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@Contrails that yellow one being a bit of a mutt could be a good candidate for an S54 swap or something similarly awesome and sacreligious.

E30 you have these options I believe: Front - 3mm lower and 3mm and 9mm upper. Rear 5/7.5/10 or any combo really and E36/E46 pads look essentially the same.

As above, auto plus loud exhaust = fail. Just take it to any muffler / exhaust shop and get them to install a no-brand 'sports' muffler and see how you like it. If you want it louder you can go back and get resonators removed. A muffler delete will sound like arse.

It has a little plus inflation / interest rates, but the only M325i that hasn't shifted in the blink of an eye in the last 12 months or so is the Silver Tech 1 dealer flip that was asking $70k now asking $60k - clearly too high. Mtech1 is very rare and Black is THE colour for a lot of people.

Gotta be $45k Black / Tech 1 / winning

@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.