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I’m sure they’re not 50% worse than the P Zero 4’s I’ve just paid 550 a corner for in 19” flavour

@Mark D if you don't want to wait for @Jacko's Silver lemon

definitely better than a 335i. the USP of Alpina is torque in any gear so probably a better DD than the V8 engined M3 which needs caning to make progress (but sounds glorious doing it)

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/5399940704 don’t know if this has been mentioned already. Previously written off maybe? (Re-registered) I’d be keen if it were a touring.

Powergys are the updated Dragon Sport - meant to be OK. 19’s are all expensive though, ~500 / corner RRP for a name brand. Hankook Ventus / Falken / Nexen NFera may be worth a look?

The E65 7 series wheels and missing engine cover would make me think that's been thrashed to within an inch of its life (having said that there probably aren't many e9x 335's that haven't at this point)

@Eagle fair - the M43 was the last good one

Definitely sit tight and wait for a good one @Mark D. A car with history off the forum likely to be a better bet than a dealer. BMW manual boxes are an acquired taste and the ZF6 auto works fairly well in the 130. Don’t get a 4 cyl petrol BMW.

See if @Jacko will sell you the silver one he is fixing atm?

Does look nice apart from that classic 00’s poverty spec grey interior. Space grey paint looks good on these though

Truly the worst example of a manual E30 touring I can imagine.

definitely - as @M3ANsays, drill the plate to match the existing holes in the bumper rather than the classic used car sales trick (see exhibit A below) of drilling a million holes in the bumper to attach the plate.

Hi - the maps will be Japanese, given the age of the vehicle it won't be worthwhile putting AU / NZ maps on (they will have stopped updates several years ago). Get a windscreen mount for your phone?

@M3AN you can flash ID4 Pro Nav to ID5-6 to get CarPlay. Need EntryNav2 (2017 onwards) to get CarPlay in the small screen cars.

Upgraded to Pro Nav screen and controller - actually quite straightforward, lifts the interior quite a bit. A shame native CarPlay isn’t possible with NBT EVO Business Nav

you'd wanna be pretty sure the chassis was straight given it's been deregistered. I think probably a better candidate for engine / drivetrain swap.

Welcome - love a touring. Pix please

👀👀👀 (runs off to search Ebay.co.uk for salvage E46 M3's)

@Vass IKR! Trademe showed me a bare engine S54 for 14k.

Love that this is getting a tidy up - the Compact E46 is a cool shape and running properly (a big ask for n42…) it should be pretty economical with a manual box. Nothing more therapeutic than a good interior clean. If it behaves itself mechanically it shouldn’t be too expensive to get a more factory solution for that driver seat bolster.

Maybe if you are a scrap metal collector 🧐 The M3 VIN is dead due to de-reg so not even re-shelling candidate. Trademe keeps recommending it to me

I note this bad boy is still for sale 4 months later (at least 4 m340i tourings have been and gone from trade me since, including one in the same colour with 30 k km for the same price)

I demand a 130i duel between @Driftit and @Jacko

The 20d is a solid engine (as @elias noted, the internet is awash with stories of the N47 grenading itself). Excellent fuel economy when combined with the ZF8 if that matters. You'll want a decent commute to make the diesel worthwhile - my 35d takes 15km on the motorway to get oil to temp at this time of year (20d probably better in this regard). The torque of the 6cyl is pretty hard to beat though. If you can find a 335i / 340i in budget (likely mostly luxury line) that could be a good alternative.

That's cool (would be cooler if it were a touring though) "trade in special" is disingenuous at best, first registered in NZ 28/5/25.