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I saw this very car prowling around the backstreets of CHCH a few days ago, and can confirm that they do in fact look as stupid in the metal as they do in the photos. And up until that moment, I thought that Chrysler Group had reached peak cringe with the PT Cruiser.

They also had a nice original NZ new e38 740i for sale recently - listing expired a couple of days ago so presumably sold. M-pars, but was sadly not a Sport spec car.

Great intel work @Kees to narrow down the engine location. Hope that a bimmersporter can head down there asap to rescue it. Would be great to then pull the sump and do some forensics on it to confirm if the car was scrapped due to bearing / crank / piston failure. In my observation, the cats are removed on most of the PAP stock before the cars are dropped into the general magpie yard. They likely reclaim at least half of the vehicle purchase price right there.

Hmmm looks good. I wonder if the lowering springs are still on the car...

With regards to the wheels, it could be worth checking at the office to see that they haven't removed them and stashed them elsewhere. I know that they do that at PAP CHCH.

Agreed. I recently saw a complete but rough early 90's 3L G-wagon at PAP CHCH. Randomly sitting in an aisle, incorrectly listed as a 300e or something. Couldn't believe it ! It definitely looked saveable. It had disappeared within a week, no doubt a negotiated deal with a punter that saw the potential.

WOW - wish this was down at my local P-A-P! Those heated / cooled seats would be worth saving for sure SX2A9Climatized Full Leather Silverstone 2 Alcantara headlining is a worthwhile upgrade too, if in salvageable condition. I'd also be grabbing the M5 specific under-trays for engine and gearbox.

The holy grail.

Hi there - if you find that it's the module in the photo that is the problem, let me know - I might have one with the same part number. I am not sure if it would then need to be coded to your vehicle, however.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/trade-me-motors/car-parts-accessories/personalised-plates/auction-5361163544.htm I'm not brave enough to ask if the car is included in the sale 😅

With that $2500 saving, I almost could've bought the $3000 blue manual 130i in CHCH that popped up on TM for half a day a few weeks back. 😢 apparently only needed the srs light sorted for a WOF.

+1 for wisemove. Have used them a couple of times now with good results.

Welcome to Bimmersport, and the roller coaster ride that is S85 ownership... ! nice M6 - a heck of a lot of car for the money. Promo Tuning are Wellington based, and can do tuning - https://www.promotuning.co.nz Pramod, the owner, cloned my S85 DME recently, and I can highly recommend his services. I believe he has owned an e60 M5 or two in the past.

Check out the rear bumper damage - caused by exhaust heat apparently 😂 https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-5274465619.htm

Here's my pick: https://blaupunkt.com/product/frankfurt-rcm-82-dab/ I am guessing that they are reasonably pricey in NZ, though

Hi Guys, just closing the loop on this in case someone is searching for one of these in the future... I ended up purchasing one from Chaos Calibrations in USA: https://www.chaoscalibrations.com/store/CHAOS-BMW-K-DCAN-INPA-OBD2-USB-Cable-p410327542 Timely delivery, reasonable price, and a nice quality unit. It is basically on a par with the Bimmergeeks cable in terms of updated chip / firmware etc it worked perfectly to flash the DME on my e60 M5 to Euro tune spec. cheers paul

Hi there - I'm in Christchurch, but can send these to you - price for both would be $40 incl freight ($45 if rural delivery) You can PM me for details if you like Regards Paul

Hi there I have a couple of new hoses that I purchased for my e36 328i M52 that I didn't end up using : 13541703865 and 13541703945 sorry, I'm not sure if these match up with any that you are after. cheers paul

Here's some photos from a coffees and cars event that I visited in Manhattan Beach, L.A. a couple of months back...

Hopefully on its way to a lucky new owner. (Rather than a breakdown!) New owner might be on here ?

Agreed re the wiring cost. I had a tow bar fitting place quote me $400 for an installed wiring kit (that's over and above the actual tow bar cost) The were proposing to use one of these: https://www.trademe.co.nz/trade-me-motors/car-parts-accessories/towbars/auction-5186948391.htm i ended up sourcing one, and did a DIY. Easy to fit and worked perfectly on an LCI e60 with LED tail lights. Also used another one successfully on an LED tail light Audi.

Hi John i can highly recommend MoDelCo - The Motorcycle Delivery Company. They recently delivered a set of wheels for me from Napier to CHCH. They are Hawkes Bay based, but if you are prepared to wait a bit, they might be able to pick up from other locations. https://m.facebook.com/p/Modelco-The-Motorcycle-Delivery-Company-100057216829720/ I got onto them via wise move, but I have the owner's number (Jason) if you need it. cheers paul

Thanks for the information, guys - very helpful. Yes, I understand that the MSS65 DME from M6 / M5 are particularly vulnerable to bricking if the proper upgraded firmware cable is not used. @Jacko - thanks for your kind offer - my preference is to buy one outright, as I will likely be using it semi-regularly, but please PM me if you would consider selling it. Cheers Paul

Hi there Wondering if someone has one of these available, or can point me in the right direction... I have a generic K+DCAN of unknown origin which has worked OK for me with ISTA, INPA etc, but I am needing to flash my e60 M5 DME with a euro tune, and my existing cable does not seem to be up to it. the cables are listed as "out of stock" on the bimmergeeks website. (My M5 has a replacement DME from a USA car and is still running the USA smog parameters, causing a check engine light as it thinks the car should have a DMTL pump) cheers paul

Yeah, I too would be a little hesitant about using anything other than Castrol 10W-60. I bought 10L of it from Palmside Automotive in CHCH a couple of weeks back. At that stage they had an over 20 x 5L packs still in stock. $90+GST per 5L. https://palmside.co.nz/products/castrol-edge-10w-60-5l