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Head towards brands like APR or Mishimoto which for a given size have lower pressure drops and denser fins on the cooling area. ( better air temp drop) Both are quality brands. A number of race car fabrication places in NZ can also build you a high density intercooler. plenty of choice

Sorry to hijack thread. Is vapour blasting suitable for restoration of diff parts ? I have a crown and pinion gear set for my mk1 mini ABT / LSD diff that has been on the shelve for some time (1970s) It has very light surface rust and no pitting. Would vapour blasting be ok to restore the surface of these parts ?

Winger BMW had a few left

One of the BMW dealers ask the owner if they could use it as a display car I've just been told by a colleague of the owner. One of the best deals on trade me in a while add Brents m5 running gear .....

Know the owner and like many here collects a few BMWs. I'm really surprised he's letting this one go. All his cars are immaculate and this one is no exception. Buy with confidence.

Looks like another variant. Suspect the original e30 unit wouldn't have RDS ( station name) Dolby C on the tape deck and the ability to name 100 cds ( pre cd txt) as per later ones. But they look the same. edit, and source some tdk fe90s tapes for your fav old school mixtape

FYI, also the XR u550 has the same faceplate, But has the later and better tuner and should also run the same Sony cd stacker. has 4 channel output as well as 4 rca outputs. Comon in nz new e36s up until 1995.

Olaf just checked my last order. Payment by bank transfer. I just emailed on of the sales reps with what I was after and he got the pricing and payment details together. Roughly a couple of days for transfers due to time zones. Shipping of four tyres was $325 USD and order fully tracked.

well done , know the previous owner and its been well cared for :-) Can also look at other car options for the wife without fear of buying a car out from under you.

They will take a international money order and you will need to call them. Having said that they are easier to deal with and I've found shipping to be roughly one week if you air freight . Btw , they can't export Bridgestone tyres anymore. So the stuff like re11 and re71 can't be brought in nor are they locally available. (Bridgestone told me to try tirerack last time for tires they don't import)

^^^^ Yes couldn't get my slight oversize option for PSS here yet comon size for small Porsche models (235/40/18 + 265/35/18)

By contrast I imported 235/40/18 & 265/35/18s PSS for $2200. 18 months back.( could not import or get re11) The PS4 which is replacing the PSS & PS3 is supposed to be better in all areas. At $1420 that's a bargain and looks the way to go next time. edit, looks like two versions of tyre ps3 becomes ps4 PSS becomes PS4s

E46 M3s...,,. Getting to be common sighting in Wgtn was following M3 Toy yesterday ...in an e46 M3

That should not happen , did a groomer use the wrong product on the wheel ?

I've learnt slowly that certain battles aren't worth taken on. I will make no eye contact with the wife on this one nor push the subject. There will be no hiding of the car at Barry's

Was thinking of doing something similar (Auckland) . Wife is adamant that one of my minis needs to go though before replacing her car. Wants the room to open car doors which is fair enough. Good luck with you hunt.

Was it the blue 535d in Paraparaumu Mazda ? Was tempted to look, but wife is steering towards f25 X3 of late. Have you seen some of the super low km X5 4.8 on trade me ? Possibly a few $k per year in petrol. But must be offset by Little to spend in wear items . Think their is one with 22,009 kms

325i looks great. I also had a Boston 325i Coupe These are great fun around Manflied . Great in the wet to ! Welcome

Check out Hataitai .Very close to city and motorway north . Cheap taxi ride from Courtney Place bars and restaurants if that's your thing. Bit of airport noise but that's the only downside. Most places seem to have garages . https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hataitai

The advert for these was filmed in Woodward street in Wellington. Remember 3 cars being part of it. Still have the postcards BMW was handing out at the time.

Vj still at page. He serviced my old e30 323i since it was brand new. Carried on doing so until it had done 330.000 kms when I moved it on. Only needed wear and tear items in that time .

In Wellington. White E30 316i first gen. Completely stock right down to the plastic hubcaps. Looked in execellent condition. Any one here own it ?

Got both re11 and PSS via tire rack in those sizes. Roughly $2.2k for the set with shipping and gst. Pitty the Re11 has become export controlled. Best tyre Ive had on the M3 thus far. Bridgestone NZ don't stock these anymore. Tried to get a set last year from tirerack Might pay to double check on Apex fitting tyres. I though they offered this service when their annual group buys came up on e46fanatics and m3forum forums. Plenty of people like the re003s btw. Think Bridgestone is running 35% off at the moment.

Michelin P4s hits the USA in March. Get those fitted before shipping as save some $$$ btw choice of good 235/40/18s , 265/3518s tyres very limited in NZ. Only tyres I could find locally where Pzeros , Re003 and RS3 semi slicks. I'd be inclined to see if Apex can ship with tyres mounted if those three don't suite.

Same, kept our UK bank account for same reason. Finding old school mini parts cheap at the moment.? Straight cut drop gears next on list !