Ka mau te wehi!

Only a matter of time now till the M3 pulls everything else up with it. With that in mind, I have a 1987 325i for sale. $78,000 o.n.o. Its the poor man’s M3. But not too poor. No tyre kickers or test pilots.

I vote 1980s, and I can explain why with one word and one letter:

Indeed. Bought my 87 325i coupe a year ago for NZD$7,800. The son of the guy I bought it from offered me $9k last week. And I’ve put 25,000km on it since he last saw it! Love it. Meanwhile the MX-5 I sold 4 years ago just sold again for less. Too common to appreciate just yet.

I daily drive an 1987 E30 325i. Its the only car my partner and I have, and when we decided to make the switch from a reliable, low cost Mazda3 we planned for significantly higher upkeep costs. Every paycheck a set amount goes into the “keep awesome old car alive” account.

Yup. I suspect partly because we are a nation of misers, and there was a tax break for cars under 2L. Its the same reason that NZ was the only country outside of Italy to have the Ferarri 208 listed for sale.

He might have said VK. Something along those lines, anyway.

Too true. My stepdad was a bit of a wheeler dealer, and in the mid 90s we were unfortunate enough to have an RB20 powered VL for about a month (we were between LandCruisers). I distinctly remember him saying “At least its not the 2 litre VN. That Starfire will kill you”.

So Ferrari shows me this, while Lamborghini shows me the Asterion. Good thing I'm a fanboy, or I might have to rethink my loyalties.

Sorry, Raph, that's the 2900B Touring.

Love it, but I call "Click-bait" on that title.

Russell Crowe.

As a workaround for an Italian tax, Ferrari stuck a tiny 2 liter V8 in the otherwise great 308. The mini V8 made a pathetic 155 HP until Ferrari mercifully stuck a turbo on it in 1982, bumping power to 220 HP.

'Murcanised Countach QV. The bumpers. My God, the bumpers. The Euro-spec QV had too much plastic to begin with, but you poor Americans got this monstrosity.

No worries, plenty of Futuras around. Spare parts in abundance!

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I abstain! Too fanboy. Can't do it.

Those might be "orbiting buttresses".

Same Moon, but with creamy centre.