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I thought id be a sheep also and copy everyone else in posting up their E30's. '89 NZ new, about 265,000 on the clock, good interior and paint and NO RUST. Was stock when i got it bar short shifter. Goal was to keep it fairly classic BMW looking & making it handle decent. Since brought it ive added: Bilstein & 40mm H&R sports IE Urethane trailings arm, subframe, control arm, sway bar bushings as well as replacing engine & gearbox mounts IE 22mm F \ 19mm R sway bars Put in some re-trimmed Sports Seats 15x6.5 BBS RS's on T1R's 3.64 LSD Also Replaced the entire cooling system as well as other numerous bits and pieces mainly for preventative maintenance Future mods: Maybe Mtech 2 kit if ones comes up, but not desperate for one Headers Maybe a 2.7 conversion, freshen up the bottom end up and add some power Just found some photos of what it looked like when i got it.

Was a red Supra with Conan on the bonnet awhile ago, cracked me up. My mates old V12 which he sold to this guy, brought off Guido @ BM Workshop who owned it for awhile and fixed it up. Now with custom interior and decals. Sad to see it being mutilated http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=191423147

Whats with the 320i badge?

I assume they are factory mates?. Mine are stock ones and dont have any slip, my seating position the back on the mat tucks under the seat forward\back adjustment nicely and holds it in easy.

Seems decent for the price but id never buy it myself, 2.0L & worse E34 ever that light blue.

Yeah was quoted $380 from Coombes in Hamilton awhile ago, figured i spent the 400 on something worth while instead

Can't believe i never saw that thread before. Got a LSD centre and 3.64 wheel & pinon been wanting to swap over, thread will help alot. Cheers for that

Guessing your checked all the clamps for the lines?. Sounds like old lines. Id check the lines where the fuel filter and ones between fuel rail

IIRC the 3.6 M5 had pretty much same 0-100 time as the 540i 6 spd. Id take a 6spd V8 over a 3.6L M5, be alot cheaper to run & service then spend the money you saved on suspension and power mods.

Haha yeah my brain must of failed and added 'pre'

Preface lift so 1.3 M20B20 Bore 80mm Stroke 66mm according to wiki

Yeah E34 is alot harder to spin than the E30. Only time ive had it slip out is in the wet at a roundabout,was probably going a bit fast and the auto decided to change down while cornering, the back end came out and i did a few zig zigs but managed to re gain control. Am pretty cautious about cornering with autos now, don't really feel in control like a manual. Had plently of the E30 going sideways in the wet but haven't spun out yet

E34 still is semi-trailing arm. E36 (bar Ti) onward would have multilink id say

You buy it off Warren?

I got some Bosch Micro Edge blades heaps quieter than the near new supercheap ones it replaced, cant remember what brand they were thou.

If it doesn't have the 218HP not really worth it then, who would buy any US spec'd engine.

Yeah your right, i looked it up on carfax and thought it was NZ for some reason.

Yeah slogan is pretty bad. If they interpret it as racist they wouldn't be the first to have a cry over nothing.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-187582474.htm Looks pretty tidy. NZ new, low k's & cheap. Wish i had a spare 2k

Yeah sounds like an actual transmission problem if its loosing drive. Guess you dont know what the fluid level and condition are like having no dipstick It should go into limp mode with TRANS PROGRAM ERROR and be stuck in 3rd with reverse but that usually electrical failure

Nope, it was available on every BM 1991+ as far as i know. Not really sure why there are alot of 520i Individuals, I was thinking it maybe it had something to do with them starting production in 1991 also. Here a picture i have on my PC of 750il Royal Highline Individual, hard to get better than this

Program where you can choose special options(mostly interiors and paint schemes from what ive seen) that arent part of the std option list.

fixed setting iirc

My friend has one of these in his car, suits it good with the red & black light combo and pretty cheap. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-187569464.htm

HB man