Palazzo

You mean like the 2011 X1 that "sold" last week for $10,100 being offered for $10k?

There’s a 318is manuel (deliberately misspelt as that’s how it is on FB) in Whitianga for $2350 and a much lower km one in Wgtn for $2.5k ono.

BringaTrailer

I think yours is better Brent, both ends. Thought I’d seen another one recently.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m3/listing/2501074263 Wonder if anything is salvageable?

99% certain it’s from when first registered. I vaguely remember looking at something that was over 20 years old from Japan, but it had only been registered in Japan when it was about 4 years old (presumably imported from somewhere else), so it couldn’t come in.

Where are these evaluations coming from. 2 grand for a non crashed Evo?? You'd be hard pressed to buy a factory manual 330i with a blown engine for 3k let alone an Evo M3 $2k for a 400,000km car with no motor. Dave asked what it was worth in people's opinions, that's mine if I was to bother making it a good, driveable car again. Yes, it's worth more in parts, if they are in ok condition and not shagged from 400,000 gently driven kilometres.

This, but in Auckland. http://www.pickapart.co.nz/webpage/WebPage.asp?Ref=10381&VehicleID=964&SeriesID=138

I neither love nor hate. Just what it would be worth to me. I was quoted $3k to do a head gasket on a 328i, so given some sort of M based parts price hysteria, I would think more. And at that mileage, while it’s apart, you may as well do everything, rings, bearings, vanish, etc etc.

$8-10k for an engine rebuild? $1500 to tidy up the interior? What condition is the gearbox in? Then you have a 400,000 km M3? Worth $15k? Plus hassle, so $2k?

What's that saying, "A cheap, reliable, fast car?" Choose two only.

Like Pickapart. Have heaps of e46 stuff.

Is this off the Ti? There were 4 at Zebra on Friday.

There are 2.5 ones which are probably fun if they had a manual. But the 4 cyl ones are dying at a fast rate. Watched something on YouTube about old cars and how some had become desirable despite being thought of as crap when they were a dime a dozen, then saw 4 of these lined up being wrecked. I can’t see it myself, but you never know I suppose. I won’t mourn them.

There are 9 at Zebra/Pick a part right now, there’s always at least one when I check on line. The 4 cylinder ones seem to be hopelessly unreliable, someone I worked with spent $6k on hers in 12 months, gave up and sold it for $3k (silly really, should have had at least 6 months of trouble free motoring left). Will they ever become loved or just fade away? And does the E90 320i face the same fate?

Not really, another friend had a bf for 130,000k with zero going wrong. My uncle ran a Territory Turbo for 140,000k with nothing wrong either, but keep up the generalising.

Great generalisation. I’ve done 74,000k in the Falcon and replaced the diff bush only apart from servicing. A mate is on his second Ranger, after 134,000k combined, he’s had a window regulator fail under warranty. 135i/335i owners please step up with “routine” maintenance.

I did a 53m straight line (ish) twin wheel skid in the Falcon with an open diff. Gave up when I wasn’t sure I’d catch it Then bought new rears the following month. That was auto too @M3AN

Try selling a car for over $20k, your pool of cash buyers is minute. Especially for something a bit challenging. Or you’ll get hit with “$20k cash bro?” On a car with an asking of $30k. Then there’s a slightly larger pool who are “keen as” if they can get finance. $5k for a dealer markup. Minus $1k for negotiations, minus $1k contingency for what they didn’t realise was wrong on the car they bought/traded, minus a bit more for overpaying on the trade in “its worth more than that bro” and let’s call it $2.5k. Minus 1/3 on tax. So if you can sell it in a month, you’ll still need to find another $800-1000 for the month to pay the groomer. Before you pay your rent, your salesmen and yourself. I’m no particular fan of dealers, but they have to make a living. I think they’ve over priced that ‘vert and will end up holding on to it for a while and probably the Byzanz one too. Is this the same dealer that had the ‘96 Schnitzer kitted 540i for sale for $29995 for about 5 years?

Seems fair value for what I think is the only 4wd V12 made.

I looked at them before my last car, 60kms NZ new and had had two hpfps, friend imported one and it needed it within 1500km, so it does occur here. Add vanos solenoids to the list.

Sure, if it's no problem. I'm a month away from doing anything, but I always research (procrastinate) for ages before hand.

Yes. About 225kw and 600nm.

Is that the one for sale in Chch? There’s a couple down there I think?

Did the e70 get rebuilt?