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https://www.turners.co.nz/Damaged-Vehicles/Damaged-Cars-for-Sale/bmw/m3coupe/18796085/

The oil leak on the back of trans is probably the selector shaft seal. Common, and a PITA to change.

Its said deposit taken since pretty early on, so I guess they were waiting for the lockdown to end so they could inspect it. Cant imagine it would do well in an inspection.

Why would the ICV make a difference though? I dont think factory manual cars run a different ICV, does the ecu control it differently auto/manual?

My old E36 did that after it was converted to manual with light flywheel. Always thought it was because it wasnt re-coded, but maybe not.

I quite like Marrakesh Brown

Only overseas though. LHD examples in NZ are treated like they have Covid.

Jeez guys, how many times are we going to quote all of the photos?

I love how the blue pops out in those photos ?

Lol, I only skim read the listing before, but now i've had a better look, good fricken luck. Fully repainted in the Factory colour. Fully debadged (A factory option at the time at a cost of 5K). So clearly they just bogged in the badge recesses when repainting the car. Why spin that story about it being a factory option? Huge Sound system. I particularly like the half arsed install in the boot, with bits hanging by their wires and a repco sub box held in with some metal strapping from bunnings. My last E36 had a "huge sound system" and that was actually a damn good build (but ugly and heavy). From its unique new colour job, to being fully debadged, to its heated Mspec interior and exterior items, Nobody else will have one like it, No, I can assure you that no one will have one like it, unless they too grab bits from other cars and make their own spec. Hes spinning a story to try and justify the huge cost, yet none of his tales add up.

All of the Q&A is now gone? What a loser, obviously whinged to tardme and got them to remove it all.

Being the interior code is Fabric flat-weave "Clover"/turquoise (D6TK), this is what it should look like. Not black leather. I dare say the heated seats have been retrofitted too as thats not on the options list, and is hardly going to be fitted to a S823 Hot-Climate Version car.

4 Door E36s are gross. Worse than convertibles even.

There is no way that is on standard suspension, thats at a horrible flatpeak stance height. The only thing going for that car is that its "low km". No service history, questionable mods, singapore import. Its not cheap. Also, is the airbag cover meant to have uneven gaps and a lump in it?

14.5k and the glove box is still sagging ?

Guess it won't be getting a new Wof soon then?

I havent got car jam open but I guess it's done zero km for the last few wofs?

Thankfully its just ticked over 40 years, so has two years before its dereg, but yes, worth sorting asap anyway.

Wow thats super cool, well done! Whats the story behind it? Why is it sitting rotting at your work?

Very rare in 130i E: Yup, factory fitted. Thats a nicely specced car btw. https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/ps88799

Wait, more importantly, do you have cruise control @IainR ?

Google says its a JDM TV tuner or the likes. Bin it.

Chances are they were all registered before 2010, thats how they still stay on the road. The one rule that should be pulling them out is the excessive smoke rule, but it seems no one can be bothered testing for that. I know we failed a Mitsi for it at work a while back, but all the owner did was drive it away with no WOF and probably take it somewhere else for a pass after dumping some smoke stop in it.

Lol if the price difference between 91 and 95 is even a question you're going to hate servicing and fixing a BMW, unless of course you're prepared to get your hands dirty.

It already does and already is a fail if a cat or DPF is removed, but only as long as the vehicle was manufactured after 1990 and first registered in NZ after May 2010, unless it passes an emissions test without it fitted. So if the above M3 was first registered in NZ after 2010, it would be a WOF fail and thus illegal to remove the cats.