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that looks awesome, well done. Got plans to remove that front jap plate holder?

might be the perspective then, looks awful in that pic. The CSL boot lid is the one thing i cant stand about the CSL any, so ugly.

its a shame the 750 isnt techy enough to do cylinder deactivation. would get great mileage if it could shut off half the cylinders at cruise.

This one here, http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=963766917

There was a nice blue one on there recently for not much over 12k, would much prefer that one (had a quick look, doesnt seem to be listed atm).

I sure hope its been tidied back up to the condition of the photos in the listing then.... Was thinking just how beautiful it looks in the photos.

According to the build sheet, its actually a 750IXL Not sure if its just me, but it doesnt seem THAT well optioned. Maybe all the cool stuff is just standard equipment? Vehicle information VIN long WBAGK62070DA60021 Type code GK62 Type 750IXL (EUR) Dev. series E38 (L7) Line 7 Body type LIM Steering RL Door count 4 Engine M73 Cubical capacity 5.40 Power 240 Transmision HECK Gearbox AUT Colour SCHWARZ 2 (668) Upholstery SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Prod. date 1998-03-10 Order options No. Description 204 DRIVE VERSION EXPORT 261 SIDE AIRBAG FOR REAR PASSENGERS 320 MODEL DESIGNATION, DELETION 345 CHROME LINE INTERIOR 346 CHROME-LINE EXTERIOR 354 GREEN STRIPE WINDSCREEN 423 FLOOR MATS, VELOUR 428 WARNING TRIANGLE 430 INT/EXT RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-DAZZLE 441 SMOKERS PACKAGE 446 HIGH END REAR COMPARTMENT 494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 496 SEAT HEATING FOR REAR SEATS 508 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC) 522 XENON LIGHT 526 AIR CONDITIONING FOR REAR, DELETION 548 SPEEDOMETER WITH KILOMETER READING 602 ON-BOARD MONITOR WITH TV 672 CD CHANGER BMW FOR 6 CDS 677 HIFI SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL 710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL 818 MAIN BATTERY SWITCH 823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION 841 OPTION CODE PACKAGE PSEUDO-CODE-NO. 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 875 INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL 880 ENGLISH / ON-BOARD DOCUMENTATION 925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE Series options No. Description 202 STEPTRONIC 216 SERVOTRONIC 220 SELF-LEVELING SUSPENSION 223 DYNAMIC DAMPER CONTROL 245 STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT ELEC 260 SIDE AIRBAG DRIVER/FRT PASSENGER 262 HEAD AIRBAG 295 LT/ALY WHEELS/STAR SPOKE 96 302 ALARM SYSTEM 352 DOUBLE GLAZING 403 GLAS ROOF, ELECTRIC 416 SUNBLINDS 438 WOOD TRIM 456 COMFORT SEATS, ELECTRIC. ADJUSTABLE 460 COMFORT SEATS RR ELECTRIC. ADJUSTABLE 473 ARMREST, FRONT 500 HEADLIGHT WASHER SYS/INTENSIVE CLEANING 534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING 555 ON-BOARD COMPUTER 806 3RD STOP LIGHT 853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH

Yet its all good in the hood to use a replacement lamp with a dark lens, even if the light output is exactly the same as a tinted one. Lawl.

Its NZ New and according to the options list its a true motorsport spec. A pretty decent car other than the wheels and ACS stuff

Dont get me started on "ex fleet, full service history". We have fleet companies happily voiding warranties because they are too cheap to do an air filter or brake pads when needed.

looks great, some really good bits on there too. But please, for the love of jebus paint the valve and plug covers wrinkle black! That grey looks poo.

before digging too far, hows the battery condition and voltage?

+1, dont do it. The darkside is dark for a reason.

Looks very cool, some stunning video in there too. Much better than some of the cheap "toys" kicking around. What camera does yours use? Hope you had all the relevant council/CAA permits to fly

Good luck.

Fair enough then, ONWARDS!

it always amazes me how weak the normal E46 coupe looks when next to the staunch M3. Love the color, and look forward to seeing it progress in your ownership. Congrats!

that "slipping" of the trans, could it be the torque converter locking and unlocking at cruise? Might be cheaper to sort that and keep it auto, if it is, than to rebuild/replace the whole auto or convert to manual.

I have a Ryobi One+ 1/2" Impact wrench (which like the Bosch one comes with an adaptor to become a drill driver too) and its bloody great for around the garage. Heaps of torque, and being One+ i have a few other tools too that all use the same batteries.

its certainly "outrageous" though

Looks like the main dash section is black, so just go grab some black lower trim and centre console from another E46 and be away laughing?

gosh those non-msport E39s are just.... dull, to look at.

looks good, its a great combo of facelift, CS and that blue. Think itll stay auto?

How do you know the conversion wasnt done from new? Werent a lot of options for elite euro sports cars back then like there are now, so its not like they could just jump in a C63 (couldve got an auto 2.3-16 cosworth, but who wants a merc?).

Mine stopped making that noise when i replaced the chain tensioner, otherwise the only noises you could hear were normal ones (mainly injectors). Its well known that the 10W60 oil was only specified for the S50 AFTER the S54 came out, but no one can agree on what grade it was before that.