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Date: 7 July 2019 Distance: 259907kms 1. Window Winder Replacement (Passenger door) Jon Mechaniker was on the money, T25 and a flat blade screwdriver. All sorted in 5 mins flat. Love my 1/4" set. Before After 2. Took her for a drive, and made a couple of pictures. Ready for my profile shot, Mr DeMille 3. Added decal on rear window (forgot to photograph it!). You'll have to wait... Grey Thunder is going way, way better for that good drive to Castlepoint. With all the work we've done to bring her up to snuff, she's a joy to drive, and always improving. I'm sorting through cooling hoses and stainless hose clips. 4. Me e30 addicted? You think? A little light reading Time to re-finish that coffee table.

Don’t enter sales. If you were to view people who wanted to spend money with you as lazy f**ckwits and treated them as such, you’d go hungry. You want to make it easy for them to part with their cash. This takes a little effort, and a measure of patience. If you want to sell on-line , whether it’s TradeMe, forums, or FB marketplace, you can’t assume people can see the detail in images. They may be viewing in a hurry on a small phone with a broken screen, in bright light... whereas the words will net you the sale, no questions asked. Some don’t really get your words initially, and need first the pictures and then the words to verify. Some are only viewing your pictures and can’t see or don’t have time to read your words. When you list something, you’re hanging out your For Sale slate... part of the territory is inviting in the oddball buyer, the browser, the tyre kicker, as well as your ideal buyer. The better your advert - copy and images - the lower the noise. You can help the oddballs self-select out, if it matters to you; you just need to tailor your listing. It’s that simple. ”it’s all here, read the listing, look at the photos, don’t ask me stupid f#*king questions, ‘kay?” Does that sound helpful and inviting, or grumpy and arrogant? I find it amazing that folks list a car for sale with some pics and “e46 Ci, lows, serviced, leather, PM me offers”. If the expectation is that I’m going to search rego on CarJam to find model details and VIN, figure out the mileage etc... they’re dead wrong. cheers

Game on!

the flipside to this is that not all purchasers are experts/trainspotters/BMW Nerds, and a motivated seller will produce a listing that saves not only the lazy purchasers time, but their own as well! Is it really so hard to list rims with clear photos and a clear text description?

Great work! Here's your theme tune, though the underlying message is rather different. I've often been tempted by Bavsound, always wondered if their systems really worked *musically* (as opposed to HiFi), or if they were trading on the solid marketing, great ease of fitment and packaging of their product. Would love to hear your system, given opportunity.

Probably needs a good run. Like Wairarapa tour and back, or Gentle Annie? ? Ours always runs a little smoother and sips a little more lightly after a good thrash steady run in the country.

such a beautiful colour!

This.

Surely $10k for one that moves and has been wof’d and Registered and the top goes up and down? Above $15k if the interior’s tidy along with the bodywork. Another $2-3k for immaculate top, and keep climbing from $20k if the whole package is immaculate, well maintained, mtech2, nothing to remediate, etc etc? But then, when did you last see one that nice for sale? Does 316/318/320 suffer much from 325 in cabrio? Does auto cut desireability of Cabrio? Quite possibly not.

I think so, Jon. Demand, age, increasing scarcity, and cost to make a good one. I’d not accept less than $6k for mine, though no plans to sell. There’ll be folks reading this going ‘flamin’ dreamin’, $6k for a slick-Top 316i manual? It’s not worth less than that to me to part with it. just keep watching the prices rise. Expect one day to be approached by a cashed-up gen-Yer with a phat offer on your cabby.

Heya Darryl, good to see you here! One of my images of your lovely E3 from the Brit and Euro show was in the Autumn issue of DIXI (BMW Car Club NZ quarterly magazine). Folks, this car is a beaut. If you’re thinking of an E3, you should certainly move quickly.

sigh. 320i e21, then? e30? e36? e46? E9x?.... give us a photo Terry.

tough call to make, well done. Karma will undoubtedly catch up with the little toe-rag who misrepresented the sale. And top marks for an honest description! It's good buying at $3k, given the way e30 prices are going.

There are a couple of rubber bellows in the PCV system that split with age above valve covers each side) and provide a bit of an oil smell. Next is the vacuum pump (mine was replaced (don’t know about o-rings), firmed up the pedal)... hopefully after that you’re not left with Puffing Billy impersonations from the tailpipe*** HTH *** usually valve stem seals at that point

Which model, which colour? photos would help.

nice wheels, James! like the rims too. Welcome to Bimmersport. John @Herbmiester has all the learnings up his sleeve wrt the e9x 335i, you've got a wealth of experience around here.

You are Alanis Morrisette and I claim my $20 prize.

Mine’s “30mm Lower” thats low enough for me! I didn’t set out to lower, just wanted more rate and something that would match the Konis. It has scraped in a minor fashion over one hump at a carpark entry, in 400-odd kms. That’s enough hassle for me. Sump guard in my future.

you kept that one quiet, Ray! awesome! Retrospective build thread?

@Autoglym it's the right colour for your racing team...

put your scone-grabbers to work!

I was thinking 'hey that's interesting, very similar tags on e30/e38?'.

outstanding!

tidy! love those wheels, not sure they suit the car.