E30 325i Rag-Top

Are we missing one important point here, the comparison is between a USED (ok, only very low Ex-demo miles) UK M5 v NZ New RRP?? I know this won't completely cover the price difference, but talk to your local dealer about what they can offer on the new M5 when their demos come up for sale and you might be pleasantly surprised. With the NZ$ so strong at the moment (and the GB pound in the poo) there is good definately buying to be had for the individual, but companies don't have that same ability to shop around.

Congrats! You'll be needing a bigger car now then..

Hello and welcome to the forum, from a fellow E46 owner. I know how you feel when you start getting the lights up on the dashboard.The good news is that while you have two lights showing up, threre is probably only one fault, the triangle with the circle arrow around it is to say there is a problem, the other light tells you what it is. The first question is what colour are the lights coming up - if the triangle is yellow it means drive with caution, a red triangle is more serious? From the other ((!)) light it is indicating a problem with the brake system, it could be the hand brake is not releasing properly (make sure the lever is fully off), low (or high) brake fluid level, or something more serious. If it is nothing obvious then get it checked by a good mechanic to make sure.

Not according to BMW NZ. I think they might have been a while back, but not anymore.Good result for you on the key though, nice for someone to front up to their mistake and put it right for a change.

You must be getting confused Big Fella - I haven't advocated abolishing anything, except maybe prohibition??

No issues with the performance with these, however when I got to drive one I couldn't believe how bad the build quality was!

Which will make it far less collectable unfortunately, original un-molested models are the "collectors" cars, especially with genuine low mileage and preferrably with the dog-leg gearbox (probably not fitted to this car as it's US spec).Looks to be a good condition car, but the RHD is a big down-side for most purists.

Is this legal to be used in the E30 series ? ??

E46 M3 for the daily and this as the sunny sunday driver??

Hi John, and welcome to the series & bimmersport! Another John in the E30s - you will need to work on a nickname as we have far too many Johns already . I saw you running at the Festival but missed you in the last round at Puke, will probably see you at the AGM. Sounds like there should be plenty of opportunity to take out some weight - most of the 320s have to run with ballast weight to get up to the limits, and will certainly make a difference to the speed and handling.

Don't you have enough projects already???

Original post updated - free stuff! Can do deliveries. And a bit of bumpage!

^^ What he said. You can go REALLY fast, all on your own on the track at the back of the Open Class. Or, you can be in amongst it with 30+ other E30s going fast(ish) in a hectic race. And the only reason there is 30 cars is because all 60 entries can't get on the track at once !

Yes, a very good point, I was kind of expecting it to be covered on Sky somewhere, even if in highlight form. A web-link to a feed would be very nice, if anyone finds one. I will be on to SkyTV as well though, good thought! First race comes up pretty soon I think.

Worth watching to the end, dogs on surfboard been done before but the one at the end on the skateboard was amazing, pushing off and turning, excellent!

Who said that (insert dark glasses and white stick smiley thing)?

For those that haven't seen it.. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6721220/Tu...ks-crash-driver

Original post updated with new stuff, plus a bit of bumpage!

Really ? sh*t. That's a Holden / HSV Colour, puts me off a bit.I was wondering how the hell you would clean it, and more importantly how you would buff out and scratches or marks. Chris - apologies to your brother if there were any "un-necessary" marks on the leather seats !

It was probably one of those ideas that started about 11.30pm the previous night after a few steins of German falling-down water, "I've got a good idea, let's take the shitty rental car to the 'ring to see if we can destroy it!"But yeah, hope any occupants were ok, certainly no cage or harnesses in that car... getting it OVER the barrier is quite an achievement as well...

More test drives trying to decide on new company car.. Ghost black limited edition M3...

Yup, the great thing about open days there, anyone with the money, ten Euro or whatever it is now, can just turn up and go out. It really reminds me of the public test days at Puke on the Fridays, a real range of vehicles and driver abilities! From the first hand reviews I have heard, these days are pretty "lively", which accounts for why there is a crowd there watching in this video! Luckily the guy in the CSL (I think) that comes around next, manages to see the debris and miss most of it, it would be a crime if such a decent car got damaged thanks to a CRV!! A "club day" which is booked and semi-organised is a little bit more controlled, but again you never quite know who is going to turn up, with what...

Couldn't really see what it was before it got destroyed - looked like a Honda CRV to me? The joys of open Friday on the 'ring!

Glad someone gets my odd-ball sense of humour.Sorry, no manual conversion parts left.

^^ x 2 Plus you have PM