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Congrats on the sale and purchase, but cant help but laugh at you not enjoying your M3 for risk of damaging it, and then buying an NSX. The NSX is god level compared to an M3 ? But at the end of the day, its just a car. Fang it and enjoy it.

Eww, replacing Sport seats with comfort seats. Nope.

I know how its done, my point is that almost zero painters are going to bother going to those efforts to paint an engine bay, and then refit new OEM stickers. They're more likely to paint it gloss and make it look "nice" since its so much effort to do. I concur on orange peel on modern cars though, some of them are shocking.

Even a "proper repaint" makes me suspicious. To get that perfect OEM satin finish without filling in the stampings for the vin.... I wouldnt touch, especially considering that manual NZDM one that sold the other day for not much more. Higher KM, sure, but a much less dodgy prospect.

Hmm, if thats the case, why does the engine bay look like it was factory black? Topaz is obvious in the engine bay Topaz is a WAY better colour than black.

Voltage dropping to 9V is a pretty sure sign its FUBAR. I wouldnt bother looking too far without replacing the battery first.

Lol, if you think BMWs are unreliable, its nothing compared to a Maserati Alfa. My 156 made my British classics look reliable and rust free.

Low KM and jap import means nothing, its a false economy. Could mean its done huge engine hours sitting in start stop traffic, wearing out 1st and 2nd in the trans, or it does a lot of short, cold, trips. My first E36 was flogged out despite having 72,000km on the clock. Jap import. Jatco box was buggered (worse than most with twice as many KM), bushes and joints were floppy.

We have a 159 at work at the moment that has had money spent on it hand over fist and it's still finding ways to not work. Currently (heh) has a mystery current draw. Gorgeous cars, but big nope to owning one. My 156 was a great car to look at and drive, but it was also an endless source of issues.

Only real way to tell is to load test the battery or check voltage when the car is running and see if the alt is charging it. If you don't know the age of the battery, it's probably given up and dropped a cell.

There are an awful lot of expensive bad stories though....

Its an utterly gorgeous car, just a shame the seller is a right diddle.

That looks really nice, and a much more solid prospect than anything N54 powered. Looks like a nice spec too. Good choice.

What a f**king joke. I would love to buy it if its around when I sell my car, but wouldnt want to give that a**hole the pleasure of having my money. No doubt it will be around when my car is for sale though, even if that is months away...

I test drove a C55 a while back and despite being reflashed I was left feeling very unimpressed. Not fast, very lazy, but made good noises. Didnt handle that well either, felt too heavy for its size. I wonder if the supercharged V6 is a bit more urgent in its power delivery?

Interesting. Wonder if thats the reason i'm still waiting on a couple of normal mail items from the UK that were sent almost two months ago.

Wow, I'm watching that on tardme. Looks like a nice well sorted car in the listing. I wonder if they fixed the rusty sill and cracked chassis?

Or vastly different climates and driving conditions. I'd be chucking aside a big wad of cash if that work hadnt been done already at those kms.

Source? Royal mail has been sending since the start of last month https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5317/~/international-incident-bulletin

155km on an N54/N55 with no history of turbo, hpfp, injectors, coils or trans service. Lol, good luck.

Even the paperwork is water damaged ?

Not a turbo timer, looks like a pivot throttle controller for mad response. That interior colour is great though.

Unless im doing it wrong, it looks like RealOEM doesnt list springs for this car when you look it up, so maybe they are some special ones?

Oh lordy I want that a lot. Perfect inside and out. Maybe manual swap it, but wouldnt mind the auto.

Shes a bit rough though. Is "darkish red" an individual colour?