Sammo

Similar to housing market I guess. Supply, demand, hype, FOMO and cheap money. Add a bit of nostalgia into the mix, and that these people have a bit of coin (or equity) now. I do get it for a mint Tech1/2, but ridiculous when every man and his dog think their scruffy, neglected 318i sedan is now a gold mine. It’s happening to any other desirable jap performance car from the 90s as bad or worse. $40k for a 1JZGTE chaser, anyone?

Yeah, most likely - newer shape Msport wagons tend to be more in the mid 20's and up. E91 is a great shape though, but I would go for a 325i all day. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/3039622482?bof=o9g6gfaT

This is the older E91 shape - this generation 4 cyl 320i motors are not known for their reliability. 325i is same price, more reliable and more powerful.

What are we guessing for the black Tech2? Looks very clean, but not concourse and kind of feels like the recent Mtech frenzy has died down a little. I'm going with $35K.

2012 is a model changeover year I believe. F31 - (newer shape) yes, buy it E91 - more likely - (old shape) Poor value and a poor engine choice - get a 325i

Style 32's look great on 330ci but still a little tight. If you can get a non staggered set of 18x8 ET20 with 225/40/18 you should be fine. Unless you're talking about the non-dished ones of course!

@bmwclassic 😍

8.5 and ET10 is possible but very aggressive and you will need to have stretched tyres, gaurd roll and lots of camber to avoid rubbing. If you're not lowered, it will probably fit but will look pretty Mexiflush. I'm on 18x8.5 ET30 with 235/40/18 and I'm very very close to rubbing front and rear and will rub on big dips at speed (and that's an empty car with 5kg / 8kg springs). Unless you're all in on these wheels, I would find something in the 35 range (stock offset is actually in the high 40's range)

Interior coming together nicely!

@zero ?

I had both my side skirts painted for $400 (including removal, assembly and new clips etc) - thought it was spendy at the time, but maybe not. This was at Scratchbuster's in Wairau.

Turbo definitely makes sense for heavier / lazier cars and autos. Less of an issue with manuals I believe as you tend to hold the gears longer.

Like just the screen? Plenty of OEM looking Android options for E39 / E46 - I'm running wireless carplay in mine.

Cert or not, I think for $8K it will be gone very quick - Tidyish, clean interior, M42, manual with some quality parts on it... Looks better than half of the slower 320i's *trying* for $10k+

Was one of these at Caffeine and Classics in AKL on Sunday (along with 500 odd other beauties) - a stunning design - simplicity is best!

Definitely a 2.5 that someone has added the badges to. Get the VIN from the plate on Carjam then punch it into an online Vin decoder: https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/wbabt32020ls21514

Max Thrust angle = -0.02' ?

I have two in my Glovebox 🤣

Their machine has been broken since Covid apparently. I went to Autoalign / RaceAlign in Mt Wellington a few months back, on the advise of many here - very quick and only $80 plus GST Only comment is my front toe had a fair variance (Left 0.9mm / Right 0.3mm with brand new Tierods) but car seems pretty good?

I think that was owned by a Bimmersporter and had much higher kms - plate 321BHP or something?

A potential challenger 🤔

3.0 but very low kms? If condition matched kms I imagine a pretty decent price these days.

Nice, you could get some cloth recaros in a finish not too out of place to the stock trim? Or retrimmed recaros but that would be $$$. I feel dark green is a more classic colour a little better suited to the older school tech 1 look? Let’s be real though, Tech 1 and tech 2 are both stunning in any colour 👌

Has a more beautiful BMW been made?

I’m happy with my Hankook V12 Evo 2s for daily and spirited (not silly) street driving. Will likely get PS4s next however as they seem like the best tyre at a decent price point and available in so many sizes.