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Good to know - I've got a new one sitting in the basement with some CarPro pads and products to give the E30 a going over! Just got to find some time haha

And sold to first viewer at full asking - wish they were all this easy! Hoping it's all plain-ish sailing for the new owner - should be with all the work we had sorted on it.

Looks great, as does the garage floor! Must say, I’m not missing the dark car maintenance but damn, when they are clean they look amazing 👌

I'm installing a wireless carplay module into my F31 tomorrow, surely a better solution unless you are a big fan of listening to adverts on the old wireless?

Following for when I need to get the E30 sunroof tray sorted later this year 😬

@Cement 100% Supermarkets are shocking for this - I think Bunnings (or Mitre 10?) do it with about 3-4 less un-needed button presses.

Jeez that’s a good offer

Saw that the other day - Harry is not a fan, is he! to be fair, what a heavy pig this car is. Reminded me to watch some of his older videos, what a lifestyle...

BMW 2002, Recent restoration, a few tasteful period correct modifications, goes pretty well - no low ballers.

@325iRod I think the stock NZ M325i / Mtechnic package was 20mm front and 14.5mm rear - mine came with older model non-adjustable Whiteline bars 22mm and 16mm. I think the new whiteline bars are now 24mm and 16mm. Its handling damn good for an old girl now, especially with new sticky tyres. Once I do Control arms, tierods, CABs, subframe, RTABs it should be significantly better - as you would bloody hope haha

Nice, I have a 16" rear bar on mine (22mm front) but wouldn't mind it having a 'tighter arse' so will do the RTABs / subframe / diff bush sometime this year. For subframe I imagine 80a poly would be fine, will likely stick to OEM for diff carrier. Weitz Industries (Hamilton) have a rear sway - presume its 12mm though https://weitzindustries.com/collections/e30-suspension/products/e30-rear-sway-bar?variant=35081111077022 Edit: sorry, its actually out of stock...

Hmmmmm... this or an F31 330d, an E46 M3 and a nice E30 🤔

Haha I’ve had your tools in the boot for a month 😬 its still a bit lower than it was then too

Put in some additional / thicker spring pads in the E30 front and rear to raise it 5-10mm all-round, along with new front brake pads while I was at it. Subtle changes - Extra 6mm rear spring pads in the rear and added 9mm and 3mm front spring shims - fair bit of work but I'm *very* happy with it now - ride height is aesthetically perfect for me - its still quite low, but getting in and out of my driveway now is less of a challenge (still scrapes if not careful but margin of error is higher now). Height is very even now, with the 16's and Ad08Rs filling out the arches perfectly.

Cheers man, this will be an outsourced maintenance car unless it’s something minor - got an Autosure ‘Extreme Plus’ warranty that covers everything but the kitchen sink (And DPF)

Tidied her up for some 'for sale' photos - has been faultless since the big service in October and cleaned up really nice. Will be putting it on TM, should be a good deal for someone wanting to look a bit flash on a budget as we took all the big maintenance hits on it for the next while!

Ahhh good to know! I have not seen them in the flesh and assumed it was a different skirt

More fearless buying by @Kees 😂

@Gaz I did see there are vinyl decals to mimic the M performance skirt look, just wasn’t sure how they would look IRL - would help the fat belly look a bit though

Picked up the new sensible car / wifes daily - 2014 F31 320d MSport in Alpinweiss III. I've always thought BMW do the best looking wagons, so stoked to have one in the fleet in a great looking, low maintenance colour. Fresh import 76km and in absolutely fantastic condition - I don't know how the Japanese manage to keep their cars in such amazing shape?! Early days, but really loving the look and the M Sport interior. Powertrain is plenty in the real world, definitely sounds like a diesel at idle but meh - seems pretty damn efficient! 'Modern' cars are bloody nice with all the fruit for sure. Comfort access / electric tailgate etc. Came on new staggered 19" BMW replica wheels of some sort (anyone know what style?) and some cheapo tyres, but the fitment is excellent and it looks good - may upgrade the tyres in due course but they are brand new and already overspent a little on the car. Plans for it so far (most parts en-route) are: Euro Plate Black Kidneys Black Mirror Caps Paint or wrap the M Performance style front splitter black (AKA sacrificial bumper) Floor mats (didn't come with any) Tints(?) wanting the black and white look and seems to have very light factory tints - look dark in the shade but very light in daylight Wireless Carplay Bimmercode to do all the custom options / disclaimer deletes etc Looking forward to doing some road trips in this!

@Contrails dude is trying to sell it already for $9900

Thanks - I'm very happy - I do think the tyres help as well with a nice beefy square sidewall filling out the arches a bit.

No one there on Easter Friday?

Exciting morning for me yesterday - new wheels and tyres went on finally. Maxilite Alpina wheels in 16x7 ET28 and 16x8 ET28 with Yokohama AD08R's in 205/50 and 225/45. Absolutely stoked - wheels look fantastic and fitment is great, probably pushing it about as far as practical without rubbing / rolling. I am probably going to raise it 5-10mm all-round over Easter - it looks great but is a wee bit impractical at this height. The tyres look super aggressive as well and the car is feeling significantly more planted and turns much sharper without an obvious NVH impact (the 205/55/15's were old RE002's). Car has not been aligned but tracks much straighter, will be aligning once new control arms, CAB's and tie-rods go in soon - should be handling far better than I could ever exploit by then. Obligatory photoshoot.

Yeah, I think it’s down as an xdrive which has slightly higher emissions pushing it over the threshold…