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Interesting article by Tiff needell and co in latest Modern Classics mag - BMW to buy now (as are predicted to appreciate significantly) E46 M3/E39 M5/635Csi/Z4M/130i ... No mention of the 1M? weird. Any idea on the number of 130s sold new in NZ? UK only has 1000 left (1/4 the number of E46 M3s!)

130i owners, havent seen a RTFM/wat dis lite mean/etc post yet. https://www.facebook.com/groups/526409061074147/

Decided to blow some money at the old girl - Birds B1 Dynamics full kit - Bilsteins/springs/swaybars/quaife LSD (about time on the LSD front!) SuperPro Bushes on everything, including rear subframe, new spring pads/tophats/bumpstops/shock mounts/Meyle HD links etc etc and everything inbetween E92 M3 LCAs etc New SMF and Clutch, deleting the SAC and CDV, new centre bearing and guibos New Waterpump and thermostat (232k on the clock of the original, and got a canbus com error with it last week) Upgrade/Rebuild shifter And decided to say F work for a few weeks and do it all in the carport Might be a lil bit interesting pulling the gearbox with the car on jack stands. The only thing left to order is the tool for the subframe bushes, still screwing around with either just buying it (and probably selling it) or just making something. Pics to come!

Want to stick a quaife LSD in it and rebuild if necessary, so I can quickly swap into car instead of screwing around with existing diff. If its an option can replace/restock with perfectly fine (serviced) stock diff out of my car Possibly same unit is in a few e90s/X1s

Had Gunship cranking through the fog on SH1 yesterday morning. Retro 80s Synthwave epicness.

When I did mine used a Renault Clio unit (plastic finned flavour from rennojag for around $100), all the 944/VW units I could find were rusty piles of crap. Renault unit bolted up fine, used a 1/4" HSS drill bit cut in half as spacer on the shaft to the master cylinder. Worked mint and looks OEM (and new)

Shout out to ECS Tuning. Fedex are still fluffing around around with my smashed clutch & flywheel, and how they will deal with it, and how many pictures of bent steel they need... ECS Tuning stepped up instantly and are reshipping the order and taking the hit on NZ GST/Duty! Buy sh*t from these guys https://www.ecstuning.com/ they are GCs.

Ive had Post haste drop card to call pick up forms in my letter box, go to pick up the item and its not even for me, or even someone in the same suburb. Couriers are up there with Wilson parking....

Fedex outsourcing delivery to NZ couriers. So now you pay Fedex prices, but with the added bonus of total ineptness and the ability to smash your goods beyond recognition. New clutch kit from ECS took 3 weeks since paying duties to finally arrive, took 3 goes of asking them to hold it at depot to pick up for them to stop driving it around Auckland everyday in the van, finally picked it up today and it looks like its been dropped from a few meters, a few times.

Got an error code popping up for back up battery on the alarm (e87). Normal practice seems to be to replace the whole unit, has anyone simply replaced the cell? Seems crazy to spend a couple of hundred when the battery is a couple of bucks...

Worth a watch, some slick fabrication around the front end.

Cut/Polish/Wax/Sweat/Beer. Shiney.

Some little car park dents, window rubbers cracked, air con controls dicky, and a leaking rear shock... not that it matters now as sold

Scariest thing about N52s is the water pump, the failure point of them seems very random (my 130 is on the original at 230km, some fail at 40km). Its also kinda the only thing that just goes pop and leaves you on side of road. That car had no antifreeze in it, the anti freeze is what lubes the pump. Also magnesium/ali block with no corrosion inhibitor in the coolant... It might be fine, no idea on how long its been running straight water, too much of unknown to risk it for the wifes daily car.

going to have a look at this 2mo, anyone else checked it out? if anyone wants the PPI report of the silver msport e91 at zip pm me, might save someone the cost.

Good to hear, the fedex man has mine at the moment.

100,000k's on F1 Assy2s/3s with a can of tyre fix in the boot, never had to use it.

Its running no anti freeze, straight water, and the rocker cover gasket is all siliconed up.... 60k on the clock and abused.

Thanks for all your help over the years Glenn, appreciate it! Its a shame the business is closing, legit mechanics are few and far between Enjoy the fishing!

Yeah the backyard mechanic thing put me off a bit too, I guess with so many 3 & 5s they probably have some sort of idea of what they are doing though?! (maybe haha). There are so many shitboxes being flogged on trademe with pretty pictures and BS Japanese auction ratings.... Havent come across one yet without a crazy japanese headunit (most seem to have the original unit rigged up in the boot to stop canbus errors?, so retrofitting shouldnt be a major provided can find the fascia) Taking that silver Msport touring from zip in for PPI today, hopefully its all right, sick of looking at em. It drove well, had a swag of historical errors logged though.

Hardcase, Im in the same boat I have the 130i E87, fantastic little car, looking for a E91 325 or E61 530 for the wife. N52s are the best NA 6 cylinder non M engines BMW have ever made. The 130 has a squillion km (230) and runs faultlessly, I give it grief and oil changes, it gives me grins. Ive only had to replace the oil cooler seal that started weeping. Hence why I want another (for the wife....) I spent most of last weekend looking around car yards in Akl, a whoollle bunch of slimey silicon drizzled shitboxes in tatty condition... some even were Auction grade 4.5 (dealer was unable to find the auction sheet....) . Covered in scratches, overspray, bad repairs, headlights that were so crazed they wouldnt pass a wof etc etc. Have an E91 going for PPE tomorrow, has a leaking rocker gasket but everything else looks OK (from the top/outside!) There is a Russian guy named Alexey who has entirely 3 and 5 series in his yard in penrose, worth a look, the cars are less slimey than most we saw - www.zipmotors.co.nz This one looks like its done 5x those km, front RH looks repaired. Grade 4.. yeah right. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1380905929.htm?rsqid=60dab60bd398423eb9e7e340fb6fc417 This looks good from a distance, up close the tailgate looks like its been repaired, rear gaurd liners had what looks like overspray/bad masking as well. Its also covered in spiders and missing the auction sheet.. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1191006735.htm?rsqid=60dab60bd398423eb9e7e340fb6fc417

No LSD on anything but M cars in the "Modern" BMWs. It'll be one tyre fire e diff. Its crazy, but one of the things BMW use to differentiate regular cars to the M cars. Birds quaife diffs seem like the best option.

Went for a drive. Car did the christmas tree warning lights of doom. Shat self, then removed swimming pool that the PDC was sitting in... Crazy rain from weird direction last few days apparently made both house and car leak.

Depending on year, they are all forged, and those that are not use cast hypereutectic pistons. Just be done with it and go vtec.

600hp daily? Have you ever driven a 600hp car? Maybe daily means it needs to last for a day? Before pistons come out of the sump plug, or the car comes out of a ditch?