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she'll come up a treat mate!

yea thats the one. know anything about it?

Thanks guys, was going to take a few pics today but instead I spent most the day asleep/hungover haha. will get a few tomorrow tho for sure. And in comparison to the 328i...WOW! such a huge difference! so much tighter and the POOOWWWWWWWWEERRRRRR (as Clarkson would say) is a big step up. Example Was heading up the steep street I usually take home and in the 318i touring Il have to hit the bottom in 3rd and be in second to get up the last half, the 328i can just get up in forth with abit of a run up and with only me in it. Hit it about 65 and will hold at 50 by the top. the M3 will accelerate up it in forth! went up it friday in the wet in 3rd, put my foot down and lit up the semi new 245's. after driving it for a few days Im really loving it. cant wait to start putting my own personal touches to it.

gave it a good clean yesterday and today and swapped the drivers floor mat with the tourings one as it was much tidier. tried the wheels off the 328i on it to see how it drives with 17's instead of the 19' but turns out they wouldnt clear the front calipers. also sent an email with my list of parts to Paul at Milland. hopefully make a start on the week after next or once I build the deck or when its a rainy day.

Damn, thanks anyway

You may have sucked all the sh*t that was in the tank into the fuel filter and could be blocked, or still not enough fuel for it to pick up

Are you sure? Most rally cars have a hydro handbrake and they're all reg'd and wof'd

Good on ya yongxi! I did this afew years ago and really is a nice easy way to raise money and awareness for child cancer. I let the guys at work who donated the most have a go at shave my curly locks off. Had some sweet doos for awhile untill it all went. Youve got my vote/donation

Tonight i gave the M3 a very good going over to find everything that i need to do to get it looking and running good. its abit of a list but mostly small cosmetic bits cosmetic list: remove towbar- done replace rear diffuser so no towbar hole- done plastic rivits for inner boot plastic rear window bottom corner rubbers- side window rear rubbers drivers seatbelt mount cover tighten glovebox latch to reduce sagging-replaced with a mint one glovebox torch tidy afew marks in leather rear mirror cover clean up M stitching on steering wheel new headunit so is orange not blue illuminated outer door handle rubbers fix loose side molding on door replace carbon roundel with original remove ///power badge on back wiper bolt covers maybe a new scuttle panel, has the odd crack but not bad- done under tray fog light covers missing maybe new, smaller wheels. rides abit hard on the 19s have 18x8/9 and 17x8 style 5s, ds2's, 18x8.5/9.5 acs rennsports, 17x7.5/9 roadstars, 18" acs3's redded tail lights Mechanical list: rear strut tops lolly pops replaced with solid bushes weld up cracking around boot lid catch- done adjust drivers door so sits flush and closes nicer replace KnN filter with a non oilled filter building CIA- done, but causes flatspot new brake fluid New pads & discs- done fix ps leak and new fluid driveshaft coupler T.stat waterpump coolent radiator flushed diff, gearbox and engine oils oil filter fuel filter vanos filter air filter cabin filter sparkplugs test coilpacks viscous fan or fit electric fan check/replace belts-Done clean afm clean throttle bodies clean icv check valve clearances get all sensors checked to make sure within range vanos rebuild-done

My 215.35.18s run at 38 so I'd say you should be sweet with that

Yea think that's the one. There's a pic in the "what did you do to your car today" topic but will put afew more up once I start a project thread

Yes, I paid 10.5k four years ago and spent close to that again on it.Check out the auction for details

Was the dakar m3 evo that was for sale on t.m in timaru end of last year but i got it from the guy who brought it off him.

did some cleaning over the weekend and got afew pics of the (then) current collection and then this arrived today to add to the collection mmmmm m3 evo goodness...

Bump! missus wasnt too happy to see me home with a m3 now parked in the drive so this must go 8.5k at this stage unless i start stealing bits for the m3

Antill33t moving house by the looks of things in the e34 touring

Thanks for the info Gareth, so in 8 years it's only done 15,000km. Not bad. I had a good look over it today and started it up after been sitting for 6 months. Started straight away and ran pretty well, was going to take it for a spin but had a flat tyre and alot of cops hanging round for some reason... I had checked all over the car and every area you mentioned Don had rust. Some not too bad, mostly surface but there was alot in the boot around the lights, boot opening right round and the floor that would need a lot of work. Drivers floor was soaking so could imaging what was under there, was a fair bit of rust on the firewall around brake cylender and carried round to the front strut And elsewhere as shown in pics and op. As much as I'd like to take this on it's going to cost me way too much in rust repairs since I cannot weld or wouldn't even attempt to try so will leave it for someone else. On the plus side though I was parked outside a guys work who reckonised my car as he lived up the street from me and came out for a chat hoping that I'd have a few parts lying round from my e36's for his dakar yellow m3 Evo he's trying to tidy up. To cut a long story short he said he didn't really have the time to tidy it up but was trying to do what he could but if someone (me) offered him what he paid for it (9-10k) he'd happily sell it. Has done 195,000kms, needs the lower half resprayed from a rough door repair and afew window seals and trims replaced to bring it back to new. Mechanicly it has been very well looked after and interior very tidy too so sounds like a good deal to me. Said he was looking for a tidy car that's already had afew mods but something with still plenty of power so hopefully going to convince him after a drive that my 328i thats forsale is the car for him . Will try check out over the weekend

Hey all, I have known of this car for awhile now and am considering buying it depending if its worth while. can pick it up for a little over 1k. Just found it when it was listed on here for sale http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=31743 Since then it has had a new windscreen and brakes rebuilt and alot more rust around tail lights, bottom of front guards and lower parts of the doors. the interior is still pretty tidy, cloth seats and had a dash mat so unsure if its cracking, but body will need a barematel respray to find all the rust and dodgey repair work that needs tending to. Have been told by current owner ( local Euro specialist) who knew the owner about 3 back had the motor fully rebuilt by a guy in CHCH that is a wizz with the older bmw motors and since then has only travel maybe 10,000km. He has said it runs like a dream, nice and crisp, but will hopefully find out tomorrow if the battery charges up alright. it has done 315,000km , 4speed manual, maybe lsd? comes with another full set of wheels, head and tail lights and maybe afew other bits and pieces. So what Im really asking is... what sort of money would it be worth once restored and is it worth the effort or should I just wait till a tidy one shows up and build up a nice m20b25 with a hot cam and tripple carbs Its the sort of thing I would keep for a while once finished, not just a quick tidy up to make a buck on but theres no point if its going to cost a sh*t-ton more than Itl be worth any advance welcomed!

Na don't sorry. They're a weird size and can't get replacements anymore for my set on the Hilux. Did you just stick the BMW ones over the dtm ones

Wanna sell me the dtm centre caps? Pretty please???

One of those x5's with the long winded names down Andybay road thisarvo. And the reflection of a white e36 touring with a red bonnet strapped to it's roof with a very familiar guy driving in a shop window...weird

Haha that explains alot. Thinking of that my mate had a Mazda man wagon

Just found this, listed as an m3, reg'd as an m3 but only a 2.8l. Wonder if the owner knows it's not real... http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-559400784.htm

I was looking into buying a e46 m3. Now I'm thinking I'd be better off with an e30 m3. Thanks for the insight Tom.

Such a shame to see a car meet its end like that. Especially something that is becoming quite hard to find these days and one that someone has put so much effort into. Hope karma catches up with the mongrels that took it