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Little video to past the 20mins of your w/end. Basically Haggerty  run on how and why the us E36 M3 came about.

The U.S. E36 is the M3 to have, even without a real M engine | Jason Cammisa Revelations | Ep. 20 - Hagerty Media

Spotted at Supercheap in Palmerston North today, rego said 1971 2002

7 minutes ago, Brianr70 said:

kinda sad to see good cars be treated like that 😥

I do wonder what could be  in the shed if this is what is left outside

Wait there is more , what about his pristine example of an  E36. There is also a few e46s lurking in the background of the second and 3rd pics that are advertised as well. 

Theres is a yard in Palmerston Nth that parks all old stock by my daughters swim club

There's a couple that are still on trade me and look pristine when in actual fact they are just left to rot

540 1996 BMW 540i TIDY V8 | Trade Me Motors

Not so tidy now 

I have used Kiwi Rail in past for Auck to Chch, cost at time was reasonable, dont know what they are like now days

My 5 cents

About 5 yrs ago wife needed an around town car and I did a lot of searching for the right car. 1 series and corolla where quickly out of the running due to lack boot space and rear leg room for kids,  MK5 has far too much go for around town according to my wife and until now we have had no issues with maintenance.

When its time to replace were are going Golf for the around town car.

I was watching this very closely, thought it was a good price 

From the advert description the cars was stock, recent e46 steering rack, vanos and some other major work. In the questions he stated he had owned the car for the last 18yrs - unsure if this was the car listed earlier this year 

1 hour ago, Driftit said:

For some reason I feel like it was someone from this site many moons ago.

Same, wasnt it on an E39 M5?

My Volvo 850 T5R 

I have one, currently away until Monday

Hi

Genuinely asking for a friend 

He is looking at purchasing this vehicle , ask for my thoughts and I know absolutely nothing about these vehicles

Anyone have advice for him?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/x3/listing/2734630929?bof=hfloiQyP

Thanks in advance

From I can recall it was a father/son ownership (son was Paul) and son live Waikanae area, plus it was in better condition that mine.

Im sure this is the car that I sat in few years ago at Southwards for a show and shine, very tidy car then. Points I remember were that , no vanos noises, seats were in excellent condition all round, engine bay was immaculate and the exterior was very tidy.

But anything car happen in a few years

Cheers all - went with some Goodyear Eagle F1s to say square for now and to be honest there is not much out there at the moment, this UK review of 3 tyres sealed it for me. Granted review was with Skoda but beggars cant be be too fussy , still intend to purchase a set of style 24s or 39s.

Oh and the price - $239ea fitted

2 minutes ago, 3pedals said:

 Suss out those 24's theye are lightest factory M3 wheel - style 39's are second best but quite a bit stiffer - my wheel of choice on an E36

Have pm'd him re the 24s and will also keep looking some 39s. 

my bad that was meant to read 225 not 235 -  I should have proof read before posting

Thanks everyone for your experiences re this minor issue I have, just to confirm a staggered set up on my 7.5s is all good?

so 225/40s front and 245/40s on the rear?

Will keep an ear to the ground re some style 39s  or maybe I have a look at those style 24s

I have just returned from another tyre dealer and they have said that going to a 245/40/17 will be fine

Suggested 

PS4, Eagle F1s and Z tyre Z1, never heard of the last one , apparently its a UK tyre.

http://www.ztyre.com/

Hi - I know I have been here before but cant find any posts on the topic, basically I have now been backed into a corner and  need to get at least two new tyres and my go to Falkens 452/453s are no longer available.

So I am now struggling to find a decent replacement and today I was asked if I wanted to go to Bridgestone RE003s in 245/40/17

Can get a Maxis in 235 40 17 but this brand is a total unknown to me

Car has style 22s , not staggered 

Thoughts - 235 vs going 245

Got $100 for mine last yr and it had a few holes in it

Cheers Kelvin appreciated the feedback- all the vacuum caps just got replaced this time around, they picked up on it as they had become brittle.

Its sad when you a had an excellent  relationship with a firm for the last 5yrs , where all work has been done to the highest standard or "do it once do it right " has been the culture, then all of a sudden it starts to slide downhill. 

Lastest round of work, do I have OCD or is the finishing work of the gasket considered acceptable?. Plus since last repair I have an intermittent smell of fuel in the cabin, apparently there was a clip on the fuel rail not do up properly and if it wasn't that then its most likely the fuel line that runs under the back seat. Pretty much over these guys, if its not one thing its another, time I learnt how to do this work myself I think, unless someone can recommend a competent mechanic for a 93 m3 in Palmerston Nth

Diagnosis in

Spark plug two and five loose, tightened noise gone. The also noticed plugs were old and most of the throttle body caps are brittle, apparently the caps issue will cause the car to run lean?. Of course I have no idea on that 

As both myself and wksp have no record of plugs being done I'm getting the plugs done and replacing the throttle body caps.

I'm happy enough with that as it doesn't appear to be last job related