Comments on: New BMW M3 Price Rise

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:07:54 +0000

Anyone else read the latest write up on the new M3 in Motor ? I felt really disappointed with the cars new feel he gave. It seems to be a mini M5 not the raw M3 that I love . Is he right in thinking it is 2 steps foreward for BMW but 1 step back ?

By: Bavarian Missile/

Bavarian Missile/ — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:41:45 +0000

Have the latest Top Gear Mag {August} from overseas,Top Gear too have a blog…… Here is what the latest tester has said about it. http://www.topgear.com/blogs/drives/079-bmw-m3/#thankyou

Hey Alborz,you any indication from BMW of its arrival?

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:11:01 +0000

Thanks for the info Sam ,ok we have NZ agent too maybe I could work something out with that, then get it here?

By: Sam™

Sam™ — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:58:37 +0000

actually its 12 months, and its not that easy. you have to have proper identification of you living there and then coming here for permanent residency, unless you get your friends to do that, so hopefully theyre the willing type! i think its also like the car cant be sold for 6 months or something, i dont know exactly, your best off talking to a customs broker who can give you professional advice.

i kno this because my dads best mate wanted to import a jag over to here as they are dirt cheap in uk, by the time he went to all the hassle of bringing it down under it came out about square of what one cost here. it sucks i know!

new zealand are lucky because they have very lenient import laws, hence why they have a huge car scene for such a small country.

but like u said if theres a will theres a way, and when ur getting 50% off on a prestige car im sure as hell theres alot of will!

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:35:32 +0000

To be a personal import does that mean I have to buy it keep it in UK for 6 months before bringing over? Cause I could do that. Where there’s a will there’s a way!! We have UK agent for our products so I am wondering buy it keep it stored ship it over !! I did look in to it years ago but have forgoten since the crap you have to do in order to get one over cheap!!

By: Sam™

Sam™ — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:00:30 +0000

import duties and taxes will kill you lisa, unless its a personal import. but its true, bimmers there are painfully cheap. a 99 e39 m5 here is pushing 60-70K depending on condition and k’s. in the uk u can pick them up for cheapest 25K, at most 40K.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 31 May 2007 09:03:10 +0000

I don’t think thats bad,to get the individual paint option mine has costs $7,000. Thats over rated!!!!!!I understand they do the colours in runs and to do one colour slows production down. They are getting up there though by the time you get a few options on them. Better to buy a good second hand one I think that the money has already fallen out of in 12 months. I have even thought of bringing one in ex UK , MUCH cheaper. You can get an E46 over there for the price of a good E36 here.