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I've followed 2 325iMs this week and I know I've seen at least one on here.Anyone??

Same as Brent I suspect, buys them at Turners Damaged, or off people who are naive. He bought a 325i convertible with a "blown head gasket/major engine trouble" for about $3k. Flushed the radiator blockage out and presto, a good convertible. Nice guy actually and a good source of parts.

Will try it, but not sure anyone's too bothered. I assume in my ignorance that the brake light switch is connected to the pedal somewhere??

Hi William, Hoping to have it done next month, although I have my eye on another car, which would slow things down, monetarily speaking. Auckland Auto Trimmers in Grey Lynn were by far the best on price and also seemed very professional. They were (obviously) the cheaper quote above. I'm probably going to get the convertible done in leather. Their number is 376 4442 and they're in MacKelvie St. Cheers.

There's a guy selling a whole 520i manual (1987) on Trade Me. in Palmy I think. It's under BMW parts. Only $150 at the mo'. Sorry, tried to cut and paste the link, but have issues with a Mac at home and a PC at work. Good luck.

Once it's thru' the clearcoat/lacquer (whatever), you're pretty much screwed. Really hard to get out, which is why I clean the basket weaves with a toothbrush (no toothpaste tho'. there's a thought), much to the amazement of the neighbours.

Had 2 quotes for the convertible. $1500-1800 for BMW cloth, $1800-2800 for leather. Was $350 in BMW cloth for one front (sports) seat.

We have a '94 730i in the family, ex Singapore and have had it for 5.5 years. When you turn the lights on, the computer tells you the brake lights have failed. End of electrical faults. Did it when we bought it, still does, nothing else wrong and we've covered 100kms in it in that time, making it 150 odd in total. Like anything, it's luck of the draw. I've known NZ new cars with way worse faults. We've never even asked to get it fixed.

Most people seem to go for the Supra 'box, or Nissan (whatever goes on the back of a RB25DET) don't they? I know they're tough and can handle plenty of power. No idea how hard it is. I put 325iM springs and bilsteins in the convertible, best I can measure is 115mm to the jacking points/sills. I can now offer to grade gravel roads with the spoiler for a small fee. Minimal understeer, very flat cornering, lots of fun.

An S2000 is 240hp, with a 3 year 100,000km warranty and they're 6 years old. Peak power at 84, max engine speed, 85, sounds great.

SamAdams is good, try Macs Sassy Red, or Monteiths Celtis which are vaguely similar. Otherwise, Steinlager and don't give me that crap about hangovers, harden up.

Well, not the bedroom, but: A complete set of what I assume are standard springs/shocks for the convertible and that under dash panel (below steering wheel) after it fell on me on the trip to Raglan 3 weeks ago. 1 centre cap for a BBS 15 cross spoke and 5 litres of Castrol Formula R.

Hey Busted, good luck with the sale. Where and how much for recovering the seats? Was going to get the conv. done.

1991 525i, 154kms, auto, a/c, s/roof, excellent service records, lhas been weekend car only for last 2 owners, delphin grey (silver) metallic, 15" cross spokes. Cloth interior. $5,500.

It's just a chip, it can be changed. My Legacy has a 180k limiter on it, tested in UK at 233k. From memory, a chip will unleash the lot. Companies won't admit it for liability reasons.

Who said people in Swaziland were Muslim? Isn't that part or near to South Africa? Topless???

I think driving a D/cab 4wd diesel ute with the local forestry company's name over it may have helped our cause as well. Don't know how business survives up there, went to the Houhora pub for the AB/Wallabies game, big screen, cheap beers/food, 8 people there including 3 of us.

I've had 3 Dynatrons installed in different cars, all been perfect (ie, no falsing, worked etc), recommended it to a friend in Chch for his Altezza 3l wagon. Still not fixed. They fried the main computer, set off air bag warning lights. waiting for new computer ($5k). About 5 weeks at this stage. Guy from Warlocks went down to look at it, gave up. Installer IS all important. I have a list of "approved" alarms somewhere, there are heaps. A4 page worth of them. I'll try and find it.

Do it, I was up there 2 weeks ago, Waipapakauri, Houhora, Tokerau Bay, Karikari, Spirits Bay. Road rage? There's nobody up there, anywhere! How can they have road rage?

I've lost track of whether or not these are the right brakes, but if you look at that list of parts ( a year old admittedly) on the BMWCC site at Coombes Johnston, they have a set of front vented brakes for an E28 for about $62 each. Worth a crack?

By air as well? I know I checked out shipping by sea and that was about 150% of the cost of the actual bumper. Wondered if they'd charge you by weight or volume by air? They do have a "popcorn" rate for that sort of thing.

Inside front cover of TotalBMW, 169 pounds, $430ish? What's shipping? Probably cheaper by air, as they charge on weight?

Here's a thought. Maybe BMW NZ realised that due to the success of the M3, the M badge was recognised and coveted. So when they could source some 325is models, they simply badged them M. Approval for this you can guarantee would have come from Germany and from the M division, whose anal nature extends to the colours you can use on T shirts. I think the high compression engine as listed below, is a myth. The dogleg came on earlier models (esp. 323iMs., of which there were some, but I recall that the box wasn't as good operationally as the 5spd in later 325iMs. Otherwise Andrew, you're suggesting that the 325iS was a model for the UK and US, which had identical specs to the 325iM, yet was never imported here, despite us having an identical model, with identical specs. I'm yet to see a 325iS with an "S" badge on it, (cue somebody proving me wrong), yet I've seen plenty with M badges on on UK forums. What's the answer there? Any car dealer who dealt in the 325IM will tell you that they commanded a significant premium (and still do) in their day. Was everyone stupid and you've been the first to see through this charade? There are a lot of copy cars out there and there are genuine ones. Our convertible has everything now, bar the LSD, but it ain't no Motorsport. The 325iM on the other hand has everything and handled better as stock and is the real thing. Whether you like it or not. Enough ranting. Cheers. incidentlly, the car that started this hijacked thread looks fine (would be better with all the kit) and I wish him luck.

So define a real sport.

The one with the join in is definitely going in the wrong direction compared with ours, good luck with it all.