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plates look super.. really makes a huge difference to the look!

reminds me of..

tyres on the 135 too skinny and on the 95 a bit too fat. hahaha 95's look good tho

www.trademe.co.nz/1646509421

just noticed that it has the steptronic gearbox not the automatic!

how much did you sell the drivers one for? there was a guy on facebook wanting to swap a stock leather seat for a leather recaro for E9x..

it really is a wonder how all that stuff didnt get pushed into the driver. amazing!

Or a C63 if u really wana blow your money

bump price drop

Any idea what the other one sold for?

Ive been over the price of gas and it just stays in your account but then it expires. Not a good thing because it means you need to use your points prematurely or let it expire..

gaspy app on mobile is pretty good

If you can be bothered to fill up in $40 increments at BP then AA smartfuel loyalty points is quite good. I either fill up $40 or fill up twice in one visit, BP me app makes it easy. you accumulate 6c or 10c on some days per $40, so if you spend $300 a week thats approx 60c per litre of points you save up in 1 week. do that for a month and you get approximately $2.40 that can be used towards 50L fill up which is pretty much a full tank depending on how empty you are. that translates to a saving of approx $120 a month based on your usage. Calculating it backwards, you would spend $300x4 = $1200 a month, less $120, which is 10% saving, so if you can fill up constantly at competitive fuel outlets for $2.50 (or whatever the current price is) less 10% then that means its cheaper at the competition. Also, I would only compare BP with Mobil 98, not Gull.

E91 is a liiiiiiittle bit lacking in power for instant power. It does really well on roadtrips, took my old one to top of the north island and back and it was a breeze. Plenty of room for normal sized people haha! they are pretty cheap now too. BUT they dont drive anywhere near as comfortable as the E60. I would probably go for the 530i E61 IF I wanted a big wagon and didnt need the power. I know this is a bit contradicting to what I said before about the 3L in the E60 being a bit gutless which is true but there must be a market for them for certain people. Plenty of options if you decide to go for the E39 route. Awesome cars and the 530i in E39 chassis is a brilliant choice. It has enough power and is the more reliable variant as opposed to the 540i of which most of them ones for sale are super neglected and abused to death. There is a absolutely brilliant dark grey 530i on trademe for just under 7k. BMW Individual spec and looks awesome. Plenty of money to spare if you go for it but bare in mind it is an older car unlike the E60/E90 era of BMWs.

Definitely one of the nicer ones but definitely expensive too. Good luck with sale!

who's in rotorua and want to go buy this for me so I can re-sell it for 15k? https://www.trademe.co.nz/1640906501

A bit of a review on this car now that I've been driving it for a month. The good: 1. This is a stupidly fast car. The 8 speed auto is amazingly quick and responsive, the engine is powerful and doesnt even need to be in sport or manual trans mode, just comfort mode is enough to get it going quick, really quick. 2. It is much more comfortable than the previous 1 series E87 130i or E82 135i chassis. I owned a 130i hatch and driven a few 135i and these ride quite harsh and stiff. This new 1 series is much better and comfortable (in comfort mode). In sport mode the chassis feels a bit stiffer and this is also a nice feature. 3. Definitely feels like a new/modern car. The keyless start/stop, door lock/unlock on the handles, the whole dashboard and display, iDrive features etc makes it really feel like a new car. The late E chassis cars feel dated in comparison. Also the sports seats are comfortable and provide heaps of support with adjustable side bolsters and back support. 4. Depending on your circumstances/needs, this could potentially be the perfect all rounder car providing that you are either single/couple, looking for a great car to do daily duties as well as weekend cruises as well as long holiday trips. It is not a huge car but it is definitely not small. Especially for the front two seats, plenty of space and comfortable. Boot space is also excellent and convenient being a hatchback. The bad or at least not so good: 1. Is it too fast?! With the weather being a bit rainy the past few days, I have noticed that giving it just a tiny bit of extra gas is enough to make the rear slide out in corners or wheel spin going 100km/h on the motorway. Not quite fair because I am using 235 tyres on the rear as a temporary measure while I get my wheels sorted (then I should be going for some 255 wide tyres in the rear) but nevertheless, the car is very very quick and could potentially be quite dangerous if you are careless.. could end up carless. (sorry) 2. The handling is not as great as the previous models. I still really enjoy driving my E46 and miss the handling on the E87 130i because it provided really good feedback from the road and inspired a lot of confidence. This one, even if you put it in sports mode which tightens it up A LOT, it still feels very disconnected and video-game like. 3. Rear seats are really not great. If you have a young kid or a baby seat then its fine but for grown kids or adults, you dont want to put them back there for more than an hour at most. 4. Can be quite a thirsty car if you are heavy footed (and its hard not to be!). Fuel consumption for me is currently about 9.5km/L which is actually really good but I have been mostly driving it weekends only and not too much start stop traffic. 5. Really annoying thing about 1 series in general is wheel fitment. These require around 40-50 offset depending on width of wheels. Mine came originally fitted with a mere 7.5" front and 8" rear and I want to go at least 8" front 8.5" rear so I can run 235/255 tyres. Very difficult to find wheels that fit well. Anyway, thats a bit of a short summary of my initial thoughts on the car incase anyone is looking at these as their next car. By the way, I have also driven 116i 118i and 120i of the F20 chassis in stock and sports models and these are suprisingly good cars if you dont need/want something super powerful. They are a lot of car for the money, safe, relatively reliable, looks better than a golf or audi (subjectively) and is still a RWD BMW at the end of the day.

I reckon you can remove it without any issue with your normal functions.

I drove the 530i a few times and found it to be a nice comfortable drive but lacking in power. I think with the E60 you really need the 540 or bigger engine!

crankshaft or camshaft position sensor faulty?

was thinking about viewing it a while ago but the price was waaay high when the market price for these are 15-20k now for auto and 18-22k for manual. I remember the seller saying "if not sold this time wont relist" but that was months ago..

bit of a thread dig.. its been about 3 weeks now since I stopped again for the millionth time. getting really expensive now and now I have been smoking for over half of my life which is probably a good enough time as any to try to quit again. Bloody hell..

The sports seats in your car is one of the most comfortable sports seats imo! the leather is softer than any other and had more padding/cushion than most others. The sports seats in my E39 sedan were much harder leather and less padded despite being NZ new. Comfort seats will be good though!

but he declined offer of 35k and is trying to sell it to that lady who joined for 40k. and looks like decision was made a month ago. easy 10k profit there aye? edit: [8] Mr Flaws says that the vehicle is worth significantly less because of this undisclosed history. Mr Flaws has now applied to the Tribunal, claiming that he was misled about the vehicle’s history and seeking to recover the purchase price plus compensation of $15,000. [44] In fixing the actual damages to be awarded to Mr Flaws, I must then take account of the fact that he has owned the vehicle for 16 months, over which time it has been driven approximately 6,000 kms. Mr Flaws has obtained value from this vehicle during that time, and I would not be doing justice by the parties if I failed to take account of the value of that use. However, I must also acknowledge that a well-maintained BMW M5 does not depreciate significantly in value. Mr Hibberd acknowledged this during the hearing, and agreed that such vehicles hold their value well. As a result, although the vehicle has been used by Mr Flaws, that use will not have led to a substantial depreciation in the vehicle’s value. [45] Taking account of those factors, I consider it appropriate to reduce any damages award by $2,000 to reflect the benefit Mr Flaws has received from his use of the vehicle. Consequently, I consider that Mr Flaws’ loss, as a result of being misled about the history of this vehicle, was $7,850. I think the $2000 deduction is more than fair and the judge has taken careful consideration in this judgement according to the above extract.

would be a bargain if you get it sorted easily madmax!