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Im sure that would've been a 30-40K car a couple of years ago. Madness. I do quite like them in Topaz. At that price the least they could do is throw a ZHP knob on it. This one is minging.

That ones is infinitely nicer. The only "advantage" the modded one has is that its NZ new. Havent checked the options list of either though.

Only thoughts would be the sunroof roof drains and maybe cowl drains

Regular changes and not following the BMW super long intervals is more important than what brand 10W60 to use. Half the problem with modern car engines are due to the long intervals.

Hope he secures it better and they dont come back for a second go.

Is it a case of grabbing all the keys and turning each car on one by one until you find one without a CEL, and drive that for the day?

Uh, thats bit of a stretch. Nice enough car, but would be better without all the mods.

Auto bidding can do this. If it werent a user with shitty feedback it would be fine.

Did you take a Grumpy Cat meme seriously? 😂

Never really liked that style ACS, the spokes were too narrow for my liking. Those chunky 5 spokes look awesome though. Hope your wheel wax is good, white wheels are an a**hole to keep clean 🤣

How the car was used in Japan will also factor into how the trans fares. I suspect my first E36 was used in a lot of start stop traffic in Japan, as it had 80 odd thousand KM when it came into NZ, but the trans flared like a bitch between 1st and 2nd. Got to the point i couldnt trust it to change gears when I needed it to, so manual swapped it. I wish i did more research into Jatco jerk before i bought it, as i should have picked up on it on the test drive. Cars that were previously assembled in NZ (or Aus and sold new in NZ) had to have a certain amount of local content, so they usually differed from JDM models in things like seats and trim. My old Corolla was a good example; being late 90s NZ built the seats were rubbish with little to no bolstering and thin cheap fabric that split at the seams. The same car, of the same year was also sold NZ New, but built in Japan. Those had much better quality seats (to the point i bought some from Pick A Part and swapped them in).

Wouldnt be surprised. 2shitcars are well known for importing low grade rubbish, giving it a clean (or a rattle can touchup/underseal to hide sins) and selling it on. There is a reason its cheap.

I know what i've seen, and it's not all rosy. Buyer beware and all that.

Im very suspicious of that trader tbh, have seen a fair bit of discussion online about other cars he has been selling and hasnt been completely upfront with the history and condition. Wouldnt be surprised if there was shill bidding too. A trader with no feedback for buying or selling, and been on TM since 2019.... hmmm.

Same can be said for selling cars in NZ too. People, what a bunch of bastards.

i remember that for sale a while back, it had some weird maf-less piggyback tune or something. Will be a good car with some love. E: the Carjam photos show it a bit more realistically.

Ugh, people that "just put a battery on it and tried to start it". its been in storage 20 years, dont try and start it without first at least giving it a service. E: and then the one that comes in and asks for the status of the cambelt and waterpump. Well, i'd bet the answer is... Old.

Really digging the wood trim in that

Im a big fan of using Brent at Classic Towing. He has moved a few cars for me, and although not the cheapest, he's a proper GC and nothing is ever an issue. https://classictowing.co.nz/

The biggest cost is the ferry. You could do an instant quote on PTSL site and see what they would charge.

Uh, it is? schiefer-grün metallic... Slate Green i think that means

Miss that car, man it made some great noises. Looked better on the original wheels though imo.

Yeah, bugger selling that for an E30, what a huge backwards step 🤣

I'd probably stop walking into them if mine were that wide.