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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.

Too soon? 😂

The lug bolts dont tighten into the rotor, they tighten into the hub behind the rotor. Something will be catching somewhere. Check strut clearance, but it does just sound like pads rubbing on the rotor which is normal.

I believe it was @M3AN that did some research into the suspension on the E87 and noted that they had very little travel before they were running on the bump stop, leading to a crashy ride.

Spotted a black E46 coupe the other morning on my commute. MASSIVE T wing on the boot, but worse than that, a MASSIVE light bar bolted to the bonnet. It was the full width of the bonnet 😟 What a stupid trend.

Typical, what a dick.

If the liquid isnt oily, is clear and odourless... do you have the AC on? Could be normal condensation draining from the AC system, tends to come out sort of behind where the engine is, where the footwells are.

Of the wrong size and style...?

If you get a reply. God that annoys me.