Golfboy666GTI

Incorrect, Sport Evos have red leads. Also this car isnt a Evo. Great looking car though, congrats. Ive guessing its Jap spec? Basically European spec but with no dogleg gearbox?

As much so as a E30 325 Motorsport. As I said, you cant tell either a E30 325 Motorsport or an E36 318is Motorsport from the VIN. But a real E36 Motorsport (318is) are late 1997's-1998 and have: - Motorsport body kit (no M3 mirrors) - Motorsport suspension - Staggered Style 32 wheels - Black leather with Motorsport stripes - Clear indicators - Twin airbags - Dual climate air They are pretty easy to spot.

The NZ new (but SA built) E36 318is Motorsport has a grey hoodlining. IMO these are the only real E36 Motorsport models (other than M3's) in New Zealand, and a simular concept to E30 325 Motorsport (yet both cars cant be defined by a VIN).

Are you talking E36 318is Motorsport?

But the thing is now, I think everyone is to late to purchase and import a car for the UK with the new import rules that are about to change in 2012. This isnt all cars, but I would think an E46 M3 wont be able to be imported. I could be wrong though?

The car in the above link has staggered Style 32's. All these cars do. Also your car should be running 245's on the rear, not 255's. And yes, these cars have Motorsport suspension including Bilstein dampers.

I know the person who purchased this car. It had a good pre purchase check.

He's talking about rapping it, not painting it.

Yip, thats one. I dont think they have LSD's but I could be wrong. In my eyes they are as much of a BMW model as say an E30 M325i.

Can you please PM me the plate?

Whos to say that "we" doesnt mean the US market. I was told by the local BMW dealer on Saturday that a number (30? I cant reallt recall the correct number) will be coming into NZ next year.

Yip, its the local Dakar Yellow one that had motorsport stripes across the corner of the bonnet.

It works for Audi so I cant see why it wouldnt work for BMW.

Cool, thanks for your offer. This is the cheap car: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=401263042 It was purchased with the buy now, the res was the starting bid, somewhere around $3,850 if I recall correctly?

Well because no one can tell me how many NZ new SA built E36 318is Motorsports were sold in NZ Ive decided to put a list together. So far I have 18 of them. If you have one or have owned one, and dont mind passing on the details of it, please PM me Interestingly, 17 of the 18 cars are 1998's. The 18th car is a 1997 in white, maybe an evaluation model?

Well the E36 318is Motorsport has turned out to be popular, Dads lady has now just purchased one.

Those numbers have to incorrect dont they Ray? Other versions of numbers of NZ new 318is Motorsport is 50, 10 of 5 different colours, but that has to be incorrect as well because these are the colours Ive seen in NZ: Fiji Green Apline White Dakar Yellow Bright Red Arctic Silver Techno Violet Cosmos Black Boston Green Avus Blue Does anyone know the correct numbers/colours that were imported new into NZ?

I know of a Polar sliver one that could be had for between 25-30K

Yip, the final evolution of the real Audi 5 pot, 4.8 seconds to 100km/h and a limited speed of 262km/h. My brother hates it when I tell him my car is faster than his E39 M5 Both cars delimited Im sure it would be a different story though.

Thanks, the girlfriend loves it, it handled very well on the way home over the Napier-Taupo in the rain.

Heres a few better ones:

I love my RS2. Next month Ive owned it for 3 years, and honestly everytime it gets on boost I have a giggle to myself. They are very rare, only 180 RHD built (of about a 2000 total), 14 were sold new in NZ at around $180,000 back in 1995. Here is a pic of the RS2:

And a pic of the car: Sorry the sun was going down as I took the pic.

Avus Blue.

Yip, you should see it around a bit as shes lives in Napier and works in Hastings.