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    Pair of Stanfred 850kg car ramps. Good condition with minor paint blemishes - see pics (Will post pics later today). Were apparently only used a couple of times. 
    Bought these off Trademe over the weekend. Didn’t realise that the bmw’s are too low for them. 
    $80 - only looking to get back what I paid for them. 
    Pick up preferred (Porirua) or happy to drop off in the Wellington region. 

    Car Ramp 3.jpg

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    Car Ramp 1.jpg

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    Have seen the wreckage of a single car where there were multiple deaths a number of years ago. It was a ‘few’ days after the accident. It was in a storage facility and still had the obvious signs of the carnage to all occupants.

    Putting something like this 'up for sale' to recover costs is beyond my comprehension, let alone buying something like this to scavenge parts off - no thank you. 

    Every wreck has a story I suppose…

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    Did the dealership ‘claim expenses’ if they did the restoration?

    Intentional tax avoidance on the $90k of ‘profit’, ahh-hem,  ‘personal income’?

    Wonder if IRD is gonna come calling next… 🤣

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    ^Cheers! That would make it on sale for $30k circa 97 and then $7k roughly middle 2010’s if memory serves me correct.  Probably not that much of a bargain then haha. 

    still reckon it would be a fun car to have , conditional on replacing the wheels and rest of the ugly standard stuff 🤣

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    My first e39 was a 535i, NZ new. Really enjoyed it as it was very capable as an everyday driver, even in auto guise. Had a VR Senator at the same time and they were completely different cars although they had similar power figures. Found the 3.5 V8 was more refined with enough oomph for daily use, and even got it past 190kmh once haha (and got passed by an e63 M6!)

    I reckon this is bargain and huge bang for buck - very tempting and would be cool upgrading it to 'm-sport' spec!

    Wonder if this is the UK imported one that Angus & Burrell, in Wellington, sold a couple of times...

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    8 minutes ago, Holcal said:

    I have strangely found that I'm quite happy cruising behind slow cars with the knowledge that if I want to, I can easily go past, but mostly don't. 

    This 100%! Tales me back to when i purchased an E60 m5. Told the dealer “its not so much about trying to take everything on the road. Its now about knowing that i can if i want too - but don’t!” 😎

    Welcome and great to see a 5-series GT. I think they’re quirky cool and practical! 

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    Anyone who was once young figured out that more noise increases the likelihood that you where going to score - figuratively so to speak 😂

    Anyone who has since matured - relatively speaking - has realised that more noise also equals more attention haha 🤣

     

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    1 hour ago, m325i said:

    I reckon the play is buy two cheap ones. What are the chances the exact same things break on both? 

    However, the (money) pitfall to be aware of with this scenario is that when you do something to one, you will do the same to the other, then vice versa. Thats when the money go-round begins, and you can’t stop it haha 🤣

    my 2c if you are seriously considering an e60 M5 is - do it! 

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