Palazzo

I was referring to Gull.

Based on what?

$15k + 50% to make it work? That sounds like a pass.

And then he drops the reserve and it's yours. Just bid $15k and the reserve will show at the end.

I like the duck tail ones. I've seen one here in body colour somewhere. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-COMPACT-DUCKTAIL-WING-318TI-323TI-rear-trunk-spoiler-bootlip-/163904918397

There was a red one that sat for ages, similar ks with an asking of $31,500. This looks to have been hardly used for a few years.

That’s a cool car.

Ex BS car.

I feel like the number plate is familiar? Is it a former Bimmersport car somewhere?

Probably better on Monroes than the 190k + shocks it was on.

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?