Sammo

Keeping the twilight theme, after a fresh coat of Menzerna.

@sjbglobal have you seen this one on Facebook? I dig the green TBH but may not be for everyone. 166km, Msport, looks pretty tidy.

@m325i Nice, and the GTiR (!!!)- Japanese cars were so wild in the 90s... what happened?

Back when a 1600 twin cam made you a bad boy ?

I'm not an expert, but my feeling is Facebook listing (e.g in E30 owners club pages) will be more realistic. Mint cars still sell quick for good money on Trade Me but then I think people see a mint manual listed then assume their tired auto 318i is worth $12k as a result. Join E30 Owners New Zealand Car Club on FB and put the feelers out.

The generation prior BFMR in the two tone white and grey were the TITS when I was a teenager

@qube yeah - I thought that was an odd detail to miss given the makeover its had and not everyone would realise. For the sake of $200 the car would actually be legal.

Some more detail here - what a beautiful car - I've wanted an Mtech 2 in this colour for almost half my life. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2831229303?bof=ehL1YVrI Gorgeous car.

Car got a fair bit of love in the past 3 days: Fresh oil / Cabin Filter / Oil Level Sensor Smoke test for vacuum leaks - all good New ///Msport door sills - old ones were very tatty Black BMW rego pouch from https://filthydog.co.nz/ beats the old orange VTNZ one Secondary cats removed - Supersprint has woken up a bit now - sounds great without being obnoxious at all Replaced old rusty wheel bolts with some gold bling - quite like them - thought I would try and looks good IMO with the gold interior

Saw it this weekend with a new plate - 'RASPY'

Fair enough, sorry dude - I knew as soon as I typed that It would end up being a Bimmersporter ?

The user who made that comment is the same guy who offered $14k for Secniv's E36 M3 (listed at $32,500) - so likely just a tool.

Fair enough! Very unusual - 3 nice manual coupes (2 very nice) just went up on FB this avo for $13k, $14k and $15k ?

Damn, wonder why its $1 reserve - looks great, Manual, low kms, 2005, great colour combo...

Just popped up on my Instagram feed - one for @Herbmiester

Yeah, I would prefer a 6cyl but I think given the rarity of a 318is and condition, looked good - went to an AKL member too so keen to see it sometime. Good luck!

Unfortunately by the time I'm in a position to get a 3rd car these will all be $25k

325i SE manual coupe in black on TM for $16k... Seems like a decent buy...

Stunning car - looks in top condition too

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