E28E30

On 5/2/2021 at 10:42 PM, leichtbau said:

One of the first four M325i's into NZ, all of them Polaris Silver 1986 models. Note the 14" weaves they all originally came on. Of the other three, we all know Hybrid's car, another of them lived in Melbourne with a sister tec-1 UK 325i Sport (now since sold and replaced by an E30 M3 (s14m325i on instagram). The third is coming up to 550xxx KM (!).

Hi Harm, does that mean the smiley headlights were fitted at some later date?

Your knowledge is encyclopaedic:)

3 hours ago, NZ BMW said:

Glad I’m not the only one who was thinking this... you could pick up an early 2000s 911 for that money (996) - the headlights are not to everyone’s taste but they are great cars. 
 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/porsche/auction-3045857080.htm

Wow that is supremely tidy, and Miles is a great guy at Cooper Cars. He keeps it small and has interesting stock.

Put some money away for IMS change or a warranty.  

50 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

And rarer too apparently...

Didn’t the Tech 2 body kit end up being available on other models at the end, so it was no longer “exclusive” to the M325i? Pretty sure only the M325I had the Tech I kit.

I think so.  There were four doors new in NZ with the kit; and have seen pre-LCI 4 doors with the M Tech I kit.

Not sure if the listing is correct on that silver one as I thought there were older M Tech Is? May have been something else or several batches of these awesome cars 

e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.php/325i-Sport

Thank you

To not quote Phil O’Reilly’s post, defo not rich but love E30s.  I think the M325i is the most perfect looking version but have only had lowly 318i (M10 and ?M40) versions.  My Dad had an LCI 320i and since the 80s have wanted a 325i hah.

It seems Covid-19 travel restrictions and paper wealth on property is driving things sky high 😕

Wish I had bought that blue mint 525e a member had a while back, E28 520i was my first BMW, the “click” on the door handle awww

8 minutes ago, APT said:

Why doesn’t this have a sunroof ? I thought all genuine M325i’s have them. 

Hello forum, newly joined.

It appears there’s a batch of NZ new ones without them and without rear head rests.

I bid up to $43k on the red one that sold yesterday for over $60k and drove it, was nice, some work to do on it but nice.  It had no sunroof or rear headrests either.

Interesting also that the M Tech II M325i models new in NZ seem to have dealer fitted rear high stop brake lights as the rear spoiler would hide the usual LCI factory one.  I thought it was odd on the red one but this charcoal one seems the same?