E30 325i Rag-Top

Wait a while until they get to the 20 year old mark, no worries about emissions or frontal regs, etc go for your life! Roll on 2019 I guess...

Uh oh! I'll see if there is anything lying around.

Yeah - one for the week and one for the week-end!!Not really, apart from the new hood (which I can get cheap) I have all the parts needed sitting in the shed. Could be a nice little money maker project for a bit of time invested, plus saving another vert. Hassle and cost of getting it from South Island rules it out. Tried for a long time to get that fire damaged one in Palmy but no joy either which is a shame as that would also be a good project for me.

Luckily its on South Island so I won't be fighting you for it!Body looks pretty sound, a lot of it is just tidying up. Hood would be a fair few $$$s and quite a bit of dicking around though. A half decent set of rims would make all the difference, plus a manual if you are so inclined. All pretty straight forward and you will have a good car at the end of it!

^^ha ha, spotted!!

Can't believe a car can get into that state in only 60 odd thousand miles??

What body shape is he after - sedan, vert., coupe or wagon? How much budget does he have to play with?

Brian's enthusiasm for BMWs and life in general will be widely missed. R.I.P. bud and condolences to the family.

If it had the full factory M-Sport kit, then that is how it would have been supplied from the dealer , also if it was the E90 version then the diesel has far more go than the petrol as well, so if anything is more worthy of the M badge??

An immigrant bringing in their own vehicle is exempt from all the impact and emissions regs, regardless of age of vehicle. Downside is the car is marked as "immigrant's vehicle" which will make it harder to sell as most people don't know what it is. WoF is no harder for 20 year old car than 2 year old - Same rules for rust! Find a decent WoF inspector and you'll be sweet just avoid the VTNZ jobsworths!

When there are no more E30s left to race! Or E36s, E46s, E92s, E28s, 2002s, etc..

Woah! The further you get with this project the more amazing it gets. That is a whole lot of technology in an E30. I doff my hat to your crazy skills Sir!

Colour NICHT VORHANDEN ( *) Upholstery nicht gemeldet ( *) Prod. date 1996-07-11 Info is basically "not recorded" possibly because the car was built before the SA factory was fully integrated into all the computer systems.??

Yup, the wheels are 19"s, staggered 8J front 8.5J on the rear, same as I have on my sedan, they are the standard wheel in the M-sport pack for NZ, along with the sports brake package as well.I can't remember which 320d you borrowed, I think it was an F30, in which case the interior should be very similar. The sports seats and steering wheel are possibly difference, as again these are M-Sport specific, with different trim finisher inserts, the rest should be the same. This car is specced with the standard suspension, the M-Sport suspension is a bit hard for many, especially around town on the crap road surfaces. You missed the best bit about the "Sport" mode, the red torque and power dials that you can get up on the display screen (Very Play-Station)!!

Careful, there are lots of bogans out there that would kill you for saying nasty things about the Walky SS If you think some of the replicas driving around look bad due to poorly fitting body kits, you should see the originals - jeez. I am developing a hatred of these things, mainly because of their looks, but also because 99% of the time they have crap drivers in them... Why do drivers who are 4'6" tall need so much headroom? and what is fun about "cargo" stupid, stupid cars!

As no-one else has put one in, then i'll go.. F30 320i M-Sport Sedan!!

The Japs are pretty good at getting old cars off the road. Anything that has lasted 20 years over there should be in good nick and towards the collectible end of the range. Not so sure that goes for other countries though...

Always been a huge fan of the M3, and the E46 M3 is one of the better ones, but I would seriously rock that Z4 M Coupe. Much rarer, looks different (in a good way) great colour combo and the age / kms / price combo of this one would make it a great deal if it all stacks up with no issues, etc. When I got bored with it as a daily it would make a great race car as well !

Cleaned all the bugs off the front of the F30 after the week-ends trip to Taupo. Now to get the rest of the dust and grime off on Sunday!

Is there not a 20+ years old exception clause any more? That was what I used on my E30. Check the NZTA web-site for the latest rules!

Have a good one Dan-o, I hope you gets lots of turbo stuff as presents!!

"Has had all recalls done and nothing outstanding. Everything repaired under warranty."

Beats me where the Alpina bit comes in, only thing referred to in the ad are Alpina alloys. Look like there are a few spokes missing to Alipinas or even reps...?

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Maybe Conrad wasn't the best example to use (and he's got a spare - greedy) just having a bit of banter with Brent. Downside to S5x is that they are all well over 2.0ltr so well into the Open A & B class, S14B20 works well in 2ltr Class - engine would be far from standard as well! If only I didn't love the E30 M3 so much more than the E36, the E36 is so much better bang for buck, even straight out of the box.