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Will try that, cheers Hercules.

Do you have spare parts for it that you may be interested in selling?

Man two E30 mtech 1s for sale within one month and that too both in Diamond schawrz colour. Damn! 15k if all the rust is taken care of and comes with all the original bits. I paid 16k for mine last week. NZ new, full documentation from new, has all the original bits minus a couple of small things here and there. The previous owner had it for 15 years!

My vote goes to Rothmans. Stick some gold mesh wheels... oh la la.

So the E30 came with these gorgeous mud flaps that I would like to save for the museum, problem is removing them. They seem to be attached with these hex type screws but none of the Allen keys are fitting into the screw head. Pics attached for better explanation. Any tips on how to get these off? Cheers.

Is there any other options?

Kiwiplates... $1200 for one frickin plate in Euro design. What an absolute RIP off...

I think 10k would be worth it if you are gonna hold on to the car for a very very long time. Look at it this way, you invest 10k in it now, hold on to it for 10 years, that's 1k every year you have put in the car. Surely, you could get 20k for it in 10 years time.

My vote goes to the M535i going out... to the panel beater that is.

Thanks everyone.

G'day, Space has become an issue for me so I might have to park my car outside. I am thinking of investing in a really good car cover from nzcarcovers. Anyone used them before? Cheers.

Manual?

The vin for the car is WBAAB320X00858585. Upholstery code is 0211 which I believe is black cloth http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Image:1986-2.jpg. I also asked the owner if those seats were original, he said no and that he got the car with the leather seats.

Just went and had a look at this car. It's a nice car but does have a few issues. Oil leak from the front side of the engine. The bottom half of the engine was covered in oil and it looked fresh. Not gonna be a cheap fix. The right rear window has a leak in the top seal. Not sure how long has this been tthere. But it is worrying as the rain has left a trail on the inside which will most likely lead to some rust issues. Inside rear trunk where the number plate back kinda protrudes in, has some surface rust. Idle was good. But tappets were loud. Second, on acceleration the engine made this weird sound, not sure if that was the K&N filter. Interior is not original. Original cloth seats are missing. For the asking price, I think the car should have these. To summarize it, 19.5k is asking a lot with the above issues. Will keep searching for another E30 Mtech.

Thanks gjm. It's been on sale for a while now. I will check it out this weekend. A bit out of my budget.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/1731516816 Anyone seen this in person? Asking price is high. I thought Mtech 1 would be around 13-15k mark.

As the title states, I am wanting to buy a E30 325i mtech1 or mtech2 coupe. Either pm me or send a message on 021 180 4565. Thanks

Videos or it didn't happen! ?

What's the going rate for a E30 mtech 2 these days? I see a few for 20k+ these days but they seem to be sitting on trademe for ages.

Red M3 and a MVeeeeeeee - Typo due to sticky keyboard. Is that the F3 675 or 800?

What colour is the car? M-pars on an E34 ? , even though it's been done a million times. Other options I can think of - AC Schnitzer type 3, OZ Futura, BBS LMs.

Factory Manual E39 540i M sport go for fairly cheap prices in the States and they seem to be a lot more common than here.

E91 325i M sport would the way to go. Plenty of room for the family and looks good especially in M sport. 130i is a great car but a bit small when you pack people in it. If you are keen on a 5 series, I would recommend going E39 530i M sport instead. A fantastic car and probably cheaper to maintain than the E60. There is one for 15k on trademe, I reckon you could offer him a more realistic value of 5k, then save 10k to buy other Bimmers. Kyu knows his cars. Buy him a bottle of Bourbon and he will probably help you with test driving one too.

Exactly The replies from the seller - "Stick to things like old clothes tyres" have been all deleted. These were in response to people giving him a hard time about his price. But I am pretty keen to take it for a spin and offer him 4k just to see his reaction.

Cheers Brett. Found one online for a reasonable price.