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A wholesale and marketing division owned by whom?

I thought Gerry Hodges had one, or is his another limited edition?

A friend has an E46, no cup holders, what's the best solution. Interior is tan leather if that helps.

And for the same car, best bluetooth solution, Dynavin?

Thought we had a buyers guide for these somewhere but can't find it in a search.

I had a look at one and it had a shimmy through the wheel at about 85km/h, is this the same problem as the E34, bushes? The drivers door mirror is delaminating also (the glass), easy/cheap repair?

It will go through a pre purchase check if I go ahead, just curious about those two items.

As a reference, there was a tidy looking nz new 98 or 99 528i done 177kms at the car fair last week for 4500ono. Leather etc, looked well looked after.

I like the look of the 7, but compared with what's on the market, I think it's still a wee bit much for what it is. Not sure though. And the blue leather? I guess you can get used to anything. I can't see why a 740 should be more expensive than a 540 to maintain, anyone differ on this?

Either would be more than big enough.

And that 2002 540 looked like good value.

An FT86. Rear 3/4 angle really does look mini Ferrari.

I'm looking around for something new as a family car.

These have caught my eye, what obvious problems are there other than cooling system woes, budget to eliminate that problem?

Trans? I know of at least one that was rebuilt for $7-8k at relatively low kms. That doesn't appeal, regular problem?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=508363363

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=508642577

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=508642861

I think this is well over priced for a 13/14 year old car even if it has low kms, thoughts?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=508642861

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=510367220

I can't find a single positive review for these anywhere, anyone?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=510987393

I won't bore you with the non BM stuff, look forward to comments.

I was at Turners today, watched 32 cars go through. 2 sold. The rest were no bids, or low bids and there were some decent cars. Even the 2 that sold were relatively cheap. Looked like a buyers market.

Back on TM Glenn. Was on my watch list, now you have me curious.

If they do, I have a set of bottle caps in tidy condition with tyres. 5-6mm of tread from memory. Yours for $120.

11/100k for commuting and I think that's quite good. In the 7s on a trip

Bumpers are supposed to be body coloured and the drooping valance is because it's caught a kerb or car park stop thing and broken the clips. Trust me on the last bit!

Some internal shots would be good.

He's certainly keeping the rims safe.

I'd have it without the M badge, a 318i badge on the back and on bottlecaps.

Thanks, it does look like an easy repair, but kids and work don't really leave me enough time to buy a soldering iron etc and burn myself.

Driving to Brents sounds easier.

Cheers anyway.

Parked car, everything worked, got back in, display dead, pushed auto and it came back to life, then flashed and went extremely dim. Parked again, got back in, nothing at all. Fan doesn't work, no buttons work.

Stuffed?

Is this my best bet?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-500805605.htm

Easy to take out/refit?

Cheers.

Then again, if it's one of 25 as the interweb suggests (although I note no AMG rocker covers), maybe it's worth a bit more.

Or you could try this for little more.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-494788035.htm

IMHO, a ridiculous price.

I think they're a great looking car, but have had two friends with them who have both had ignition (relay?) failures, at a cost of $3k each, plus delivery time for parts.

The last one of these I saw on TM was about $17k. Left hook isn't great either.

Looks like a Stilo Abarth, 2.4 5 cylinder. Probably has the fiat version of selespeed which may be why it's on the side of the road.

I know of a nz new black msport kitted 328i manual with leather that sold late last year for $45-4700. They're out there. Full history on that too with about 170kms.

Well they both have 4/5 seats and an AMG badge, but otherwise, yeah.

Fixed. Thank you WD-40.

Buy the S55 AMG I have. 368kw, 700nm. 0-100 in 4.6.