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Auto 325is really are dray-ish and heavy feeling compared to manual. Nonetheless the blue SE looks fantastic, excellent colour and looks like great condition so long as those photos aren't too edited. A classic.

Good stuff Nik, so it was the right magazine? I was 11 when I bought that issue and never forgot that colour.

Who's car is this?

Wicked car, I remember seeing it around in the same trim a few years ago when I had my brown E30. No reason to suspect that the Alpinas arent genuine, China wasn't copying things very well when those square- lipped ones were around. From memory of my ones, non- genuine wheels don't have the same centrecap lock and lock-cap. Under all of this of course will be the Alpina logo and wheel dimensions. Look on Ebay for the badges, provided correct diameter. Otherwise perhaps Alpina.

Believable, my manual 5 cylinder S6 is on 12.9, with longest motorway runs over the bridge between Takapuna and city. Some boosting, mostly not.

YEah I second that. Happened to me in my '85 318I, moisture in the dizzy cap.

They surely wouldn't do bonded leather. Maybe synthetic like in a Mercedes?

Great thanks, Will pop by Precision tomorrow. Unfortunately Evans is a bit far away for me but cheers!

This morning my S6 has been hit pretty nicely when parked, by a woman with insurance. Her agent has told me to feel free to get quotes. I want a very good repair, as it is a quite rare car and in immaculate condition other than the new curves courtesy of a Nissan Elgrande. I live in Takapuna, so something North Shore would be great. Can anyone recommend who I should go to? Cheers guys Nathan

Is the sensor you replaced, the one that the cluster displays? My Audi has 4 coolant temp sensors, one fuel trim, one climate control, one cluster needle and one aux fan.....

Ahahhaha sheet that is dangerous but hilarious!

What do you expect to see on an NZ new car? Kit/Wheels/exhaust/badges was as AC as they came dealer new here. Good luck with the sale, a fantastic car. I'll refer a couple people I know are in the market for a car like this.

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Man that'd really piss me off. I'm not an unreasonable idiot in such situations either, heck- our family business is retail. I know what it's like to behind the counter and that guy has been a real prick to you by the sounds.

Good post. I was going to say that classic will forever stay in the pre mid-90s realm. I may be wrong though. It may just be that those which we call classic will eventually gain another name, and the term classic wll come forward another generation. The 60s/ 70s sports BMW for instance while raw and classic now, was once a sublime, fast drive- one of the best on the road. Today's BMW makes the same comparison with say, a Mazda. The goalposts have just moved. So for any given time period, cars' range of comparable attributes have not changed. However may I suggest that the buyer has changed. Cars are more of an accessory today than they have ever been, in a world where media has told us how heavily to rely on looks. Any jerkoff with enough credit history can go and tick up an RS4 or similar and effectively purchase a look, an ego, and a lifestyle all in one package which he will toss away in 3 years to upgrade to whatever Kanye is driving this time. With this practice bringing ever more top spec models to our roads and desensitising us, will we simply care less about this and subsequent generations of cars? Perhaps not, but worth a thought.

It will be up north in a shed sorry. Must have been a very altered photo, as the green was a much more attractive mid flat green. May have been about 1997 and had a new generation red Honda Accord coupe on the cover. Either that, or a Silver Zender coupe.

You actually see a lot of early E38s that have been facelifted, I suppose it was an easy mod to keep up to date

Buyer's remorse?

Mmm fair call. There is also boston green, metallic mid blue and a shade of silver. 328i manuals were on offer in the same spec from SA

Never meant for NZ market? I have old Autocar magazines with 2 page spread advertising for them by BMWNZ, with a green one beside the touring car. Touted as the road going touring car ltd edition.

As per title, looking for full manual conversion for a 1993 525i M50 in Auckland. What have you? Cheers Nathan

Happy birthday door handle

To look like dorks. As with most fads; bigger better. The closer you can get to the arch with max camber etc etc is the goal. Stance's grandfather looked attractive where a car has a bit more track and a bit more camber to look the business, then the boys took it to the extreme. Fads come and go, just with higher peaks and troughs than fashion.

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Whether it fixes the problem or not, this thread has some of the best, most considered and deduced advice I have seen in a long time. No "its definitely the pcv/icv/replace everything it will bean offence if you don't spend a ton of money" statements to be seen. I'm a (green behind the ears) mech engineer and this the kind of problem solvibg ability that not many people have. Keep up the good work