E30 325i Rag-Top

I think you can buy them on TardMe and Alibaba.

But that’s a slush box not a manual so it must be poo and you are therefore an inferior human being, etc... ??

You won’t be able to “cancel” the registration, you can only do that for a new vehicle for 7 days, but you may well need to de-register the vehicle and have the de-reg papers to get it into Ireland. That’s what I meant about “the right paperwork”, not stealing a car. Things like proof of ownership, ie a receipt not a rego slip, can also be required. Your best bet would be to contact the licensing authorities in Ireland and get the official word, rather than listen to people guessing on the internets.

“You only need a cert for a WoF bro” ”you’ll still get a WoF no-one will notice bro” ”Yeah I had a crash and my insurance didn’t pay out coz of my modz bro”

Yeah, I need to do something radical to get down to “racing weight”, driver is in worse shape than the car!!

If you don’t get the car out of the country with the right paperwork it’s a hell of a lot harder to get it into another.

It’s a stonking engine, even in factory tune, let alone with tuning. It would be a much braver (cleverer ? Aka @hybrid) man than me to try and transplant be into something else though.. the electronics side is mind boggling to me.

@balancerider will do, but you know I will be very biased ? So far, to quote Finding Nemo: “it’s big and it’s blue” ? Hoping to get down to the race meeting at Puke over the week-end so will have more of a feel after that.

Swapped a sedan for a touring...

No idea, I am not involved in the technical side of the forum due to lack of a clue. As the entire thing is hosted on Jamez' own personal server such things are usually left to him to sort out. I will drop him a reminder.

Doesn’t look like the updates have been applied yet. @Jamez is probably too busy making arty videos of race cars.

This isn’t a “punter” or a private sale, so you would think a dealer would get that right as CGA would apply and this could constitute mis-representation.

Twin turbo on a 2200cc engine apparently, so should go well. ?

It does indeed look like it was ordered in as a stripped out, low spec version intended to be a race car for a South Island customer. Very weird, and pretty cool story. It is the first NZ manual car built, if you exclude the "pre-pro" that was brought in later on. Total number I can see is 15 (including the pre-pro) NZ new manuals wonder how many are still on the road? Will have a look at the database when I get chance.

It's only the lotus leather on the seats that make this an Individual optioned car, all the other bits are non-SABI available codes, Estoril, dark trim, etc. all commonly available. The combination of colour options makes no difference either, it's only the Z1XX Upholstery code.

Some forces do, it’s very varied, fleets are managed county-by-county not centrally. Same in Aus, where some states run BMW 5 Series Sedans and Tourings.

You gotta have something to put all your wheels on! Black coupe is very black, looks good.

Any sign of the rest of the ute / 4x4..?

Aren’t we all, lol. very scarce in NZ, you need to look overseas, try s14.net that has the most M3 parts for sale.

There were some coil overs in the Schnitzer catalogue I found for the E87. on the main ACS web-site. Would still need a cert even if were on there when complied. Might just mean adjustable dampers though? If all that stuff had been properly mentioned in the TradeMe listing it would probably have sold by now..

From your description and photos it is not easy to get the detail on the "fruit" you mention. Yes, it has a performance exhuast which would increase the value of the car, and you can just about make it out in the photos. What are the "AC Schnitzer components" you mention? Are they badges, or engine mods, could make a big difference in terms of value of the car. If you were more local I would come and see for myself, but a trip to TGA is a bit too far.

Pretty sure all 130i had M-Sport bodykit and the sport suspension was standard unless requested to be “standard”. Those wheels are certainly different, not sure if that’s a good thing though. $10k for a 2006 with 135+kms is getting up there price wise on a 130i.

Being such a silly way of hurting myself I was expecting a bit of ribbing on this one, thanks. The hard part is the frustration of not being able to do things like work on the racecar, even though I probably wouldn't be if I could (if that makes sense). Now on the anti-biotics just in case there is any infection, so fingers crossed it will only be the foot and not anything else.

Yes, it would appear this is the new “design language” with imposing road presence. It is clearly going to be very polarising, even more than the latest big grilles models, which may or may not prove to be a good thing. As you say time will tell. #irkthepurists

Top seller, fast contact and easy pick up. Would trade again. Recommended A+++**