E30 325i Rag-Top

Are there two different types for PFL?

These look a different shape to mine.

Why’s that then..?

3 minutes ago, treone said:

Will end up becoming a museum piece 😎

Yeah, I would be most surprised if it ever got registered and driven on the road.

It’s an art piece, painted on a car. Probably of more interest to an art collector than a car enthusiast.

The Jeff Koons M3 art car was awesome, one of the few recent ones that I could appreciate.

200 hours to do the paint work on this apparently, plus each of the 99 cars is different.

Even the handbook folder is in four different colours of leather!

I do like a bit of pop-art personally, but it’s probably a bit out of my price range. 

I think the The issue would be that most of the bigger car companies don’t run out to Whangamatā that often, if you can get it to the Tron depot it should be a lot quicker and cheaper

You may have been looking at the “TARDIS” version of the iX1, I honestly can’t agree that it’s anywhere near as big inside as the iX3.

Yeah, it used to (? Not sure if it’s being sold on behalf) belong to the President of the BMWCC of NZ. Been well looked after since it’s been in his ownership.

5 minutes ago, Sammo said:

I’ll stop now.

Famous last words..

@Sammo is that a wheel / controller upgrade already..?

Finally got to take a week’s holiday from work, went to Mt Maunganui for a few days with the wife for some R&R on the beach.

Now looking at properties for sale at the mount and wondering if we have enough savings to retire on 🤣

Probably worth more now it’s an internets sensation!

That’s awesome, if only all car salespeople were that honest!

I’m really surprised that hasn’t sold at that price.

Unless the paint is a lot worse than it looks from the photos, or there is something quite wrong with it then I would have thought that was very well priced.

Bypass valves that open when you put it into sports mode.

Any Customer that wants a muffler delete on an X6M deserves to get that garbage.

17 hours ago, Bennyboy said:

Sold for a touch over $14k (incl BP) and back on 2mo later with a $9k premium 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/4006114286

I mean, nice car and all that but $23k nice..hmm.

First question “would you take $10k” 🤑

2 hours ago, Kodachrome said:

What am I missing here, people bidding $20 grand on a flood damaged (ruin in this case I would say) 3litre diesel X7??

Nothing about it seems exceptional and the interior is destroyed?

Yeah, that is a pretty sh*t spec X7 to start with, let alone with the flood damage!!

The last bid looks well dodgy, oh, it’s at $15k, well why don’t I just jump to $20k!

1 hour ago, Paul Bradfield said:

My question is how does it change with the tyre sensors would they still work on normal tyres, & do the 18" or 19"  changes also change things ?

Not 100% sure which sensors you mean, tyre pressure sensors is covered above, in terms of the wheel speed sensor linked to the abs, etc, if the circumference of the tyre is within the 2% tolerance then will be fine and won’t trip the run-flat alarm.

Can you get a WoF with folding seats in the front of a 4-door? Will these fit in an E87, should do yeah?

Yup +1 for OCD, if you want it done properly go see Christian and his team.

Lots of potential race car builds coming up, don’t need the interior, electrics and air-bags in those!

A bit of a long shot, but I was just wondering if anyone had a BMW race car sitting in their shed that they would be interested in selling or possibly leasing out?

Keen on an E30,  but would consider other options.

Looking to enter the last BMW series race event at Pukekohe Park for old times sake.

I have seen the ones currently on trademe and currently talking to a couple of those. Looking to see if there are any other options out there.

On 2/11/2023 at 10:48 PM, Financial_Ruins said:

My old wagon! Probably my biggest regret and the 130i that replaced it didn’t compare even close to this! 

I hear ya, my 330d wagon is high up my list of cars I regret selling! It was supposedly the wife‘s daily so I got out voted on that one!

I seem to be developing an E46 itch i need to scratch some time soon.

43 minutes ago, gjm said:

Do these people not see the news?

They do, but it still doesn’t affect their levels of entitlement!

3 minutes ago, APT said:

Yup its Lachssilber  

Same as my ‘vert. If it had been dolphin it would have been one of my boyhood dream cars.

@APT which colour is that, can’t quite tell from the light in the photos if its Dolphin or not?