topnotchrally 101 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 "Tell him he's dreaming mate". The Castle It is nice.. .but it's not THAT nice. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=2599292487 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 I think we were all waiting for E36 tax Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1874 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 Seems like a minter but the full de-badge to me makes it look like a car that’s ready for a commercial where branding needs to be omitted. And really? You could have paid 5k to de-badge including the actual bmw emblems?? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradgalbraith 218 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 If you run the vin you'll see there's nothing to suggest a '5k de-badge option' being ticked. 14.5k would be a lot for a very tidy factory manual msport wit low kms. Not sure why he thinks someone would be willing to pay that much. Totally his choice but at that price its beyond optimistic.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 Yea I saw this one yesterday and the guy is dreaming Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 Not even factory msport. Has odd coloured side skirts too. To me the car looks ugly and just weird but everyone has different tastes so.. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ BMW 368 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 The issue here is that you very rarely get back any of the money you put into cars like this on mods/upgrades. It'll probably sit there for a while and then be negotiated down close to $10K which for the right person would be a good buy. I know people will say you can buy a car and do it up but for a lot of people they cannot be bothered with that. Good E36s are becoming harder and harder to find after all. Now that sporty E30's are getting up there in terms of price people will start picking up the more desirable E36 cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted April 21, 2020 14.5k and the glove box is still sagging ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2068 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 Oh it's a 4 door... No thanks. Also I just wonder how the de-badging was done. Did they just poo up the indents with filler? One can only wonder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topnotchrally 101 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, Driftit said: Oh it's a 4 door... No thanks. Also I just wonder how the de-badging was done. Did they just poo up the indents with filler? One can only wonder. 4 doors rule! To each his own but I can't stand frameless doors, would never buy a 2 door. Also 4 door has better rigidity, more predictable handling (stretching it a bit here ? ) The frameless doors are the kicker for me. The de-badging is a very odd dog. The car looked wrong to me in the ad photos but I didn't figure it out until I read the text. While I'm being a busy-body... The car is from Singapore and oddly says 3000cc on carjam. Here's the spec sheet from mdecoder. It is not motorsport, but does have sport suspension, seats and steering wheel. In the good old days these things could be bought as options. No mention of LSD or badging. S704 M Sports Suspension Comfort And Interior Equipment S481 Sports Seat S411 Window Lifts,Electric,Front/Rear S498 Headrests Mechanically Adjustable, Rear Driver Assistance And Lightning S534 Automatic Air Conditioning S548 Kilometre Speedo S570 Reinforced Power Supply Wheels And Drive S243 Airbag For Front Passenger S255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel Environment And Safety S806 Third Stoplamp S818 Battery Master Switch S850 Dummy-SALAPA S823 Hot-Climate Version Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 922 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 Yeah I would say its an $8-10K car but being a 4 door it will have a smaller market. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2068 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 4 door E30 and E36 3 series annoy me. They have less room than the 2 door for the rear seat passengers. And the rear seat passengers sit higher. More noticeable in the E30's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 4 Door E36s are gross. Worse than convertibles even. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbmiester 922 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 I dont mind 4 doors and in some case e36s can look ok, but coupes and Tourings look so much better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2538 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 That's a no from me, dawg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulo 66 Report post Posted April 22, 2020 I don't think that those seats are the original "Sports Seats" that are noted on the build sheet. These look more like they have been lifted out of a late ('98) 318is NZ edition (M stripes, and look a lot fresher than the mileage of the car) - Most of these early 328i imports had the half-leather sport seats with cloth inserts. 5K factory de-badge option - ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 Being the interior code is Fabric flat-weave "Clover"/turquoise (D6TK), this is what it should look like. Not black leather. I dare say the heated seats have been retrofitted too as thats not on the options list, and is hardly going to be fitted to a S823 Hot-Climate Version car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 The market will decide what it's worth. Perhaps the seller bought the car for a lower price and is trying to capitalise on that. Heaps of people do that with cars :p 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 Looks like he has got his mate to defend him in the comments section lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 Just saying what others say on here when others list cars for too much. It's clearly an overpriced pos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 3 hours ago, zero said: Looks like he has got his mate to defend him in the comments section lol All of the Q&A is now gone? What a loser, obviously whinged to tardme and got them to remove it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topnotchrally 101 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 4 hours ago, KwS said: Being the interior code is Fabric flat-weave "Clover"/turquoise (D6TK), this is what it should look like. Not black leather. I dare say the heated seats have been retrofitted too as thats not on the options list, and is hardly going to be fitted to a S823 Hot-Climate Version car. Good spotting about the heated seats. Seemed normal to me but I'm from Canada ⛸️? It's seems a good car but it seems the gentleman has taken some liberties with the description and there are a few discrepancies with reality. Dangerous territory with a lot of BMW freaks around with nothing to do... I still wish him GLWS. I think enough has been said about the $ expectation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted April 23, 2020 Lol, I only skim read the listing before, but now i've had a better look, good fricken luck. Fully repainted in the Factory colour. Fully debadged (A factory option at the time at a cost of 5K). So clearly they just bogged in the badge recesses when repainting the car. Why spin that story about it being a factory option? Huge Sound system. I particularly like the half arsed install in the boot, with bits hanging by their wires and a repco sub box held in with some metal strapping from bunnings. My last E36 had a "huge sound system" and that was actually a damn good build (but ugly and heavy). From its unique new colour job, to being fully debadged, to its heated Mspec interior and exterior items, Nobody else will have one like it, No, I can assure you that no one will have one like it, unless they too grab bits from other cars and make their own spec. Hes spinning a story to try and justify the huge cost, yet none of his tales add up. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
