Olaf

They (German number plates) most certainly are illegal on the road in NZ. The rule has been quoted earlier in this thread. The hawk-eyed police officer who pulled me over with mine, explained it very clearly. We had a cordial discussion on the roadside where I was alerted to the error of my ways with my German plates. Not one to push my luck, I subsequently sourced compliant, legal, NZ-issue number plates. Non-compliance resolved. They're an issue when you get pulled for displaying them, they're an issue when they get you a ticket and fine. There is inconsistency in how they are policed on the road, and at the WoF station. If you enjoy playing the odds, knock yourself out! Don't suggest there's any doubt about their illegality, though. That'd be disingenuous.

Hi Gregg, pretty sure you don't need a band expander for e9x - I've been told there are settings you can access to change from Japan to Oceania region. I expect someone will be along shortly to help you out.

nice looking car, Gregg. welcome!

where's yer heat shield, mate?

dropped in to Winger today, to arrange booking for e46 recall on the drivers airbag (replacement). they kindly did it on the spot, exceeding my expectations. Now need to source a new steering shaft coupling (steering guibo). I've seen @Funkyflynz's vidjo on ewetube, and understand it must be the RHD part with heatshield. I'll do this myself, as money's tight. P/N 32 30 6 761 571

yep, or worse, meta reporting. Stuff gets about 30% of its 'news' by reporting twitter or Farcebook posts. Not a lot of investigative journalism going on. Ooops sorry maybe I should have put this in the rants page.

I'd need the dimensions of each box, as well as the weights.

you're welcome here, mate. this is your country now

forget youshop. madness. search MyUS.com visa promotion.

@TermiPeteNZ could this be your driver training/spare vehicle?

great outcomes. congrats on the sale, Dave; and congrats on the aquisition, Brent! Smiles all round.

what a cool car, I'd be very happy with that for giggles and track days I'm amazed nobody's put an N52B30 into an e46 yet. or e30.

PS: mine had headlamp wash/wipe. Looking through the photo album (thanks @qube for linkage), I'm reminded how agricultural the e30 touring is, compared with e46 touring. I loved my time with my e30 Touring, and am full of nostalgia for it; I remember the sound, feeling, smells... driving the M25 on a Saturday arvo at the ton, or driving country lanes in the Cotswolds... though if I had to choose between my old e30 325i Touring and my current e46 325i Touring... my e46 still wins overall.

aye, it's very similar to the one I had in London in 2001 (Alpinweiss), except mine had more miles and was factory manual, and had some particularly Dugly aftermarket 15" rims and dodgy tyres. And a small rust hole under the rear window (that I rust-killed and filled with windscreen sealant while I waited to identify a suitably non-dodgy panel beater.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-325i-Touring-Last-owner-20-years-wonderful-condition/183059645879?hash=item2a9f3485b7%3Ag%3AdwIAAOSw-PFaeid3 Check it out...

everything else about it looks really sharp. IMHO.

as the wheels aren't on your wagon and you can take your time, I'd consider pre-finishing them yourself. Panel shops often hate the prep-work required to sand/fill/prep wheels. So if you've got them smoothed and ready, then have them 2k baked at a Panelbeaters. Much more durable finish. Or you could do the home finish... even get hold of 2k rattle cans! Wear appropriate PPE, and try not to vent to your neighbours place, yeah?

aka "mumble pants"

just a thought... if you were to join BMW Car Club NZ you'd get 10% off parts from BMW Dealers... membership paid twice over, instantly!

Thankfully, no reappearance of the CEL. As yet. iDrive did did tell me to pull over due to low tyre pressure; I'd done the pressures just 4 days before and put in 2.4 bar in fronts... it was down to 2.0. I aired-up, checked again in the morning and it was on 1.9. Visit to Bridgestone Torrens Terrace, and he had to put it in the tank to find the leak... (cue rim shot): crack, in the rim. I'm keeping it aired-up, and parked so the weight is off that corner... now searching for a new rim!

166605kms : happy one year of ownership (my first V8). So that year's gone by fast, 14,311kms, a decent chunk of change spent on maintenance, and many smiling miles driven. Every time I drive it, it puts a smile on my dial. Comfortable, quick, remarkably capable for a commode-sized car. Next up: bumper repaint (insurance - left a 'present', though left no note), 2mm stone chip in screen to be repaired (insurance), and source a new rim (slow leak from a crack). I'd planned on giving her a 'birthday' today, another good wash. Too busy with other stuff. So here's a snap marking the occasion:

The crazy thing is: there's a cost to carrying the part on the shelf, of course. But indent items? Where you walk in with the part number, they don't carry it, will order it in for you... yet charging you more than four times what it costs you to do the same thing, quicker (Volvo parts). WTF?

rattle can satin black paint job. makita lowering springs and make it *sound* bogan with rear muffler delete. choice of decals and a windscreen strip with appropriate text actually why not go Old School standard: banded steelies, chrome dress rings, low-as-you-can-go, roof rack, CB whip antenna, JDM stuff (doesn't matter that it's not a japanese car), japanese subway grip thingy hanging off back tow point. sorted. Extra points for Bosozoku exhaust. Image linked from Speedhunters.com

Yes, I read the same thing for e60 545i. I decided to have the workshop do it for me.

I've been back in contracting for four years, and this is the first time I've had an empty pipeline. I'm looking forward to seeing evidence of the vacancies and demand that's currently being touted, in the form of concrete opportunities!