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^^ E53 4.8is - niiice!

I'm stunned and shattered. Sanjay was the ultimate enthusiast. Yes his knowledge of local BMW's, particularly e24, e34, e31, e39 M5, was truly next level. But his ability to recall particular cars, their owners and locations, and time period they owned them was mind boggling. And he would rattle off local build and import numbers like you wouldn't believe. For those that didn't know, Sanjay was an ex-pat living in the States. I connected with him several years ago when I cheekily PM'd him enquiring about his 840ci (he had mentioned in a post that it was still here). Within minutes of passing on contact details he gave me the first call of what would become many. Although conversations where mainly talking cars, there were many times of just chatting about life. Sanjay was a ball of excitement and enthusiasm, always freely passing on his knowledge and advice. We looked forward to one day meeting kanohi ki te kanohi, tangata ki te tangata (in person) to talk about and drool over cars. Alas, this was not meant to be. Our connection was over the e31 - I was constantly picking his brain! "My 840ci was a keeper" he would always say (he was fastidious about it and it was one of the better, if not best, examples) until... he acquired his e39 M5 Dinan. Not that long ago, he did let his 840ci go so in his honour, I share with you 'his 8' ... Rest In Paradise my brother and until we meet...

Did a Bimmersporter buy it? Bahaha 🤣🤣🤣

Can honestly say that this is an excellent example - would buy it back (again!) if I didn't have the e60 M5 ☹️ GLWS!

What about this as an alternative? - https://www.repco.co.nz/oils-fluids/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/penrite-10-tenths-premium-10w-60-engine-oil-5l-fs10w60005/p/A1262679 Disclaimer: my knowledge and interpretation of oil specs and associated science = below zero %. i.e. I have no idea what 10w-60 actually means other than it is original spec/grade 🤣

Last time I was at the local dealership I asked, out of curiosity, about what the recommended oil for the v10 is. Their reply was that full synthetic 5w-30 is now recommended - and is for most of the high performance engines. I’m too scared to put this in after having rod bearings done 😢

Be aware that the value is $1k NZD when Duty and GST (on the order and shipping) is charged/due for the order to be cleared through Customs. This will need to be paid before it is released to local courier for delivery. Since FCP changed to exclusively using UPS, I try to keep orders below the $NZD threshold - UPS are the ones who collect the taxes on behalf of the taxman and are pretty strict in doing so. Wish FCP would be friends with FedEx again... 🤣

Agree! But not $45k nice lol

My read of the thread is that a motor and trans with 120kms was installed (along with the M5 goodies) in 2019 - the car had travelled 270kms at the time of the swap. So, lower km engine/trans than what the chassis is. Was really impressed with this build back in 2019 and still am, other than the red interior :-(. e39 540i Tourings don't come up that often either! Non-vanos = probably one less thing to fix haha!

According to Carjam, this was at 196kms in Dec 2020... it must be getting cheaper 🤣

My 2c - This is a case of how much someone is willing to pay for it, with or without knowing its history, not what this is worth. So with this knowledge, offer $10-15k and be done with it haha 🤣

Well not anymore Mr Prince! 🤣😎 “I said first would be my pleasure to know who you are And do I have to use my tokens or do you have a car Well my name is the Prince and I'm a great rap star You don't have to use your tokens I've got a Jaguar”

840 + 6-speed is the bees knees! but the 850csi is the holy grail of the e31!! I was told that there were six NZ new manual 840's (excl the converted one), one is de-reg and at least one is now in Oz. So having two of four remaining is pretty 'rare' in my book - if you find one, I would be keeping them, ah I mean it!! 😎

Just hope there is no rust - that would make compliance fun, not lol And hope this gets saved regardless of investment v roi rational 😎

Curious , Who are the nz agents? Have a set of B8’s for an e31 - was recommended option (not a CSI but has factory m-sport springs apparently) when I bought them. But on other forums, owners say they are a harsh ride and get them revalved to a more comfort setting. Don’t want to put them the ride is horrible - factory ride is quite nice! And yeah, I’m at that stage in life! lol