Gus 5 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) I had a fairly eventful saturday..nearly 500 miles of driving, 13 hours out n about... heres what happened my collection under the stairs my view from the bathroom and the new car..1994 E30 316i Touring typical ripped seats she's a little rusty, overheats (had to have coolant bleed on the way home), and misfires at 100mph in 5th gear but im gettting quite fond of her! Edited June 22, 2008 by The Gus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 very nice Gus, congrats, misfire is probably electrical, check plugs and leads carefully, as well as dissy cap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 "misfires at 100mph in 5th gear" Hahahah!!! How long did the 1.6 four banger take to reach that dizzying speed?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Nice one I cant see an m52 under the stairs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Good stuff 94! Must have been a run out model! Are you going to Tech 2 it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 They actually produced these in Europe till Feb 94. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 I know but they wouldn’t have produced many.. Good find I would say. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Awesome! nice work Gusto I vote leave the kit that colour and have a 2 tone E30 touring, haha badass!. keep us posted! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 hey gus . can you bring me back a 3.8 or 3.6L m5 engine from a e34 . and maybe a 5spd or 6spd V8 gearbox for a e34 540i cheers . nice toys by the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickSilver 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) Nice touring Gus! How much do things like kits and gearboxes cost over there? Nice steering wheel I have the same one! Id always get confused with 4 horn buttons haha Edited June 23, 2008 by QuickSilver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 hey gus . can you bring me back a 3.8 or 3.6L m5 engine from a e34 . and maybe a 5spd or 6spd V8 gearbox for a e34 540i cheers . nice toys by the way. id also like a 6speed manual gearbox for an e34 540i please . Looking good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 That 46 coupe next to the wag looks the bizz! The wag looks good too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Looks good. E30 Tourings seem to be such great buys in the UK. Shame its not possible to bring one back with you. A search of ebay.co.uk brings up lots of tasty examples: Mint 325i C2 2.7 Alpina manual 320i manual 325i manual Or, look at this E36 328i touring manual, which looks very nice and is a snip at 1,700 buy now (less than $5k NZ)! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 So about 4k for a decent Touring, or under half what they are worth here! Rarity determines what a punter will pay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Or, look at this E36 328i touring manual, which looks very nice and is a snip at 1,700 buy now (less than $5k NZ)! /chunder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 id also like a 6speed manual gearbox for an e34 540i please . Looking good.+1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) i should be able to bring the touring back if i want...I will be owning it more than 3 months no engines..way too much hassle to go and pick up..plus i already have 300 hp rough plan is to fill the touring and bring that back - prob same cost as bringing the parts themselves tech 2 kit is for a coupe..maybe back in nz.. a bit undecided about keeping it 316 took about 10mins since i bought it to reach 100mph cost £470 with a full tank of gas (with gas arond £1.18 a L thats a decent chunk of change) forgot to mention, it's Pam's car too - ripe for some euro touring! Edited June 23, 2008 by The Gus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 i should be able to bring the touring back if i want...I will be owning it more than 3 months no engines..way too much hassle to go and pick up..plus i already have 300 hp rough plan is to fill the touring and bring that back - prob same cost as bringing the parts themselves tech 2 kit is for a couple..maybe back in nz.. a bit undecided about keeping it 316 took about 10mins since i bought it to reach 100mph cost £470 with a full tank of gas (with gas arond £1.18 a L thats a decent chunk of change) If you import it, you won't be able to register it under the new frontal impact law which essentially restricts the age of imports allowed into the country. Seems like you got yourself a very good buy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 ^^ there is exceptions....such as if it is for personal use. I will need to confirm that 100% but when I looked into it a while ago I'm sure there were no issues Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr E34 11 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 ^^ there is exceptions....such as if it is for personal use. I will need to confirm that 100% but when I looked into it a while ago I'm sure there were no issues Yeah if you own it overseas you can bring it back.Here is part of the regs Gus. http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/44a.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Yeah if you own it overseas you can bring it back.Here is part of the regs Gus. http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/44a.html What about impact laws though? </h2> <h2>What other requirements do I have to meet? If your vehicle does not meet frontal impact or exhaust emissions standards, it must still comply with the general safety requirements of the Frontal Impact Rule and the Emissions Rule. The vehicle must also comply with the relevant requirements of all the other rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr E34 11 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Go down to column How do i apply to have my non-compliant vehicle ......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Well done Gus!! You will soon have a equally good stash of E30 parts both in NZ and in England. I like your plans of filling up the E30 wagon with parts and shipping it back here. Cheers Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cale 36 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 I vote leave the kit that colour and have a 2 tone E30 touring, haha badass!. Two tone FTW!! I believe I have the only two tone BMW touring in New Zealand ATM, probably the world. Nice work Gus, a Saturday well spent! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Go down to column How do i apply to have my non-compliant vehicle ......... Ah, good sh*t. If I end up going to the UK in the next year or so, I might have to bring an E39 M5 back with me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
