1M2GO

yep got it went to highlands and invers drags,, will snap piks ,

Hi everyone, well i bought a E46 M3, with just under100,000kms on it nz new, .needs stone chips sorted but think i will just use it as is. decided it was a good choice and half the price i might have spent on a 1M. will get some photos up soon, amoff to highlands this weekend then down to invercargill on sundat to watch the drags, might even put the M3 down the quarter mile. Will be M spotting while i am road tripping

yep that was what i was thinking, the manual 6 speed would be so much more engaging for the driver than the smg.epic!! .all that extra hp over the E39 with the 6 speed manual.. i want one, and yes i have noted they are a premium over the smg ones, hence they are popular and it would seem a more enjoyable engaging drive.. if you ever get to drive one let us know what its like, maybe the club members one, and drive his E39 and tell how they feel.. very interested to know the difference.

Have always been a fan of the E39 M5, in part because of the bar it set when it first appeared, and also the truely awesme V8 of the time, and even more so because of that 6 speed manual gearbox allowed one to reaally enjoy that V8 Then came the 507kw V10 E60.. but the 6 speed manual was gone.. but wait it seems it wasn't quite gone, in fact it was an option on North american cars about 1,300 were produced. That 507 hp V10 hooked up to true 6 speed manual gearbox, to die for isn't it ?. I mean the SMG gearbox was what ruined the E60 M5 ?, i wonder could you import one from the states, even though the car was available here it wasnt in manual form, yea you have to keep it 4 years but manual V10.. worht it ? lots of fun value.

The touring M5 is nz new and low km so has the best creds possible, way better than any uk import with higher kms. as for the not hinkng nzz new is better look at the market almost any nz new car no matter what make or models is worth more than the same as an import, so not sure where you get your thinking from the market does show nz new cars are worth more ..period !!

when it comes to salted import uk roads it does matter, and say singapore imports with all that electrical killing humidity it matters, nz new cars will always be worth more in nz than imports

Uk import does matter i feel when considering value and resale, being uk import hurts it... buy nz new always.

will ask the owner if that is ok to do so, he has not got it listed for sale anywhere a this time,

BRILLANTROT (308) is the colour code, 85,000 kms black leather interior, non accident car... looking to gauge it's value before considering options.

yes he had said to me it was costly when he had to replace something electronic, he is looking to buy a four door bmw 5 series most likely an M5, somehing easier to get in and out of

been well looked after, sericed every year no matter how lw kms it had done, I was thinking 20k to 30k. a hard sell what with petrol prices and cost of upkeep black leather interior in very good nik. front lip could with a we fix up

I have a friend owns a 1993 BMW 850i nz new red very tidy car with 85,000kms 2 owner car.. he is considering a sale .. whats its value ?

We went to view in it my mates E39 M5. After driving the 1M, he let me drive his M5 on the way home, to be honest i was impressed,half the price manual and it has some serious go. and is definately a true M.

Correct, though it is considered to be ab M car.

ok thanks, there are a few for sale at present but this one seems to be best value, not sure i like white on any car. still pondering that option