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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.

Gday, I am looking for a Intank fuel pump for the E28. Part no 16141179425. Regards,

I have Bilstein sport on all fours in mine. Cost me $1200 including shipping and customs from Turnermotorsport. I think these are a must if you planning on using lowering springs.

This. Or even an E46 M3 with stick.

The white one sounds like the better one but if it was upto me, I would skip both. I would rather save up for a NZ new one with full service history. Best to get a PPI done from Botany Motor Worx or BM Workshop.

The DC72 is the RHD non-cat manual version. http://www.m535i.org/e28info.html

Hah, I should have done it that way in the first place. The VTNZ guy did the test in front of me with his Window tint meter. He was even kind even to say he would let the front pass because the meters are only accurate to within 3%. But the rear was too dark so I just had to replace the rear. Update: I wrote a glowing review on their Facebook page and their marketing manager messaged me within minutes wanting to rectify the situation. Gonna have a chat with them this arvo. Let's see what they say.

Cheers for the reply. Gonna give Car Folie a call tomorrow. I have already called the dealership twice and been left hanging both times. This is supposed to be a premier dealership for BMW, not a Warehouse outlet. It's not the fact that I have to spend $500 on the car, it's the principles or lack of that annoys me. Anyway Rant over.

Evening, Long story short. We bought a 2012 F30 328i from Auckland City BMW exactly a year ago. The car had tints installed which seemed legal at the time as the car came with a brand new WOF at the time (April 2016). The WOF was done at the Auckland City BMW workshop. A year went by and it was time to get a new WOF. Surprise surprise! the car failed the WOF at VTNZ because the tints were illegal (30% on the front and 20% on the rear). So, I thought I would give Auckland City BMW a call and discuss the matter. First time, I got told that they would get back to me on the matter. Never got a call back. Rang up the second time and got the same response. Now, I am not expecting Auckland City BMW to install new tints, but at least acknowledge that oops it was a genuine mistake! Nope. So, any recommendations as to where to go for new tints? And bearing in mind the old ones will need to be removed, what sort of costs am I looking at? Cheers.

@eliongater Not just the Engine, but those E34 M5 brakes would be another good swap.

I wonder what it will sell for, 15k maybe? It would have some rare parts that would be worth a bit.

The 130i is a fantastic little car but might be a little small for you. CRV + Z4 would be a great option as said above.

Barry, it was a pleasure to meet you and see your car in person!

When you spot another E28 that's come up from Wellington!

Elijah, I am in the same boat as you. I have an aftermarket Nakamichi CD player but I am planning to replace it with a tape player. A tape player just looks right in an E24/E28/E30. I am planning on ordering some tapes too - Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Metallica...

pistonheads.com? I love that site. You see some interesting cars there.

Welcome Ian. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

Lol. Similar story with a black E30 325i vert that got sold for $8k a year ago. Now asking 14k!

Yeah that would be great.

Yes that would be great. Btw, the car looks fabulous!

Fair call as yours is in immaculate condition. I had mine independently valued (for insurance purposes) at 15k and that was last year. The insurer had seen another white M535i with a lot less kms than mine and that got valued at 18k. Btw, still waiting to see some pics with Style 5 wheels! I have noticed the E30 Mtechs and E24s have started climbing in prices too.