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just wasnt cut quite perfectly initially i guess. sh*t it was cheap enough to not be too worried!

Oh, and i did end up cutting a small section off the top of my gear bot so it now sits below the knob.

Long awaited update. Car died on the way home about a month ago, started to misfire badly and couldnt put the engine under any load without it cutting out. Sure made the drive home up hill fun. Got it into the garage and DIS indicated a Cam Position sensor failure. Being that there are 3 cam position sensors i couldnt narrow down which one had given up. I suspected it was the TDC or intake cam sensors. I took all the sensors out early on and gave them a clean. The intake sensor was VERY dirty. I gave it a decent clean and afterwards i noticed the car ran better but still misfired. I then parked the car up and left it for 3 weeks whilst i ordered all 3 new sensors from the dealer. I took the car out over the weekend and used my newly acquired oscilloscope to test the cam sensors, knowing that my new sensors were days away. All sensors tested OK, but i noted that the car was idling better so i took it for a drive up the street. It was running fantastic, no signs of issues at all. The only difference was that i fully charged the battery as it had been getting a real hammering whilst running diagnostics and had run dead a couple of times recently. Since it went up the street OK i took it for a longer run, to upper hutt and back. Ran mint, pulled strong and no signs of issues. On Sunday i did a loop of SH2, SH58, SH1, SH2 to home. Still running perfect, and it almost felt like it was running smoother. I suspect it was a combo of the intake cam sensor being dirty causing the original issue, and a sketchy battery charge causing the issue later on after cleaning. As a matter of course, i got the new sensors anyway as the old ones were 20 years old and starting to fall to bits (strain relief on the cables fallings off etc). Boom, got me some sensors today. Started with the shittiest one to get at, the intake sensor. Limited room means i need an allen key to crack the bolt and then there is only enough room to turn the bolt with the tips of your fingers 1/4 turn at a time. Getting the bolt back in is even worse, no room to move. Old vs New Replaced The next one was the exhaust sensor. Limited room thanks to the AC hose running past it. You can undo it easy enough but the hose stops you removing it. I used a long pry bar to lever against the heatshield and push the pipe away enough to pop the sensor out. Old and new And finally the TDC sensor Took it for a drive, goes very well. Probably a placebo but car feels like its running smoother. Vroom vroom

Its personal preference, but i like the tri colour stitching better. More subtle.

I swear by my Fuller Pro 1/2" socket set. Ive given it hell and nothing has broken, and it has a lifetime warranty. DO NOT buy cheap hex and torx sockets, i made that mistake once and it cost me. The Bahco hex sockets i got are good quality, much tighter fit in the bolt than the cheap SCA ones i had. In terms of my sockets, anything under 12mm is 6 point for me, and any spanner under 8mm is 6 point.

The majority of people wanting an E36 these days want a cheap runabout with some BMW cred, so obviously a well maintained, highly specced car listed at a higher price than the usual cheap shitters wont appeal to them. Good E36s are bit of a niche item now, you have to want one specifically otherwise you'd get the "newer, lower km, better" E46 (even though the E36 imo is a better car).

Ah yes, i think this was the twin of my car (yet i strangely never saw it around in Wellington). Looked real good in the listing. Keen to see more pictures. Welcome to M3 ownership

Fly up and drive it down. Cheaper than freighting it.

you have an LTW wing? Jelly!

Dont bother Matt, "everyone" would rather buy low KM cars.

And thats why a lot of educated owners prefer a high KM car that has receipts for those parts being replaced, rather than an unknown "low KM" import. KM isnt everything. Condition > KM.

Then you're missing out. I feel for you, really.

jeez, you think 180,000km is too high for a 20 year old E36? Good luck.

its probably a trick of the lens, but it goes to show how big the 8 is when put next to 5. Both look stunning though

haha yeah, thanks. Thats the worst of the wear, and its just the top layer of the material gone (miles away from wearing through). Previous owner must have had pocket buttons on his ass or something.

Took some new photos of things that have changed since i last took photos.

Drove it for the first time in 3 weeks. Gave it an italian tune up. Still brings a grin to my face.

Source please.

woah double standards up in here, if this was the buyer posting half you guys would be all "wah wah go ask for your money back" like the last thread. Hes probably one of those awful people that rides the clutch to hold the car at intersections, overheating the clutch plate. Clutches take time to bed in, and will slip during bed in if treated badly, but 1000km should be enough to bed it in. You sold it in the condition it was test driven in. If he didnt inspect it properly, its his problem.

haha sh*t youre a hoarder Andy

Fired her up for the first time in about 3 weeks, moved into garage to charge battery

What a bizarre rule!

Excellent taste in cars!

i was under the impression that if they were there they had to work (backed up by my partners car failing a wof for one of two reverse lights not working a few years ago). As mentioned though, parallel parking with no reverse lights scares the crap out of me

The M62s are the ones known to eat chain guides arent they?