E30 325i Rag-Top

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.

1 hour ago, Driftit said:

Sometimes the decoders get that wrong for some reason so they could have always been RHD.

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

15 hours ago, aja540i said:

I would add at least one hole from a welder/ grinder / knife / chisel incident.

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.

On 8/15/2022 at 10:22 PM, Eagle said:

and when that all fails you can always fall back on the classic noddy line "Won't be re-listing\keeping it if it doesn't sell" 

“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.

3 hours ago, elias said:

right I see, I thought you were able to drive a motorsport car on public roads with an authority card since it allows you to obtain a WOF, provided that all modifications meet he required standards? 

So a fully caged motorsport car, with an authority card cannot be used for a sunday drive on public roads? This might be the deciding factor as I definitely want to be able to drive the car on public roads on weekends, as I won't be able to take it to a track every time I want to drive it.

cheers 

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”

10 minutes ago, Simonr32 said:

Hey team , does any one know which  model don't have the adblue system ? 

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

17 minutes ago, Young Thrash Driver said:

Very conventional styling.

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.

3 hours ago, KwS said:

I believe part of the problem is the growing trend of always illuminated dash clusters. Back in the day you knew your lights were off because you couldnt see your speedo, now you have to look for a little light in the dash to know if your lights are on. That and the reliance on auto lights and wipers. We're making drivers dumber with these driver "supports".

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.

19 hours ago, Sammo said:

This was for sale at Sunday Drive for some time, appears to have been traded to another dealer to have a crack.

Lovely car and I personally like (some of the) the mods (Evo bits) - I suspect however the clientele who actually has $100k plus to spend on an old BMW would be wanting something more original.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3710609677?bof=YFwVpH6k

 

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!

47 minutes ago, NZ00Z3 said:

Are there any other gems of legislation that a driver can quote to an over vellos "Boy in Blue" who thinks that everything you have done to your car is a modification and needs to be cert'ed

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?

2 hours ago, jon dee said:

Finally.... some common sense enters the discussion   Battery manufacturers have had far too much influence on the direction of motor vehicle development for far too long. 

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.

Pretty much the same as the wife’s 116d 🤣

Some of our members have some awesome project cars that could be in with a shout for this competition.