Wife took the M3 for a drive this arvo

[atlantiskiwi 73]

She actually drive quite well!

Edited May 31, 2014 by atlantiskiwi

[sonic_attack 89]

Nice wife! :-)

Who slapped the rego sticker in the middle of the windscreen though?

[atlantiskiwi 73]

You know what they say...nice wife.....great bloke!....ok maybe it's just me who says that.

I know, it has a new windscreen and that's where they put it. Any idea where to get a good reg sticker from?

Nice wife! :-)

Who slapped the rego sticker in the middle of the windscreen though?

[sonic_attack 89]

Lol. Oddly I found blank ones with no printing on and a very small border when I renewed my parking permit at auckland council. I grabbed a couple for my rego too.

[atlantiskiwi 73]

Cool. I'm at the Auckland council all the time for work. I'll grab some next week.

[slybma 38]

sh*t you got her to drive, Chloe wont come near my car haha

[atlantiskiwi 73]

I told her it wasn't an option. I'll have her on the track in no time!

sh*t you got her to drive, Chloe wont come near my car haha

[Michael. 2313]

Well your car and wife both look lovely!

[pldubs 308]

Well your car and wife both look lovely!

Word, Big ups on winning at life.

[hybrid 1043]

My wife has worked her way up to being able to take the e30 out when I have e39. She passed parking and mag curbing classes well. She loves taking it out when going to lunch with her girl friends etc haha.

PS very nice car man, looks like a really well maintained BMW individual spec car?

[Etwenty1 45]

Smart move keeping the wife happy and behind the wheel of a BMW. Makes life a lot easier when looking for new projects.

[m325i 709]

@bimmer_girls

[atlantiskiwi 73]

Cheers guys!! Yes she is amazing and I remind myself of it everyday....

I am very happy with the car. Having looked for nearly 12months and basically giving up I was pretty stoked to buy what I did for the price I paid!

My biggest issue now is deciding whether to keep the 530i or not. I Love it and it's so tidy that I would struggle to ever replace it. However, it's a lot of car just to have sitting around.

[atlantiskiwi 73]

Cheers. It seem to have been looked after. All original and has full service history (every stamp in the book)

It's got a small hesitation at 2000rpm which I hoping is just a coil, lead or plug. If anyone has a diagnostics unit I could use, let me know. Of course I will pay for the honour!

My wife has worked her way up to being able to take the e30 out when I have e39. She passed parking and mag curbing classes well. She loves taking it out when going to lunch with her girl friends etc haha.

PS very nice car man, looks like a really well maintained BMW individual spec car?

[handgrenade 189]

what does your wife drive? you could offload her car and have a bmw only family!

PS: well done at winning @ life for sure.

Edited June 1, 2014 by handgrenade

[hybrid 1043]

what does your wife drive? you could offload her car and have a bmw only family!

This, its what we did. And many others on bimmersport.

[m325i 709]

This, its what we did. And many others on bimmersport.

+1

[yng_750 247]

My mrs has been driving the 540i this week while im.away because she likes the seat heaters

[atlantiskiwi 73]

Haha, she is driving it at the moment. But she only drives from Mission Bay to Remuera. Just seems such a waste. I was thinking of getting her a 320 msport.

I'll see how another month goes.

[Allanw 1071]

Haha, she is driving it at the moment. But she only drives from Mission Bay to Remuera. Just seems such a waste. I was thinking of getting her a 320 msport.

I'll see how another month goes.

Are you talking E36 320i??? in real life driving, you're best with either the 328i, or a 318i (or 318is, especially). The 320i is not really any more economical than the 328i - sometimes they're actually hungrier, but you'll have better resale on the 328i. The 318is might actually be a better performer for daily driving too.

Something to look into anyway.

[atlantiskiwi 73]

Hey mate. Good points and I agree. Mum had a 98 320i E36 back in the day and it ran at about 11-12l/100. I can't imagine a 328 would be any more..

But I am talking E90

Are you talking E36 320i??? in real life driving, you're best with either the 328i, or a 318i (or 318is, especially). The 320i is not really any more economical than the 328i - sometimes they're actually hungrier, but you'll have better resale on the 328i. The 318is might actually be a better performer for daily driving too.

Something to look into anyway.

Edited June 2, 2014 by atlantiskiwi

[MLee 35]

Mine hesitates at about 2k also... Usually just below, ~1700. I always thought it was a VANOS issue as mine is getting a little bit noisy, but I'm sure I read that yours has had its VANOS replaced?

Speaking of which, you've done wonderful things with love and polish - That colour really has come up a treat.

[Neal 540]

Wife likes her 328i. Reckons it has safe overtaking power.

I'd go with a bit more power so you don't get a shock when you drive her car and her in yours.

[Ahmedsinc 414]

Get rid of her car & put her in the 530i. Good amount of grunt for a DD, and built unbelievably well. Ours returns 11.5l/100 urban, exceptional given it's bloody close to 2 tonnes worth of stationwagon.

Nice job on the M3 too, one of my bucket list cars!

[2052NV 43]

just go ask the dealers they give them out for free usually