E30 325i Rag-Top

There are quite a few specialists that do luxury / performance models - all the way up to Ferrari and Lamborgini models if you have the coin. For my wedding I hired a (new at the time) E36 328i convertible to match my god mother's E36 325i convertible, from an outfit near Euston station was a few moons ago though so I am not sure if they are still in business. Not sure about P2P rental, but I do believe some of the larger BMW dealerships do rental services.

No manuals brought in or ordered through official channels, I haven't even seen an import in manual. With the DCT being such a great gearbox why would you want to have a rowing boat? Plenty of Competition Pack cars, over 40 in total - been around for a while. Even a few of the limited "CS" version in country now.

Tom (m3_power) is the man for CSL info and parts, he had an intake in the For Sale section not long ago, might still be available..?

Head unit in the 116d look to be the Business CD player, but it looks to have a different shaped faceplate. Question is, will the handsfree work with the Business CD, and is the faceplate shape an issue with swapping over the head units?

X6 M also just crept over reserve, at just north of $100k IIRC. I wasn't overly interested in the Aston Martin tbh, not even sure if that got to reserve?

sorry, I don't know, I wasn't watching the bidders IDs. This CS is very easy to spot as it's a one off, will be interesting to see see where or if the others pop up.

There is only one in NZ in that colour, so yup it's the one and the same. I wonder what they did to justify the $50 price hike? That's one expensive spit and polish to put it on the yard.

I don't think the M2 met reserve, but it was very close so a deal was trying to be struck behind the scenes. The reserve price slips my memory at the moment...

You have pm

i'm keen on the handsfree kit, and will check to see what headunit is in the wife's new car. would take the head unit as well if I don't have the professional already.

M4 CS just made it over reserve at $130k ouch. $115k depreciation over 455kms, over $230 per km.

All sounds a bit odd, if you found the engine and gearbox, wouldn't you buy it and put it in the car? If not why not? And is it THE engine and gearbox that the car left the factory with, right engine number (the old "numbers matching" thing) or just the right series engine and gearbox? Makes all the difference on these type of collectors cars. The Q&A section is a bit of a giggle if you can be bothered to read all the comments!

Just need a bloody big cable to get the power from the bottom of South Island all the way up to Auckland where are the EVs will be plugged in! There is actually a pretty good document on Transpower's web-site documenting the network planning for the next few years which does include a factor for EVs. It's a bit out of date, published in 2015, but at least there is some sort of demand forecast and plan to meet it - which makes a change!!

Isn't there a power station by the smelter to supply its juice? Not ideal to then try and distribute that power all over the country for EVs. However I do get your point, how many cars on charge = 1 smelting line I wonder?

I wonder how much spare capacity there is in the NZ power grid, and in particular the renewable portion. With existing demands and expected growth, how much more needs to be planned to cope with the increase in EV charging? If the number of EVs is above that estimate, by 5% or 10% does that make much difference??

Other M car goodies in the same auction... All late model with low kms, especially the X6M.

You would have to get a very good deal on it then, that NZD price would be north of GBP70k + shipping costs if my maths is right. Have a look on some of the UK sites for what you could get in terms of E30 M3s for that amount of cash.. USof'Murica would be a better bet, they get their panties in a bunch for an M3 with the dogleg box!

If the recalls are under the category of "Safety" then yes, they will still be carried out free of charge by the dealerships in NZ, even though it is a Japanese import. The VINs of all cars affected world wide are sent though and if it's on the list, you're covered. The seller of the car should really be able to tell you that information, or at least find out for you, especially if they are a dealer IMHO. If they don't know or can't be bothered then I would be looking at buying elsewhere.

When it relates to my employment, and possible lack of, I disagree with the "silly" part. Hence the disclaimer below.

That's a pretty cool RC, and a great price I would say. Unfortunately it's not quite what I am into, you spoke of having other die cast BMWs you wanted to get rid of, they would certainly be of interest if you are going to list them?

One of the best condition / lowest kms / most original cars to pop up in NZ for many a long year. The pricing is probably a little over the world market price for a non-limited edition M3, even with the dogleg box and the overall quality of the car. However, it could get close to that price if there is a buy who doesn't want the hassle and time to buy from overseas and get a car shipped in. With the current weakness of the NZD against most currencies I hope this car stays here, and doesn't go off shore like so many others.

Not even run-in yet, hasn't had it's first M service to have the running in oils swapped out!! I'm with you Glenn, I would have been driving it 24/7 to get it serviced and then give it the full noise.

First statement - wrong. Second statement - both wrong. Third - it's not exactly exciting, really. Sorry Graham, no exciting story, no locked boots full of dead hookers with this one. Just one of those situations where it's not 100% clear what can be disclosed on-line, so it's better to err on the side of caution on my part. It's nothing that affects either the market value of the vehicles, nor the condition / maintenance of the vehicles. So nothing that a potential buyer should be concerned about if you are thinking of bidding on any or all of them. Unfortunately my piggy bank (and the wife's and the kids') don't have that many $$$s in them even when put together so they will be well out of my reach. I will probably be watching the auctions on line just to see how much they do go for, purely out of interest.

The 4 x M cars are all NZ new, originally sold through the BMW dealer network. M4 CS is the only one in NZ currently. There is a back story as to how these have ended up in this auction rather than through a dealer.

Some pretty cool late model / low KMs M cars going through Mannheim's auction next week. Just found this beauty listed on there, only 455kms, that's Four hundred and fifty five!! Wow. Linky dink is here... https://www.manheim.co.nz/passenger-vehicles/000000000005361773/2018-bmw-4-series-m4-cs-2d-coupé?referringPage=AuctionListing