gjm

OK. It'll be our secret.

It's a little late for the high mileage thing! Actually, it's more like a badge of honour... How far can it go? Mrs GJM will likely be driving more kms than me if we move to TK. Willing to spend - lots! Able to spend... That's another matter! Sadly, 'not much' fits best. I'd really like another Touring, but they tend to go for more money than we can currently spend. A W124 Merc would work - I've had several of those. Parts can be expensive, but like BMWs, provided you plan what you need they can be sourced economically, albeit from overseas.

Good plan. Sorry - can't help with New Plymouth. Nearest I can get is Wanganui, and that's hardly local.

et15. I was wondering if they'd fit the VW Polo and make that a nicer drive, but given the Polo offset is 38, it's unlikely to be a good match. They'll sit 1.5" further out... Would look nice, though.

Yup. Or even Pukekohe.

I've not used anyone. However, I have seen quotes for 'Captain Transporter' for shipping a car from Bay of Plenty around the country: Whangarei $465 + GST Auckland $211 + GST Hamilton $149 + GST Taupo $188 + GST Napier $326 + GST Palmerston North $326 + GST Wellington $350 + GST Christchurch $722 + GST Dunedin $969 + GST Hopefully it gives you an idea of costs.

A M-Sport 530D Touring would be lovely. Might be a while... We're supposed to be saving for a deposit for a house!

It's a fair point. And I could easily be travelling less kms per day than Mrs GJM will be.

We're looking at relocating a little way down SH1 to Te Kauwhata, a move which brings as many problems as it does benefits. Hopefully the new problems are smaller... At present, I have a daily round trip for work of around 230km. It's not a bad drive, but the first part of the journey includes an extended period travelling at 50km/h through Papakura and Drury, with attendent fast-asleep lorry drivers, traffic lights, poor lane discipline, and general dodginess. Not stuff which set you up for the day. And, of course, I get the same thing coming home, too. Moving to TK significantly reduces my journey time, from a current 1h20-1h30 down to about 40 minutes in each direction. Mrs GJM transports Miss GJM and an overseas student who stays with us to school. Current journey is about 18km and at least 20 minutes in each direction - they, too, have to run the Papakura gauntlet. (Actually, P'kura isn't so bad. It's just a bit slow going.) This journey is going to increase to a potential 100km round trip twice a day, although we're hoping she'll get work nearer the school. We'll be living in a fairly rural area, and may have some grazing beasties to look after until they are fit to stock our freezer. So, Mrs GJM's old VW Polo 1.6 is unlikely to be smiled upon for long. She will want something more suited to 40+ kms of SH1 driving. The obvious answer, to her at least, is for me to drive the Polo to Hamilton and back, and for her to drive my 320d. Reluctantly, I can see the sense in this, but I'm not about to admit it to her. My first thought was a Land Rover Freelander 2.0 TD4, as apart from anything else, it runs the same engine as the 320d. It's economical enough to be sensible, and practical enough to be useful. It could fit the bill, and either of us could drive it (I suppose). So, perhaps it is an option. Any alternatives in a similar theme? Or, perhaps I should just sell the Polo (let's say it's worth $2k), find a few bucks extra (and it would be a few!), and buy something cheap and <ahem> 'fun' for my trip to work? The only downside to this is that the Polo is/was set to become Miss GJM's wheels in a couple of years. Sadly an M5 is just out of budget... So please try to keep suggestions to moderately sensible ideas! (OK Phil - that probably won't include you... )

I know where there are two... And both could be for sale in a few months...

I would love to be there, although I have no experience with Vanos. Learning about new stuff, and meeting people, is one of the great things about forums. Unfortunately, living near Clevedon and working in Hamilton means 10-7 weekdays isn't likely to work out too well. :-( Best of luck. Look forward to hearing how you get on.

Ah, but the 928 was the first Porsche built from the ground up, by Porsche, to be the Porsche. Not some hopped-up Beetle defiantly flouting the laws of physics in an almost-triumph of arrogance and determination! Let's face it - the two heaviest parts fitted to a car are typically the engine and gearbox; hang them behind the back axle, and how do you then maintain a sensible weight distribution? 928s are a great car. Fairly complicated, but there's little that can't be done at home.

Any idea what year it is? The later cars are much more economical than the earlier ones. As for value... Prices are all over the place. Late model E46s seem to have high asking prices, even $10k+ in some cases, but as far as I can tell aren't selling well. Older (pre-2000, especially) do sell better, but are advertised much, much cheaper - sub $5k in many cases.

Hmm... I have a block from a Porsche 928S4 in the garage...

0.7s slower 0-60, but a lot less complicated? Ah, technology, eh?

I found this on the http://5seriesparts.com/ website and thought it may be useful to someone, one day. "I own a 1980 BMW 633 CSi, a 1992 BMW 735i, and several models in between, including a 1984 BMW 633 CSi and a 1984 BMW 733i. My tech and I inspected the mass air flow meters on all of these cars, and checked the part numbers. Of course, it’s possible that some of these parts were not originally on the car, but I’ve personally driven each of these cars so I know that the part at least works on that car. Although the 1992 car has a pretty plastic cover on top of the mass air flow meter, when the cover is removed, the part is the same as on all the other models we analyzed. And so, now we have a good handle on mass air flow meters for the M30 engine."

Or http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/535i/auction-684648279.htm Higher kms, borne out by the drivers' seat, but otherwise should be OK. And (according to Carjam) NZ New so shouldn't have rust issues. So manual 5 speed gearbox, V8, M-Sport suspension, good price (at the moment), history... I'm quite tempted to buy it myself! A seat rebuild and recover would be... $250?

There's all manner of things that can happen, and given the use my car has had, most of those things could be expected if the turbo hasn't been rebuilt or replaced. Based on what I've read, I could be well into borrowed time. The speed control mechanism can get clogged carbon build-up, causing it to jam. This is most common if use is mainly lots of short journeys, but that's obviously not a problem for me (now, but who knows what happened before). Fuelling issues can also ccause problems with carbon build-up, and I probably should look at the injection nozzles to see if they are worn, too. The mechanism normally jams either fully open or fully closed position, meaning no boost or too much boost. No boost and the car feels gutless, too much and internal damage (to the turbo) is likely especially in the GT1749V with it's 'discount' bearing set up. The VNT aspect is designed to pretend to be two turbos in one. Conventional turbos use a wastegate to divert exhaust away from its turbine, but VNTs control boost by using moving vanes placed around the circumference of the exhaust turbine. These vanes can alter the speed at which the exhaust airflow hits the turbine and consequently vary the generated boost in the inlet. The vanes can get stuck, which may be what is happening to mine as low speed oomph is a bit lacking. There's also the potential issue of old age and simply wearing out. This can lead to mechanical failure, but I think the bearings tend to go first. And there are seals which can fail. My car has a tendency to produce squeaks or squeals under hard acceleration, suggesting an air leak.

I've not got away with anything so far - even some stuff that was sent abroad for repair and then returned had duty charged on it, despite all the export docs being in the folder on the return package! The turbo replacement is stretching budget too far, but it is obviously better to pay hundreds now rather than thousands later if it should decide to let go. So I need to try to find some more economic ways to achieve the same thing.

New thread started for this.

OK, so not quite 1 to 1000, but pretty close. 100-198 Options for Police Vehicles (typically) 5 Automatic Transmission 6 Leather Upholstery 7 Metallic Paint 71 Super-Premium Audio System 72 Cold-Weather Package 97 First Aid Kit 133 Sport Package, 318ti 134 Rollover-Protection System 168 Exhaust Compensation EGII 169 Catalytic Converter for Diesel (E36) 199 Without Catalytic Converter (E36 Compact/Touring, 1994) 199 Without Catalytic Converter 200 Without Catalytic Converter 200 Inclement-Weather Package E36 (US) 201 Seed-Oil Methylester - Version RME 202 Steptronic 202 Inclement-Weather Package E34 (US) 203 Inclement-Weather Package E32 (US) 203 Long Rear Axle, Higher Ratio 203 4-Traction System 204 Shortened Rear Axle Transmissi on Ratio 205 Heat Package 205 Automatic Transmission 206 Sequential Manual Transmission 206 Color-keyed Aluminum Hard Top 207 6-Speed Manual Transmission 207 Leather Steering Wheel Series Styling 208 Active Package 208 Without DSC III 209 25% Limited Slip Differential 210 Dynamic Stability Control III 210 Anti-Blocker System (1994) 210 ABS (E36/5- E36/3 - 1995) 211 Dynamic Stability Control 212 Without Anti-lock Braking System 212 Trim Braking System Countries 213 Automatic Stability Control (ASC) 213 Hill Descent Control (HDC) 214 Automatic Stability Control + Traction (ASC+T), E36 Touring '94 214 ASC+T Automatic Stability Control 215 Power Steering, Variable Ratio 216 Servotronic Steering 217 Leather Steering Wheel in Series Styling 218 Sport Leather Steering Wheel II 219 Sport Steering Wheel, Leather 220 Self-leveling 221 2-Axle Level Control System 223 Electronic Damper Control III 225 Active Roll Stabilization (AWS) 226 Sport Suspension Settings 227 Sport Suspension Settings w/ Level Control System 228 Sport Suspension Settings Plus 228 Luxury Package 229 Dynamic Drive 230 Sport Suspension w/ Lower Placement 232 Electronic Damper Control 232 Light Alloy Wheel Styling 50 225/55R16 7JX16 233 Self-leveling (EDC) 234 Premium Package 234 Towing Hitch - Farmer System 235 Premium Package 235 Trailer Hitch w/ Ball (Euro) 236 Light Alloy Wheel Top-of-the-Line 92 / Tire Mix 237 Driving Dynamics System 237 Active Driving Dynamics System, RR Axle Kinematics (AHK) 238 Light Alloy Wheel Styling 93 245/50 R18 8JX18 239 Light Alloy Wheel Styling 94 245/50 R18 8JX18 240 Leather Steering Wheel w/ Ai rbag 241 Driver and Passenger Air Bag 242 Driver-Side Airbag w/ Series Rim 243 Passenger-Side Airbag 244 Steering Column Adjustment , Mechanical w/ He ight & Length Adjustment 245 Adjustable Steering Column, Electrical 246 Adjustable Steering Column, Mechanical 247 Steering Wheel Axial Adjustment, Mechanical 248 Leather Heated Steering Wheel 249 Multifunction Steering Wheel 250 Side Airbags for Rear Compa rtment Passengers 251 Tire Breakdown Displays 253 Multifunction Steering Wheel Wood 254 Wooden Steering Wheel R50 255 Sport Steering Wheel w/ Airbag 256 Sport Multifunction Steering Wheel / Cruise Control 257 Deactivation Side Airbag Rear 258 Tire w/ Emergency Running System 259 Without Side Airbag Dri ver/Front Passenger 260 Side Airbag - Driver/Front Passenger 261 Side Airbag for Rear Seat Passenger 262 Head Air Bag (ITS) 263 Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 264 Light Alloy Wheel Star Spoke 55 265 Tire Pressure Control (RDC) 266 Wheel, Radial Spoke Style 48 7J X 16 w/ 225/55 R16 267 Wheel, Star Spoke Style 49, 8J X 16 w/ 235/45 R17 268 Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 269 Radial Style Wheel 7J/16 (LM)m 225/50 R16 270 Wide Tires 270 Low-section (Offset) Tire Spare Tire Doughnut 271 Wheel, Z-Line 7J X 15 w/ 205/60 272 Wheel, Z-Star 7J X 16 w/ 225/50 273 Wheel, Star Spoke Style 43 7J X 16, 205/55 R16 274 Wheel, Flat Star Spoke Styling 6.5J X 15 274 Light Alloy Wheel - Double Spoke E53 275 Wheel, Z-Star, Chrome 276 Wheel, Style 18 7.;5J X17 w/ 225/45 276 Light Alloy Wheel Round Spoke Styling 277 Double-spoke Wheel 7JX16, 225/50 R16 278 Wheel, BMW Styling, 215/65 R16 278 Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 279 Wheel, Star Spoke Style 45 7J X 16, 205/55 R16 280 Wheel, Spoke Styling Style 33, 7J X 16 w/ 225/55 R16 281 Cross Spoke Alloy Wheel 281 Light Alloy Wheels / Chromed Round Spoke 282 Sport Spoke Wheel - 7JX16 282 Sport Spoke Style II 7J X 15, 205/60 R15 (E36/5, E36/3 1995) 283 Wheel Style II 7J X 15 w/ 225/60 R15 284 Wheel, BMW Styling, 235/60 R16 285 BMW Style Wheel 7J X 15 286 Wheel, Cast, Cross Spoke Styling 6J X 14, 195/65 R14 H 286 Light Alloy Wheel 287 Wheel, Cast, Style 13 7J X 15, 205/60 R15 287 Light Alloy Wheel / Star Spoke 64 288 Wheel, Cast, Cross Spoke Styling 7J X 15 (E30), 205/55 R15V 288 Wheel, Cast, Cross Spoke Styling 7J X 15 (E34T), 225/60 R15 288 Wheel, Cast, Cross-spoke Styling (E38) 5 8J X 16, 235/60 R16 288 Cross Spoke Styling Wheel 7J X 16 288 Light Alloy Wheel 289 Wheel, 7-Spoke Compound 8J X 17 w/ 235/45 R17 289 Wheel, BMW Styling (E34T) 7-1/2J X 16, 225/55 R16 290 Wheel, Star Spoke Style 44 8J X 17 w/ 235/45 R17 291 Wheel, Cross Spoke/2-part Style 5 8J X 17 w/ 235/45 R1 7 292 Wheel, Cross Spoke Style 29 293 Wheel, with Fail-safe Running Functions 6.5J X 15 293 Wheel, with Fail-safe Running Functions (E34T) 390 X 180 TD / TD 230/55 R390 293 Light Alloy Wheel / V-Spoke 54 294 Wheel, Smooth, Multi-Spoke Styling 4 -8J X 16 w/ 235/60 R16 295 Wheel, BMW Exclusive Styling 15 - 7.5J x 16 w/ 235/60 R16 296 Classic Wheel 7J X 16, Style 25 296 Classic Wheel Style 25 8J X 16 (E38), 245/55 R16 297 BMW Wheel 7J X 16 297 Light Alloy Wheel - Streamline 298 Forged Alloy Wheel 298 Wheel, Forged Alloy, Turbine Styling, 7-1/2J X 16, 235/50 R16 299 Wheel, Round Spoke Styling w/ tires: front: 7.5JX17 w/ 225/45 R17; rear: 8.5JX17 w/ 245/40 R17 299 Wheel, Mixed (E38): front: 8J X 18, 235/50 R18; rear: 9J X 18, 255/454 R18 299 Wheel, Cross Spoke Styling (E31): front 8J X 17, 235/45 R17; rear 9J X 17, 265/40 R17 300 Space Saver Wheel 300 Central Interlocking, Ele ctrical 301 All-Terrain Tires 301 Anti-theft Alarm System 302 Theft Alarm with Remote Control 303 Light Alloy Wheel / Ellipsoid Styling 60 304 BMW Light Alloy Wheel Ellipsoid Styling 60 305 Remote Control for Central Locking 306 Remote Control for DWA Alarm 306 Light Alloy Wheel Imola / 15 Inch 307 BMW Light Alloy Wheel / Radial Spoke 61 308 BMW Light Alloy Wheel / Cross Spoke 42 309 BMW Light Alloy Wheel / Star Spoke Styling 57 310 BMW Light Alloy Wheel / Star Spoke Styling 58 311 BMW Light Alloy Wheel / Star Spoke 69 Brilliantine 312 BMW Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 313 Exterior Mirror Package 314 Heated Outside Mirror 314 Outside Mirror/Windshield Washer Nozzle Heated 315 Rear Window Wiper and Heated Washer Nozzles 316 Automatic Trunk Lid Control 317 Soft Close Trunk 317 Comfort Actuation for Doors 318 Double Sun Visors 319 Integrated Universal Remote Control 320 Script Name Plate 320 Without Script Name Plate (E34T, E38, E31) 321 Door Handles in Body Color 322 Comfort Access System 323 Soft Close Automatic Doors 324 Light Alloy Wheel E85 324 Front and Rear Spoiler 325 Spoiler, Rear, Wide-type 326 Without Rear Spoiler 327 White Engine Hood Stripes 328 Side Skirt 329 Black Hood Stripes 331 Light Alloy Wheel Styling B E85 332 Light Alloy Wheel Styling C E85 333 Light Alloy Wheel Styling D E85 334 Light Alloy Wheel Styling 71 335 M Technic Sport Package 336 M Technic Sport Package 337 Sport Package 338 M-Sport Package II 339 Shadowline 340 Partly-Painted Bumpers 340 Bumper Guards Black 341 (Fully) Painted Bumper Cover 342 Titan. Line Interior 343 Tech Interior Surface Chrome Dull 344 Aluminum Line Interior 345 Chromeline Interior 346 Chromeline Exterior 347 Titan. Line Exterior 348 Highlight Exterior 349 Highlight Interior 350 Tinted Glass Green 351 Light Alloy Wheel Star Spoke 89 352 Double-paned (Insulated) Side Window 353 Window, Green Band, Front/Rear 354 Anti-glare Windshield Strip 355 Laminated Safety Glass 356 Protected Mirror 356 Climate-Comfort Laminated Safety Glass 357 Protected (Burglar-Proof) Glazin g 358 Infrared Reflecting Windshield 359 Visibility Pack 360 Light Alloy Wheel Star Spoke 81 361 Light Alloy Wheel Parallel Spoke 82 362 Electric Rear Vent Window 363 Light Alloy Wheel / Radial Spoke 32 364 Light Alloy Wheel / SP 32 Safety Tire s 365 Light Alloy Wheel / SP 70 Safety Tire s 365 Laminated Safety Glass, Rear Window 366 BMW Light Alloy Wheel - Star Spoke 70 367 Light Alloy Wheel / 15 Inch 367 Heated Steering Wheel/Front Seats (E39/E38) 368 Light Alloy Wheel / 16 Inch 369 Light Alloy Wheel / 17 Inch 370 Soft Top, Black (Fabric, E30) 372 Soft Top, Dark Brown (Fabric, E30) 373 Soft Top, Dark Blue (Fabric, E30) 374 Light Alloy Wheel Radial Spoke 73 375 Light Alloy Wheel Double Spoke Styling 79 375 Soft Top, Electro-mechanical, Black (E30) 376 Light Alloy Wheel / Star Spoke 74 376 Soft Top, Electro-mechanical, Dark Brown (E30) 377 Light Alloy Wheel / Star Spoke 69 in Stand /Paint 377 Soft Top, Electro-mechanical, Dark Blue ( E30) 378 Light Alloy Compound Wheel / Styling 80 Compact Spare 379 Light Alloy Compound Wheel / Styling 80 Normal Spare 380 Hard Top Preparation 381 Roof in Car Column & Mirror Caps in Black 382 Roof and Mirror Caps in White 382 Premium Package (E39) 383 Roof and Mirror Caps in Black 384 Light Alloy Wheel White 385 Light Alloy Wheel Monza / 16 Inch 385 Long Rails for Roofrack System 386 Roof Railing 387 Wind Guard 388 Soft Top, Black 389 Soft Top, Dark Gray 390 Soft Top, Classic Red (E36/2 early) 391 Soft Top, Dark Blue 392 Soft Top, Dark Green 393 Soft Top, Turquoise 394 Soft Top, Dark Beige 395 Rollover Protection System 396 Safety Tire 397 Light Alloy Wheel Styling 83 398 Soft Top, Electro-mechanical Operation 399 Fully-Automatic Soft Top control 400 Sliding Lifting Roof Manual 401 Sliding Sunroof Electrical 401 Sliding, Lifting Roof Mechanical (E30) 401 Sliding, Lifting Roof Electrical (E36, E31) 402 Electric Panorama Roof 403 Glass Sunroof 403 Glass Sunroof, Electrical (E38) 404 Sunroof, Double-paned Electrical 405 Heated Front Seats 406 Roller Sun Roof 410 Front Electric Window Lifter Regulator 411 Electric Window Regulator Front/Rear 412 Pull-out Helping Box 413 Trunk Compartment Net 414 Solid Trunk Covering and Compartment Net 415 Sunshade for Package Shelf 415 Sunshade for Package Shelf, Electrical (E38) 416 Rear Window Sun Blind, Electrical and Side Window Sunblind, Rear Door, Mechanic 416 Rear Window Sun Blind, Electrical (E31) 417 Side window Sun Blind, Rear Door, Mechanical 422 Wood Shell-Grained Maple Burgundy 423 Velour Floor Mats 423 Velour Floor Mats, High Pile (E31) 424 Floor Carpet Black (Preliminary Name) 425 Grid Galvanik Strip 426 Interior Strip Aluminum 427 Interior Surface Silver 428 Warning Triangle/First Aid Kit 429 Interior Surface Anthracite 430 Automatic Dimming Interior Rearview Mirror 431 Interior Mirror (phot o-sensitive) 432 Rain Sensor and Auto-dimming Interior Mirror 433 Interior Strips Graphite 434 Interior Strips Paint Metal lic 435 Real Wood Version 436 Real Wood Version 437 Real Wood Version 437 Instrument Panel, Black 438 Precious (real) Wood Equipment 438 Precious (real) Wood Equipment (Nussbaum [E38]) 438 Precious (real) Wood Equipment (Vogelaugenahorn [E31]) 439 Interior Polished Aluminum Strips 439 Interior Strips Dull Chrome 440 Non-smoker's Package 441 Smoker's Package 442 Beverage Holder 444 Mulltifunctional Center Armrest Rear 445 Rear-oriented Center Console 446 Rear-oriented Equipment 447 Rear Compartment Oriented Trim II 448 High-line Rear Equipment 450 Active Backrest Ventilation 451 Active Seat (Driver Only 9 CH) 451 Seat Height Adjustment, Mechanical, Passenger 452 Active Seat in Rear Compartment 453 Air Conditioned Seat Front 454 Air Conditioned Seat Rear 455 Active Seat for Driver and Passenger 455 Electrical Adjustable Seat, Driver Side 456 Electrical Adjustable Comfort Seats 457 Contour Seat, Electrical Adjustable 458 Electrical Seat Adjustment for Driver/Passenger 459 Electrical Adjustable Comfort Seats with Memory/Passenger 460 Seat Adjustment, Electric, for Rear Seats 461 Seat Back Adjustment in Rear Compartment, Electrical 462 Comfort Seats w/ Fold-down Table 464 Ski Sack 465 Through-loading System 467 Taxi Rear Seat in Black Flox Cloth 469 Integrated Child Seats in Rear Compartment 470 Isofix for Child Seat Mount 472 Center Armrest for Driver/Passenger 473 Front Armrest 474 Without Armrest Front 475 Center Armrest Front Including Steering Wheel Adjustment 481 Sport Seat - Driver/Passenger 482 Sport Seat + Sports Steering Wheel 488 Lumbar Support, Driver 488 Lumbar Support, Electrical, Driver/Passenger (E38) 489 Lumbar Support, Electric, Passenger 490 Seat Width Adjustment 492 Tray in Rear Center Armrest 493 Storage (Oddments) Package 494 Headed Seats Driver/Passenger 495 Third Three-pointed Rear Seat Belt 496 Seat Heating for Rear Seats 497 Rear Center Armrest 498 Mechanical Rear Headrest 498 Rear Headrest for All 3 S eat Positions (E34T) 498 Rear Headrest, Outer, Electrical (E38) 499 Headrest, Rear, Electrical Adjustable 500 Headlight Washer Position for Intensive Cleaning 502 Headlight Washing System 502 Headlight Washing System without Intensive Cleaning (E38) 505 Headlight Washing System 508 Park Distance Control 509 Laser Distance Meter (LAM) 510 Headlight Adjustment Low Beam Light 512 Without Headlight Adjustment 519 Auxiliary Headlights R50 520 Front Foglights 521 Rain Sensor 522 Xenon Headlights 523 Rear Air Conditioning System with Cold Box 524 Driving Lights Control 525 Refrigerator Box 526 Without Rear Heating/Air Co nditioning 527 Without Cooler Box and Bar Tray 528 Automatic Air Circulation (no A/C) 529 Microfilter 530 Air Conditioning 532 Air Conditioning ZG 533 Rear Compartment Air Blower 534 Automatic Air Conditioning 535 Electronic Temperature Controls 536 Park Heating 536 Park Heating w/ Digital Timer (E31) 537 Independent Ventilation Control (Park Ventilation) 538 Latent Heat Storage System 539 Remote Control for Park Heating 540 Multifunction Steering Wheel Include. Cruise Control 541 Active Cruise Control 542 Check Control 543 Boost Pressure Indicator R53 544 Individualization 545 Tachometer, km/h, Speedometer, Analog and Energy Control 546 Tachometer Analogue 548 Speedometer in Kilometers per Hour 549 Radio Clock 550 On-board Computer - Basis 551 On-board Computer II w/ Remote Control 553 On-board Computer IV w/ Remote Control 554 On-board Computer V 555 High-On-board Computer (Navigation System) 556 Ambient Temperature Sensor 560 Co-Pilots in Rear Compartment 562 Map Reading Light 563 Make-up Mirror Illuminated 564 Interior Light Package 570 High-voltage Power Supply 571 Reinforced Power Supply 140A Generator 575 12V Power Supply and 2 Battery in Rear 577 Rental Car Features/Preparations 581 Taxi Package 601 TV Function 602 On-board Monitor w/ TV and On-board Computer 603 Rear Compartment TV Set 604 Personal Travel Assistant Preparation 605 BTX / Telephone 606 Low Navigation System 606 Sport Suspension (E3 6) 607 Personal Computer (PC) 608 Navigation System Including On-board Computer 609 Navigation System w/ TV and On-board Computer 612 BMW Assist 613 BMW Assist On-line 619 Emergency Call System 621 BMW Telephone Keypad Handset, "C" Network, Front 622 Second Handset in Rear for BMW Telephone 623 BMW Telephone "D" Network 623 BMW Telephone "D" Network with Hands-free Operation (E31) 624 Complete Preparation BMW Cellphone (Siemens) 625 Telephone "D" Network Motorola (Portable) 626 Communications Package, Portable Telephone 627 Complete Preparation BMW Cellphone (Nokia) 627 Communications Package 628 Communications Package 629 Auto Telephone "D" Network w/ Front Map Reader 629 BMW Telephone "D" Network w/ Eject Box w/ Hands-free Operation Capability (E34, E34T, E38) 630 Car Phone Siemens w/ Cordless Handset 631 Second Handset in Rear (Cordless) 632 Complete Preparation BMW Cellular Phone (Motorola) 633 Telephone Preparation Siemens Keypad Handset Front 634 Telephone Preparation "C" Network 635 Telephone Preparation "D" Network 636 Telephone Preparation Cell Phone "D" Network 637 Telephone Preparation Siemens "C" Network 3 Front Keypad Handset 640 Telephone Preparation 640 Telephone Preparation, US (E34T) 641 Telephone Preparation AMPS Network 642 Telephone Preparation BMW Complete 643 Telephone Preparation VDA 643 Telephone Preparation "D" Network for Axicon Phone 645 BMW US Radio 647 Becker Mexico Electronic II w/o TR/Frequency 647 Active Package 318ti 648 Grundig 3882 RDS 650 Radio, BMW Reverse 650 CD Drive Unit Allotment 651 Radio, BMW Reverse RDS 651 MDL Drive Unit Allotment 652 DVD Drive Unit 653 BMW Bavaria C Reverse II 654 DAB Receiver 654 Radio, BMW Bavaria C III 655 BMW Bavaria C Business 656 Car Radio Reverse 657 Car Radio Business 657 Radio, BMW Bavaria C Reverse III 658 Radio, BMW Business CD RDS 659 Radio, BMW Bavaria Electronic CD II 660 Radio, BMW Bavaria C Reverse RDS (E30) 660 Radio, BMW Reverse 661 Radio, BMW Bavaria C Business RDS (E30) 661 Radio, BMW Business 662 Radio, BMW Business CD 662 Radio, BMW Bavaria C Professional RDS (E34, E31) 663 Radio, BMW Professional 665 Radio, BMW Business RDS inc. CD 6 666 Radio, BMW Business CD RDS 668 Radio, BMW Reverse RDS 669 Radio, BMW Business RDS 669 Radio, BMW Business C RDS (E31) 670 Radio, BMW Professional RDS 670 Radio, BMW Professional C RDS (E31) 671 Radio, BMW Business RDS inc. CD 6 CD Changer & Hi Fi System 672 BMW 6-Disc CD Changer 673 Hi Fi System US 674 Hi Fi System, Harmon Kardon 675 Rear Compartment Audio System 675 BMW Sound System 676 Premium Audio System 677 Hi Fi System Professional DSP 678 Headphone System in Rear Compartment 679 Hi Fi Subwoofer System 680 Radio Antenna, Manual 681 Roof Antenna 682 Radio Antenna, Automatic 683 Telephone Antenna for "D" Network 684 Telephone Rear Window Antenna "D" Network 685 Telephone Antenna for "C" Network 686 Diversity Antenna 687 Radio Pre-wiring 689 In-car Video Preparation 690 Cassette Box 691 CD Storage 692 Pre-wiring for I-Bus 6-Disc CD Changer 693 Rear Speaker System 694 Pre-wiring for 6-Disc CD Changer 694 Preparation for Pioneer/Alpine CD Changer (E34, E34T) 694 Preparation for Pioneer CD Chan ge (E31) 695 CD Pioneer/Alpine Preparation 695 MD Changer 696 DVD Changer (6-Disk) 697 Automatic Telephone Antenna 698 Area Code 2 For DVD 699 Area Code 3 for DVD 700 Area Code 4 for DVD 701 Area Code 5 for DVD 702 Area Code 6 for DVD 704 Sport Styling (body and suspension) 705 M Sport Suspension II 708 M Technic Leather Sport Steering Wheel II 709 M Sport Leather Steering Wheel 710 Multifunction Steering Wheel include. Cruise Control 710 M Style Leather Steering Wheel w/ Airbag (E34T) 713 Off-Road Package 715 M Aerodynamic Package 716 Aerodynamic Package 717 Comfort Edition 718 Exclusive Edition 719 Sport Edition 720 Edition ZD 721 Edition ZB 722 Edition ZF 723 High Line 724 Edition ZH 725 Edition ZE 726 Edition ZN 727 Edition ZO 728 Edition ZV 729 Edition Importers 731 Additional Edition Content 731 Executive Level II 738 Wooden Trim - Eibe Club 738 Real Wood Version 739 Wooden Trim - Birdeye Maple 739 Real Wood Version Birch 740 Executive ZD 741 Executive ZB 742 Executive ZF/ZG 743 Executive Special Market 744 Executive ZH 746 Executive ZE 747 Executive ZN 748 Executive ZO 749 Executive ZV 750 Executive Import/Z1 751 Video System in Rear Compartment (NTSC) 752 Individual Audio System 753 Young Line 754 M Deck Spoiler 755 Convertible Compact (California Roof) 755 Individual Open-air Folding Top 756 Open-air Compact, Soft Rear Window 756 Individual Light Alloy Wheel Round Spoke 757 Expanded Hi Fi System 757 Individual Sound Package 758 Luxury Package, Compact 759 Family Package 759 Individual Family 760 Pull-out Loading Help (E34T) 760 Individual High-gloss Shadowline 761 Tinted Side/Rear Windows 761 Individual Sun-Protection Glazing 763 Individual Series 80th Anniversary Japan 766 Individual Series "Avus" E36/2 (Euro) 766 Individual Selection Japan 767 Individual Line Avus 768 Individual Series "Club Sport" 769 Individual Series 770 Individual Series Classic 771 M Titan Line Interior 772 M Aluminum Line Anthracite 772 Luxury Equipment 773 Real Wood Version 773 Wooden Trim, Vogelaugenahorn (E34T Euro) 773 Wooden Trim, Eibe Club (E31) 773 Wooden Trim 775 Roofliner, Black 775 Individual Roof Headlining Anthracite 776 Individual Roof Headliner Alcantara Anthracite 777 Trunk Trim Panel Alcantara Black 778 Marking BMW Individual 778 Door Handle, BMW Individual 779 Door Handle, BMW Individual/Motorsport 779 Door Handle, BMW Motorsport (E31) 780 M Light Alloy Wheel Parallel Spoke 780 Wheel, Parallelspoke Styling 781 Wheel, M Contour II 782 M Light Alloy Wheel System II 782 Nuremberg Ring, Chassis Package 783 Forged Alloy Wheels 783 Wheel, Light Alloy, Double Spoke Styling, front: 7-1/2J X 17; rear: 8-1/2J x 17, Wheel According to Series (E36/2 Euro) 783 M Forged Wheel w/ Double Spoke 784 Premium Package 784 M Style Outside Mirror (E34, M5) 784 M Outside Rearview Mirror including M Molding 785 Individual White Turn Signal Lights 786 17" Wheel Well 786 Rear Seat Enclosure (E34, M5) 787 Sport Package (E39) 787 M Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 19 788 M Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 789 M Light Alloy Wheel w/ Tire Mixing 18 789 Luxury Package 790 Auxiliary Tank Individual 791 M Servotronic 792 M Forged Alloy Wheel 19" 793 Sequential Manual Transmission 795 M Light Alloy Wheel 17" 798 Individual Fabric Soft Top Magenta 798 Soft Top, Magenta 799 E30 Individual Series 800 Exhaust Pipe Complete, Non-US Use 800 Catalytic Converter System Countries 801 Order Control 801 Order Control ZD (E34T, E31) 802 Korean Export 803 Without Third Breaklight 804 Switzerland/Export 804 Switzerland/Austria Export (E36/2,E34T Euro) 805 Activated Carbon Canister (Container) 806 Third Breaklight, E36/2, E34 (Eu ro), E38 806 New Zealand Export 807 Japanese Export 808 Israel Export 809 Denmark Export 810 Australian Export 811 Belgian Export 812 England Export 813 France Export 814 Italy Export 815 Bad Road Package 815 Heavy-duty Package 816 East European Package (E36 Compact/Touring E34T, E38) 816 HC 1/2 Exhaust Technology 817 Engine Layout RON 91 818 Main Battery Switch 819 Spain Export 820 Latin America Export (E36/4) 820 Brazilian Export 821 Egyptian Export 822 (Persian) Gulf States Export 823 Tropical Countries Export 824 South Africa Export 825 Oceania Radio 826 Body Design Matching for Export 826 Suspension Export Settings 827 Scandinavian Export 829 Preparation for Cabrio Conversion 831 Without Option 662 (BMW Bavaria C Professional RDS Radio) 831 MID without Radio (E38) 832 Battery in Trunk 834 Without Option 690 ( Cassette Box w/lighting) 835 U.S. Tourist Version 836 Without Option 672 (BMW Bavaria 6CD Changer) 837 Without Option 676 (Active Hi-Fi Loud Speaker System) 837 Without Navigation System 838 Canadian Export 839 Pseudo Delivery Module for Without Options 840 Without Option 695 (Radio Preparation) 840 Without Remote Control for Radio 841 Control for Delivery of Options Package - Vehicle Specific 841 Option Package Pseudo Code Number 842 Without Option 508 (Park Distance Control) 842 Cold Climate Export 843 Audible Seat Belt Warning Signal 845 2 Battery for "C" Network Telephone 846 Option Engine Layout 847 Taiwan Export 847 Chassis/Safety Vehicle 848 Enlarged Cable Harness 850 Additional Fuel Tank 850 Additional Fuel Tank for Export Vehicle (E34T, E31) 850 Self-leveling Rear Suspension (E38) 851 Language Version German 852 Japanese Language Descriptions 853 English Language Descriptions 854 French Language Descriptions 855 Italian Language Descriptions 856 Spanish Language Descriptions 857 Preparation for Supplemental Automatic Climate Control Installation 857 Preparation for Air Conditioning 858 Low-compression Engine 859 Adjustment / Control IHKA 860 Turn Signal Lights, Front, Side 861 Change Coding Set 862 Cloth Seats Front for Taxi Package 863 European Dealer Directory 864 Overseas Dealer Director y 865 Oddsments Table/Footrests, Rear 866 Service Card Germany 867 Language Version Korean 868 Radio Preparations for ZF/ZI 869 Radio Preparations for ZG/ZZ 870 Salt 871 Pepper 872 Chili 875 Infrared Remote Control 875 Infrared Compact System (E38) 876 Radio Frequency 315Mhz 877 Without Functioning Upper Cross Bar 877 Without Cross-over Control 879 German Language Owner's Manual 880 Cold Weather Package (E38) 880 English Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 881 French Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 882 Credit for Initial Trim 883 Spanish Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 884 Italian Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 885 Swedish Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 886 Dutch Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 887 Arabic Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 888 Danish Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 889 Portuguese Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 890 Japanese Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 891 Russian Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 892 Chinese Language Owner's Manual/Service Booklet 896 Daytime Running Light Switch (Circuit) 897 Anti-theft Alarm System - Continuous Tone (Holland) 898 Complete Knockdown Kit [CKD] (Non-U.S.) [Components built in one country; assembled in another.] 899 Visual Alarm Signal (DWA) 899 Export Vehicle 900 Acknowledged Vehicle Immobilization It.AZT/TUV 901 Simplified Special Controls - Press Car 902 Special Control - Press Car 903 Special Control - Exhibition Car 904 Special Control - Test Car 905 Special Control - Demo Car 906 Special Control - Photo Car 907 James Bond Edition 908 Diagnostic Box for Researc h Vehicles 910 Research Car with Special Controls without Prior Inspection 911 Research Car with Special Controls with Prior Inspection 915 Without Special Conservation Exterior 916 Without Paint Protection for Special Research Car 917 Overseas Preparation 918 Alpina B3 Internal 919 Alpina Doors 920 Alpina without Vehicle Title (Identification) 921 Alpina B8 Internal 922 Alpina Engine Oil Cooler 923 Narrow Kidney Grill 924 Foldable Bicycle 925 Shipping Protection Package 926 Full-size Spare 927 All-season Tires 928 Tire Routing (Control) 929 Wind Deflector Added 930 Price Dependence 314, 494, 520 931 Winter Tire for Car Rental 932 Winter Tire Set Additional 933 Wheel Cap for Winter Tire 934 Winter Tire on Light Alloy Wheel 936 BMW Cell Phone to be Requested upon Supply 937 Navigation CD ROM to be Requested upon Supply 938 ZS Individual Series 939 Consideration of Price Dependency 940 Special Request Trim 940 Specialty Equipment 941 Special Request Handling 942 Specialty Equipment Canceled 943 Special Request Motorsports Plant 944 Labor Conversion Internal Dept. ZS 945 Taking Price Struction into Consideration 946 Price Dependence 416 for Natural Leather 947 Price Structure, Series Seats 948 Standard Package 949 Premium Package 950 Latin America Package 951 Korea Package 952 China Package 955 Business Line 956 Middle East Package 957 Hong Kong Package 959 Luxury Package for Mexico 960 Limited Steering Angle 961 Special Motor 962 Country-specific Motor (Engine Mapping) 963 Thailand Engine 2.394cc 964 Pseudo-Incorporation for LA/SA 965 Coil Spring, Fitted, Front +25kg 966 Coil Spring, Fitted Front + 50kg 967 Coil Spring, Fitted Rear +25kg 968 Coil Spring, Fitted Rear +50kg 969 Coil Spring, Fitted Rear +75kg 970 Business Package 971 Exclusive Package 972 Comfort Package 973 Malaysia Package 975 Splashguard (Mudflap), Rear 978 Innovation Package 979 Business Package II 980 Exclusive Package 980 Hard Top, Black (E30) 982 Hard Top in Car Color 983 Hard Top, Dark Blue (E30) 983 Model Year Code for Export 984 Coding Maintenance Interval 985 Radio, US, Adapter Set 986 Deadline Check 987 Existence Check 988 Coding Maintenance Interval Stage 2 989 Distinguishing Model Revision 990 Coordination Launch Series 991 Coordination Pre-Series 991 Pre-Series Steering 992 Coordination License (Plate) Attachment 993 Model Year Code 994 Special Control 995 Change Ban 996 Order Control First Dealer Cars Old 997 Manufacturer's Export Documents 998 Steering Operation Requirements 999 Order Processing/Routing 999 Order Control First Dealer Cars

There's lots of Editions and codes: 720 Edition ZD 721 Edition ZB 722 Edition ZF 723 High Line 724 Edition ZH 725 Edition ZE 726 Edition ZN 727 Edition ZO 728 Edition ZV 729 Edition Importers 740 Executive ZD 741 Executive ZB 742 Executive ZF/ZG 743 Executive Special Market 744 Executive ZH 746 Executive ZE 747 Executive ZN 748 Executive ZO 749 Executive ZV

Aye. I've been talking to Ecotune in Scotland who do a multi-map solution: economy, standard, and performance. They can map out the EGR, and limit low rev torque, hopefully avoiding the gearbox grenade scenario that could happen. I'm investigating options for the turbo. Sadly, buying one in from abroad, while an effective solution, is also damned expensive. Current best case for buying in a refurbished unit (bearing in mind sending my old one back isn't economic, so I will incur a core charge) is GBP 550. Add shipping: call it GBP 650. That's $1300. Then there's import duty and GST. Another $300 or so. $1600. Steve doesn't like VNTs and probably with good reason, but I've asked him to see what he might be able to do. Like I said, exploring options... It's not his usual refurb material, but hopefully he'll not mind me asking. (Fingers crossed!)

I wouldn't get too hung up on the exhaust on a 20+ year old car - it's probably been replaced and so long as it isn't a dustbin (as so often found on Subarus and the like these days) and it works appropriately, it'll be fine. Personally, I think the grey/silver coupe is a better bet as it has the suspension you'll like. However, I appreciate the attraction of being able to buy locally. Good luck!