Jacko

My old cars been on tardme for a week, cheap as at $5k reserve for quick sale. As of tonight im up to txt number 6 of low balling dreamers.

Looks like when the gaurd (and bonnet?) was resprayed they resprayed the spider webs at same time

Which getrag box is it? Mine just used original B23 drive train from gearbox (260) back, the shifter linkages will need to be butchered whatever you do due to the new angles the engine/box sit on.

^ This. Feel free to give me some money, ill find some nice seats, and stick labels on them saying they are made from purebred grain fed unicorns who freely roamed the prairies of venice. Id suggest figuring out a build plan for it first, and work out what ya going for. Its a bit of an odd ball car being LHD and not particularly high spec etc, spending silly money on it is just dumb, spending money on a non M3 E30 isnt exactly financially wise, spending money on a weird one is even less wise Either go period, and find some nice second hand M seats, get em reupholstered locally if it tickles your pickle, or find some period buckets. Another option would be going "ultimate bmw" and finding some late model BMW leather sports seats and getting custom rails made up for em etc. Why not turn it into a 333? Get an M30 and a proper gearbox, or find a later model 3.0 six and swap it over for a modern 333.

I dunno, I really liked the 17" Alpina clones on my E30 I have a Mtech E30 wheel in decent condition in my closet if your interested 333, but it looks like you already have bought that "improved" one End of the day, its your car do whatever you want. Just a personal request - No M3 badges or altezza tail lights

Took this thing for a B road blat this afternoon, with the windows down. Awesome. The N52 is a real pearl of an engine, makes just the right noises with BMW performance exhaust, without being loud. Loads of induction roar down low, and snarling exhaust up high Gearbox is heavy and notchy to start with, but the ratios are just right, and it pulls hard right to the redline, the actual in gear acceleration is definitely rapid enough to have some fun. Steering is tight, and car feels very agile. Ultimate driving machine... for when you need a hatchback Its even started to look less funny looking, some angles actually look good

^ Winning

Not as bad as I expected QUBE, it rides nicer than my WRX with 205/50/16s Still no luxury sedan, but its not annoyingly harsh. KwS - Neither really, 19's are probably too big as well. At least they are easy to clean! I saw the price of a new set of them on ebay though, somebody paid a lot of money for them.....

Very cool, pimp interior. Im guessing a 740i would have been $140k new? And someone fixes it with a kebab skewer

2006 NZ New 130i Motorsport, 6 speed manual, 19" AC Schnitzer Type IV. Looks pretty good for 150k on the clock And a crazy large dog showing off his flying skills.

Cheers Breaker, I ended up just dealing to it a like a normal finish and it worked shweet as, bit of polishing and then wax, minta.

New toy has been treated with this stuff - http://www.tfgroup.co.nz/Articles/7.html Im guessing its pretty old now. Few swirl marks in the paint, gas station car wash maybe, nothing major, according the interwebs you'll never need to polish/wax car again, but it needs it - EDIT, actually, it was done 18 months ago Anyone know if the standard cut/polish compound (and wax) is OK to use on it?

More fun the barrel of Monkeys, is mint underneath too. Bargain.

Done, back in the bimmer club again

want.

Are they good to drive? Online reviews contradict each other....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-940278017.htm Thoughts?, k's are getting up there but it looks pretty slick otherwise. Anyone know it?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-940278017.htm thoughts?

Dealer isnt playing ball, even offered the asking price cash, if he threw in a 12 month mech warranty, no joy.. too many unknowns with no service history to blow that much cash. Any ideas on cars I should be looking at? I want a small wagon/largish hatch, thats practical and FUN to drive. Manual only, preferrable low ks, RWD or AWD, sub 20k. Am in no mad rush, but will go after the right vehicle! Ive considered 2007ish legacy GT-Bs, newer wrx (too heavy and soft compared to GF8 though..) , 3/5 series wagons (but they all seem to be 318s in manual...) , Caldina GT4s (all auto), Lexus/Altezza Gita (anemic 2.0 or 3.0 autos...) Hard work finding the perfect car haha I guess I really want a minter E30 touring...

Cheers Allan, had a good listen on cold start up, no noises. Will keep it in mind for the clutch change. No fault codes stored on ECU, but it may have been wiped (I should have generated some new ones during the "spirited" drive though!) Underside of it looks clean, no rust, not even particularly dirty! Will look into the guide pins, gearbox feels nice, bit notchy between gates maybe but nothing that feels broken. Ill give it a good service if the dealer accepts my offer, plugs, all the fluids and filters etc, hopefully black goo doesnt come out of the haldex! Yeh, Its not "fast", I think the current WRX would leave it behind (it'd be close though), but it does drive nicer and the cabin is a much nicer place to be than the sea of cheap rattly plastic! Its fast enough to have fun with, quick 6 speed box, and such noise Hopped out of car with grin on face, which is what actually matters! Any thoughts on the price? Hard to judge whats cheap/inflated/bargain

Yeah I agree, the interior of the Mk4s is way cooler than the Mk5s too, awesome seats, and it has a proper gearbox Lower costs than fixing dead DSG's too. Mk4 is 8s quicker around nurburgring than the DSG Mk5 BTW, VW didnt advertise that! slower on top gear test track and 0-100 though. I do like the way it drives, good fun and sounds porn. Under steers in the wet when you throw it at a corner, same as most stuff, was surprisingly neutral otherwise. Looks clean and tidy and looked after underneath as well.... Hmmm

Cheers, Ill check em out

Heya Guys, Looking at this thing - http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/volkswagen/auction-933404853.htm Just took for a test drive, it drives well, sounds cool too!, clutch feels very very light though. Has anyone driven one? Not to sure if thats just how they are or there is something going on with it. Any thoughts on what to look out for? Going to stick it on hoist tomorrow and check out its underside VASK Forum seems dead as doorknob :/ Cheers

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Done. Windscreen is gone