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On 11/20/2023 at 6:01 PM, Eagle said:Still plenty of tidy E39's around though especially later facelift stuff. E34's are the more durable engines, drivetrains and cost less to maintain and stand more a chance to survive. I see plenty of low k E34 540i's which are probably still rocking mostly original parts.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/4393895444
Interesting to see what this goes for
$3,060. That seems like a lot for some twisted sport seats and an unknown condition motor.
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Nice job. Well worth it at that money.
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Problem is the car is in Wellington and I’m in Auckland.
So to cover all bases, I would need to buy type an and b Motometer and a set of VDO gears? -
1 hour ago, gjm said:Let me check what I have here - I know I have at least two sets of gears. And if I don't have what you need, I'll forward details of a reliable NZ source.
The only way to be sure what you need is to remove the cluster from your car. VDO clusters do have 'VDO' on the front, but (as was the case with our car) people will replace a non-working cluster with anything they can find. So a VDO-badged cluster may have a Motometer speedo in it. And there is no way to tell without pulling the cluster and checking.
Great. Dad has just told me that the local mechanic has replaced the cluster 2-3 times because the odo gears stopped working, I’ve just told him today to replace the gears.
So we could have anything despite it saying Motometer on the front?
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And maybe I should add, how do I tell A or B without the cluster out? Impossible?
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Best place to get these? Garagistic seems like the go? Anywhere local and reasonable?
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36 minutes ago, gjm said:And... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/4439708980
Grab it for free, and sell it.
Without the wheels even. 🤦♂️
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Weight is already in it (sort of), below 3500kg. Most EVs (and most modern cars) are appallingly heavy anyway. My first car weighed about 840kg, my X5 about 2200.
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I thought they weee looking at dropping some of the various taxes and making all vehicles pay RUC?
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2 hours ago, Driftit said:Still waiting on whatever useless NZ courier company that is delivering my package that arrived in the country on the 26th.
14 days in NZ.
Have you called DHL?
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2 hours ago, E63 said:CostCo sells this kind of stuff? Might be high time I went up and had a gander. I don't think I've been to Auckland for 5+ years.
Don’t rush, last time I was there they were out of stock. But they will get them in again.
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18 hours ago, KwS said:Nothing wrong with Ryobi for automotive, but I do agree the ratchet is a bit big; I have one and wish i didnt buy it. The rattle gun, drill, grinder, torches etc have all done me well.
I have 5 genuine batteries (2x 5ah, 1x 4ah, and two smaller ones), none of them have any issues. Most are 4+ years old now, with regular use.
Glad someone’s had a good run with them, we haven’t.
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35 minutes ago, E63 said:I'm a sucker for AliExpress cheapies as well. Plastic sh*t like trim removal tools you always wanna get from there. The ones they sell locally are identical and cost 3-4x. Pick tools are another thing I need to grab from there. I've had an endoscope in my cart for a bit but haven't gotten round to doing another order just yet.
Got some mates heading over to Japan this month. I've asked if they could grab me a Koken 3/8 socket set.
Few things to consider from posts here. I still reckon the Ryobi ratchet looks awkward to use, and would pick the Milwaukee M12 high speed ratchet, and Stubby impact wrench to go with it.
Price from Sulco 😭
That Quickjack was $2299 at Costco.
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Ryobi one+ batteries are crap. We have 5, 1 works.
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I’m mainly googling “is that normal?”
Doesn’t fit with this thread, but as a positive, I’m alive.
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2 hours ago, Apex said:So a good experience then? That's great to know. What did freight cost if you don't mind sharing, I need the same parts for my non exotic American car and the local agents want over 2k for disks and pads vs $250usd on Rock Auto.
Also. This rant thread is getting a bit too positive TBH, its like 2019 levels of optimism, I don't know if we are ready for this.
Positive experience. And Eagle is right too, sometimes your choice on Rock is limited, but just pick and choose.
I can turn negative real quick though if it makes you feel better as I’m currently 6 floors up in Mercy Ascot hospital recovering from surgery.
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Don’t get me wrong, I now triangulate all parts across different sites.
Rock Auto won out last time on price while I was cross checking. -
4 hours ago, C-130 Hercules said:Yes FCP still use UPS which generally has longer delivery times. Pelican Parts is not bad. They give you the option to choose between different freight companies - UPS, DHL, FedEx.
Spareto and Turners are good too. Garagistic if you are looking for heavy duty items or speedo gears.
The part description on Spareto is not great but customer service makes up for it.
You just need to cross reference part numbers, easy enough for BMW, harder for Fiat and Mazda.
I bought brake pads/discs and suspension arms for the Mazda, got the pad part numbers wrong, still worked out cheaper than than buying locally even after sourcing new pads.
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4 hours ago, C-130 Hercules said:Yes FCP still use UPS which generally has longer delivery times. Pelican Parts is not bad. They give you the option to choose between different freight companies - UPS, DHL, FedEx.
Spareto and Turners are good too. Garagistic if you are looking for heavy duty items or speedo gears.
The part description on Spareto is not great but customer service makes up for it.
You just need to cross reference part numbers, easy enough for BMW, harder for Fiat and Mazda.
I bought brake pads/discs and suspension arms for the Mazda, got the pad part numbers wrong, still worked out cheaper than than buying locally even after sourcing new pads.
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9 hours ago, Apex said:For sure Jon. Slow is subjective. 0-100 in under 10 seconds used to be impressive, hell, people still buy utes and they cant break the 10 second barrior yet the dickheads who drive them think they are Joachim Winkelhock every time they see a merge lane. I prefer a 325i to an M3 myself because at least it has some torque.
But call me queer, id take this instead. I'm sure the conversation over bumper air vents at the Porsche meeting would be equally punishing though.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/porsche/911/listing/4337273776
Ha! That or that E30 M3? Gee, let me think for a nano second.
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@NZ_InFerno, ageee about Singapore. Have experience with 3 cars from there, 2 were awful, the 3rd was actually near perfect, but the percentages don’t stack up. Never again.
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"just needs a few things sorted..."
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Here you go, even more niche. What was the market for these?