monsta72

I did buy the car.Absolutely loving it.Wow.Couldnt make it to meet because of other plans.Hope you all had fun.Im sure i will read about it.Just got back from christmas in Nelson.I couldnt stop smiling the whole time i was driving,only problem was a sore face.If you see me and have spare few minutes pull me over,would love to check your ride.My plate is CKE70.Have a good new years.

Spoke with owner this afternoon.He took car to mechanic and was told power steering hose not leaking and oil seepage at rear of engine was just a little spillage from oil change last week. Spoke with graeme from GAC here in Christchurch in regards to timing chain rattle.Advised me to warm car up to normal operating temperature and then listen for rattle.Should be quite audible then.Both owner and mechanic assured me nothing they could hear was out of the ordinary and all seemed well. In a previous post someone told me the AA were a little pedantic,they were'nt wrong.Taking car in to AA for recheck so i can still get 3 year mechanical warranty.Then hoping to be new owner.Thanks all for excellent advice and look forward to seeing some of you out there on those twisty roads. Graeme from GAC was more than happy to give me advice and seemed very approachable.He will get my bussiness from now on.Point for chch forum members. gannetboy im thirty five years old but have twenty five year old girlfriend if that tells you any thing so insurance not a problem.If you ever fancy a game of paint ball I manage the topgun field.

Both myself and the owner have listened to engine and can not here any rattle.Read here timing chain rattle usually audible above 2500ish rpm's under load.Hav'nt tried that.Will ring specialist and take it in.Thanks for your advice.

Someone on here told me there is a place in chch called autopassion.Its on moorehouse ave.Havnt looked in to it yet though.

Thanks heaps for the advice.Spoke with owner the nite after AA test and he said he would replace both air con belt and power steer hose.Also would get oil seepage fixed.One little interesting note though was while AA were lifting car they damaged side skirt on right side,but kudos to them they are paying for it to be repaired at the moment.Pretty sure owner wont pay to get timing chain rattle checked so may do this myself after buying it as im reallly keen.AA finance person im dealing with got car valued.Came back at 13000.Do you think this is accurate?

Thanks for info.I live in Christchurch.Any BMW specialist you could recommend?

Thanks for the info.I will take off the badge if i do buy it.Just got car back from A.A.Report not as good as i was hoping for. Temperature gauge and clock LCD deteriorating. Power steering hose leaking. Air conditioning belts cracked. Oil seepage at rear of engine. Timing chain rattle. Foot brake pedal pulses. Dust boot torn on front right shock. Hoping owner will fix power steering hose,oil seepage and timing chain rattle.Will speak with him tonight.Any idea how much for LCD fix.Any info or advice appreciated. P.S nice hood.

Thanks for the fast reply.Spoke with the owner tonight.Hes had it for almost three years and hasnt done anything to it.He also doesnt appear to know anything about previous owners customizing.Im putting it through the A.A's vehicle inspection report in the next few days.He does have service records and receipts and it looks very tidy for its age.

First off i would like to say what an excellent source of imformation this forum is.I am looking at purchasing this 1995 325.http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/BMW/auction-126363579.htm?key=663528.As you can see from the pics,it has an m-spec badge and seats.Did it come with these or were they an extra a later owner added.I wont be able to get a mechanical breakdown warranty if its an m-spec model.Any advice greatly appreciated.