E30 325i Rag-Top

Just expanded on that for you.

To the average car buying public all X3s would be the same, but to the BMW cognoscenti the number of similar cars is much less. Six to be exact, if you are looking for an LCI NZ new. You’ve got to pitch your sale to those that appreciate the subtle differences, rather than drop your price for someone who knows no different.

Sounds like his inbox is full. @promo

Bit of a mixed day of it today. Morning spent wrestling with the wife’s mighty 116d for a service. Went pretty bad, more oil on driveway and me than in the drain pan 🤦‍♂️ and oil filter housing is in a prick of a place. Afternoon cruise out to the beach in the ‘vert, top down enjoying the sun. Can’t decide if it’s the last cruise of last summer or first cruise of the new one? Now up on axle stands for a bit more TLC before going in for a new warrant.

E30 M3 tax is still strong... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/engines/listing/3741470813 That's more than I paid for my whole S14 engine, dog-leg gearbox and ancilliaries! Having seen complete engines up for sale at US$25k I am sorely tempted... but then I will never be in a position to afford to get another one. Soo many other engines that give much better bang for buck... but S14 tho'

Depends what cars the parts for, older stuff is still only going one way.

@Wyv I know that Takapuna Panelbeaters on the shore have converted a number of M2s into race cars recently, they might have some spare seats.

The articles of association (?) should include the information about how the organisation is governed. Including details of AGMs, etc. There is the ability to vote by proxy in the AKL region, is that option not offered in Wellington?

Seems to be quite prevalent in organisations in the Wellington region.

Correct, the sh*t fuel standards for NZ still mean we don’t get the new stuff. 99% of the fuel supplied is fine, but the fact that the suppliers could bring in a batch of crap stuff means there’s a risk.

I see plenty of E30s, E34s, E39s, E46s in for service work in the franchise dealerships. Even a couple of 2002s. All of which I think would count as “old cars”. However, these have all been pretty mint and valuable examples. I would suggest the issue is more that the average owner of a $3k E34 is not going to consider taking their car to a main dealer for service work, even though it may not be much more expensive than independent.

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.