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mmmm, love me a red E39. So nice seeing something other than silver, green or black.

apparently according to the auction its passed cert, but he needs money to pay the cert man...

yeah but you can pull a website for almost any fault, on any car if you look hard enough. There are plenty of perfectly working SMG BMWs running around the world, but of course you will never hear them complaining on the internet that its still working OK. If you're buying a E46 with SMG, and you are worried about failure, why not just take out a warranty and just drive the car like its meant to be driven? SMG IMO is NO reason to completely discount a car, unless you specifically want a tractor box to make you feel more manly. The rear subframe issue is a much bigger problem, but even that wouldnt stop me buying an E46 M3, just make sure its thoroughly inspected and reinforced/fixed.

I wish i had more monies saved, would totally rock a "piss yellow" SMG M3.... but from a previous post RE condition, probably not this particular one. On a related note, i have noted that both of these M3s have been on TM for a while now, yet seem to me to be reasonably priced. Maybe the market for M3s is just flat at the moment? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/m3/auction-653051250.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/m3/auction-690591075.htm

Damnit people, why does it ALWAYS degrade down to the same old argument every time an M3 is posted?

SMG downshift throttle blip.... *drool*

Cop sounds like a real good fella, Clearly you passed the attitude test (Y)

But sadly still not legal. Stupid plates monopoly.

I like it, and i love the kiwi leather trim too. Would totally roll in the one in the OP, but alas no $$$

Honestly, just putting it out there..... but the photos on your listing arent doing it any favours if it is actually tidy. First impressions mean a lot to people that arent local to view.

Hey Brent, you never clarified what was wrong with the picture you posted earlier... so, what are we missing?

wicked car, shame its out of my price range

What about this one? higher km, but nz new evo http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=680007006

I just missed out on buying a rather cheap 500SEC that was in hamilton a few months ago, such a good looking car. That AMG widebody is awesome, and rare. So cool.

I wish we had limits on post count before people could sell stuff. This thread reeks of dodgy.

Damn good price, last one i saw on there was a Dakar one that was for sale for ages, and over 30k. Estoril is delish.

May i ask why not this one? Something wrong with it that they havent disclosed?

Not really, a missing SRS light will fail a WOF whilst still being dangerous. This mod will pass a WOF, whilst also being potentially dangerous. Anyway, i think all that needs to be said about SRS has been said, and there is now a dedicated thread. Might a suggest a mod clean this thread up for the OP?

Youre the driver, so just make sure its someone you dislike in the front passengers seat.... anyone you like can sit in the back

An E38 is hardly a "new BMW" though.... i think its more likely the sensor is just an on/off switch, rather than pressure/weight sensitive

Im still not seeing a need for a cert... http://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof/general/tyres,-wheels-and-hubs/tyres-and-wheels http://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof/general/steering-and-suspension/steering-and-suspension-systems

May i ask, why?

Whats the point in this thread? Its nothing special, just like half the jap import "motortsport" models around with knockoff badges.

Dont forget the 206...

FYI i see no mention of bullet proof glass in the options, nor any individual data. It does have double glazed glass though (not bullet proof). http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/de50772.pdf