Neil McCauley

Bugger, was planning on picking that up Thursday morning.

Compatible with submersibles?

Oh f**king hell my wallet didn't need to know that! Edit: It will be interesting to see how cheap M2's get, seeing as the 1M never really dipped below $70K did it? The first thing you'd want to do is get a properly sorted suspension setup ala the Birds 130i package, as when I got to play with a brand new one in 2016 it lacked the compliance necessary for rapid cross country progress on NZ roads.

May as well ask here, does anyone recall the name of the serial E30 owner around Cambridge way? Username Beemwr or similar? He's got something E30 related I'd quite like to get my hands on.

I guess he was too busy attempting murders 🤷‍♂️

https://auctions.webbs.co.nz/m/lot-details/index/catalog/605/lot/160948/1998-BMW-M3-Sport-Evolution?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F605 $320K for arguably the worst spec of the 4 possible Sport Evo combinations. Makes me wish I'd pulled the trigger on a Black/Cloth SE for $50K in 2002…

The issue basically boils down to the bearing tolerances being too tight from factory, and with the S65/S85 being motors that can generate fairly high BMEP, you run into issues with actually getting the oil in there in the first place - the dual oil pumps and oil specified were never the issue, but the length of service interval probably didn't help matters. The issue wasn't helped with certain bearing materials being unable to be used by manufacturers due to environmental factors / legislation, so the factory bearings were inferior from the get-go. You don't run into this issue with aftermarket as they're more free to use whatever materials they like.

There's been some very nice examples sell quickly recently, that Indianapolis one was a peach. The white one in Manukau with all the big ticket items done already would be good buying, but not really the best colour for the E60 shape... If you can get along with 2-doors and slightly more challenging looks, this facelift M6 might be the ticket? Epic spec sheet, and with all the updates the S85 received over the years. Probably the best exhaust for them on it as well, with the Meisterschaft pipes.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/435d/listing/4211217083 Not often these pop up for sale. Little bit poverty spec, but beggars can't be choosers. Less said about the wheels the better, but I can't think of many better ways to rip up the Cardrona hill to get some runs in, it even has the racks for your board! I've always wondered why the cooking diesel F3x's didn't get the twin pipe setup like the petrol 35i/40i, maybe due to X-Drive constraints?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/other/listing/4208116375 Whose getting the grinder out?

Love that dual caulking gun! Will it be for hire?! I need to do some panel bonding at some point.

Wonder if it's still got the Gruppe M carbon intakes and Hartge back boxes?

What are the specs on the rear LM's? They look filth.

How did Hartge predict 2020 all the way back in 2005?!

Bumping this, as there's another set of Aragosta coilovers up for sale, how did you get on @elias ?

Genuine rubber floor mats front and rear Genuine rubber boot liner LH BMW Performance carbon mirror cap (I've literally been searching the globe to match my NOS RH side)

Spotted!

Must have been a sewing enthusiast to not have a radio fitted for 33 years! fronts definitely a diffferent colour, maybe kashmir beige instead of Luxor?

Oh my! The deal breaker for me how how f**ked the interislander is right now.

Sharknose 130i

Sweet jesus, that is LUSH. $20K+ car?

Kudos to whoever specced this https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m5/listing/4132639869

The Estima, W210, E39, and E36 don't appear to have moved since 2021 at least based on the pictures on Stuff... Wasn't it fortuitous that the boat and Bedford van had moved though!

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/320i/listing/4120428956 Even allowing for the 2 being mistakenly placed in front of the 4,500 this is adventurous pricing.

Anyone buys it I'll snap up the Borbet A's! One of my all time favourite wheels. Staggered 7.5/9" set too. Edit: very very tempted to just buy the car as well.