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Never has an Aventador been so invisible!

Today I gave the car an oil change with Penrite HPR5 5w/40 (thanks Repco sale) a new Hella Oil Level sensor, a new Mann oil filter and a fresh cabin filter. Also did a smoke test for vacuum leaks (more out of interest than concern) with a smoke machine I bought on Trade Me a few weeks ago - no leaks! Thanks to @zero and that 50s kid for the idea. Was out at the JDM vs Euro meet with a few E46 bros from Facebook yesterday enjoying the sunshine too - an incredible McClaren Senna was there, only to be outdone when the only Senna LM in Australasia showed up ?

Its an odd car, kind of seems like it was much loved / had plenty spent a few years ago but has been a bit neglected for a while

I don't think I've seen a decent 330ci manual go for less in the past year TBH

Couple of pretty special cars there!

Up the budget - this is a bargain IMO https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2825486072?bof=b1GbOlw1

Scary sh*t... Not as bad as this, but last year my wife was driving along in a residential 50 zone and an old SUV full of young guys overtook, side swiping her as they went and just carried on laughing. Probably stolen cars on both counts I would guess.

I must say, this Audi is cursed! Been at Panel Beaters all week and was supposed to be taking it up North this afternoon but now it won't be ready Monday as some extra part hasn't arrived... Also has a CEL for O2 sensor, leaking VCG and needs a door control module which the dealer is 'sorting' albeit in an extremely slow and frustrating fashion... At least the E46 is looking nice today ?

Have you seen the black one on Trade Me? Its also here on Bimmersport. Looks like a very well sorted car

Check out 'Mewant wheel wrap' on Ebay for your wheel type - heaps of options. I've bought two from them, first was pleather (as a tester of sorts) and was a lot thicker - this real leather one is a bit thinner and very nice indeed.

Fair enough, my second effort was definitely better than the first, but not perfect - luckily I went black stitching on black... Your car must be a little weapon on the back roads!

Not sure about OP but you can get real leather wraps in custom styles (smooth / perforated / suede / centre stripes) from ebay for under $100 which fit like a glove and DIY in a few hours. The alcantara bits I imagine cost a little more.

Looks good man, steering wheel wrap is such a good mod.

Some goodies from Germany arrived, a few weeks sooner than expected too ?

Looks so good! Those ACS Type 2's are my dream wheels... bit spendy though nowadays judging from the last set I saw on TM...

Such a handsome shape - late 90's early 2000's BMW were on their game.

I would imagine a modern diesel turbo works great with the 8 speed auto for a commuter. I daily a manual, but I am lucky enough to schedule my day to avoid rush hour traffic...

Bland 318i auto coupe in average condition for $12k ?

Haha just saw it and came here to see if anyone had seen it. Interesting mileage history, reregistered and SMG, wonder what the deal is. Cheap as though.

I'm not so sure on the FCP vs Schmiedmann pricing but I know FCP is always pretty sharply priced, has plenty of choice and the shipments arrive in a week (Thanks Fed Ex), GST free from the US at good shipping rates.

Perfect timing, cheers!

Gorgeous car, Alpina wheels are the best ?

Hard to comment on value without knowing condition and maintenance done - compared to others on the past year or so these two are both cheap. I would less concerned with 145km vs 195km on a 20 year old car TBH, condition is more important.

Theres a Blue Msport on Trademe for not much more that looks like way better value. And it's in AKL. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2806020441?bof=DQgWLR7D Aside from the low kms, this silver one is about as undesirable as a 330ci gets IMO. If you want a $4K 330ci, good idea to have another $2k at least put aside as well.

@Arron Thanks man - nice wheels but probably not what I'm after (colour / width / condition) - would maybe view them if I was in CHC to check how the colour looked but all good ?