Olly B

Thanks for the advice so far. The $27k stated is including all fees plus a little extra to cover unforeseen costs. I've done my research into all costs including shipping, insurance, compliance, customs entry fees and GST on all of the above. Shipping at this stage seems fine and unaffected, I've had a couple quotes with both companies saying ships are still departing weekly. I did see the one on Trade me you linked but it seems very fishy to me. $29,500 for 58000kms seems ridiculous! Surely there's something up with it or information he's withholding - crashed etc? SIV requirements state: "The vehicle’s make and model has been (or was) manufactured in annual volumes of 20,000 units or less (evidence must be supplied with this application)." The E46 M3 from what I gather was produced from 2000 - 2006 and a total of 85,766 units so that is well within the ruling on numbers. Unfortunately I dont have much stuff to bring home to make shipping worth while, a surfboard and snowboard to lay inside the cabin and that's about it. Otherwise that would be a great idea. This is the actual listing btw: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201911144373691?fromSavedAds=true&advertising-location=at_cars&newApplicationVersion=true All very good things to think about before I make a D. Thanks again for your help!

Hi All, Very new on here and looking for some advice. I'm currently living in the UK and moving home to NZ next month and am looking into purchasing an E46 M3 to bring home. I've checked out a silver, 2003, SMG, coupe with 92k miles (148,000km). It has full service history and has also had a thorough inspection which has come back fine; no under body rust, no cracking in rear sub-frame, no modifications, recall free, SMG shifting smoothly, so seems to tick all the major boxes. Have done my research and I should be able to import it under the Special Interest Vehicle category as it wont pass the Euro 4 requirement for a standard import. I've worked out i should land it on the road in NZ for under $27,000 all up. I'm very new to the market for these epic machines so I just want some advice from the experts if you think this is worth doing, and what a car like this is likely to be valued at in NZ? I plan on garaging it and using it as a weekend toy so as to keep it in good nick and keep the KMs low. Any help would be very much appreciated!