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I had the Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 on my GTI and rated them for the $$. I have Hankook V12 Evo 2 on my 330ci now and they are great for under a grand a set (235/40/18 square) - loads of dry grip, quiet and decent in wet. Hyper seem to have had 40% off tyres since Covid hit - can get a set of 18" PS4 for $1150 which is pretty good!

Absolutely stunning E30 - dream car for me and perfect spec

My lost AP suspension shocks and springs cost $800 via Demon Tweeks landed (well, lost!) whereas Speedfactor was $880. Pretty sharp pricing as a lot of importers here like to mark up 100%.

Damn that WOF sheet! Makes me feel good about only being pinged on indicator condensation at VTNZ this week ?

These stock in M Sport E46? I have one in mine and feels great, especially with the poly steering coupler

It was still really nice when I checked it out last year - fitment is a bit aggressive (18x8.5 ET13) and coilovers won't be to everyone's taste but it rode pretty well and had a great stance. Few stone chip touch ups, minor paintless dent removal and it would look amazing. Felt a fair bit more sluggish than mine but 2.93 vs 3.38 diff will do that.

Impressive, and a PS4 as well

My Demontweeks order finally got refunded so have ended up purchasing locally via Speedfactor. DC Performance are another UK retailer with a great range and prices - have not ordered through them but were very responsive when I got a shipping quote for sending a shock and spring kit here.

Agree, Fed Ex have been exceptional throughout IMO.

Fair enough man, looked awesome at the meet and they are not making them anymore!

The Edge 5w30 is often on sale as well. Supercheap / Repco are like Briscoes with their RRP / savings on oil...

I may be a bit biased but have to say the E39 / E46 / E38 era was a very very good one for BMW design

Ill give it a go, does not get too cold in Auckland and I always make sure the car is warm before getting on with it.

I thought it was best to stick with GL4 for these boxes?

Little update in this. I spoke to Bellars Motor works about this who recommended talking to the Gearbox Factory in West Auckland. Had them do a good road test and then later booked in for a hoist check. They think the manual conversion was probably done with a single mass flywheel which is just inherently noisier / transmits more gear noise and didn't seem to think its an issue. So comfortable with that I guess.

Some JDM greats in that garage for sure! NSX and FD are some of the best looking Japanese cars every made. Very, very cool indeed.

Thats a good old fashioned score

Same with mine, they look all... Blotchy / Patchy. Going to recover mine soon.

Yeah... Looks like it, Parcel Force have been terrible throughout to be honest, keep. Suggesting it's a Covid delay and to be patient when they can't produce a scan for almost 8 weeks... Through lockdown I've been consistently getting FCP orders inside a week from the states. I think it helps that FCP use Fed Ex who have a local network here I.e don't need to hand over to NZ Post.

It's hard to say to be honest, placebo and all... It definately sounds faster! I was also able to get the back out a touch on a hard 1st to 2nd shift in the dry whereas before it would only chirp the tyres. Main idea was get some sound without making the car slower ?

Never driven them but 156 and 159 are such beautiful sedans...

This weekend put a short ram intake in and fully insulated the heat shield then put in a poly Steering coupler. Car sounds better and steers better ?

This afternoon also installed an Ireland Engineering poly Steering coupler. Had to drill out the rivets in the factory one and bolt this bad boy in place. Job wa a bit more niggly than expected but got it all sorted. Only got out for a quick test around the block and felt tight and direct, not harsh at all - steering was a little spongy before at times so hoping this comes into its own on the open road.

I narrowly missed out on buying this back in August last year - I offered $10k as a back up offer but sale with guy who saw it first went through... Very nice in the jet black on certed coil-overs and the concave ACS wheels. NZ New factory manual as well... Asking price is a stretch as I don't recall the car having any of the 'normal' E46 preventative maintenance done aside from Rocker Cover Gasket. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2645698075.htm?rsqid=788245905b3d4ac09b318a3bf800facb-001 I love the car I ended up with but still think about this beauty from time to time... Interested to see what it sells for, he got it for $10K and does not appear to have touched it in 9 months.

Great buy - I saw this on TM as well and thought it looked like great value - few km, but the N52 has a great rep. M Sport, with the sports leather instead of the marmite velour, sunroof, better MV3 alloys and no i drive. Hope it serves you well - can't believe how cheap E90 6 cylinders are getting.