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Not sure if it rings true for M3s, but my E46 spring research usually showed. H&R sport = mild drop, slightly moreso in the front, slightly firmer spring rates Eibach Prokit = mild drop, slightly more even drop (not rake) and more comfort You will have seen they also do 'Race' and 'Sportline' respectively which are lower and firmer, but not ideal for stock shocks.

I had my Supersprint Muffler installed there and a secondary decat done - no issue with the quality of work and end result, (very happy) but was impossible to pin them down on a quote and shock horror, the cost blew out with lots of calls mid-job about difficulties etc etc. Maybe I wasn't, but kind of felt like I got taken for a ride. No Eftpos either. I used them as they were 5 minutes from the office - YMMV

@Ghost Chip Seen this one? Looks like a bit of a project but a cool colour, can come with either dove grey or black seats and has an option to come with a complete ZF manual conversion... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/480653246389701/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks&tracking={"qid"%3A"6955732337357878778"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"527585097353045659"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A527585097353045659%2C\"target_type\"%3A6%2C\"primary_position\"%3A0%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A8470670935102324736%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A501%2C\"value\"%3A0%2C\"upsell_type\"%3A21%2C\"grouping_info\"%3Anull}"}

And now showing as 'sold pending payment' Without wheels, but still must have been $12-13k for a 316i inside two days. Wow.

Swap interior and bumpers onto 325 and away you go!

Aunty Cindy needs to release a Brightline test for E30s

And another 100hp

Nice wagons, especially in LCI / Facelift which a 2011 will be. the N52 engine is very reliable too by BMW standards. $18k sounds like quite a bit however, although you would be paying for the low kms. if you’re feeling more dangerous (more power, more maintenance), you could easily get a nice 335i wagon for that money. And if you get it from a dealer and leave it stock, a mechanical warranty will be money well spent.

@Olaf is making that stunning Red 318is that someone (Bimmersporter?) picked up for $20-22k last year a bargain...

So the red Tech 2 went from $45K to $64K in the last hour? Four bidders bidding over $62K.

Haha - well done!

Fitted new Lemforder Tierod's last weekend and got a fresh Alignment at RaceAlign on Monday. With Suspension now pretty sorted, decided to put in some 98, inflate the side bolsters up and give her a good, sustained spanking. Went for a blast out to the Manakau Heads Lighthouse which (after the hideous Southern Motorway traffic) was fantastic - brilliant views, no traffic and some pretty fun (if a little sketchy) roads. Car was great - really happy with it - didn't miss a beat, flat and direct, but compliant, heaps of feedback and with the 3.38 diff, plenty of power for me on these types of roads. A bit much tramlining for my liking, but a lot of that would have been the nature of the crappy roads. Only bummer was the speeding ticket and 20 demerits doing 98 in what I had assumed was a 100kph zone in Drury. Oh well, could have been worse 😜

Thanks - huge amount of work refurbishing them! Its an Aliexpress Android unit, but I'm running wireless carplay on it via a hidden USB dongle.

Armrest delete FTW 😬

Absolute stunner - a true Gentleman's express.

@GorGasm There was this impressive display of 4 different colour mint, stock B5 RS4s at the Brit and Euro show a few weeks ago. Excuse the crappy wide angle photo trying to fit them in, was quite impressive in person!

Quite an expensive paddock basher!

@Ghost Chip

I used a ‘pass through’ 22m socket on mine, a spanner on the socket outer hex and an Allen/ hex socket through the middle on the strut with the torque wrench on it (if that makes any sense). should be able to find pass through sockets locally?

With Ohlins too? Stunner!

Not sure on basketweaves widths - 7-7.5? would going to 225/50 or something within a few % of rolling circumference be feasible?

$12k for an E36 328i... I would want it to be mint and mechanically fully sorted - he didn't seem to even know if the cooling system had been sorted - not the best indication from a M52 / M54 owner.

I think theres only about 40-50kg between a similar 36 and 46? I saw someone selling a ZF manual box alone the other day for $2K - days of cheap manual swaps are gone I think.

@adro Refurbed but in gunmetal?- saw on marketplace and remembered this thread.

Factory Clubsport spoiler is a little controversial - quite ‘aftermarket’ looking. this is a better angle.