Neil McCauley

No bonnet foam, but it’s fully restored. Pull the other one mate, it’s got bells on it.

The boot lid looks like those awful oversized CSL style ducktails that seemed so popular on E90’s - it’s Halfords spec.

Awesome cars, if slightly overpriced for what they are imho. There seems to be a perception of rarity when the reality is that there’s probably almost 40 of them in NZ alone. With that being said, they’ve not depreciated in any meaningful way since they were new, which is unheard of really - consider an E9x M3 could have been had for low 20’s at their bottom. It’s always the same cars up for sale though, the garage queens don’t seem to come up for sale. There’s been a couple of sub 10K km cars go for around $90k which I think is probably where the market actually is.

There’s also a pair of FL baurs for sale, red and grey, so it’s a (shallow) buyers market.

Manual pedal box listed today on the E30 buy/sell FB page Elias. Tried to tag you but didn't work.

Didn't Sean have a thread on bs at one stage? I definitely recall a V8 E30 getting the facelift tail light panel getting stitched in because FL tails and PFL rear arches is the GOAT combo, but could have sworn that car was white at the time. The fog of memory I guess.

Would rather this (now sold) one https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/340i/listing/5312660284

I remember the 328i well! The new owner used to park in my building all the time.

One series looks ace! Still annoyed I missed out on that BMWP front bumper for sale recently.

Just realised I haven't washed the 335d once this year

That 3214… omg.

The top cars are still selling! Not surprising that didn’t last long.

1M and first gen M2 would like a word…

If you dilute 99% down to around 70% the evaporation process is much slower - ideal for when you want dwell time.

Exhaust headers look spicy! But what's going on with the step in the #4 primary?

80A is totally fine for a street driven E30 - I had purple Powerflex engine mounts / M3 offset LCA / 6x rear subframe / diff / rear suspension tops all in 80A and it was awesome. Gearbox can be a little too aggressive despite the theory that you should match them to the hardness of the engine arms.

Part numbers for the racks? Hoping they’re the ones that fit E90 as well.

Jeez 3.5v triple pre-outs for sub $200 is bloody hard to beat! The Blaupunkts are great in theory but it sounds like quality isn't nearly as good as it was / for how much they are.

Hell. Yes.

34 RHD M5's worldwide with the M-tex interior...

Driftit is no longer invited to the bimmersport pipe and slippers monthly meet. Hard agree on brightly coloured E39's looking still modernish, but try find one. Any colour you like sir, as long as it's black or silver. On the other hand though, the alcantara interior in so many m-sport 530i's make them look like a seventies Mercedes, one of the worst interiors BMW has ever done. I cannot f**king stand painted belt-lines when they shouldn't be, for some reason the E36 was a particularly bad offender for this crime. If it was facelift body colour like Sreten's on the green it would modernise the look a bit?

Can recommend Dinitrol cavity wax for the back sides and spaces that will be hidden away.

That ticks all of my boxes - manual 6 cylinder, green over tan wagon, and gold wheels. whhyyyy are they boat anchor spec Simmons! there’s a set of 19” LM’s on TM currently, I wonder what his actual, not, tell ‘im he’s dreamin’ price for the wagon is though.

Someone’s bought an F21 haven’t they…