3 SERIES 92 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) Beautiful! Love the colour. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-221379561.htm Edited May 29, 2009 by 3 SERIES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Thats hot hot hot... Not bad for that price either? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMWTouring 20 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Beautiful car in person too, belongs to Keven Mosen (ex Mosen Euro Parts) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1rotty 40 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Nice!! Apparently a recent import? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jordyboy2 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Very nice love the colour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 I've been looking at too many modified ones - the wheels look TINY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssbmw 185 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Very nice love the colour Lachs Silber means something like Salmon Silver - quite a common colour with the M635csi in the 80's. How many E30 M3's are there in NZ? 30-50? What do you guys think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 I want it. /me buys a lotto ticket for tomorrow night. If I win, That's mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Lachs Silber means something like Salmon Silver - quite a common colour with the M635csi in the 80's. How many E30 M3's are there in NZ? 30-50? What do you guys think? Who knows… would be over 100 one would think. They seem quite expensive considering the amount of them on the road. Either way I would still buy one given I had the money to buy a “toyâ€. Lachsilber is the best BMW colour by far! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 Lachsilber is the best BMW colour by far!Amen to that brother Saw the listing this morning on my TradeMe notifications, does indeed look very, very nice. Knowing Keven and his love of BMWs I would say this would be a no expense spared example, and the photos would seem to back this up. Price also looks reasonable. If this was still in LHD I would be giving him a call right now, but I really, really want the originality. I'll just keep looking.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brockie123 31 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 that's a pretty damn nice example of one! i want Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andre3000 55 Report post Posted May 29, 2009 and i JIZZED in my pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyarab 6 Report post Posted June 2, 2009 If this was still in LHD I would be giving him a call right now, but I really, really want the originality. I'll just keep looking.. Can someone explain this mystery to me... I get the whole "factory spec / originality" thing. I can understand why someone would feel iffy about that mint E34 black M5 replica that sold recently, but a professional RHD conversion on a genuine car!? Surely it's a better thing to have the car set up for NZ roads rather than having to put up with driving from the passenger seat. I have seen people mention this before but the above comment made it really hit home and now I am just curious what is so bad about this conversion. If anything, a LHD car would be the reason I would think twice about buying the car not the other way around Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted June 2, 2009 Who knows… would be over 100 one would think. They seem quite expensive considering the amount of them on the road. Either way I would still buy one given I had the money to buy a “toyâ€. Lachsilber is the best BMW colour by far! >100 E30 M3's in NZ? where? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted June 2, 2009 Can someone explain this mystery to me... I get the whole "factory spec / originality" thing. I can understand why someone would feel iffy about that mint E34 black M5 replica that sold recently, but a professional RHD conversion on a genuine car!? Surely it's a better thing to have the car set up for NZ roads rather than having to put up with driving from the passenger seat. I have seen people mention this before but the above comment made it really hit home and now I am just curious what is so bad about this conversion. If anything, a LHD car would be the reason I would think twice about buying the car not the other way around Totally agree mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted June 2, 2009 (edited) /\ I spose it has to do with it actually still being in original manufactured condition? Bad example, but like a collectable toy thats been taken out of its box, repainted and put back in and sold is "still in mint condition" doesnt fly... but i agree with the comment about not wanting a LHD in NZ..Step dad has an old imported ford truck, LHD...sucks to drive! Edited June 2, 2009 by Blackie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted June 2, 2009 Arguably if something is to be a true collectible it should be relatively unmolested - an E30 in LHD is a better car (no compromise on the headers, no big bendy bar on the brakes). Personally I don't think it matters on a regular M3, but I can see why some do. I do think it will matter in the future on the limited edition ones, but really that's just my opinion. I don't personally mind driving LHD, except if you have to go into a parking building. Oh, and my right hand is crap at changing gears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted June 2, 2009 Can someone explain this mystery to me... I get the whole "factory spec / originality" thing. I can understand why someone would feel iffy about that mint E34 black M5 replica that sold recently, but a professional RHD conversion on a genuine car!? Surely it's a better thing to have the car set up for NZ roads rather than having to put up with driving from the passenger seat. I have seen people mention this before but the above comment made it really hit home and now I am just curious what is so bad about this conversion. If anything, a LHD car would be the reason I would think twice about buying the car not the other way around Agreed. I would buy it to drive it, and drive it and drive it and drive it. You get the picture Not put it away in a glass cabinet so people can admire it's "originality". Seeing as the conversion was done professionally by road and track (and I'm reliably informed that all 6 of the "NZ New" E30 M3's brought in by BMW NZ were converted there) it's as close to "factory" RHD as we're likely to get here. And yeah, where are these 100 E30 M3's Graham??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted June 2, 2009 Can someone explain this mystery to me... I get the whole "factory spec / originality" thing. I can understand why someone would feel iffy about that mint E34 black M5 replica that sold recently, but a professional RHD conversion on a genuine car!? Surely it's a better thing to have the car set up for NZ roads rather than having to put up with driving from the passenger seat. I have seen people mention this before but the above comment made it really hit home and now I am just curious what is so bad about this conversion. Don't take me the wrong way, I am not saying that there is anything bad about this conversion, but for me I would be looking for originality in the car as one of the key points I would be looking at is the collectability and hence future value. An E30 M3 is a world-wide collectors car, where most people drive on the right, a RHD conversion limits the market and loses value on factory originality. Driving from the left hand seat, with the dog leg box, is part of the very essence of the E30 M3 that I am after. Plus there is the compromise on the headers and steering to make the conversion, which is why the factory only made the car in LHD, if BMW Motorsport engineers decided to keep it LHD only, then that says a lot to me. Yes, it is a pain to drive a LHD car on the left of the road, if you wanted an E30 M3 for a daily driver then RHD would be a must, but again for me that is what I am after. And now to totally contradict myself on originality, how about this example from eBay in Germany, check out the guys garage and how clean the car is. My German is a bit rusty and I can't work out all the text, so may be a few mods I have missed, but the Gp. A engine and CF air box I can live with http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-E30-M3_W0QQitemZ270...%3A1%7C294%3A50 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmarco 56 Report post Posted June 3, 2009 And now to totally contradict myself on originality, how about this example from eBay in Germany, check out the guys garage and how clean the car is. That's not a garage Jon - it's his own personal showroom. I want one just like that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted June 3, 2009 >100 E30 M3's in NZ? where? Everywhere. Easily over 100, not every BMW M3 driver is on Bimmersport! How many M3's were made? Hardly limited numbers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted June 3, 2009 The figures I have show 17,184 coupes produced (all LHD ) and 786 cabrios. Which out of more than 2.25 million E30s is pretty limited numbers. Even if you assume that all of these are still alive and kicking, having more than 100 in NZ would make up a pretty large proportion given the total number of cars and people in NZ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Skool_Bmw 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2009 I would have guessed 15-20 road cars + another 10-20 race cars at the very max. Laurence Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
