Sammo

Whats a stock 325i without driver? 1250kg?

Congrats man - she is a beauty for sure - look forward to meeting you and chatting on Saturday with Jeremy (I'm Sam). Nice thing is almost all the mechanical components of an E30 are avaliable new, and being an M325i, your car already has most of the more desireable 'No longer Avaliable' goodies! RealOEM is a great source for finding the correct part numbers for your specifc car (need last 7 digits of your vin). Offshore parts (for quality new OEM at landed prices typically half of BMW NZ): FCP Euro / Schmeidmann / Ebay for odds and ends Local Parts Euro Italian on the North Shore - reasonable amount of E30 stock at good prices and quick shipping Speedfactor in Tauranga do shocks / springs / coilovers Aftermarket parts Turner Motorsport / ECS Tuning / Garagistic / Condor Speed Shop / Ireland Engineering / Demontweeks Local Workshops: Jackstands and Youtube or Apex Automotive in Wairau if I'm getting sick of breaking things haha

Swapped my springs out - looking for a slightly more age-appropriate (myself and the car) stance and comfort level. Replaced the ST Springs (50mm/40mm) with the popular H&R Sport 29664-1 springs (35mm/35mm). Really happy with them - have gained a very useful 10-15mm height all-round but car still looks great and sporty - ride quality is significantly improved as well (and I didn't feel the ST's were harsh). Possibly a slightly less performance orientated spring (?) but I already have larger sway bars and sticky tyres for fun stuff anyway.

Yeah $45k - hoping to meet up with the new owner for a Tech2 session soon

Yeah little steep but gotta start high! It’s similar money that absolutely lovely refurbished silver Tech2 M325i finally sold for.

Absolute stunner! https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/3853730653

I do love that colour on an E46 (moreso on a PFL but I think thats an M3 only thing). Market on these has been pretty stagnant the past year and I sold mine last December for $17,500. I'm yet to see one as nice come up for sale but plenty with higher asking prices.

Ahhh I’m such a numpty - saw the ‘csl’ plate and similar kms and assumed!

Not into 996's but yeah, that's definitely 911 money 😍

That same CSL was advertised for $229k last Monday (I think) by what appeared to be a private seller but was ‘sold pending payment’ by the following evening. Presume the dealer snapped it up quick for $200kish and is happy to sit on it a while to find the right buyer. Looks like a stunning car!

Thought this thread was about the CSL that sold in a day last week: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m3/listing/3844764805 I know that sedan is a 3.2 but a couple of nice looking 3.0' coupes on TM for a a while now with lower kms and lower prices.

Hmmmm - I typically wait a minute for Spark, request a callback then they just call me back 15 minutes later?

Good power for a stock M52! Would hate to know how little mine makes now, although its still loads of fun - hopefully this time next year I'll be able to rebuild and stroke it with a mild cam - keep it very driveable. Love the Tech 1 wing - have been tempted to put one on mine at times but I will keep the chunky Tech2

Yeah I loved the low tech diagnostics on the fly!

Great episode on the late brake show - very cool car indeed!

Naturally

If you're looking for trouble free premium euro motoring on a budget, there is also a blacked out 996 with uncerted cheap coilovers for $29k.

Absolute jewel of a car - are those door cards custom?

Absoluteyl gorgeous car but if we're winning powerball, why not something with a few more cylinders? https://auctions.webbs.co.nz/m/lot-details/index/catalog/502/lot/121365/1968-Ferarri-330-GTC?uact=5&aid=502&lid=122737&current_page=0

Rocketship!

Meant to give the car a machine cut today (yet to do one) but with the rain decided to refinish my steering wheel properly - I had given it a quick spruce up previously using colour lock by hand but I wanted a better finish. I used the ‘professional’ Furniture clinic products I used to refinish my E46 seats with a spray gun and air compressor including their exceptional matte clear leather sealer that gives everything a beautiful soft touch silky matte finish. Came out great - also did the door armrests and pockets too while I was at it - no shiny 80s plastic in this car!

@E... have you always had a Tech2 as well? Sweet

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/3834747098 Very interesting - an Auto LHD JDM Mtechnic 2 converted to manual here. I am jealous of those sill covers!

As above CarPro Perl is legit, cost effective and best of all - you can dilute to your personal preference for gloss / matte level and dilute further to use on trims / interior etc. A bottle should last a few years.