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nice wagon, welcome to the forum. I nearly stopped and took a photo of this just this morning, on Tory!

Is that DC91 on left, DC93 on the right, and DC92 for the rare McLaren-esque Centre-steering model? hey @eliongater which model is your white one?

Looking mighty fine Brent!

Hang on Kyu, you kindly set me straight a while back; the rear size on e46 is 245/40R17. 255/40R17 is the e90 spec. Shane, if you use the search bicycle there's an excellent post from William @3pedals that covers "why staggered". A great alternative to Style 68 on an e46 is Style 194 from the e90, gives you 8 inches on the front, a little more offset at the rear profiding slightly wider track with the same tyre sizes, looks awesome and they're plentiful and inexpensive. That's what I run, no issues with rubbing/fouling etc. Hope that helps.

congratulations. I'm amazed it took so long! Struck me as a solid, honest car.

I think this was for sale 2-3 years ago. wonder if it's the same vendor, back on the market?

"it wasn't fair just to have one; when I take the bus he was lonely, hoping for a playmate. much better in pairs"

Alternate answer: "it's not unusual (to be loved by anyone)..." [in your best Tom Jones, of course!] or: "what, you mean you don't?" or: "it's like New York, New York. They had to name it twice; these are so good I needed two of em!"

if you lie down in the road, you get steamrollered. If you stand up and fight it, sure you may not get the car, but at least you can bring the guy a bit of an organisational or legal spanking. agree also with Graham's point, you may have made a lucky escape. dealing with folks lacking integrity is a chore. Purchasing from people on TradeMe with more than 500 positive feedbacks is worthwhile as they have more to lose, and are less likely to put their hard-won feedback at risk. "TradeMe: where we match irrational buyers with willing sellers (or vice-versa)".

tres cool!

Yeah, uhhhhh I committed fraud out of brand-loyalty. My BMW made me do it. It wasn't me, my 2002 did it. the Kylee Mole defence (it wasn't me, dolly did it).

you've changed out from 5 to 6 speed? very impressive. and now 6.0sec to 100? It's sounding really nice, Michael. Which trans is it? I take it this is a retrofit from a later model - more Toyota/Lexus Lego?

clay barring your car will never be the same

here's the link you need to the clay bar, clay bar, clay bar... Okay seriously, The Book of Barry, and if you wanna buy direct... but seriously, IM @Barryn he'll look after you.

like Kyu, I like the black grille and 545i badge. I'm not so big on the roundel - hey, it's what you like that counts. Polishing? I think Electric Six sang "oh let me take you to the Clay Bar, Clay Bar, Clay Bar...." talk to @Barryn from this parish!

So it took a little longer, but oh so satisfying, right? Well done mate. Took me 6 months to address a cooling system issue with my Volvo whilst it sat on side of road when I lost my mojo. Cost more as the brake rotors rusted and battery died beyond reviving. Keep on keeping on!

Damn, I was hoping to find a more useful reporting option! ? I too will be opting out this evening.?

seems tidy enough, interesting it only does a few hundred miles per year. yet it's running a Link ECU? Why? MPH speedo looks like UK market, carjam says first rego'd in germany and imported to NZ 9 years later. It's not so unusual, folks in Germany thinking of migrating to NZ would buy an RH Drive car a couple of years before coming here, and selling off after two years be well off for a rare german car. 9 years though - a different thing. Perhaps a diplomat or military person? Whatever, it's an interesting car. To me it'd be worth about $2k5-3k assuming it's rust-free; the e21 is rarely found these days without serious amounts of work to be done. Others might pay more. It's only worth what you're prepared to pay. Mind you, -75 cool points for that awful 1980's glass pop-up sunroof, and possibly less $500 to me. FWIW.

how about a link?

yesterday I gave the 855-T5 a total vacuum and womble, emptying it all out. took the space-saver spare to the gas station and put 60psi in. shampood the mats, gave the rear cargo area a good clean. today I did the Colourlock leather treatment (3 stage refresh kit) on the leather seats. Leather Cleaner, Leather Fresh (Toner), Leather Shield (Nano-Protectant)... and I added a fourth step, a finishing wipe with a little Elephant Leather Preservative. As a result they're looking very smart. (I must do a clean and protect on the e60, it's looking good though will really look alive with this stuff). All that remains to ready it for sale is to clean the glass, clean the dashboard and plastics, protect the plastics, wash the exterior, and dress the black exterior trim. Then take some beauty shots, and it'll be on the market. It's looking pretty damned sharp for a 20 year old super-wagon, if I say so myself.

^^ not to mention battling SH1 traffic on a Friday arvo! You'd want enough to take back a box to the workshop, eh?

Have you actually read your policy as a starting point? That should clearly lay out what's accepted, and what is prohibited. It may be a blanket term: "no modifications", which provides you with guidance. Then as Matt5 suggests, you go to your insurance company - initiate a dialogue - and lay out your proposal and ask them if you could still expect cover under their policy for this deviation. Hint: if you use the term "what can I get away with" with your insurers, you'll probably come off with a bunch of dis-es. Disingenuous, Dishonest, and (if you like) "deceitful'. Try the search bicycle, someone else has asked this same question wrt a 335i within the last year. There was some excellent advice from @*Glenn* on the folly of trying to get away with mods and subsequently defraud the MBI insurer. You can reasonably expect that a policy decline or cancellation on your insurance record will hurt you in future. Hope that helps.

I know what you mean. MIne has Dynamic Drive (the active anti-roll bars), and Active Steering. I compared it the day before I bought it with a lower-kms NZ new model without Dynamic Drive (on RFTs). Significant difference, Dynamic Drive more composed, less bouncy, and greater levels of grip.

Which report do I buy from Carjam that provides ownership name and address details? When I've purchased Carjam reports the private owner info is redacted, "individual owner, xxxxx km as of date, Personal details protected by law". Full details for any company owners are provided.

Not link my on-line profile or name with seeing my vehicle at a traffic light, no. Seeing my vehicle on the street they get make model Colour and rego. They can't get my name or address from this, as the information held by NZTA is not public info. online on social media, you can associate a vehicle with an online profile, and mine a great deal of information to associate with a vehicle number plate.