qube 3570 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 Messing (Brass) Metallic Never ever seen one before.. this is amazing!! http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1389709350.htm 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Looks great! Meanwhile...... $17,000??? Edited August 8, 2017 by Michael. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 If it was $7000 it would be in my driveway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 Vin decoder says, "Paint code: 490 - SONDERLACKIERUNG" Which translates to Special Paint. Must be an ordered individual colour. https://www.etkbmw.com/bmw/EN/vin/decoder/NH47601/EN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 It is a nice combo, but that price!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 24 minutes ago, Michael. said: Looks great! Meanwhile...... $17,000??? 24 minutes ago, qube said: If it was $7000 it would be in my driveway Somewhere smack in the middle seems to be a good place to start. It is pretty, but being Whangarei will put some people off - travel to view and so on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 26 minutes ago, Michael. said: Vin decoder says, "Paint code: 490 - SONDERLACKIERUNG" Which translates to Special Paint. Must be an ordered individual colour. https://www.etkbmw.com/bmw/EN/vin/decoder/NH47601/EN it is an individual colour and its called messing metallic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hqstu 780 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 That's a fantastic looking different car with good km (mind you hope cooling system and a few oil gaskets have been changed in last 20k...) and would command a premium, but a $10k premium....? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashmill 68 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 I know the owner, they live just down the road. Give me a shout if you want it checked out. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1319 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 It is a beaut, but also agree on the price - ouchy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2963 Report post Posted August 9, 2017 Yup, 490 is the code for the fully individual paint colours, where you have to specify exactly what colour you want so it doesn't have a standard paint code. It was a BMW NZ fleet car at the start of it's life, which is strange as it is well outside the usual company colour scheme! Very nice looking E46, but not $17k nice. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted August 9, 2017 (edited) It has the E46 ZHP wheels. They came factory on all the late model ZHP E46's here in the states. AKA Style 135M. I like them. There are some on a car being parted out here. Was thinking of grabbing them for my E46. Oh I just noticed the rank interior on this car. Yuck. Edited August 9, 2017 by Driftit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashmill 68 Report post Posted August 22, 2017 Have just driven this car and it is a ripper. I can live with the interior Dan, it is nice and bright inside the car compared to the all black in our current 330. My offer is on the table so will see what happens. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NUSTAD 243 Report post Posted August 22, 2017 Thumbs up for interior.....black can be a cave...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashmill 68 Report post Posted August 28, 2017 Happy to report this car is now tucked up in my garage. It's in really great condition and i couldn't be happier. 16 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 28, 2017 Congratulations. Goes to show, a well looked after example can fetch top dollar! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1319 Report post Posted August 29, 2017 Congrats Bruce! Are you going to flick your other E46 330i? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 29, 2017 Hope you bargained them down 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashmill 68 Report post Posted August 30, 2017 21 hours ago, TermiPeteNZ said: Congrats Bruce! Are you going to flick your other E46 330i? That's my wifes car and she really likes it so i don't think it is going anywhere. It has been a great car, we have done 40k in it in 2 1/2 years and it hasn't missed a beat, now up to 148k. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashmill 68 Report post Posted August 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Michael. said: Hope you bargained them down Sure did, paid less than 10k for it. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 30, 2017 That's very fair!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted September 2, 2017 On 8/22/2017 at 5:20 AM, ashmill said: Have just driven this car and it is a ripper. I can live with the interior Dan, it is nice and bright inside the car compared to the all black in our current 330. My offer is on the table so will see what happens. Haha the car is everything I would want bar the interior. I don't mind it too much. But Samantha hates it. A good 8 out of 10 cars or thereabouts has a beige interior here. Was so hard to find something that didn't. Let me know if you want any ZHP parts for her Bruce. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashmill 68 Report post Posted September 3, 2017 On 9/2/2017 at 1:31 PM, Driftit said: Haha the car is everything I would want bar the interior. I don't mind it too much. But Samantha hates it. A good 8 out of 10 cars or thereabouts has a beige interior here. Was so hard to find something that didn't. Let me know if you want any ZHP parts for her Bruce. Cheers Dan. Will have to read some more on the ZHP. I know they did the cam and maybe the exhaust - ECU??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
