Tomo

had "alot of offers"? obviously none more than what we're valuing it at otherwise you would have surely sold it by now!

+1 dam that was a nice car (2nd pic w/schnitzers) should have gone the manual conversion route would be worth alot more than with chromes

Welcome! mean looking e36, how liveable is the suspension height tho?

very dodgy looking car auctions- and i wouldnt want to meet someone who would do that spraying to a bmw!

thanks for that

Hi there just wondering where in auckland (pref. on the shore) i can go to have a tiny hairline crack in my (now spare) oil sump welded up. Thanks Tomo

day i got my car got picked up from welly airport in a CLK 63... a rocketship without even having to kick down. all-mighty. almost a comedown getting out to get my car

yes worth the read edit:spoilers

man, half an hour later... epic. what a case

add me to the list of people keen for one, would pay around $150..

The car in my sig is lowered 35-40mm on H&R springs, thats about as much i personally would want to go, especially as last week i took out my oil sump on a particularly nasty driveway to my mates bach... i dont think youd have enough travel lowered further either?

what a minter, love the alpinas and underbonnet - so tidy!

oh and never had so much as a parking ticket in my life, this is my first offence

and i guess you maintain absolutely no more than 50kph downhill at all times? i guess i shifted into 4th and let it roll away on the downhill, a little foolish but had the camera van not been there it would have been of absolutely no consequence... i certainly wasnt intentionally speeding, i was too busy scanning the environment... and identical tickets is a little weird in my books its like the camera was rounding up or something.

Pedants. Thats "61" in a 50... and to boot my mum got an identical (61kph) ticket off the same camera 1 1/2 hours before. it was placed on a downhill in a barely built industrial area and had parked the van in front of a truck... if it was for more than $80 id be contesting it but cant be bothered. They should put the cameras near schools though, not arterial routes with less hazards. not happy

i play Oblivion and Colin Mcrae: Dirt on ps3... just got a HDtv oh boy is the image good now

Hey there, welcome! Great to see someone from the states on here. nice ride, i like the blackened wheels and grille, and of course the alpineweiss colour and sunroof . In terms of modifications i would definitely recommend some lowering springs- eliminate the awkwardness of the wheel arch gaps and improve handling- i recently installed some H&R 35mm lowering springs, these are great, the right height drop and not compromising ride quality.

Downhill with a tailwind?

Yep i have worked at a vw dealership and can agree, the w8 is nicely finished inside and makes a nice sound but dynamically, power wise and overall its beat by a 540i. and doesnt have the same sense of style

this thread reminds me of my mates stories of old jag xj sedans, the symbol would need to have a nozzle on both sides as theres two tanks and filler caps (apparently back in the old days when the pumps ran slower people did that and paid for both fills!) and ya still have to fill it up as often

Thanks for all the compliments guys, its good to hear that its well recieved

Yep alpine white all the way, eh

haha yea sorry didnt take the time to make them a reasonable size for web... definitely a labour of love, its exactly what i wanted in a first car

got the time to give it a clean and take a few more pics of it, down at Rothesay Bay:

Thanks, i bought the clears off ebay.co.uk that was the only place i could find 'em, they cost me around $60-$70 each pair