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I think Photobucket are trying to go commercial - unless they seriously up their game, it'll be the end of them. flickr is said to be good. I just use Google Drive.

A friend has an E9x coupe in a similar colour, with black wheels. Looks very, very nice.

Car for sale. Not local, so arrange for someone to have a look. Agree price. Make arrangements to fly down (one-way tickets for two people), book hotel. Confirm with seller. "Oh, sorry no it won't happen." We have "decided to keep." Well, that's firmly pi$$ed on my cornflakes this morning. $00s on non-refundable, non-transferable airfares.

It is. Take the path less trodden, that sort of thing. I was 18 when I bought my first Mercedes. A particularly ratty 1960s 4-door with a 4.5 V8 and 4-speed manual gearbox. (Turns out it was a bitsa - Mercedes never made a car in that spec.) It may have needed bump-starting more than was reasonable, but when your mates have a Mini Metro or something similarly crap and you can throw a Merc keyring on the table, people pay attention! Back on topic (sorta) - when we go on hols I have my phone with me. Switched off. If you want to sleep better, turn your mobile off before going to bed. Don't put it on silent - off. Your brain knows it'll not ring and can actually relax. It's nice to get away from technology.

You drive an E28. The exception that proves the rule.

Just saw someone asking for an E36 manual coupe on Facebook - I've passed the details of your car along.

Thanks SJ. I've updated the rego details (renewed through Jan 2018) in the first post. As the listing says... Make me an offer!

Yup. A particularly sore point with me, too. What's worse, the people who do this generally pay less for a good car than other people end up paying for a rougher example.

I saw the pics - looks like it was a good day out. One day, I too will park an E30 with everyone else... Just need to build it, first!

1990 Motorsport (Mtech 2) 325i 'vert (automatic box) for sale in the UK. Significantly less mileage than either the silver or black ones linked in this thread, and at current exchange rates, at least 10% cheaper. http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/bmw/e30/211301

If anyone down south is interested, we could bring the car down to Whanganui on the 23rd.

No rego, no WoF... Who cares? It's not like you're going to get clamped or towed.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1413626867 And... Another one. Tempting to say they're not that rare after all...

They're either: Overpriced, too Exceptional VFM

M3s, maybe, but a M-tech (albeit from the factory) kitted 325i? Which - let's be honest - is what this is.

Excellent consumption. Loads. Up to 200 gallons an hour of 100RON at full chat. Uses a bit of oil, too. Up to 20 pints an hour.

De-tuned to 600hp and around 1500lb ft of torque. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=1412621214 .. Probably won't fit in an E30, but should be OK in an E32.

Johnny Cecotto and Kalus Ludwig - DTM Historical http://www.sportschau.de/dtm/video-johnny-cecotto-und-klaus-ludwig---ein-historisches-dtm-duell--100.html And they still really don't hang about!

Happens all over the place - supermarkets, banks, government offices... Dozens of people queuing, but it's time for my break - see ya! I kinda sympathise, but it does look bad.

And... a 1988 Euro-spec M535i in NY state for US$2500. Actually, it's not in great condition, but the gearbox could be useful!

Updated with pics and some more details.

Auto Super Shoppes are similarly priced. BNT are better but may not have the brand choice.

Got to go. Being out of work is more demanding than having a job. This was bought by us a year or so ago for Miss M to learn to drive in. All went well 'til she went off to Uni, and subsequently decided that driving a manual really wasn't her thing. So she has a 318Ti now. I've been driving this back and forth to work for some time. It's great. Really. Very economical, returning an easy 14-15km per litre. Yes, it is the M43 engine but I'm really enjoying driving it. Smooth, (seems) more torquey than the M44-powered 318Ti, very comfortable. It's had some sensible updates: 328i front discs and calipers, slightly lower suspension using Monroe shocks (fitted when we bought the car) and Eibach springs. And for looks, a set of rear lights with white indicator lenses. Just looks nicer, in my opinion. Service wise the cooling system has recently had all the work it needs - thermostat, hoses, pipes, and a new rad. As many on here will know, I'm fastidious about oil and filter changes and these have been done immediately after we got the car (didn't actually need it) and then every 6000km. Engine is sooo clean. All fluids were changed when we bought it - diff oil, gearbox, brake fluid, coolant, even the washer fluid. Now showing just under 260000km, with the last 60000 or so being almost entirely SH1. Certainly all long trips. Comfy black leather interior with no rips, splits, or burn holes. Pic of the drivers seat included: it's the most used part of the car. Only possibly significant issue (depending on your perspective) I am aware of is paintwork. The paint colour is Cordobarot and the drivers side front wing and the outside edge of the bonnet have lacquer peel (pic attached), and the lacquer has peeled from the sunroof. We had the rear bumper and rear arches sorted soon after we bought it. The previous owner got a little carried away with black plasti-dip, doing the grill and several other bits. We've been gradually peeling it away. The drivers' side rear door doesn't unlock on the remote. Probably an actuator issue, but it's easier to unlock manually from the inside than to pull the door apart. No fog light aperture covers in the lower front valance. LCA bushes replaced. WoF 'til early May 2018; will be sold with current rego. Will be sold on good, Style 18 rims with excellent (<5000km, 6mm+++) tyres. So - mechanically very good. Cosmetically - generally good, except a couple of areas that would benefit from some attention. I've seen some rough automatics advertised at $2500. We paid more than that (probably paid too much, to be fair), but that seems like as good a place to start as any other.

That'll be the Australia-based single provider?

Assuming they're all 'sensible' fitments, the narrower rims will allow a little more sidewall flex, meaning more comfort.