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@adro your ride height looks basically perfect, nice and even side to side? Mine is almost 10mm lower on the driver side - after I put my 16's on I'll measure my hub to arch on four corners then add spring pads to raise a little / even out (have 3mm and 9mm front shims and some 6mm rear pads to try).

This Auckland place sounds like a shithole, I must be living on the right side of the bridge. Closer to the Equator too 😃

Could get a 33% down payment on an E30 with 33% of the cylinders 😂 Awesome value for someone with some cojones.

Thank you! I've been driving it heaps lately and loving it

Found a buddy today in Britomart - beautiful 318i 2 door in a stunning, rare (but not captured at all in this crappy pic) Mineralblau.

Went for $18K, seems a little low but does not sound as it was as tidy as it looked in pics. Some nice bits on it, I want the interior.

Saw this one in manual yesterday too - pretty cool cars! https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-3518837638.htm

Thank you! They certainly seem well finished - a little heavier (1kg) than genuine lightweight Alpina's but not complete boat anchors and TUV certified for peace of mind. The centre cap does not have a lock, rather a rubber gasket and push-in clip fit, plus an allen screw hidden under the little cover to have them completely secured.

Exciting day today, would have been much more exciting if my tyres were not 3 weeks away though!

Good E30 325i owner fap material - amazing to see it keep up with a 340i (tyres make such a difference).

What's the plan @E28E30??? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/3519284731

Yup - the guy is very responsive and customer focus - works through paypal and ships via DHL. Was $700 landed including shipping - not cheap, but a better looking option than the Blaupunkt SQR46 IMO.

Can get the guy to custom program any 8 characters you want for the bluetooth input - pretty sweet!

Yeah, loving it - it looks totally at home in the dash works perfectly and sounds pretty good even with my unknown (stock??) front components and 20 year old 6x9s. Have amp pre-outs if I eventually run out of other things to spend money on too. Shipping and communication has been great too - he actually sent me a free microphone grill / plug that looks cool in the dash (it is a slightly different surface that makes it look a little lighter but not obvious in the flesh) and makes Bluetooth calls easy and clear too.

Great combo, shame the M4 didn’t back in

Damn, a Tech 1 and a Tech 2 #goals

Damn @Olaf you have my sensible dream garage - F25 / E46 runabout and a Lachs E30 2 door 👌

$3,500 I would be looking at a mid 2000's Mazda Axela / 3. Good reliable practical cars, if a little boring.

Luckily I don't do too many miles in the thirsty E30 - chuck $50 of premium in every few weeks and its all good. Wife advised however it was $190 to fill the even thirstier Audi today which was a bit of a shock - I do have a work fuel card but don't like to thrash it too much, especially mainly working from home these days. Maybe a modern small displacement turbo for her next - PHEV would be nice but we only have one off street park and that is for the E30.

From memory, need to be within 0.5 of OEM camber spec for the car for cert.

My guess is $21k

Nice, little ducktail on the rear and LCI style LED tails would look great too.

You didn’t grab those style 32s did you?

@Chillin Will I be seeing this hooning around the Shore? 😎