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  1. 2007 Bmw 530i touring, motorsport edition, face-lift LCI model, 3.0l petrol 200kw, six speed auto. Full black leather, heated seats, cruise control etc. Beautiful car to drive and own, it has been our family car for the last 6-7 years. Regularly serviced and looked after.
    166kms
    Reg Jan 2026
    Wof July 2025
    May trade + cash for mk6/mk7 VW golf gti, with less than 130kms.

    $8750

    https://www.facebook.com/share/15gyH4gTCL/

    Also have NZ new 2002 BMW 330i motorsport touring, 155km up for sale soon. See last 2 pics on marketplace listing.

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  2. Hi, I have a couple of BMW wagons I am getting ready to sell. Not exactly low kms, but good condition.

    2007 E61 BMW 530i (LCI) motorsport wagon, 165kms

    2002 E46 BMW 330i motorsport wagon, 155kms.

    Tauranga based

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  3. Potentially for sale in about two weeks. (dependent on another car arriving)

    I have owned this car for the last 6 years, lots of service history, off the top of my head it has had new Bilsteins front and rear, new rear airbags (suspension), water pump, thermostat, belts, tensioner, viscous fan, beisan vanos seals, DISA valve. Having said that most of these things were replaced as preventative servicing.  

    203500kms, still runs very smooth and quiet. Car is in nice condition.

    Staggered alloys, 235/45/17 front (brand new tyres), 255/40/17 rear 

    VIN: WBADS62050GL80548 (I have replaced the fake wood trim for the silver trim)

    Clearcoat has started to peel a bit on one side, worst bit is a handsized piece above rear window see photo.

    $5750

    Car won't be for sale until I have finalized my next car.

    Any questions, let me know.

     

     

     

     

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  4. Nice car, although I may be biased! Pretty much a twin of my one. I replaced the interior wood trim with silver trim from my old sedan and the wider rear rims as the tourings aren't staggered.

    Also I think the genuine m sport front bumpers are around $1200 from memory, we had one replaced via insurance after someone backed into us.

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  5. Has anyone else done this clean of the VANOS solenoids recently?

    Seems like an easy clean and may fix my 1300-2000 RPM minor-surging and fluctuating idle.

    Speedyg, has this lasted?

    Hi, Yes car is still going good, it was definitely a quick and easy fix, the hardest part is find the right size tube spanner.


  6. I got backed into a couple of months ago and my insurance company kindly forked out for a brand new bumper.

    The old bumper was still in pretty good nick and I have been quoted around $125 to get it plastic welded. (not a big crack)

    Blue in colour. I will add a few photos soon.

    Prefer pickup in Chch.

    $125.


  7. I used to own that car. I bought it off a guy in Governers Bay. I sold it to a couple from Dunedin. It looks like the condition of it has gone downhill since I had it. I am pretty sure it is 5 speed, the front drivers seat was lumpy and uncomfortable and there was a bit of rust in the boot under the carpet. It went pretty good though but had fairly interesting handling. Nice stainless exhaust, I put new (tidy s/h) headlights and brake lights in it and stripped the old cracked leather off the steering wheel. The owner I bought it off had owned it for a long time, he didn't mention any engine rebuild.

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    Pics don't seem to be working or the link to other post.


  8. Get someone who knows what they are doing to check the MAF output voltage.

    They do strange things.

    Car is running great now, re did the solenoid piston and all good so far. Feels like a different car. Definitely worth checking if you think your car (M54) is feeling sluggish under 3000rpm.


  9. Just to update this, the car is now fixed.

    The problem turned out to be a jammed exhaust vanos solenoid piston. In the end a 15 minute job, I took the solenoid off, pushed the piston that it pushes in and out a bit, it felt a little sticky, so I took it out and cleaned everything up, reoiled and put it back together. Car now has heaps of low down power.

    The hardest part was finding the tube spanner to get the solenoid off.


  10. Yeah, I have done the seals, but the car is still gutless under 3000rpm, so it sounds like the solenoid piston getting jammed is pretty common. Should be a quick and easy job too if I can find the appropriate tool. Supercheap didn't have any tube spanners. Might have to make one!

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