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Fortunately dealership was closed at 8pm haha. Sard was locked up but s pied it at the back. Seemed to be a good looking cosmetic example. Well from a distance, and in fading light the front quarter did ☺️

Will be driving through Sanson in a few hours. Hmmmm, wonder if the yard will be open ?

Hmmmm - will be in the BoP from next weekend for a couple of weeks... a day trip to Rotorua may be on the cards haha

Thanks @SmithyInWelly! Unfortunately it has developed an oil leak ?! Now I know its a real BMW haha Therefore - price drop - $2,200 ono. Still a good wagon for that ?! Will probably still use it up to Xmas - then park it up as I will be heading away.

Tempting! The colour combo of this one is cool! Palmy's not that far away Pete ☺️ and to mak the trip even more worthwhile there's a manual conversion kit there as well (hehe): https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1862443098 Hope your one gets sorted soon!

Cheers @Eagle! I bought this sight unseen and was pleasantly surprised by the overall cosmetic condition - and yes, the aftermarket stereo runs the interior aesthetic imo. What does it ride like? Driven about 1,000kms so far and I've been quite impressed the way this actually drives. Although its won't break any land speed records it rides quite smooth. It is not as tight as the 525i Msport I had a while ago but I was after practicality. I'm calling it my grandpa wagon - in both looks and 'driveability' haha. E39's are 'cheap as chips' now so yeah, I think its a good deal for a touring.

I purchased this on a bit of an impulse a few months ago (couldn't resist an E39 Touring!). Year: 2003 Kms: 180km Colour is silver, with black leather interior, wood trim, grey headlining and genuine BMW 16" alloys. Body and interior is in good condition that's in keeping with age and kms. Hey it is 15 years old so not everything will be perfect ? WoF expires Oct 2019, rego expires Dec 2019. It has an aftermarket Sony single DIN headunit however steering wheel controls no longer work. Cruise control isn't working - I suspect wiring was butchered when stereo was installed. Bad dash pixels and broken front cup holders - common on the E39. Has oil leaks - diagnosed by Auto 38 coming from rocker cover, inlet cam sensor O ring and sump gasket. Replaced all 6 spark plugs and one coil due to a misfire - thanks to Jon at Auto38! PRICE DROP due to leak - $1,800 firm for a stock standard e39 touring! Cheers!

No worries Pete. I go to him for all my AT servicing (and rebuilds haha). Zane/ATR seem to be the go to place for auto trans advice and work locally. He is the first person who gets mentioned by local garages, so that must be a good thing. He also is/was a X5 owner which should give you extra confidence. That reminds me - need to get the HSV booked in for a trans service before xmas! 1

At least you're in good hands Pete. Zane has rebuilt two holden transmission s for me and on both occasions rebuilt them stronger by using upgraded factory parts. Dealt with the MBI coompany which made the process relatively painless. As for the bullet point - I'm feeling your pain on this one ?... hopefully sorted soon ☺️

May have a 2003 525i Touring coming up for sale shortly ☺️. Although interior is black leather. It has a 'bit of an drive issue' at the mo and haven't quite decided just yet what I'm going to do with it when its been sorted...

Mate you stole it! Great score and looking forward to seeing it at an upcoming meet/catch up!

What a gorgeous M5! Love that colour too.

This is awesome. Wickedly awesome! @leebske you have a stable of awesomeness ? and I hope you get, or get close to, your asking price

Nice. If I was in the market I would consider this one: https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1686865623.htm?rsqid=8777f61e7f144332aae31497a11b1f7e A bit of a gamble here but mitigated some what by CGA coverage.

Unless its of the M3 family ?

Today on the way home form a Wellington group catch-up... a new M5... the ActiveHybrid model ?

Welcome aboard!

That's pretty awesome! Where do I get that kind of wheel and tyre combo from? Just so I can teach the Avalanche a party trick ?

@Gabe79 - at last something we can agree on ☺️. This is what HSV should've done with their Supercat version of the Colorado. Hope they get it right with the Camaro...

Awwwwww helllllllll yeeeeeeaaaahhhh! Makes absolutely no sense in the EV age but who gives a heck! I want one! Just cos haha!

Ever since owning a V8 Holden Adventra and now a HSV Avalanche I've always thought that they need to be manual. Was considering converting the HSV into a manual but that seems like too much of a mission. Over the last few days I've been reading about Transgo shift kits (something like this: http://www.turboindustries.com.au/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=4aae67c7-7a07-417e-b70b-045645ffd328) which has got me thinking is the way to go (eventually). From what I've read the Transgo 2 shift kit seems to be the most practical option as opposed to a full manual kit. The actual conversion seems straight forward. As I'm not that knowledgeable about these things - anyone had experience with this sort of thing? Good and bad points of conversion, what kind of cost would it be, what do I need to consider - torque converter, HD trans cooler, rebuild gearbox first, etc. Cheers

Cheers - thanks for that. Although not thinking of the CRD variant specifically,’ this does give me something to ponder over...

Welcome aboard! I'm interested in your comment re: Jeep GC CRD. Also curious - What did you like about it? Been having some thoughts lately of a Jeep GC ?

I have an idea of a funner game: how fast can you empty the tank? I literally have a blast playing this game ? From an ex-M5 and current multi V8 owner!

As the saying goes - "if there are no PICS, it doesn't exist" ?