Jacko 2158 Report post Posted May 28, 2019 That poor car, would be really nice without the 1998 fast4s paintjob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted May 28, 2019 Yeah, good luck selling that for a decent price. That paint is horrible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2963 Report post Posted May 28, 2019 That thing has been on and off TradeMe for months. Very, very small target market for that paint - would make yellow seem a popular choice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted May 29, 2019 I would take it if i had a spare 40 grand burning a hole in my pocket, for the shits and giggles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 5:08 PM, HELLBM said: My pair: 1999 S50B32 with only 20,000km on it and 2002 S54B32. Will be sold as a pair when they eventually go up for sale. Curious as to why you would sell as a pair rather than individually? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted May 30, 2019 One for each foot, duh. 2 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted May 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Michael. said: Curious as to why you would sell as a pair rather than individually? Buy one get one free. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradgalbraith 218 Report post Posted May 30, 2019 3 hours ago, HELLBM said: Buy one get one free. I guess that makes the price for '1' $120,000? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonf 162 Report post Posted June 3, 2019 If $120k is in the ball park -- count me in!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BozzaFC 300 Report post Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) These things are pretty common I reckon ?: https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2178604642.htm Edited June 6, 2019 by BozzaFC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BozzaFC 300 Report post Posted June 6, 2019 Just found this car previously for sale on here: Certainly appreciating 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted June 6, 2019 What have any of them actually sold for in NZ recently? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
al lowe 70 Report post Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, BozzaFC said: Just found this car previously for sale on here: Certainly appreciating This was my old car/listing .... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ00Z3 189 Report post Posted June 6, 2019 Lovely car in a desirable colour, definitely looking for a very keen collector at that price. Makes the rare S54 Couple that sold in December look like a steal. Good luck with the sale 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
al lowe 70 Report post Posted June 7, 2019 8 hours ago, NZ00Z3 said: Lovely car in a desirable colour, definitely looking for a very keen collector at that price. Makes the rare S54 Couple that sold in December look like a steal. Good luck with the sale From memory I brought it for $35k sold it for about $42k ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted June 13, 2019 A Clownshoe crashcourse and why it`ll be the next e30 M3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted June 13, 2019 That's quite fascinating actually, heaps I didn't know, but... The M54B30 is only 10hp less than the S50B32... really? Well over 100hp/l? On an actual dyno? At what RPM? I'll be devastated if this is true... 4.3s to 100 km/h with a 3.15 diff? I call BS on that, it's a prima facie fantasy. The rest of the internet says 5s, you'd need 100 more hp to shave 0.7s. Downhill maybe. The big problem with the comparison to the E30 M3 is that with the Z there was an alternative, a more attractive version called the M3. I'm pretty sure we'll only see value in these from collectors and if you're lucky enough to be @HELLBM and have a beautiful low mileage example then I say well speculated sir. For the rest, I see them settling to not much more (or less) than good condition M3's of the same era. Let's be honest, one looks good, you need to squint a bit with the other. I think #1 in the article reflects the current market well. I asked it elsewhere, what are they currently changing hands for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted June 13, 2019 2 hours ago, M3AN said: That's quite fascinating actually, heaps I didn't know, but... The M54B30 is only 10hp less than the S50B32... really? Well over 100hp/l? On an actual dyno? At what RPM? I'll be devastated if this is true... This doesn't compute eh. M54B30 is factory rated for 228hp, so that will be at the flywheel and less ATW. My old S50B30 made 240hp ATW, and the B32 makes more than that, sooooooo.... I'm with you on that one. Someone is spinning a story there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ00Z3 189 Report post Posted June 13, 2019 An interesting article. I like the shape but not the pricing for the current offering on TradeMe. When the article is talking about a 10 HP difference between the older M Coupe and the 3.0L (228 HP) Coupe, the comparison is with the S52B32 (240 HP) USA engine not the S50B32 (321 HP) engine that we got in the older M Coupe. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted June 13, 2019 I wasn't aware of that, I thought only the E36 M3 got that poxy "US ///M" motor and the zeds got the full fat euro engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1560 Report post Posted June 14, 2019 M Coupe stats 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted June 14, 2019 Oh gutted, freedom spec engine strikes again. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Contrails 317 Report post Posted August 13, 2019 There's this one. High ks but it would still be amazing to drive. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2226320851.htm?rsqid=5349eeff19634429b62da7e2a36931d8-003 I am biased towards the S50B32 Engine because of the noise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted August 13, 2019 You could get two better cars for the price of one of these. Besides the fact that they're fugly they're seriously overrated, just get an M3. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradgalbraith 218 Report post Posted August 14, 2019 17 hours ago, M3AN said: You could get two better cars for the price of one of these. Besides the fact that they're fugly they're seriously overrated, just get an M3. Buying an M3 (or two) would be the logical choice but Z3M coupes are awesome. Quirky but awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
