ugn 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 hi guys new member and first time bmw owner here. used to admire bmw's from the late 80's and 90's when i was a teen but somehow never ended up buying one. got into my hondas and toyotas and somehow only ten years later, have i finally bought one of my boyhood favourites, an e36 sedan. it's a 328i auto at the moment but once iv'e done the manual conversion (couldnt find any manual sedans) and a few other bits 'n pieces i'll be looking forward to taking it down to hampton downs for a few laps every now and again. anyway, any good places on the shore (apart from bmw) for servicing bmw's and that also have the right tools to reset the service computer thingamajigger etc? cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swordfish 30 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Awesome looking E36!!! Welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navin 180 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Welcome, saw the pic on nzh. Very tidy e36 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byza213 1 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 saw this on trademe for a while looked like a good deal welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2312 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Welcome, that looks to be one of the best sedans I've seen for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 129 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Very very nice car brother. I missed out on auction finish time a while ago for an identically spec'd car in every respect save for it was manual.... went for $3800... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liyi_92 37 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Great buy. Love the colour, wheels and just the overall clean tidy look. & Welcome of course! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffdunedin 8 Report post Posted August 18, 2012 Great looking e36 mate! Welcome to the forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 601 Report post Posted August 18, 2012 That's a stunning Looking e36 you've scored yourself. I was alot like you when I was younger, was into old toyotas but loved the e36 shape but could never afford one untill I finished my apprenticeship. When I got qualified I brought my 328 and man do I love it! and I'm sure youl love yours too! Welcome to the forum aswell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 459 Report post Posted August 18, 2012 Good looking car. Bellars Motor Works off Constellation drive is good. Ken is ex BMW factory and easy going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ugn 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2012 thanks for the welcome and compliments i wanted to get one for less than $4k so that after the manual conversion it would have cost less than $6k but because of the spec, mileage and colour i decided to pay quite a bit more and that was even without viewing the car! i had a friend in wellington look at it and bought it thinking that it wouldnt quite be up to my standards but was quite pleasantly surprised at how tidy it was when i picked it up needs the hoodlining replaced, panel below the bootlid resprayed (bit of rust) and a good cut and polish but other than that it's pretty mint would like to get rid of the boot spoiler though so will either get it removed and the lid resprayed or hopefully find a tidy spoiler-less montrael blau lid from a wrecker... would also like to find some 8.5" M-Contours for the rear or failing that, get some other oem or bbs 18's it's quite sluggish when it comes to the start and stop daily commuting but it's enjoyable to drive on the open road and i'm sure i will enjoy it alot more once it's manual anyone keen on a tidy honda to fund my manual conversion? haha http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=500826512 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickbawt 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2012 Looks great mate, make sure you keep us posted on work you do on it. I gotta second Bellers Motor Works off Constellation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
btccm3 1 Report post Posted August 19, 2012 Good looking car. Bellars Motor Works off Constellation drive is good. Ken is ex BMW factory and easy going. Plus 1 with bellars great wkshop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted August 20, 2012 Great looking E36 you have yourself there. Also stunning Honda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ugn 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 bit of an update! - converted to manual (thanks to brent) - de-spoilered - some 3 series fitment style 5's (rare?) a bit undecided on which wheels look better... opinions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 601 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 Looks great with both wheels but think I'd go with the style 5s. Didn't take long for you to sort out a manual conversion, best way to have it tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 564 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Welcome, saw the pic on nzh. Very tidy e36 Haha, as did I. More and more coming over from NZH. Welcome to the other side. Beaut E36 too! Hondas for life Edited September 10, 2012 by CSET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5V8 337 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) style 5's lower the front 25-35mm sweet Edited September 10, 2012 by M5V8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 459 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 +1 on lowing if your going to keep the style 5's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liyi_92 37 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 I'm gonna be the oddball and say the other one that was on there originally looks better... but thats just me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 I'm gonna be the oddball and say the other one that was on there originally looks better... but thats just me +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2312 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 Looks great, but I would probably stick the wing back on, helps finish the E36 Sedan rear end off a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ugn 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2012 thanks guys but after much deliberation i decided to sell the style 5's as it seems the worse the fitment, the better they look (if you know what i mean) so i'm rather sticking with the contours or now deleted the airbox baffle and threw in a flat panel hi-flow filter this weekend so it's got a bit more growl and is actually a bit lighter on fuel then it's off for a service tomorrow and if all goes well, i'll be installing the dobi front springs i bought today, over the weekend @ CSET, there is still a honda in the family and there always will be Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
