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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? 😎

Guessing its the same as E30, I just dribbled a bit in there and lathered a little on the shock before putting it in.

Had a great little E30 meet in Drury yesterday - some wicked cars on display, especially the V8 Beast @WYZEUP Watching Magnus Walker rip on his vintage Porsches on Youtube motivated me to take her out for a spanking this morning and test out the new shocks and springs. Great fun blasting around the rural roads around Coatsville / Waimauku and Helensville - this old M20 just keeps pulling hard to the redline and loves it - has really been singing since @BMTHUG adjusted the valve clearances. New suspension is good too - firm enough for fun but not too crashy - its never going to ride as well as my E46, but no issues at all. Couldn't resist a little photo shoot of course.

Just binged this thread - what a build!

Looks good! Yes, I imagine 205 on an 8J may be slightly less tractable than on a 7J but I think if I get decent tyres (PS4 / Eagle F1) it won't be an issue unless I provoke it.