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Notwithstanding the fact that it doesn't take a genius to presume that it just has AC badges and wheels, when I was a teenager I remember our neighbour getting an identical car in Dakar yellow and it was some form of special edition/ order. This may be from the same handful. Wrecked cars make me shudder these days where once I imagined a bargain.

Beat me to it. I'm surprised that anyone knows where Whangaparaoa even is, so many Aucklanders do not!

Slick looking ride you have there, nice.

Yes that is a particularly crap for sale advert dude. We try to give good accurate descriptions of worthwhile goods in this section to help maintain its integrity. If you really can't conjure up a good description, use the trademe spec's format. Goodness, even tell us the year and model. As per most forums around, upload photo to a hosting site and image link the the url. Also, convince us that it is a worthwhile advert to qualify being in a BMW themed area

Plenty of black bumpers are actually already painted black.... Unsure about E30s though, you would think I could remember after owning 6 or 7 of them haha

Yeah.... surely we all understand that shoe polish is for shoes and leeches into the leather, impregnating it with black dye. BUMPERS ARE PLASTIC, with very very low porosity. Nothing will reverse the chemical process of UV rays. Have the bumpers professionally repainted black.

The couple of sets that I have purchased for short times in the past and flicked off, have paid $600-800. Mind you, these were standard width. Replicas I have had were 795.

Ac Schnitzer made the kit and wheels. Save for the chance of it being replica kit

Looks great man. What do you use the roof racks to carry?

Happy birthday brau

Are you saying that the pattern is a 9 o'clock to 2 o'clock sweep? Isn't that what all RHD E30's have, to not blind oncoming cars? EDIT: I am wrong.

Try the regular tyre shops? I usually get trade- in prices when I get a new car and replace its typically bad tyres, maybe they will still offer you plain money

Raining today?

send it to Stuff

It would be a good idea Sam, although I would think hard about it. As with any site predominantly aimed at younger, easy- come easy go guys, there are always hotheads who speak well before they have facts straight as an arrow and mature communication lines wide open.

The condition is an indicator of it's condition, and if an import and an NZ new car are in the same condition, give me the NZ new one any day. If I think hard about it, it may just be my conditioning. As a kid I was interested in cars, as were my parents (not modifying, just getting the latest model of this or that every now and then) so I paid attention. I had it drilled into me that imports were rubbish. Back in the 90's imports had the stigma of being smokers cars, or having filthy exhausts and strange Japanese writing throughout them. So perhaps just unintended snobbery is what does it?

I agree with Crockett, in that an imported BMW has that after taste of a fake Rolex.... Obviously not exactly as it is still a BMW, but a good way to describe it. When I was first into buying E30s, it was common to buy from the original owner, who would often be a well known Remuera name, Fletcher or Court or such. It was a neat feeling having that quality history, impossible with a Jap' E30 regardless of the absence of tangible value in such knowledge. But I digress. NZ New has more value either way when comparing apples with apples. Be it monetary, saleable, or personal/ intrinsic value.

The viscous fan clutch has peculiar characteristics to test... Have a good read online for how to test one and at what temps. Just because you manage to spin it doesn't mean that it is bad. off- topic: How was elecs?

Haha I love the cameraman's passionate response to what is clearly a piss- take

Is that the 318i a guy from wellington owned? If so I saw you heading for constellation on the weekend

I'm with you on that, tempted to get one from germany

ADL have been recommended to me for my driveshaft, however am too busy/ scared at the moment to head there... I bet this job wont be cheap, nothing is on s cars. Automotive Driveline Ltd 129 Sunnybrae Road Hillcrest, 0627 (09) 444 6313

My old lady has had a 120i, a mk4 mk5 and mk6 golf gti (still has the mk6) and of all them she loved the bmw the most. most comfortable, nicest to drive etc. In saying that, her actual favourite is the 1999 rav4 that she still has :S

Hello Sam, please take your shoes off at the door. This guy's car is immaculate- not a single sign of wear! Someone hook him up with some Tasteful wheels.... it's granitsilber with shadowline so will look wicked on some M- pars or etc

I agree with an earlier post mentioning the difference between strictness of WOF inspectors; this does make it difficult for us sometimes. My dad has a few cars, 2 of them an imported 1999ish Wizard which he uses 90% of the time with about 150km, and the other a 2010ish E250 merc now with about 15km on the clock. The Wizard's shocks are STUFFED. Seriously non functional bouncy ride at the smallest rise in road surface. It passes every warrant. The Merc lives in a barn most of the time not driven, and failed it's last WOF on brakes. Now there's a difference. Maybe improve inspector education and continued development to keep them all as level as possible.