nath

Ahah! That is one ugly car. Those wheels- make it look like a roller skate. And whatever is up with the panels? Good to see there are two spare gear knobs- just in case they like to feel something different?

This made me nervous- earlier in the year I got a new c350e with 4cyl motor, but after a bit of reading it seems to be a Merc motor after all.

20 years ago, I had two 316i manual coupes, a few cars apart. While I don’t regret selling(except regret of selling bronzit one to a twat) they were a couple of the coolest cars I’ve owned.

Didn’t take long, but bear in mind I grew up on my mother’s sewing room floor, and not exactly my first rodeo.

Was 29750 I think. Slightly lowered? Nz new etc but no shots other than exterior.

I recovered my own, using the Redlinegoods kit (leather cover and thread). Looks really good, although the thread for lacing it on is a little harsh on the fingers- could be softer. The terminations/seams behind each spoke were a challenge(the leather doesn’t stretch well) and needed some pretty ugly lacing/stitching. I may revisit these. Well priced though.

Jeepers two really nice cars! Maybe I bought mine too early.

Is that the 750 that lived on Seacliffe Ave, Belmont 20 years ago? To think that it was only a 15 year old car then, but the styling was already regarded as classic in much the same way as today.

Good warning- I bought a brand new c350e earlier this year and was about to take it in to SS Wairau (being closest to me) for a screen replacement due to a small chip apparently not being repairable. Currently trying to get insurer to cover cost of an original screen.

Oh, and is one for 325i and one 320, or just nuanced difference?

My 1987 m325i has a largely aftermarket exhaust (Supersprint rear, dunno about the rest) which isn't particularly loud. It has some sort of tubular headers. I've bought an early 325i factory exhaust manifold, but now need in the least the flange to connect the 4-bolt manifold exit to the twin pipes. Does anyone have this section lying around that I can supply to an exhaust shop to graft onto mine, before I have one profile cut? Assuming no one has a whole, good 325i zorst I can buy. Thanks, Nath

I’d assume that any buyer would need to really like a car to pay whatever is being asked? Same goes here. They often came with LSD, mine didn’t. Like most post-2000 cars, these just don’t have the X factor of cars past, for me. A little flaccid looking.

You love them

Another consideration could be the time spent having to verify that it is indeed the correct part, the dissatisfied customer needing to be managed if it was only found to be incorrect upon installation, and the disruption to scheduling caused by double installation. And driving all of this, the error in spec caused by “oh, the part is for cars built until August, but you need the type built after August” etc…