Sammo

Thought so too - look like mini style 32s but in 4x100

Spotted today in Berlin - only seen 1 E30 so far but it’s a nice one 🔥

Lovely motor but seems a little speculative when that stunning Sterling Silver M325i recently sat for so long at $55k.

Did a self driving wine tour in Tuscany today driving a Bright Green Bambina ‘Cinquecento’. Absolute blast and felt like an genuine antique compared to the E30. No gauges aside the speedometer whatsoever, first is good to around 20kmh, 2nd maxes out at 40kmh but then drops you way out of the 3rd gear ‘powerband’. Still a hoot though and managed to avoid stalling at all 💪🏽 Only in Italy will they hire you a car then ply you with wine 🤣

In Ranelagh, Dublin today - Alpina B10 3.2 manual.

Seems good to me? I only use Apple TV / Netflix / Neon (yuck) and YouTube really. I should try the built in Android apps sometime.

Been loving the rear view lately, but why can’t I stop thinking about a Heckblende reflector? AKA $700 piece of plastic

My Nilfisk stopped working after a couple of years and bugger all use. Replaced it with a basic Karcher.

@Contrails did you ship your M325i over to Oz with you or is it still here?

Fanboys gonna fanboy

Sorry to be blasphemous but I run everything via my Apple TV 4K 😬 have since day one. Must try the native apps sometime as I understand the quality, especially upscaling, is great (Apple TV is very good too of course).

Very nice - is that the A90J? Got an A80J earlier this year and absolutely love it - has an older but grunty Onkyo TX-RZ800 and Image speakers to keep it company.

Been a bit busy with renovations lately so car has not had a lot of attention although will be taking it to the Meguiars meet on Sunday. After having my clutch hydraulics replaced it’s driving ‘fine’ but get a little vibration when changing gear so likely I did do a little additional damage (to flywheel??) when I broke down… Have also decided it’s too damn low so will be on hunt for some more moderate lowering springs, ideally with a little more spring rate too - H&R sports? Anyway, will be off to Europe for 5 weeks next week, so the never ending to-do list will have to wait a while!!

Great recovery, noone even noticed the minor error

Interesting

Problem I guess with any reasonably desirable 20 plus year old car that was once cheap and in bits and now potentially expensive. Very easy for the seller (knowingly or unknowingly) just passing the buck and saying ‘Dunno seems good to me’ or previous owner said xxxxx. No ‘salvage title’ type of record here? The ‘rebodied’ 318i/M325i auction closes tonight I think - interesting if the top bidder goes through with it given everyone can see all the unanswered questions.

Ahhhh missed this or might have been able to snag it before it hit the market

^^ A red PFL 2 door is a great look but good luck cracking $20k. Another nice looking overpriced PFL - ‘M-Tech’ though? Was there a 323i sport model with the dogleg prior to the Tech 1? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-3725565772.htm

Saw someone had dropped that on the auction - interesting we can now see unanswered questions on auctions? Wonder if that $20k will be removed.

Yeah, was for sale a year ago and got pulled. Screenshots in the September part of this thread. If the correct vin is hiding under the swapped one I guess it could be re-registered / certed / complied? Although assume the correct vin is long dead? Not sure how that all works TBH but looks like at least one bidder is pissed off.

Its reassuring to know all that time in the early 2000's playing Gran Turismo was not in vain.

I think so, guy is being *reasonably* transparent about it and a dollar reserve is probably correct way to go with a car like this.

I see its already hit $20k as well. I presume legally it should be registered as the new chassis with the running gear and swapped over from the dead M325i (although sounds like it is/was a stroker which may or may not be from the original car) with cert for the modifications. I guess he actual chassis vin tag is long gone though. Bit of a funny one, still an awesome car but if the auction goes north of $30k or so owner may be expecting something a little more legit.

Ahhh, was it the one that was listed and removed after someone admitted rebodying it and switching the vin?