E30 325i Rag-Top

And I'd like to see that lifted Terrano keep up with an F15 on the road, with twisty bits and loose gravel. You can't really compare an out-of-the-box multi-use vehicle with a "specialist" 4x4

Black was the least common colour on the 1M, but there were still a dozen of them brought in through official channels. Alpine White was the most common colour, followed by the Orange.

Interesting... Going to end up as a road car or race car??

Could be anything in there??Why describe the engine when there is a great photo of the rangi battery installation??

Even better - I used a big G-clamp to push them out of the trailing arms, easy as.

Or do it hand-draulically in a vice - just need a bit of tube and a bolt with a couple of washers on it..

Both over-priced IMHO, the 'vert more so than the M3. Both seem to be somewhere between OEM and modified, without being one or the other. The M3 would certainly benefit from losing the add-ons, especially if the kms are genuine.

Might be time for some new glasses Geoff? Or maybe fewer Butter Babies before using the PC

Hi, can you put up the last 7 digits from your chassis number so I can see if it is suitable to me? Also, you need to put up a price and photos in the For Sale section.

I'm not talking about full on winching and green-laning here Andy, just the ability to get over rough and slippery stuff. Without sounding too much like a corporate drone, this is a quote from 4x4 Action Adventure magazine about the X3..."Our only real offroading was on the sand tracks along behind the dunes on Puheke Beach at the top of KariKari Penninsula, where the power and torque of the big six diesel just ploughed through the deep soft sand climbs as though they were SH1" and that was with 19" M-Sport rims and road tyres. As it has been said though, most people are a little bit shy of doing things like that in their shiny / expensive BMW SUV!

It's funny how most people think the X5 is not supposed to be used off-road! Ok, so it's no LWB Landcruiser or Rangie, but with all the trickery on-board they are pretty capable on the slippery stuff. Anyone who has done the Parcours and off-road section of the Ultimate Drive Day will tell you how surprising the capabilites are. Tyres would be the biggest restriction to the off-road performance - can you even get mud-tyres in ultra-low profile 20" run flats?

Almost looks photo-shopped, but I think it's because the added "L" sticks out beyond the edge of the boot-lid and across the rear light. Question is why would you?? Makes a difference to the usual "M" badges I suppose!

Welcome to Bimmersport.

Love those rear seats, wonder if they are as comfy as they look?

Maybe he's just sh*t at maths and got an extra zero in there by mistake? Body kit $4k Wheels $1.5k Whole thing $8k, about what I would say its worth. Surely you would get some decent photos if you were trying to sell a customised $80k Mitsi??

Repco have a reasonable price v quality range of tools as well might be worth having a look in there.

I think if you read the Customs web-site you will see that GST applies to all new goods but you MAY be allowed a personal allowance of $400. Multiple parcels, even months apart can take you over the allowance an duty is then applicable. It's still a bit rude of eBay to charge you though, I bet it doesn't send the money through to NZ Customs and puts it in it's own pocket.

Welcome to middle-age! Time to have a crisis sand buy a sports car.

Nice CAD work Michael, what's it a all in aid of?

How long is a piece of string? Really depends on what needs replacing and/or machining in the process, and whether or not you are doing it yourself or paying for the labour.

Did you import it yourself, or buy from a (non-BMW) dealer? If it was through a dealer have a read of the Consumer Guarantees Act and go talk to them.

Because everyone needs 1000Nm of torque to take the kids to school..

Not sure you will find one laying around here in NZ, but there are plenty of cheap-ish ones in the UK.

Did you sell the front rotors and pads? If not can you chuck up a pic or message it to me? Need to put some into the 'vert

Progress has been a bit slow recently due a lack of any spare cash, but I have just sold a few parts and got some cash for my birthday, so the next two few jobs will hopefully ticked off pretty soon: 1) Valve adjustment - valves were re-ground during the build so need to check the clearances are still in tolerance, if not, the shims will need to be changed. 2) get the E46 end of the hybrid propshaft lengthened to the correct size. 3) get the headers modified and the exhaust fabricated. Still can't decide whether to modify the rarer 50/50 headers I have got, or find a cheap set of "standard" headers for now (saving the 50/50 for when the engine goes back to LHD later on). Then it will be time to turn the key...