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you will most likely get a fine and asked to remove them. may get away without a fine but depends on the officer. i personally wouldnt risk it but heaps of other people do it so its upto you. i quite like the rain shield thingys on windows good for ventilation on a rainy day but again, your call haha. with vinyl wrapping - half the job is in getting good quality vinyl. good ones can stretch easily with a bit of heat gun work but other cheap vinyl will just rip/tear. try any decent sign writing place so get some. dont buy cheap ones from trademe lol.

veeeerrrrrry nice! plastidip is easy but make sure you mask off all the areas you dont want overspray. the plastidip speckles will fly everywhere and you wont see it so much on a black car but it will still land all over your roof/bonnet/doors etc. i recommend vinyl wrapping for window trims but its quite hard so plastidip is fine. its always reversible if you do it right. plenty of instructions online or pm me for any questions i would say do everything yourself, it will be heaps cheaper and you will definitely have fun while doing it. laminx is the way to go but just know that any tint on the lights are not legal so its at your own risk.

Just a thought - i could order a bunch of stickers and put them in my shop for those who come along for the monthly meet. Saves ollie from having to send them out individually and people car buy them and put it on their car straight away.

Alex: PM'd you Nathan: E39 has a bigger centre bore of 74.1mm instead of the standard 72.6mm so E46 wheels wont fit.

E39 is not for sale anyway haha

^ im going to say that 99.9% is not competition package but still a nice car

blacked out with plastidip. the emblem is just temporary for lols until i get some new bmw genuine ones

So, as some of you saw today at the monthly meet, I just picked up a nice NZ 2001 530i E39 Motorsport Sedan to replace my E46 as my daily driver. Very stoked with it, came up really nice after a good clean and wax on saturday, will be ordering a bunch of parts etc soon so stay tuned for progress pics Heres a couple snaps from the after the wash: To do list Maintenance: - Engine oil and filter - Oil filter housing gasket - Trans fluid service - Power steering reservoir & hoses replacement with new fluid - Cooling system overhaul (Radiator, Expansion tank, Waterpump, Thermostat) - Air filter and cabin filters - Drive belt and AC belt - Tensioner pulleys - Windshield washer pump Cosmetic: - New bonnet badge - Headlight lens restoration - Taillight upgrade to facelift (one side is odd) - Black out kidney grills - Tints - Front windshield sunstrike tint - Windshield glass seal front replacement - Interior trim replace to silver - Retrofit a newer stereo - Dye the faded rear parcel tray to black - Rear windshield roof spoiler - Twin/Quad Exhaust tips - Upgrade to 18" wheels More to come...

I got a good car and didnt have to give any hugs for it.

Im gonna say that if it doesnt have the option code in the spec list then it isnt a comp package. the blue one has a lot of go fast bits that look like add ons not factory.

very excited about this! any photos to help the imagination??

if you do a quick google search for e90 msport you can see that there are major differences in appearance between stock models and msports

WOW that 740il is a beaut! Would be a shame to pull it apart.

truth

3k and a big hug?

Very nice car and excellent condition.. But seriously 7k for a 1.8L auto haha the e30 pricing is just crazy

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1048621686 car in question has sold for an amazingly good price imo.

http://bimmersport.co.nz/user/4-ollie/

sorry to hear about the spoiler. but damn that parcel tray! can wait to see it once its complete. going to be an amazing machine and no doubt you will be happy with the m30b35. i loved mine when i had the e34

lol, CSET should buy a whole CSL cuz he owns CSL wheels. that logic +1

^ already have an interested buyer hence looking for a new car

yes, we all know that open road kms > city driving but there is no way to determine that unless the car is nz new and seller is honest/one owner etc. unfortunately the world is not perfect and sometimes we just take things at face value. as martin pointed out, low kms is the one and only thing *most* general people want when buying a car. (and of course the million dollar question - "whats your bottom dollar?") the reason i am leaning towards the 50k's vehicle is because after a year or two, the car is still well below 100ks whereas with the 80-100k's car its either reached or passed the scary 100 mark. i know i would prefer a newer year otherwise if i was to keep the car for longer because then no matter what example i choose i would end up over teh 100ks mark but since thats not the case, i am a bit cautious in this case. Ive always had cars with high ish ks and its never bothered me at all but in this case its something i have to think about. nathan - its a secret

yep, im not after the right answer because i know there one. Just seeing what peoples thoughts are and this thread clearly illustrates the different individual's opinions and thoughts. Thanks again for the input. will be test driving a few in the coming week and go from there. stay tuned

So far the ones im looking at are: 2006 - 50ks - $18k 2007 - 79ks - $16.8 2008 - 108ks - $17k 2009 - 80ks - $20k so the price variation is about 2-3k between them. the way I usually buy cars is I wont worry about kms but place more importance on service history OR price. If its cheap enough and in decent condition with no major issues, I would rather save the initial cost on the purchase price and sink the extra savings into maintenance myself.

^ this is very true but sometimes just a simple, personal, subjective opinion is all thats needed. not looking for a full fledged argument or discussion. just a little 2c from everyone is fine.