18mins.

Yeah nice photos. Is a pretty common place for car shoots these days. Also around the corner in the fish market as they leave their flood lights on and has ice all over the ground. My Dad lives in one of the penthouse apartments just down from where you took the photos. Gets a great view of all this sort of stuff.

Yeah I just went and got some new ones. One of them didn't look to hot. Cheers.

Sorry but what the hell was the owner thinking. Whats the point of putting in all that hard work and time to create the worlds most Ugly BMW. You only get praised by people who also create Ugly cars.

Hey guys, Went to put my new clutch on my E30 today only to find I am missing a cap bolt from the clutch cover. I was only given five of the 6 with the manual conversion kit. Does anybody have a spare one? From a 320 E30. Cheers Dan

Hey guys, My brother is sick of the useless half working headunit in his E38. He purchased a new headunit and booked in to have it installed by the "pros" at an audio shop. After about an hour they called us and said that the job is bigger than they thought and that they would need to rewire the factory amp so that all the speakers in the car would work. Now this car has speakers everywhere. I pressume like most other 7 series. Is there a simple way to get around this and install a headunit? Or does anybody have some experiance with installing headunits into an E38 or similar?

I like some of the cars on the list. But I am sure if some of us sat down and had a think we could make a list 10X better than that. Audi TT. Come on! Should be Female only. The GT2 would be lucky to make my top 10. Who made that list anyway? Must be American. As there is American cars on the list. Only way to explain that.