hello hello newbie here seeking advice..

[Thomay 4]

hello all.

I was 1st introduced to bmw's when my parents purchased a 1990 e30 318i for my mom to use as a daily driver, it was the car i learned to drive in in my teenage years..

3 nissans and an e38 later i find myself back in a 1990 e30 318i same colour and everything the only difference is it has 2 less doors

problem is its auto and i really need some manual in my life...

Im from chch and i went to eurotec who apparently specialise in bmw to enquire about a manual conversion and they pretty much told me to not bother and find a manual 1...

so far ive bid on 2 manual 325i's e30's on trademe and been outbid..

I see that hell bm are known for doing swaps and ive mostly heard good things about them but yeah thats in AK.. Are there any places in chch/south island that do the conversion and how much will it cost?? roughly...if its not too much im thinking it could be worth it as the car is in reasonably good cond, the interior is pretty mint.. just a few dings on the drivers side and a lil front bumper damage.. but the car still looks pretty tidy considering...

Or would you recomend just waiting to find one that pops up on trademe or where ever...?? (im willing to spend around 10k)

any advice would be greatly appreciated

here's my current e30(sorry blurry photo) :

[Mark312 25]

hello all.

I was 1st introduced to bmw's when my parents purchased a 1990 e30 318i for my mom to use as a daily driver, it was the car i learned to drive in in my teenage years..

3 nissans and an e38 later i find myself back in a 1990 e30 318i same colour and everything the only difference is it has 2 less doors

problem is its auto and i really need some manual in my life...

Im from chch and i went to eurotec who apparently specialise in bmw to enquire about a manual conversion and they pretty much told me to not bother and find a manual 1...

so far ive bid on 2 manual 325i's e30's on trademe and been outbid..

I see that hell bm are known for doing swaps and ive mostly heard good things about them but yeah thats in AK.. Are there any places in chch/south island that do the conversion and how much will it cost?? roughly...if its not too much im thinking it could be worth it as the car is in reasonably good cond, the interior is pretty mint.. just a few dings on the drivers side and a lil front bumper damage.. but the car still looks pretty tidy considering...

Or would you recomend just waiting to find one that pops up on trademe or where ever...?? (im willing to spend around 10k)

any advice would be greatly appreciated

here's my current e30(sorry blurry photo) :

Nice car mate. Welcome!

[Gaz 1042]

Welcome - how handy are you with a spanner? Could always give it a go yourself if you are up for it.

There are a number of places around Christchurch that will do it for you but I'm having a complete mind blank right now......

Edit - GAC in Woolston?? And there is another place near Eurorec but can't think of either. Must be a Friday.

Edited April 24, 2015 by Gaz

[kiwi535 538]

10 k would buy a mint high specd e34 manual 535is (and more!)

[Thomay 4]

cheers guys, think ill just keep waiting for the time being.. ive really got my mind set on an e30 manual.. i maybe might go for a tidy 325i auto and do conversion later down the track as was told there are plenty of spare parts available and conversion not too hard of a job