E30 325i Rag-Top

Another year older, another year wiser?? Have a good one mate!!

I wasn't having a dig at you - I would expect to see things like this mentioned on a car forum. I was more talking about how it's been reported on things like the BBC covering it.Found a translated version of the news report which talks about some of the drivers going to hospital, but no-one seriously hurt.

This story is all over the interwebs now, funny how it seems to be concentrating on the fact that the crash involved eight Ferraris and 3 Mercs, rather than how badly any people were hurt. Worse crashes, in terms of human fatalities, occur every day around the world but are not reported to the same level. Says a lot about the world today, sad.

Have a good one Mr B! Just one question - what are you doing on Bimmersport at 7 in the morning on yor Birthday???

Have a good day mate, leave the dirty jappas alone and play with the proper cars on your Birthday!!

Jack's usually racing with me, on the same track as Matt Griffin, but at the other end of the field!!

Past meets the future on the BMW stand at the Essen motorshow, the new E92 M3 DTM (in race colours now) alongside the E30 M3 DTM. Lots of nice pictures here, and some words if you can read German... http://www.bimmertoday.de/2011/11/25/essen...-e92-im-detail/ Sample shots.. E92.. E30 M3 DTM

I would be keen for the Chrome bumpers, if there still available I'll organise someone to come and pick them up for me. Can you pm me your address and phone details? Thanks.

North or South Island? Be good to see it in Palmy, raising the general level of car standards!

Bloody nice result for 6k! Check to see if the engine is one of the ones with potential swirl flap problems, and take them out if it is! Also keep an eye for turbo problems. Those are the main possible issues on the diesel, plus any general E46 problems.

A long drive for you to come and collect them Dan?

Differences in cultural values... discuss....

What condition is the rear bumper in?

Seconded! Have a great day young fella!

Possibly, and also the fact that you drive everywhere with your foot flat to the floor trying to get the thing to move!!

I would do a proper check on some of the Alpina web-sites, there are a few good ones, like the Alpina register. Check the plate details against the model info on there. From a quick browse it would appear that they never made a version with a 1.8ltr engine in an E36. Worst case, ignore the Alpina bit and treat it for what it is, looks tidy, a few $$$s of rims but it is still a 1.8 at the end of the day.

Have A Good One! catch up soon!

I hope you had a good one Andrew, and threw lots of beer about!

Which E46, there's quite a few different types and the service schedule would vary wildly between them..?

The vast majority of cars bought new in the UK are company sales, only 1 in 5 new cars is sold to a person rather than a business. The whole company car tax system has been reviewed and changed a lot of times since the mid eighties, but iirc there was a graduated tax level which had certain cut off points. For example there could have been a cut of point at 20 grand for the car price, upto 19,999 you pay 3% tax on it, 20,000+ you pay 5% (or something similar). Cetain cars used to come in just below the price breaks and others were just above, and in the UK there was certainly a big price jump from a 320i up to a 325i! My suggestion would be the 320i was the biggest engine you could get below the bottom company car tax break point and avoid paying extra tax on it. The difference in fuel consumption between a 320i and 325i would hardly have been noticed, especially at 80s fuel prices - no-one really cared about the price of petrol in the 80s (well not until the recession right at the end of them anyways..).

Foam filling is usually used to increase the structural rigidity of the spoiler, which reduces the flex and vibration. By "filling" the internal space it makes it stiffer as it sets solid, and also acts as a glue to bond everything together. Not sure how many spoilers you are looking to make Tom, but if you want to look at a pressure injected polyurethane system rather than the gorilla glue you can give me a pm, it's what we do at work.

I just wish I could find somewhere in NZ that sells Spitfire at a decent price. Found some in Dunedin the other week, but $8.99 for a bottle is a bit steep for me. I wonder how much it would be to import some...?

Just trying to work out what part of the seat that is, is it the moveable front section that goes behingd your knees, or the bit your arse goes on?

I can't get you linky to work, but I'm guessing is the gold 306 Gti-6 which looks in pretty good nick to me (from the photos) and I have no idea on the price I'm afraid, not being in touch with prices on Pugs.However, I did spot this 205 GTi on trademe, also in CHCH which looks nice http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-408897396.htm for a more "pure" driving experience go for the 205?

Are the wheels on the CS the same lightweight alloy as the CSL ones? I vaguely recall reading somewhere that they look the same but aren't the light material.The car for sale claims to have the quicker steering rack, could that have been ordered as an option?