E30 325i Rag-Top

Brute force and ignorance... ..your two main weapons!

Special Edition of Performance BMW, some monsters in here by the looks..

Does that make the web site faster??

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE E30 BMW M3 2.5 SPORT EVOLUTION, THE M3 CONVERTIBLE IS THE NEXT SORT AFTER OF ALL THE E30 M3 MODELS PRODUCED (ONLY 786 WERE PRODUCED). GIVEN ITs LOW PRODUCTION VOLUME and UNIQUE BODY REQUIREMENTS THESE CARS WERE HAND BUILD BY BMW FACTORY STAFF, AND AS SUCH ARE HIGHLY PRIZED BY CLASSIC CAR COLLECTORS and BMW AFICIONADOS ALIKE. There is sooo much wrong with that sentence, and not just the spelling and caps lock. A very nice car, yes. Just such a shame that it's a convertible and not a tin-top and that it has been converted to RHD.

I would disagree as a "re-map" does exactly that, changing the fuelling, VANOS and ignition maps in the cars ECU which can give increases in torque and power over the factory maps, so there is an actual performance increase. All this module is doing is taking the signal from the fly-by-wire throttle pedal and amplifiying the signal, basically fooling the car into thinking you have got your foot flat to the floor when it is only 1/4 down for example. Not actually doing anything in terms of performance, just saving your ankle a bit of work. Which is what I am trying to get the seller to admit by trolling his auction, just in case there are people dumb enough to buy this crap. Again, I would say that is very different to the Sport button in an M3, which does switch to a different set of maps for the engine, gear shift, etc. suspension settings as well as the throttle response (similar to a re-map but on-demand as it were).

I'm not 100% on the scrappage scheme as it started after my time in the UK, but I doubt many, if any of those cars would have been in good condition. I have part exchanged a rusty shell that was just about rolling to get a discount before, I wonder how many of those were of a similar condition?

Ok, cool, thanks. Good luck. I would offer to help, but as you know I am no IT person.

So $500 to boost the throttle sensor signal - bargain. A great "performance upgrade" right there, for all those people that can't push the throttle peddle harder..

Hey Jamez, is the Race Series web-site one of the "few others" that you are moving ? No probs if it is, just for info.

Thanks for the mention Jason. We should always be showing our appreciation for all the officials at the meeting, and especially all the volunteers - if it weren't for you guys we wouldn't be able to race. So it is good that our appreciation of you guys was spotted, keep up the good work!

Can't quite make out the number plate, is it "H1TLER"?

Anything is possible if you want to spend enough time and money on it. Won't be an easy bolt on change though, all the metal work underneath the skin of the E70 is different to an E53

Connected Drive covers a whole range of features, these latest ones haven't been available for years, even overseas. And they are provided free on new cars.Mobile phone is ok, but when you are upside down and unconscious how are you going to use it?

But this guy was tough, set the damage mode to "on" before he went out.

There is a vacancy at the moment if you are interested Amber, you would be an great candidate.

I have driven and been driven in both, across the various different models and they are both good in different areas. Personally I would prefer the X5 as it seems to me to be a little more "sporty" if that's possible with an SUV where the ML seems more "luxurious". The comment about the Mexicans relates more to the very, very early MLs built out of the states that had quite a few quality issues until Merc got in there and sorted out the factory. This looks to be a later version which won't have those problems, just being a little tease.

I would look at the first tyre and say "these aren't brand new" and back out of the deal. Auction states "brand new" yet the tyres have clearly been used, not much, but a bit - all the moulding bristles have worn off.

Nice trucks, but beware they are hand-built by Mexicans.

Can you wait until I get there to get the car scruitineered.. I just want to see the look on the guys face when he sees under the bonnet and all your Bunnings Motorsport accessories - Gotta admire your Kiwi ingenuity and love of plastic tubing though.

How soon do you want it done? Might be able to fit it in my garage when the race car is back together.

Hmm, diesel $1.39 / ltr 91 Petrol $1.99 / ltr 98 Petrol $2.?? a litre. No point owning a v8 and putting 91 in it, ECU will just retard the timing back and you'll lose a lot of performance out of. If you do more than a couple of kms a day, either in traffic or on the open road it will pay off the extra rego and RUC pretty quickly you'll find. Service intervals on the newer diesels are same as petrol and condition based, fuel pumps on most petrols are now HP DI and many have turbos too. Versus longer engine life on a diesel, higher re-sale value (like for like), etc. Horses for courses really, and personal preference. Buy the car you like driving the most!

Would need to flare those rear arches a bit more to get enough rubber under them to make use of those numbers, or maybe he likes doing smokey burnouts?

Bugger. Might still be interested, I think you can retro-fit the heating elements into the seats, let me know when you are pulling them out.

that balance and handling...

Exactly this, the handbrake shoes come up against the rear discs in side that large offset piece - you will see thm when you pull the discs off. Convert to a hydraulic hand-brake, or remove the handbrake completely, and it will free up your choice of rotors. Unfortunately Jason the standard rear brake set up is not good for extreme racing set-ups to balance against bigger front brakes and rotors.