Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted October 7 (edited) https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m5/listing/4954050652 Top tier colour combo, looks like a very honest example. Would love to spend 8hrs in the garage with a buffer! Edit: optioned with the 9" rears and the 2+2 seating option. Very cool! Edited October 7 by Neil McCauley 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 494 Report post Posted October 7 That's nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 594 Report post Posted October 8 5 hours ago, Neil McCauley said: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m5/listing/4954050652 This is lovely! Pretty low mileage given its age. Excellent buy for someone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssbmw 220 Report post Posted October 8 (edited) I don’t believe it will last long. Great colour/ interior. The majority of 3.6 E34’s in nz are imported. Story I heard was that only 3 3.6’s were delivered new, and about 7 3.8 5- speeds. The first 2 generations of M5’s were sold in such small numbers in NZ. Edited October 8 by ssbmw 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted October 10 @ssbmw the other way around I think? Definitely only 2 3.8's sold new, GE00070 and 89. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssbmw 220 Report post Posted October 10 (edited) 8 hours ago, Neil McCauley said: @ssbmw the other way around I think? Definitely only 2 3.8's sold new, GE00070 and 89. Hi Neil, You could be right. I know of 2 examples of the 3.6's that were sold new - a white example (sadly now written off) and a Macao Blue example formerly in the Whangarei area - now residing in the Wellington region. I also remember an NZ new 3.8 5- speed surfacing from Whanganui around 2008 - it was in Avus blue for memory, and was sold to a gentleman in Auckland. The other 3.8 5 speed I am aware of is the pristine Daytona violet example that has been marketed a few times over the last 5-6 years; most recently for sale in Christchurch until this very week for $99000. However, about 3-4 years this very same discussion came up on this site (which is a remarkable repository of knowledge on NZ BMW's). Some guy on this site (I have forgotten who sorry) who knew what he was talking about recited a list of 3.8 5-speed cars sold in NZ. The figure was around 7-8. I was shocked - for a long time the word on the street was that NZ only got 2 3.6's and no examples of the 3.8's. Edited October 10 by ssbmw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted October 11 (edited) On 10/8/2024 at 8:58 AM, Neil McCauley said: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m5/listing/4954050652 Top tier colour combo, looks like a very honest example. Would love to spend 8hrs in the garage with a buffer! Edit: optioned with the 9" rears and the 2+2 seating option. Very cool! And 24 hrs to clean that whole interior, clean prep, re-dye, nourish and protect the leather! It looked yecchhhy to me. 😎 Still, there are worse examples in NZ - like that one ex-Kapiti, more recently Christchurch that was turned over quickly... Edited October 11 by Olaf 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 648 Report post Posted October 11 12 hours ago, ssbmw said: Macao Blue example formerly in the Whangarei area - now residing in the Wellington region Hold up - there's one in Welly?? Where is it and does it come out into the wild? I would like to see it! 😀 I do like this one... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted October 11 This kiwi new Mauritius Blue example came out of the woodwork recently after 13 year of hibernation. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted October 11 3 hours ago, Olaf said: Still, there are worse examples in NZ - like that one ex-Kapiti, more recently Christchurch that was turned over quickly... What was wrong with that car? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted October 11 15 hours ago, ssbmw said: a Macao Blue example formerly in the Whangarei area - now residing in the Wellington region. 3 hours ago, treone said: Hold up - there's one in Welly?? Fun-fact: It was registered to Bruno Trouble of Louis Vuitton fame when he was running the America's Cup events in Auckland in 2000 and 2003. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssbmw 220 Report post Posted October 11 12 hours ago, treone said: Hold up - there's one in Welly?? Where is it and does it come out into the wild? I would like to see it! 😀 I do like this one... Mate, I know that at one stage the owners were sending it from Wellington to Auckland annually to get it serviced! Lovely car - Macao is almost like a violet / blue colour and this one had full cream leather. HAd around 245,000 k's 20 years ago! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssbmw 220 Report post Posted October 11 10 hours ago, Neil McCauley said: This kiwi new Mauritius Blue example came out of the woodwork recently after 13 year of hibernation. Gorgeous car man. Mauritius is such a period colour - lots of 850i's in the same colour . Wonder how many NZ cars were actually delivered - here is another example for a register. Shame that BMW hasn't got information on how many were sold per country. Even with the E39's - no one at head office can tell you. All we know is that 235 were sold to Australia / NZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssbmw 220 Report post Posted October 11 9 hours ago, Neil McCauley said: What was wrong with that car? This is a great clip. I was astounded how good the mechanical condition of this car is in -despite the inter-galactic miles. Such a beautiful colour combo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
