Neil McCauley 466 Report post Posted July 16 E32 750iL E34 518i E34 3.8 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 466 Report post Posted July 16 Massive temptation to put that 750 on my throwing stars in the garage. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 136 Report post Posted July 16 Beautiful M5. Daytona violet is in the dream category for me. Up there with the E30 M3 and Alpina E30 B6 3.5. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 179 Report post Posted July 16 1 hour ago, Neil McCauley said: E32 750iL E34 518i E34 3.8 Is that the 750 that lived on Seacliffe Ave, Belmont 20 years ago? To think that it was only a 15 year old car then, but the styling was already regarded as classic in much the same way as today. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 557 Report post Posted July 16 518... Didn't know such a thing existed. Why would you order a big sedan with a teeny engine? 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1777 Report post Posted July 16 Ive driven 518i and 520i manual back in the day, both painfully slow but if you just puttering town in city traffic then they are probably fine. 20 year old tyres on it are the biggest concern. Prices are laughable as usual Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topnotchrally 174 Report post Posted July 16 1 hour ago, MD13 said: 518... Didn't know such a thing existed. Why would you order a big sedan with a teeny engine? In some European countries (Italy, of note) the road taxes on engines over 2000cc are huge. Hence the existence of the Masseratti Bi-Turbo...1998cc , twin turbo. In the old days taxes were done purely on engine size. 518... a 'luxury automobile' with small taxes. I'd contest the seller claim that most came with auto transmissions. Due to the small engine and 'engaged' nature of European drivers, I'd expect most came with manual gearboxes... but just a guess. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 680 Report post Posted July 16 Had a 520i manual which was fun. I would take a 518i manual for the novelty factor - but not at that price 😁 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turboray82 42 Report post Posted July 17 They also added this lol https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/chrysler/listing/5423594693?utm_source=tmm-savedsearch&utm_medium=email&bof=coQJCPeX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 557 Report post Posted July 17 1 hour ago, turboray82 said: They also added this lol https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/chrysler/listing/5423594693?utm_source=tmm-savedsearch&utm_medium=email&bof=coQJCPeX Seats look super comfy. Not much going for it otherwise. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 680 Report post Posted July 17 RHD Prowler - how cool! LS and manual swap it! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1777 Report post Posted July 17 42 minutes ago, MD13 said: Seats look super comfy. Not much going for it otherwise. Yeah performance wise its surprising poor, a E28\E34 535i is faster despite being older and heavier. That auto must really rob alot of power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topnotchrally 174 Report post Posted July 17 24 minutes ago, treone said: RHD Prowler - how cool! LS and manual swap it! The Horror... Hoped I'd never seen another of these after I left Canada 15 years ago. The are hopeless in all aspects, purely marketed to 'rich old guys' looking for nostalgia with a warranty (when new). Not made in manual... says it all. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulo 87 Report post Posted July 17 (edited) They also had a nice original NZ new e38 740i for sale recently - listing expired a couple of days ago so presumably sold. M-pars, but was sadly not a Sport spec car. Edited July 17 by paulo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turboray82 42 Report post Posted July 17 17 hours ago, topnotchrally said: The Horror... Hoped I'd never seen another of these after I left Canada 15 years ago. The are hopeless in all aspects, purely marketed to 'rich old guys' looking for nostalgia with a warranty (when new). Not made in manual... says it all. I'm from Canada too. They were absolute boomermobiles. Even when hemi swapped they are barely cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulo 87 Report post Posted July 18 1 hour ago, turboray82 said: I'm from Canada too. They were absolute boomermobiles. Even when hemi swapped they are barely cool. I saw this very car prowling around the backstreets of CHCH a few days ago, and can confirm that they do in fact look as stupid in the metal as they do in the photos. And up until that moment, I thought that Chrysler Group had reached peak cringe with the PT Cruiser. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turboray82 42 Report post Posted July 18 13 minutes ago, paulo said: I saw this very car prowling around the backstreets of CHCH a few days ago, and can confirm that they do in fact look as stupid in the metal as they do in the photos. And up until that moment, I thought that Chrysler Group had reached peak cringe with the PT Cruiser. Lets not forget the Dodge Nitro 🤮 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simca 50 Report post Posted July 19 On 7/17/2025 at 9:29 AM, topnotchrally said: I'd contest the seller claim that most came with auto transmissions. Due to the small engine and 'engaged' nature of European drivers, I'd expect most came with manual gearboxes... but just a guess. You are correct. According to the data I have managed to gather, only one of the 29 total 518s that were imported into NZ was actually auto, the rest were all manual. It seems that automatic car was deregistered in '09. Interestingly enough, the 518 wagons were not even available with automatics. I actually quite liked my 518 wagon when I had one living in Europe. Although I did end up replacing it with a 525 wagon within about a month of ownership lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
