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M3 will be able to be brought in under the Special Vehicles class. Japan or the UK are really the only options. There are plenty of agents who can sort it for you. It can be worth it if you are looking for a specific car. NZ is a very limited market. The UK would be the better place to look for an E46 M3.

I think my M20 for my race car was about $6K total. And that is expensive for how basic an M20 is.

Yeah I was so dumbfounded by the 20K M20 that I didn't realise the thread title had it as an IS. It defiantly is not an IS.

Wow yeah. Great value compared to the 1M. M2 is superior in every way.

Spends money on upgrades throughout the car making it no longer OEM. Then spends 20K on a stock M20 rebuild.... What an odd decision.

Interesting. Never seen one. Don't see many 1 series at all really. Lots of 2's.

135is is a good fit.

I work with the Nordi's quite a bit. Embassy chef is a mate of mine here. The two Embassy's blend very well. He was mentioning that Norway has a massive wealth fund that buys up property all over the world as investments. It does very well. He has also invited us over for Gatebil at some stage.

NZ should just get into bed with Venezuela. They have plenty of oil sitting around. Not the best of governments at the moment though.

Just take the tax off the tax and I will be happy. They were told a regional fuel tax would not work and that the rest of the country would be raised with it. If you want a regional system to work it needs to be a toll system. In the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) where I spend most of my time they have an electronic toll system called ezpass. It's f**king great. It allows them to adjust rates for peak times. It allows them to build great highways. It works. It's all online too. There are still booths for the out of area people though.

Tax on the Tax. Nothing wrong with that at all..... Who else is looking forward to Rego and RUC going up too?

Why are so many 3 series imports from Japan 'Poverty' spec? They are featureless. No heated seats. No leather. Business radio. And there are so many that are the same spec which makes me think they could be rental fleet vehicles. And Trademe being Trademe everything is the same bloody price. I'm actually not looking forward to buying a car in NZ when I come back next year. So much junk for silly prices.

I've only seen 2 manual F80's ever. And that's in the US where the F80 is quite common. Hmm and now that I think about it i'm not sure if I am remembering manual M2's and not M3's.

Haha wow that's a bit over the top. My car is "Checked" every 2 years here in the US. And they barely check it. It failed last time because they couldn't connect to the OBD2 port to get the emissions readings. I drove around the block and pulled back in. 2nd guy didn't even check that. Pass. However if you crash because of neglect to your vehicle. Well you are liable. And will likely get sued by and individual or an insurance company. This works in the US. But would not in the Nanny State of NZ. If there was no hand holding for safety checks in NZ I reckon our sh*t road toll would be even higher.

Oh god I saw the Active Tourer for the first time the other day. One of those times you go deathly silent and just shake your head with a slack jaw thinking please let that be a Chevy Bolt some kid slapped BMW badges on. But you know it's not. I used to work for Europcar in London. I had totally forgotten about that. Bet there are still muppets I know working there. A 240i would be a great time. Sam is happy with a hand bag and her helmet.

Cheers Jon. Will check out the dealerships. Was after something like a 2 series or maybe a 3 or 4 series. Seems to be plenty doing it. Though the prices fluctuate wildly. And there is a ton of hidden fees. I think Avis Prestige is the most transparent. Their prices seem to include insurance. But stuff all Bimmers.

Has anyone picked up something better than the standard Avis rental whilst they have been in the UK? I'm off to Scotland and really don't want to be driving around some wonderful roads in something like a VW Golf. Are there any P2P car rental services like Turo that you would recommend?

I would think a collector would look straight past this car. Especially at that price. That's a numbers matching unrestored price.

Another great drivers car bound for a collectors garage to only be seen once a year. So Sad.

What is it? 40K overpriced? Guy must be trying to pull a deposit together for a house in Otahuhu.

Not sure about that price. Not much less than what I paid for my race readyish E34 with the same running gear. Came with much more too. Brakes, wheels, suspension, ecu+ tune, tyres, seat, harness. You know... the expensive stuff.

If I had that much spare capital I would buy it and send it to the UK sorry Jon. I stopped caring about if a nice Bimmer stays in NZ anymore. Most of these never get driven anywhere fun. I will never own one at that price either. Just a collectors piece now. Race cars however. They all need to stay.

Annoying. Websites here just do it by VIN. Mine had 3 recalls. Both airbags and an ECU update. Worst BMW service I have ever had though. Bunch of arrogant twats. None of which are paid enough to be arrogant.

I did wonder how the IS was killed off. In the UK and US it meant your were getting the best of the model. E28 535is, E34 535is, E30 325is are all the best non M cars you could get. Then comes the E36.

Even in yellow I wouldn't mind it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-5-Series-BMW-Alpina-V8S-Touring-Limited-Edition-One-off/392121477412?hash=item5b4c42e924:g:T7EAAOSw5PJbF~qk&vxp=mtr