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My ex 325i was Delphine Metallic. Loved that colour, so much better than than your typical BMW 3 choice line up. Yep you can get diff thickness pads for the rear (5-15mm)

Ive got a AKspeedo ribbon with instructions if you want to buy it. I got a good OBC from a parts car i bought so didnt end up using it.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/tools-repair-kits/meters-testers/auction-1470608484.htm

Damn I knew it was pretty rough but not like this. Sadly as you know it's not to you own the car you find all the problems. Upside is you can look forward to having something quite unique and far better looking than most modern BMW's GL

Sounds like a slow day I don't even own a TV and would never get sky so wouldn't know tbh

I used the NZ fern logo ones for many years without issue here in the Waikato (was pulled over many times during the period too). Most of the people that reported getting them getting confiscated were from the bigger cities like Auckland iirc. My theory is police were targeting these places due to more euro cars around\more people using the plates.

Reminds me of your average Japanese modified car, they always seem to spend alot on power train and skimp out on handling\suspension. Cheapest coilovers with big rims and sh*t tyres seems to be the combo.

Yep loved the performance of the Srt.t's in my E34 compared to the B6's i had. They only cost me $550 for all 4 incl shipping and GST when shox.com had a special on back in the day.

Sorry wording wasn't the best. What i was trying to say if an average person looked at both engines in the car they would think they were the same. Sure there was a thread recently discussing the chain setup. Look at a M60 and M62 timing diagram on Realoem etc and its pretty obvious. Basic summary: M60: Duplex chain with idler sprocket between banks M62: Single row chain with plastic chain guide between banks. This was done supposedly done to reduce weight (lol) make it cheaper to produce (yep im sure) and allow room for vanos solenoids. The M62 has it advantages but imo the M60 is BMW's most reliable V8 engine, esp in the E32\E34 body. M62 CCV setup is better which can be swapped in.

No shortage of 316's & 318's around so would think you are far more likely to see them coming in broke. Either way the cause is the same - cost cutting in same way. No doubt there are a few factors that can prolong the lifespan but it's always a when when dealing with a flawed product. As most know the M60 chain setup is the far superior setup in basically the exact same config. Ive never heard of read of one single chain failure myself and most of these have done well over 300,000km and in older cars.

Very nice Too bad none ive the M-sport spec'd cars ive examined had the bigger M5 swaybars. They are much nicer to drive with these combined with 17" alloys and a decent spring\shock package.

Haha sure. 4.8k

Seems to the case but there are many more vanos ones around compared to NV +1 around 5k

Makes me chuckle when people do the old 'chain driven so no need to worry about cambelt' line. Yeah no cambelt but you get cost cutted chain design that only lasts twice as long as a cambelt but costs 3x as much to fix.

Saying any BMW is just taking the piss. For 2000+ era cars its not a bad idea when you look at part prices and labor required.

Certainly not WD40 lol

Yep as above, clean and check, a smoke machine makes goes along away. I always seem to find leaks from DISA valve o-rings on the few M52\M54 engines ive put the smoke thru.

I think M42's have a decent power output given their age and non-performance engine status. With a manual box and fairly light body it would still take many newer 4 cylinder BMW's and still possess respectable reliability.

At least we can all agree its got nothing on the Leaf, inside and out The exec leather with wood trims etc on later models do look much better. Here my old one which i replaced the lower dash panels with black items - looked much better than the random grey\black mixture i thought

Some rag on cream\tan interiors but to me grey interiors are my least favourite. E34's like this where the grey and black console are mixed never look that great inside compared to a nice black or dove white interior. The 2 tone body kits detract from the overall look of the car but you'd be in the minority of people who didn't appreciate the E34 lines. I used to get many comments on my old Mtech 535i, they also look way tougher and sure stand out from the crowd far more than dime a dozen E39's etc

You'd easy sink 3k into it you going to bring it up to a decent standard. He states it needs new front shocks so you'd can assume its going to need a good suspension overhaul and no doubt other bits and pieces (they all do at around those k's\age) I've probably dropped around 4k on parts to get mine driving as it should along with some preventive maintenance.. Mine being the sedan brother of this car but with a motor sport kit and steering wheel, 4k would be the asking price if i sell it. I don't think wagons have as much of an appeal as the sedans myself hence the pricing.

+1 to what Andrew said, BMW increasing service intervals didn't help . Most of the ones ive noticed for sale with broken guides were usually at the 200k-300k mark.and always were the TU motors.

Id replace the chain tensioner for piece of mind but i doubt many would replace the guides unless they were an issue.

Yep that's why carbs are still around, personally i generally view the 80-90's as providing the best balance of things. No question newer models are better built due to technology but build quality\built to last\longevity aren't usually priorities these days- environmental laws, emissions, safety standards, rising costs, more profits etc etc have seen to that. Poverty spec or otherwise a brand new E30 vs E90, im sure the E30 would trump it in fit\finish dept. Besides the dash they generally have held up very well given their age. E90's are and will suffer everywhere from the typically BMW plastic failures and they still got 10+ years to catch the E30.

1M probably would but the rest i highly doubt it. They don't possess the qualities a M-tech E30 has.