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    13 hours ago, hugo_nz said:

    Are you going to do the work yourself? Looking at the workshop manuals I am surprised at how easy the three water pumps are to replace, considering how tightly packed the engine bay is.

    I got access to the NewTIS Repair guides but not finding them as good as the older BMW manuals. Is the workshop manual different? A link top download would be amazing!

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    Aka the 2009 F02 760Li.   Its great, but I just had a poke around the engine bay... man these things are crammed and alien looking! I can see some minor weepy plastics and lines for the cooling system but I cannot see:

     

    - MAFs ( I change these on every car I buy thats like 100k+ km)

    - Aux Pump (interior vents dont blow hot air..)

    - Water Pump

    - 3rd water pump, for turbos

     

    Man it goes though, such a fantastic car to drive and be in.

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    I had to double check the dates on this thread! So 2009. 😛   If fuel costs are covered, why are you getting a diesel? Apart from the fact you introduce swirl flaps, turbo issues etc, you also get an inferior sound and drive and dump toxins like NOx all over country.  I think they have their uses, but this moderate, expenses paid commute doesnt seem like one.

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    So its around GBP35k in the UK, $68k here.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?sort=price-asc&postcode=ll652yh&radius=1500&make=BMW&model=Alpina D3&include-delivery-option=on&price-from=500&year-from=2016&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0

     

    With Import Duty and GST, lets say around $80k here, landed. He wants a 50% uplift on that actual cost and thats not even a fair comparison as in the UK it had a 12x larger market, a market that likes/liked/incentivised diesels and a more affluent market. Its a hard sell in NZ on all levels.

    "Yes. A very attractive price given the original cost and the cost to bring one of similar age and mileage for offshore today. Try ordering one from the Australian Alpina agent. "

     

    Right. The "original cost" has little to do with the current cost on a rapidly depreciating asset like a car.  Given its still valuable but that pitch and price makes him look foolish/toolish. Though he only needs one buyer.

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    1 hour ago, coop said:


    How many E34 535iS have come to market in the past 24 months for you to form that opinion? 

    Bare in mind the price gains all enthusiast cars have seen in the past 18 months. 

    The rooted red one in Wgtn for $6.5k and the immaculate black one in Wgtn for ~25k? 
    Both a bargain compared to this E28, any E24 or any E30. 

    The M50 is still a slow torqueless gutless thirsty slug when it has to move 1700kg + of E34 around NZs hilly terrain and no amount of on paper ‘tech’ is gonna change that. 

    All things equal I’d take a 540iA/iS over the M30 equivalent but the M30 does have more character especially in iS spec. 

    I’m going to list my average - above average condition 535iS for $12.5k in the first quarter of next year. Good buying considering auto E30 320 and ghetto E36 6 cylinders are going for the same price. 

     

    Ill be the first to admit my sample size was probably too small, I was recalling 2 or 3 that were near or above $20k. Ironically, Im usually the one trying to convince people to stop paying and inflating the E30 tax and buy a 5 series instead too, so I agree with you there on your price suggestion. 

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    18 hours ago, coop said:

    Do you have anything solid to back up your claim E34 535iS are grossly over priced? 

    Say, prices of previous sales, sale or asking prices compared to other models in the BMW line up of the era, or alternative models to the 535iS? 

     

    And sorry, but the 535i shits all over any 525i, M20 or M50. 

    I dont need anything to back up an opinion but I do have a rational; that the $10k+ and 20k+ for the older M30 block in the E34 is overpriced. Sure, 3 to 10k maybe fine, have at it. I've had the M30 and have had the M60 and the M50 (and soon an M54) in the E28 and many, many E34s. I grew up with E34s in my family. The M60 is simply a beautiful engine, in power delivery, smoothness (even though its a V8) and sounds good too. The M50 is just a nice overall engine, a huge quality of living increase over the really old M30.

    The 535i "shitting all over the M50" (I never mentioned the M20, equally archaic, not sure why you mention it? ) I presume you mean in terms of torque and power? Yeah, sure, but in practice the lightness and comparative freshness of the M50 in a 525i is nicely matched in the E34. Its a more modern engine for a more modern BMW.  But I don't really care, I'm not a major fan of the M50, its just a sweet spot overall. A well setup M50 e34 is a nice handling, driving car.  The M30 is fine, but I've never been enamoured with it. 

    I think the peak E34 is the 540i and I think the M30 has a lot of respect/fan service but IMO is overrated. I also think most of the 540's here have been ruined by idiots but that's beside the point, in stock form it was excellent. I don't think the M30 535i is bad, I just dont think it compares that well to the V8 for similar prices.

     

    20 hours ago, Eagle said:

    The suspension design, steering, engines, interior design\layouts are 80's tech which the E28 also used, hence the comment. To me E39's feel like the older 'modern'.

    E34 535is have generally been a 3-10k car for as long as i can remember(~10 years) and still appear to go for that. Sure there's been the odd 20k+ examples but as above.

    Being "designed in the same decade" doesnt really make cars similar, at all. Have you driven an E28? I have one, but christ its basic. The E34 is nothing at all like that.   I also don't think the statement is even correct, given the E34 was developed from '81 and launched in '88.. the E28 is a 70's design (with a mild refresh in the early 80s, kinda) with similar'ish suspension but inferior and older.. so Im not really sure what you are on about there. 

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    On 11/29/2021 at 6:07 PM, Eagle said:

    Just about anything provides better value with current E30 pricing. One could argue a E34 535is is better value for money than the E28. Like E36 vs E46 they are very similar in most regards.

    The E34 is not at all like an E28!? The E28 feels way older, way lighter and way rougher, ie, it feels like a classic. The E34 just feels like an older "modern" car. Also the E34 535is is grossly overpriced (at least in NZ), so its not a good value for money proposition anyhow. The E34 525i and 540i were probably the peak E34's, aside from M5's (but even still, 540i vs older tech M5.. hmm).

     

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    Re the e28 vs e30. Correct me if I’m wrong but I got the impression that e28/e34 parts (2nd hand or new) are harder to source / more expensive than e30 / e36

    Probably not more expensive (ie E28 parts are cheaper than E30), but less aftermarket/used parts yes. E34 parts are fairly available and it has a bit more of a tuner scene than the e28. The E28 is "slashed" with the E24, not the E34 btw. 

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    Yeah, in future I think thats exactly what I will do. Lots of room there to just drop in a complete electric fan kit and free HP for me to boot. 

    Right now though, my 3D printed shroud will get past this hurdle.  Ill screw it to the existing black "lip" thats there and bring the curve/shape out more.

     Just did a quick print in PLA, will check it and look through my collection of filament for a more heat appropriate one. 

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    99.99% complete on the M54B30 into E28 conversion. Couple of bits left, one annoying one is they want a shroud (or should I say, more of a shroud, the stock one is at least partially there, I can't remember what it looked like before) to cover the fan.

    There is a fan shroud lip on it now, but needs a "hood" about 55mm long to cover the fan blades. Looking for a fast solution, any ideas? 

    Im mocking up a something with the 3D printer now, but thought Id ask here anyhow. 

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