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Yeah it sure was a nice car, ive always liked the hybird E34\E36 interior.Asking price is another story for our market.

Ok. Anyway i wouldn't think a spring E87? would be the same as E90 knowing BMW. I used to use cable ties on motorcycle to see what the suspension travel was like, you could probably do the same on the shock. Either way those shocks must of be taking a hiding and if they are aftermarket springs so probably not matched very well. Whats the km's on it? If they are aftermarket lowering springs this may help.

Haha, i was wondering what you were on about till i read it a few times. Didn't proof read too well that time.

Given its been played with have you had the alignment checked?

People don't hard on about pre-emptive maintenance for nothing but they typically give decent warning as long you someone who checks things now and again. In saying that ive they can go from small leak to a major one in days. Having no bottom engine cover helps when it comes to this sort thing.

Will have much more to worry about than mpg

The actual interior design and layout is still way too BMW like for my tastes.

Reliability point made me laugh, should ask again in 10 years. Can understand the engine\drivetrain but the interior looks too BMW, shame given the original Supra interior look.

If you doing that work yourself i don't see him as being that much more expensive than a 540i as long as the engine internals hold up. I considering buying one but i couldn't use it how id like to around here without it having to worry about it cosmetically suffering. Worse type of buyer is the one who buys purely for speculation purposes, no respect given for me in that case.

Sounds like his wallet has had enough after all those engine repairs and wants someone can take over for the rest.

Looks like a nice garage for car dollies

If it has one the battery sensor is more to do with charging side of it so having it unregistered shouldn't affect starting. Have they got good charge? Good idea to get the battery load tested before buying a new one given they aren't cheap. Id check all the battery and engine ground cables are in good condition and tight then try tapping the starter motor with a hammer etc and try to start

Certainly new struts etc if they haven't been done.

Wider 17's have been a pita to find for awhile now and the reason i don't run staggered setup (least in NZ) . Square or 18\19's these days.

Indeed, i thought my comment basically implied that, maybe it just was just me. I do agree PFL lights do seem to project a bit better than FL but they both suck really compared to a proper headlight. I dont know how prevalent PFL xenons are but there's plenty of FL lights with factory Xenons around these days. they certainly help out somewhat.

As much as i like keeping things original i don't why people don't swap to FL lights, massive improvement with the only downside of them being sealed. I agree with qube though, im going to assume its still using many original parts. Not a bad example to spend $ on though

Penrite do ATF BMV which is for ZF 6+ speeds. I can clear adaptions in a 1 min using my software, but i vaguely recall reading about having to do a re-learning process on these newer ZF's.

How many k's is it on? Did you clear transmission adaptions after changing the fluid?

Motorsport bumpers are part of the issue, they get caught on anything. The way to do it without changing your existing car would be a strut shim, either create your own like @Allanw did or buy factory ones like these - https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/front-suspension-shim-priced-each/31306779671/

Yeah reliability aside It would make a good daily if traffic wasn't a bit issue. Certainly more livable than the E30 and E36, both of which i can barely fit in due to roof height and transmission tunnel.

After its done leaking. Looks aside i think the E36 and E30 iS versions would still be the better drivers cars.

No one said they weren't good for what they were designed for. The point was manufacturers making vehicles outside their historical range for reasons already mentioned. If someone said come for a ride in my Porsche and you find out its an SUV you are going have some degree of disappointment. Same as someone saying they bought a new BMW and its an Active Tourer.

Is that it? If i compared those to what compared that to BMW and Mercedes did you'd be looking pages of pictures. I said for the most part and that's correct. +1 on the mini, they have owned them and Rolls Royce for along time.

Mercedes compromised themselves back in the mid-late 90's starting with that A series abomination. It was pretty much the opposite of everything they stood for until then along with the rest of the failures. Porsche is the only German marque i can think of that seems to have held up for the most part. I agree we buy what i like, most of the sort after BMW's are in a certain era for a reason even without the nostalgia. Id only buy modern car when there is a fairly priced EPV available that doesn't make me want to throw up.