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lol.. only 2 days.. only $180.. thats a long time and a lot of money..

wow I did see the listing this morning.. didnt know it would go so quick

personally I would skip the E60. The F10/F11's are very nice but keep in mind that these 3L twin turbo engines in the F chassis are even more complicated than say the 335i/135i engines in the E chassis cars. Eg. the waterpump for the N54 in the E chassis was about $1000 vs my N55 in the F chassis $1300+ Also, I had a major problem with the valvetronic in my car that cost me $3k+ to sort out.. The higher mileage 535i will suffer from similar problems in my opinion.. but they are bloody nice haha.

Its one of those cars that you gotta love, willing to sink money into, and intend to keep for some time, otherwise its just a ticking time bomb basically. I would love to own one again some day but probably wont happen as the good ones are just getting harder and harder to find and the rest are just rubbish now. wait till you get an F chassis car.. you cant compare parts prices.. my waterpump was quoted $1322.21+GST from AKL BMW. lol

its definitely the same car. I hope for the same reason as you say but who knows.. at those kms I dont think $4000 is a bargain or anything to be jumping up and down about

I was interested in it when it was for sale in auckland back in October/November. The car originally sold for $4200 with a stack of service paperwork from the previous owner and new wof at the time of sale. Car should have been mechanically sound at that time. Not sure what has happened in the 1 month since it went from AKL to Rotorua and now the current seller is claiming to be selling it as they bought a 335i. It was listed by the current seller for $4000 buy now then reduced to $3800 and then withdrawn.

a nice sport model F20 125i is very nice, aso a bit more power than the 320i.

@aja540i

I see, then I suppose it makes sense to leave it as is but also its not difficult to "upgrade" to wider wheels with style 24's and other M fitment wheels coming up for sale quite often from time to time for not a lot of money

Dont listen to that guy. that size is WRONG for your wheels/mags. but in other news, why are you not running staggered wheels on your M3? It would be much nicer to go for a wider wheel especially in the rear.

Glad its sorted relatively easily!

Its a completely different car! funny to think how similar they are in terms of price though..

Just ticked over 106000kms and car is running perfect. Will do another oil change soon before taking it away on the xmas trip around the BoP! Just want to say if anyone is considering one of these cars, its a ridiculously good all round package and if you lifestyle suits a medium sized hatchback that drives like a coupe but has the convenience of 4 doors and 5 seats + fold down boot with plenty of space, this is really one of the best options out there.

wow something weird happened. When I first looked at this link there was not a single ACS part on there. Looking at it again now its been FULLY ACS'ed out (but not wing mirrors and has a remus exhaust lolwut)

^ details on this? is it yours? its perfect... facelift coupe *drool*

nice plate i like it

that blue one was indeed sold for 28k or less by the previous owner with the plate "SHANE3" a few months ago http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/60418-heaps-of-e46-m3s-on-tm/ I *think* I know the owner who owned it before "shane" because he bought my old E39 and came to view it in a topaz blue manual m3 with the colour stitched interior. Anyway, the guy who is selling it now from WLGT is just trying to make a quick buck and to be honest it might even sell at over $30k to another delusional buyer. Its definitely not worth that for all the reasons pointed out above.

lol no, nothing about it is AC Schnitzer. Here is what a PFL coupe AC Schnitzer would look like

not interested in an E39 M5 because 1. almost impossible to find a good one for a good price 2. doesnt really suit my lifestyle needs 3. im not the kind of person to keep a car forever which I think is what the E39 M5 deserves from an owner - a lot of love and money to keep it tip top condition. C63 AMG - too many idiots hooning in them making a loud noise, high running costs in fuel and tyres etc, again not too many good ones around anymore and a bit too old styling imo. btw decided to keep the M135i for now mainly because the M3 I was looking at is no longer available. It was asking around $26k for a quick sale which would have been a great deal but I wasnt ready to pull the trigger on it in time anyway.

the owner of the lemans blue one was talking about buying a black nz new one. is that the same one/same guy? edit: found it

im insured with classic cars and have roadside with them but dont know the details.

honestly love these wheels on the E46.. sooooo nice. Must have said that at least 4 times in this thread haha

Think jane needs some shoes. The silver bbs rx2 or the grey rs-gt

subframe all good?