E30 325i Rag-Top

Depends on how the whole deal is stacked, trade in is only one part of the transaction. Funny how many people focus solely on the price of their trade and forget about all the other factors in the deal. What are you buying? What price are you paying? Finance rate? Deposit contribution? Outstanding finance? Orc? CCD? Warranty? Etc, etc, etc… Unless the dealer you are buying from likes taking a huge risk on an old expensive to fix BMW they are only going to wholesale it off to someone so there’s no money in the trade for them, so it would most likely be of benefit to you to sell privately and not include it in deal for the other car.

Seller is definitely trying to play it down, but a little off not to mention clearly from the outset.

Auctions finishing soon, need money to support wife, kids and race car (not necessarily in that order)..

Yup, I think so. Must have been reported as fishy as.

Both have got LHD VINs, the model code info in the VIN is a LHD model.

And Manuel!

Might be of use to someone looking to build up a race car, or re-shell (properly) a crashed M3

You used to be able to add roll your own cigarettes to that list, but that seems to be a thing of the past these days!

I disagree with the premise that a Kardashian is similar to a cardigan. Mostly as a cardigan does have it’s uses.

“I know what I’ve got” Thank the Lord for that, it would be hard to sell if you didn’t know what it is!!

That’s strong money for a 316i, yes it’s in great Nick but went for well over the $10-12k estimate. Signs the E30 market is still strong.

Some other nice BMW lots in that auction, including the 316i Coupe (last lot) and the 15 Art Car models that went for over $10k!

..slot cars on TradeMe, plus a few other bits and pieces of Scalextric & Scalextric digital on TradeMe this week. Porsche 991 Carrera S .. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/toys-models/slot-cars-tracks/cars/listing/3724885108?bof=aqhl5XMI Gold Lambo.. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/toys-models/slot-cars-tracks/cars/listing/3724888970?bof=blFUtzhz They also make good display models as they are pretty detailed. Making the most of the Free Selling offer for today to avoid the horrendous fees for selling smaller items. Thought there might be a few other Scalextrix and / or display model fans on the site that might be interested, even though they are non-BMW (i'm keeping all those for display, can't give those up). Not going to get much use out of these now, kids are grown up and not interested in playing with Dad and his toy cars, and I need to focus on the real race car in the garage a bit more so any dollaroos I can get for these will help towards that project.

You need to do at least two proper Motorsport events each year to maintain the authority card, ie prove car IS being used for Motorsport. However, you CAN still drive the car on the road whenever you want. I dailied my E30 race car for many months on a authority card.

It designates that the person at the AA that entered the registration details mistook the “/2” for a 2-door coupe as a “Z”

NZ new diesels don’t, some imported diesels do. Anything “Blue Performance” has it.

Yeah, it’s the standard X5 packaging wrapped around a fuel cell rather than ICE / Electric. That is the underlying principle of the “power of choice” same vehicles but with full variety of power sources.

Luckily we had another foggy morning to further examine these f**ktards in the wild. Two fairly distinct groups emerged.. 1. Modern vehicles with driver support features - driving with DRLs on at front, but no rear lights. Probably because auto lights only work off brightness I believe, so not activated by fog. 2. Old sh*t boxes with no technological features being driven with no lights front or rear. Would be doubtful dash lights up, so I suspect they are going on the “I can see, so you must be able to see me” principle. Prevalent car colour seemed to be silver which is really hard to spot in fog. I also believe these are the same vehicles seen widely at night without any lights on!

Depends on your definition of “good or bad” I much prefer a ride that is on the stiff side, whereas others might prefer soft and wallowy. Will it be a hard ride? Most probably.. What are you running now? If you are moving from factory 18s to 19s it will be a bit harder, but not to the point of unbearable if you don’t mind it currently. After a few 1000 kms I doubt you would remember the difference. Disclaimer: provided all other things remain equal and wheels are approx same weight.

I know the car well, back to the owner that did the mods. He had it for a long time and sold it probably 3 years ago now. Has passed through a number of sets of hands since. When sold back then, all the parts to return back to standard were included in the sale, it doesn’t say these are now with the car, so I suspect they have been sold off somewhere down the line. If anyone is keen to buy and wants to return it to stock I have the parts and would be happy to swap for the non-original bits 😁

f**kwits who drive in the fog with NO lights on, not a single one!

There is a big difference between repairing, or fixing, your car back to a working condition and making changes to it. I would suggest the most relevant legislation would be the VIRM covering the WoF requirements.

Nice red E30 pre-fl Vert on Botany Road, twice this afternoon. Looking sharp, anyone on here? Top was down - well played Sir (or madam)!

Looking at the bumper of the cover car it seems to be a US version, is that true for the information inside as well?

Most manufacturers have long known that battery electric vehicles are only a stop-gap solution to cover between the forced end of ICE production and the long-term solution. Whether that longer term solution is hydrogen, synthetic fuel, nuclear fusion or whatever is still up for grabs. HFC would appear to be a front runner at this point.