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hey Rohan, what sort of Warranty do Bridgestone Stores provide?

http://www.bridgestonetyrecentre.co.nz/tyres/tyre-warranties/

I have RE003 on mine. 225/45/17 front and 245/40/17 rears. Very quiet and the handling is very good in the dry.

If you ring the Bridgestone shops, usually they are ready to give you a discount with warranty.

F10 M5 at Air New Zealand simulator training centre. Lovely colour.

You also can't do a PPI on a car you are planning on importing yourself, whereas the one from the dealer you can do a PPI for peace of mind.

buy mine

You have a 540i E39 manual for sale?

case would rather throw an E34 around over an E39 any day, no mater what engine.

Yeah good point but there's an E28 M535i sitting in the garage that would be my preferred option for some fun driving. The E39 would be more for daily duties, or the plan is.

E39 vs E34, I prefer the looks of the E39 to be honest. But each to their own I suppose.

Cheers for the replies. Yeah, looking at factory manual setup rather than conversions. But still tempting aja540i.

Haven't seen any on trademe but will keep an eye out.

Is the same car you brought to the meet yesterday Martin? Didn't just look good but it sounded absolutely fantastic! GLWS, wish I had the moolah for it.

I am guessing these are quite rare. Would someone know how many of these are in New Zealand?

After seeing Brent's 540i and Martin's E39 M5 (sounds amazing too) I think I am getting the E39 bug for a daily.

Thanks.

Hi James out of curiosity what was the rust like when you sold it? Because the car is almost at a state of it just isn't simply logical to fix the rust as its that bad it really suits a re shell now

That's always sad to hear. But still beautiful to look none the less.

You might get lucky with BM World, Papakura, Auckland. Brent is very helpful and he knows a thing or two in regards to upgrading E28s. There's also a white M535i on trademe sold for parts. Not sure if the suspension is available, you could do a deal and get the shocks, springs & sway bars.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/AP-Federn-Springs-Tieferlegung-40-30-FS20-228-BMW-5er-E28-6er-E24-/361301707619?fits=Platform%3AE28&hash=item541f428b63:g:n1oAAOSwpDdVXKq7

117 Euros with 43 euros for shipping.

Have you guys tried registering and then opening the site?

A NZ New M3 with under 100,000 km (just) just sold on TM for $22700. Not feeling 18k worth of love for the 330.

Wow, E46 M3s are slowly dropping in price. Yep 18k for a 330ci in this day and age is quite the asking price.

Sorry for the hijack, but what's the ride like with those springs? I've never heard of that brand before, but it seems like a good price (for a German company )

I am happy with mine. A little harsh compared to the mtech springs. I think if you're planning to drive it on the street only, they are good enough. But if you are gonna track it, maybe stick to the stock Mtech springs or get hold of Dinan springs.

Yep those are the ones.

I haven't tried opening mye28 on my phone or ipad but works on the laptop.

The meets are located all over the country. There's a section dedicated to it on the forum under 'Meetings'.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1029346107.htm

Beautiful car with some good specs and manual!

18k?

You might have to register to gain access to the website. The website seems to be working for me.

Owned the M535i for 6 months now, thinking of doing a brake upgrade (E34 540i brakes) and getting the lips on the wheels polished :beer:

If you can, you should come to some BMW meets.

Nice and lovely colour too! Will look absolutely gorgeous with the Rc090/style 5 wheels.

If you're planning on lowering the car may I suggest AP lowering springs from german ebay, costs $240 total NZD including shipping! 40mm drop up front 30mm at the back and not too harsh either. Mate them with Bilstein shocks from e28 M535i and you will have a great handling platform.

There's also mye28.com forums with great advice dedicated solely to the e28.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1023048630.htm

This one is M3 spec!

If you want a 4 seater sexy convertible sports car that looks like $100k car with no problems &major expense for years to come at the fraction of the cost then this is the car for you

The only one like it exists in NZ. Selling cheap, as going overseas

First to view will buy

Haha.

Price will be around $300 to $350 dependent on condition of wheels.

My apologies for asking a silly question but is that $300/$350 per wheel or for all fours?

its a good looking car, and as good as the photo are i dont think you are doing the car justice by using whatever processing or filter you have on them

Have to agree with this, if you could make the colours 'pop' and bring the violet out more. A tip I was given was sunrise/sunset are the best times to take photos as they bring the colours out.

But nice car nonetheless. Is the kit standard?

Sorry Barryn, just sent it to Elijah.

@eliongater Yep, shouldn't cost much. What's your address and phone no.? I will send it today or tomorrow.

I received two copies of 2016 E28 calender, click link below for description. I am giving one away.

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=135985&sid=1d13a40e678bddbe326806da1be2c630

Please send me a msg/SMS on 0211804565 to arrange pick up.