TermiPeteNZ

GLWS Ant! This wagon is a beaut and I would have bought it if I hadn't picked up my X5....

Looks very nice. Not many sedans around in white and I quite like it. Price seems reasonable.

So 'tis M-Sport Dunno what 175kw is like in an e38....

Welcome dude!

Looks to have body kit and wheels - can't see if badge is on steering wheel - the pictures are very crap. Breakers E38 740i M-Sport doesn't have the rear M badge and doesn't have Motorsport sill badging either. So I think it probably is a M-Sport...

Lotsa fun I suppose See you at one of the Welly meetups in the near future and GLWS! - Pete

Ah thought it might be something like that I'm seeing if my wife is OK driving my E60 rather than he Mazda 6 liftback . . . not confident! GLWS - it's a beaut but more than i like to spend on cars

Dude - isn't this what you just bought after just ditching the AMG E500? Is that police car in the background watching to see if you were casing the car?

Depends if *you* have a M-Sport mode!

Yep true - not cheap after the required fixing is done

~$6K so pretty cheap and very nice in silver but has an oil leak and some upholstery work required. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1063954394.htm But I have enough cars... :\

Very nice - Remus probably sounds great - the standard E60 exhausts are a bit too refined. One reason I love the X5 - it *sounds* great

Cheers - looking at their gallery the results are *amazing*!!! Will put this on my 'to-do later' list

Vero underwrites Autosure and also the MTF MBI plan I put on my X5. If you are doing a private purchase (like my X5 was) then you can ping MTF Mt Victoria (I can provide details) and they'll sell you a MBI. Bear in mind that there's 2 tiers of MBI - I put the 'Extreme' one on my 545i - and the Vero ones have Gold and Platinum with differences not just in claim limit but also what is covered. I've attached all the docs I got from Jono @MTF. If you're after a Motorsport Touring 550i my mate Ant has one for sale here in Welly - has 75kms on it and *lots* of extras for $24K. MBI covered parts.pdf MBI Gold average claim costs.pdf MBI Gold rates sheet.pdf MBI Platinum average claim costs.pdf MBI Platinum rates sheet.pdf

Very nice - why doesn't she want it anymore?

If you're worried about big ticket items then slap a Mechanical Breakdown Insurance plan on it - Autosure/Vero/Protecta etc. I put a 3 year Autosure Extreme plan on my car for $1200 (dealer did it at cost). It's a bit of money but reduces the risk of 'argh - %$^^#'' surprises. My 2004 545i has had 3 claims since buying it at the start of October - engine oil seals (hardened 12 year old rubber - tiny part but a reasonable bit of labour) water tank (old plastic) iDrive unit (i think it cooked after the muppet who put a band expander on the stereo disconnected the cooling fan). I'm expecting/hoping for relatively plain sailing for a while now. From my experience Autosure are great to deal with - my mechanics reckon they are very good too.

Looks really tidy - GLWS!

Welcome from Welly - nice body kit and alloys

Welcome Ivan!

Nice! FYI anyone after one of these - a mate at work has just bought a new Highlander and is looking to move his blue 550i M/Sport Touring. Ping me if you're interested. I can't justify trading up from my 545i when I only bought it in October and after just buying the X5

The guys at TidyCar did an excellent job on my front headlamps - very happy with the result. Here's the 'before' and 'after' pics.

Welcome from the Welly division Sandy. E39 Motorsports are beaut.

Welcome Adrian - great pics @Makara and the car does look super tidy. Look forward to meeting soon. Can't make the museum run due to kids' swimming lessons. :\

Welcome Julian - 335i's rock!

Hey Alan - I see car #3 is a 72 Beetle ... a mate of mine is looking to buy one for his wife - what is your view on the costs and practicalities of running one of these very collectible cars? [sorry for off topic )