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Picked the manual 130i up today. It's pretty neglected. One NZ owner. Typical NZ A-B owner that has done the minimal it's entire life. I do have a ton of receipts for it though. It is the grubbiest BMW I have ever been near. Thick grime on all surfaces that you would touch. I went through about a dozen wet wipes just cleaning the gear knob. Yuck. Clutch is gone but I was able to drive it over the hill without it slipping much. Will decide if I go single mass or dual mass once I decide what I will do with it. Paint is neglected to hell. I did a quick spot check to see how it would react to some cleaner wax and it came up not too bad. So will cut and polish the car. There are dents and some shitty paint from a cheap repair on one of rear quarters. Car has been sunbaked so I will replace a bunch of common trim bits. Standard oil leaks. Needs a new steering wheel badly. But other than that there are no vibrations, suspension is better than my white ones. Engine seems responsive. Good deal for $3K.

This. And that most BMWs I'm interested in are poorly specd. Or grandad colours. So imports that have been owned by a NZer could be even worse than a fresh import. Total lottery.

Probably. I have a built 6spd here I should use for that. We may put it around the track for this year's time trials at Manfield instead of the 200sx. Will get some photos of its condition when I see it.

Wasn't a scam. She's not that bad. Def new clutch. $3k for a manual 130. I'm happy. Now what to do with it. Do I steal its box for the race car and N55 the E34. Or do I just beat on this at the track.

I purchased this earlier. Will let you know if I've been scammed haha.

I have a dual Noco one charging my 6v scooter and the wifes AGM battery in her 200sx. I also have a CTEK which does the same job at double the cost and has 12v only. This one is only 1A but is small form factor and great as a maintainer. https://www.amazon.com.au/NOCO-GENIUS1AU-Fully-Automatic-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B08D6WV445/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1 Lots available for Noco. I think supercheap sells them at an inflated NZ retail price. https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=battery+charger+noco&crid=2VC4T3R1YY0JE&sprefix=battery+charger+noco%2Caps%2C221&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Good old CTEK. Nothing special these days. https://www.amazon.com.au/CTEK-Temperature-Compensation-Motorcycle-Reconditioning/dp/B075XSPGM7/ref=sr_1_8?sr=8-8 I have this Noco. Is great. https://www.amazon.com.au/NOCO-GENIUS2X2-Fully-Automatic-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B08F37P7H3/ref=sr_1_13?crid=2VC4T3R1YY0JE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WZ8LU3suVrQJ9O1Xsv6kxNpvBkRyCVe317e-Dn1xt8lmFmYP636U3U1lilQLpUYjHtGGeFiHZIrjc8DV_F3BUf3WnvONt-JbTkefBcOBFyDrf-LM_pUl6ywKTj5mz4i01HTTWT1LIsdKcr8_toN9rVyOmg2Myji8p1Yb4rEv4H8mSISmAEa2sYjpb55wpD6nShs5s1koTAgX3nRXErysskNwYvv_hzhWWNy4lo5ssiQWlVsp5IMpzFRyr2qPduquIpEU-x5oweGArN8PY48aB41NcGBRFegGgmT5yPWSab4.3H5vkfVqe6akk5vaU75l2rAbh8o_uj4szt4cXSUawQw&dib_tag=se&keywords=battery+charger+noco&qid=1712654470&sprefix=battery+charger+noco%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-13

I'm thinking the same. I have a Med 4.1 LSD built by Kayne.

Ah it was black huh. Where was the blue one posted. I am sure we have seen this one or another the same colour on the forum.

Was this the neglected one that sat in the Wairau Valley Park and Sell for quite some time? 12.1L/100 on average on the open road though... That is not good for a low power NA V8.

Yup it's really designed so you can move your race car around without a trailer and also for events like targa.

Been trying to find a reliable indy down here for a while. Very different scene in Wellington. Is the same for Mercedes and wheel alignments past tyre shop absolute basics. They all want you to drop your car off. Not say a word. Pick up and Pay. Anything out of the norm gets ignored. If your car is old they treat it like sh*t and just don't care. Gazley promised a full Merc spec alignment. I assumed they had their own machine. Nope. Just were going to get one of the kids to take it down the road to the closest tyre shop.

There was a manual for $12K the other day.

You can replace the PCV on its own. A few guides online. You can buy the replacement PCV separately. Pretty easy job.

I think Star Citizen is as close to that dream as we will get. It does have a BMW. The 300i. It doesn't have an N52.

Mechanic shops in 20 years are going to be very strange places. Look forward to any work needing an electric engineers cert.

The auto box is good for an auto. It is quite fast. They all come with paddles. There are a few mods for them too. I can't be assed with a manual for a commuter. Especially as they are so much more expensive. On another note. I think I stuffed up the auto wipers on my car. I hit the auto button and when they sense rain they just run the same intermittent timer. They don't change with rain intensity. Has anyone stuffed this up before and fixed it? I was mucking around with the features turning them off and on. It is possible it started doing this when I installed cruise control. I used the wiper stalk that came with it and it doesn't have a rear wiper ability.

Just to be the total opposite. I have Laufenn LK03's aka S Fit on my 130i. Zero issues. Zero understeer. Hammer on them over the hill at least once a week. They are coming to the end of their life at around 30K and I am pretty hard on them. I would say some of your issue is down to the VAG vehicle they are attached to. The tyres are not the best but I have never experienced what you are.

It will be one of the centre heat shields. Mine does it on occasion. I just give it a little bend until it stops. Right dead centre of the car though. Any exhaust shop or mechanic should be able to give it a tweak for you. Otherwise I could help sometime after work next week. I have a hoist and am in Featherston just over the hill.

Older video I somehow missed.

Was quite good. Wish they had focussed on the car more though.

Love me a ute. As long is it is on fire.

Don't forget that compulsory $500 EQC levy that was slapped onto all House insurance. I was stoked to find out about that one. That and my $4000 rates where I receive so much f**k all it's not funny. Classic Cover has been great for me for 3 cars and 2 bikes. However I am stuck with AA for the other 3 cars. Classic cover is worth a try if you have something a little more rare or special. They even do lay up and transport insurance for my racecar and it's only about $240 per year.

What's the NZ retail on that Jon

I would say the Cyber Truck is exactly the same thing with a kids drawing body slapped on top. Crammed full of gimmicks. You're not going to get driving enjoyment from one. But its perfect for the attention seeker.

Oooofff is all I have to say at this time.