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Its gone now, but the E36 M3.... that engine is a work of art. Revs like a Honda, but pulls like a freight train. Always amazes me watching the dyno run of my car, it just keeps on revving. It was also the small things, like the driver-centric dash layout, and the solid feel of everything (also applied to my E46 and E39)

I wish they didnt all look the damn same. Its really hard to tell them apart at work now. The backs are even worse. Yes the S Class is a coupe, but its hard to find a good photo of a sedan that has the large star grille.

It looks nice, but its bit of a polished turd. No motorsport seats, replica this and that, probably a good deal at 10k, not good at 16k.

Unless you already have recently, i would also do new strut top mounts and reinforcement plates.

$700 is a steal for the conditions at the moment. Is that an online instant quote, or actually talking to a company about it? Its chaos down there, no rail, no road, nothing.

Oh wow, i really want that. Its the real deal too, looking at the datacard. I pine so hard for a tidy 190 cosworth, that isnt megabucks.

Yes, but a normal E55 isnt special like a Brabus/Kleemann tuned model.... Its apples and oranges, as Nathan said, the buyer of an Alpina B5 is buying it because its special and its rare.

Youre on the wrong forum to try and preach the advantages of the AMG. The Alpina is a special car; a limited edition, top spec super rare executive car. The E55 is a mass produced, super common status symbol with lots of power, a good noise, and not much else going for it. I'd hazard a guess that except for parts like the supercharger, the ownership costs of the Alpina will be much lower than the AMG tax on the E55. Not to mention the horrible unreliability of the AMG.

Huh, totally didnt know they were still available. Same with the motorsport flag ones.

Spotted a bog standard 323i E36, being driven like a normal daily driver..... but with the rare MTECHNIC side rub strips. Want.

IMO from what i read, the M5 and B5 are two different beasts, for two different purposes. I imagine the B5 would be easier to live with on a daily basis, not having the SMG trans to deal with.

Wow, looking a bit worse for wear! Carjam says NZDM with almost 300K on it.

I wonder how they respond to an ECU reflash....

Wasnt it up for 18k originally? Cant have made much profit on it after the tidy up.

IIRC Alpina has tweaked the trans, and given it button shift on the wheel. Only came in auto though, no twin clutch. According to a quick google, https://translate.google.co.nz/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpina_B5&prev=search

Looks like a nice car, but has crap photos.

Have you taken the pressure plate off and actually inspected the disk and flywheel? Thats really about the only way to check anything.

Its useless to me because i dont have anything with a tuner in it atm, i just wanted to post up and say thanks for doing the research and sharing it on here. This sort of thing is what the forum should be about. Thanks!

Real prone to leaking oil, but not sure if they are that common to actually fail. Worth a look though.

The listing has finished now, but as per the pics above, does the black one have a super sweet leather center console?

Is that the constant pressure valve? If it is, it resides under the exhaust manifold towards the rear of the block, on the side.

HDR is all the rage bro

Bloody stunning, both color and condition.

So, to sum it all up, the best oil to use is an oil that isnt available here.

To my knowledge the only magnatec available in NZ is semi-synth, no fully synthetic. This is backed up by the Castrol NZ site not listing an full synthetic version. http://www.castrol.com/en_nz/new-zealand/car-engine-oil/engine-oil-brands/castrol-magnatec-brand/magnatec-product-page.html My S50B30 loved Valvoline Synpower 5W-40. Much happier on that than the Motul that was in it when i got it.