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  1. 6 points
    I made a quick change, should be easier to read. Also took the liberty to upgrade the forum to the latest version.
  2. 3 points
    Big ol' box of goodies arrived on doorstep yesterday, now to open the motor up and tip them in....
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    Hi Alex Saw your post on M5 Board. What happened with the car? It's being offered again......any reason we should be wary?
  5. 2 points
    Card carrying, but yet to show up at one of the many appealing events. I'll make a real effort to get along to one soon and you can have a go and see what you think. I've found it hard to quantify that difference - it's clearly much better now, and certainly smoother, but because it took a few drives (Jon reckons up to about 500km) to settle in the change has been gradual enough as to not be stark. Those old seals were absolutely rooted though. Shrivelled, brittle, broken - a real feel-good replacement
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    I've used Greenlane Auto Panel Repairs who have been excellent. If you go to them, tell Raj that Graham recommended him.
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    Thought id give MyUS.com a try instead of youshop for some cars parts, turns out they suck. Even with the VISA promotion discount the prices to ship a pair of shock from FCP and a set of springs from Pelican ended up being more expensive than direct from those companies. Would not recommend at all, don't even bother.
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    Notched up the quarter in the 530 tonight
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    I don't have any Motorsport history, and as i mentioned above I've pretty much only ever driven family wagons and such. So take this for what its worth. My Z3 is the best handling car I have ever driven. The way i look at it is, when under normal or even "safe but spirited" driving on NZ roads will i ever even get to within 80% of the limit of this cars handling. Yes i know if things ever do go really pear shaped id be glad for every sliver of extra performance, but as is its already significantly better than anything else I've driven, so I'm already significantly ahead of the game compared to other cars in my driving history. A lot of the Z3 "naysayers" tend to focus on the rear's trailing arm suspension. which was apparently a bit dated when the Z3 came out. But its the same rear suspension as the E30 which gets a lot of love. So go figure. I do intend to make all of the changes that Murray mentions above. They are recommended consistently across a lot of Forums. Another "Serious Issue" is the rigidity, or lack thereof. its a roadster, so yes its never going to be as rigid as the coupe. There are stiffening kits you can get (including butt and body braces), but unless you looking at a serious track car, I'm not sure if they are necessary, Some even dispute their effectiveness, and it seems a lot of the benefit can be achieved by replacing some of the bushes in the rear. I tend to think that the perception of poor handling was affected by a sense of disappointment in some of the press / reviewers etc at the time of release, I think some people had really high expectations, and what they got initially was a good car (if slightly under powered with those initial 1.9's) but not the amazing car that they were hoping for. So yes it might not be first choice as a race car, but is it a great little roadster that will make you smile? At the end of the day, the Z3 is now a 20 year old car, I don't expect it to perform like a modern sports car, Its perfectly fine too me if it performs like a good car of its time period. Its still one hell of a fun car to drive, and IMHO the retro styling is aging really really well.
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    Absolute crap service! Take it back again & tell them to fix it properly!!!!
  11. 1 point
    I might have asked that question........ ?
  12. 1 point
    Realoem Prices are seldom accurate FYI. Better to check the mentioned sites above.
  13. 1 point
    @hybrid needs to get his act together and update it. Didn't even realise you can tag people in posts now.
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    Have loads of R56 mini cooper s bumpers, grills, side skirts and rear bumpers all virtually brand new as the cars had JCW bodykits fitted from new. 1 set in mellow yellow 1 set in space grey also 1 set of standard shocks and springs (after jcw shock installs so also virtually brand new from cooper s) Condition for Taking it away for free - Must take the LOT no ifs or buts no I can’t fit it in my car so i’ll come back - bring a trailer! Edit: all gone to a good home
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    I always liked this one blasting around the streets of Wellington... not sure it'll work with a blue base though...
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    It's nicely optioned up, too. I pulled the vin details:
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    adjustable shocks , NO but if adjustable spring height etc YES
  18. 1 point
    Have to see this at a meet one day. Hope it sounds great! (of course it will)
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    I'm the lucky owner. Will post up photos of the restoration!
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    I have found a willing mechanic (that i trust) and ordered parts from Turner motorsport, about $2500 NZD all up. Once bits arrive it will be off to the mechanic to spill its guts. Only 1 person i contacted apart from BMW was willing to do the work which surprised me, it is a fairly basic bearing replacement and it has been done by a lot of people but it seemed to scare everyone i spoke to. Once it has been done and i do a few running in donuts it will be getting an inspection II at BMW, and i will be doing oil analysis at every oil change to monitor condition.
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    Sorry to change marques but as people have mentioned rotaries, I sold mine a couple of years ago. It was quite stock.
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    The Hilman Avenger has a special place in my heart. Bought a pretty tidy one for $350 back in 2006 with some mates and spent a few weekends trying to kill it on a paddock. It had a fresh 1600 in it and was a 4-speed manual, good for donuts in top gear on the grass, probably all day. The only issues we really had were the engine mounts breaking. We fixed that by stropping the engine in place. In hindsight I would have loved to have restored it, but being a young early 20 something idiot back then, it was decided that paddock bashing was a better idea.
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    I had an Aveger Tiger, mine had twin Webbers, pop up pistons, ported head a cam and long tube headers. Supposedly made well over 100 hp. I sold it in 85 to buy a yellow Mazda RX4 coupe.
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    Hey guys. My name's names Reuben. Thought I would introduce myself because I have just purchased a 325i e46 touring. And to be honest it has a few niggly problems. Someone nicely wrote off my old e46 sedan for me. So the wagon was a nice upgrade. Got the car on these wheels. And put these wheels on it straight away off my old bmw Sent from my GT-I9506 using Tapatalk
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