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  2. mmario
    Auto/man ? few more details please ?
  3. Dansx5
    Haha no stress, worth an ask. Cheers
  4. bradgalbraith
    I’m assuming ‘yet another..’ is referring to the E39 M5 I co-owned from back in 2020? My mate and I walked away with $3k profit each so rest assured I haven’t retired a millionaire. Making a little bit of money on a couple of cars over the years hardly makes me a criminal! Lol. PS, I’ve done a lot more work to the E30 than change the wheels.
  5. e30ftw
    Source? I've never heard of different G260 boxes on the e30 M20 so I'm curious.
  6. Neil McCauley
    260/5 gearbox is the biggie - 1st 2nd and 3rd are slightly shorter than the usual 260 ratios. It was standart E30 option though, and there are a couple of NZ New MT2's with it.
  7. Herbmiester
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/640i/listing/4922975133 The N55 is my choice of engines as well.
  8. Eagle
    They fitted some decent tyres, so at least they are ahead of your average 320i owner.
  9. balancerider
    They do look goooooood though...
  10. balancerider
    Exhaust should definitely fail a WOF. I'd be a little worried about what else they thought was a good idea given that exhaust...
  11. deedub
    On the previous listing I don't think it mentioned anything about it being a genuine 325i Sport (at least don't remember that on the original listing). What are the unique features of a UK Sport 325i? Pretty much the same as the M325i? Anything that was different between them? I know Sport didn't come with M badges (only difference I know of)
  12. geminiboy77nz started following 1994 BMW E36 325 i
  13. geminiboy77nz
    1994 E36 325i with M50b25 motor $2000
  14. Driftit

    Please explain

    Driftit replied to rogan's topic in Off-Topic

    If it was Eroad in his vehicle which is most likely for a council, then it is also most likely he would have a screen in the vehicle advising his driving behaviour. So he would be well aware of his f#$% up. Probably this product. https://www.eroad.co.nz/products/health-safety-eroad-drive-buddy/ It would also be in his contract for driving behaviour. Yeah I worked there. But Eroad is great for people driving vehicles that are not theirs. E.g. Work vehicles. Insurance can be heavily discounted fleet wide if Eroad is installed. Some companies even rewarded drivers with cash bonuses of those savings while I was there.
  15. Olaf

    The irony

    Olaf replied to rogan's topic in Off-Topic

    thank you for posting that, I'd read it previously; struck me as very reasonable.
  16. Olaf

    The irony

    Olaf replied to rogan's topic in Off-Topic

    Dry humour on this forum; completely shredding on other channels. The rest of the world are "WTF? These Kiwis are positively stoneage rednecks, hey George have you seen this?" Irrespective of who's at the helm, the captain is responsible for the ship and crew. The helmsman, officer of the watch, etc would need to call the captain and apprise them of a 'situation'. The call to abandon would be made by the Captain. They may release some of the findings of the court of inquiry. Until then everything else is on the continuum of informed speculation (professional sea captains) to entirely spectulative (pretty much everyone else), with news media somewhere in the middle. Opinions.... like assholes everyone has them. The difference is, we don't run down the street giving a free shot to anyone who'll look 😉
  17. 325iRod
    Thanks Jon, I sent you a message. It sounds like the ones you have arent the ones im looking for. Here is a pic for refernece for anyone else that might have some hanging around..
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  19. Kodachrome
    Sorry I dont have them any longer!
  20. Kodachrome
    Aside from the exhaust tips, Id say it is pretty tasteful. Those are an eyesore though and bit silly on a baby engine BMW.
  21. Neil McCauley
    Was set at dollar reserve, went for that, and then quickly onto the fballs buy sell groups for $12.5k and sold again. And now here.
  22. kwhelan

    Please explain

    kwhelan replied to rogan's topic in Off-Topic

    bit harsh, I didn't get that vibe, the explanation by driftit explains it in his favour i would say, doing 157km in a work vebicle though especially when you know its monitored is muppet level arrogance and would have been license pinging if he had been caught. must have been late for a smoko shout because no council worker ever hurried to a job IMHO
  23. MD13
    9K??? Typo? Where? I'd like to pick up a tidy coupe for under the 20k everyone seems to think they're worth...
  24. MD13
    Um... How do you shut the door?
  25. BMTHUG
    how much you after bud?
  26. Eagle
    OE Hella is good but aftermarket Hella stuff tends to be the lower quality stuff made in the China.
  27. TermiPeteNZ
    Ouchy - 21" tyres for the X3 M40i - not cheap ... put on new WiperTech wipers - seem very good so far. Just chased up Zane re my E53 with the troubled transmission - been out there for some time. 🤔 Have rego on hold... Also (finally) done all the rest of the coils on the M5. Had very few bites on the F30 335i - not a wonderful time to be selling cars in Welly methinks.
  28. Driftit
    With my cheap E87 130i came some codes. One of these being 2A99: Crankshaft - exhaust camshaft reference. This is nearly always the Vanos solenoid sticking or just being worn out. In my case it was a bit of both. Original solenoids most likely, even at 210,000kms. Very poor oil maintenance. I tried cleaning the factory ones a few times but eventually it would throw a code. The code always followed the one that was originally installed in the exhaust side. So I picked up 2 sets of cheap solenoids from spareto.com A Hella branded one @ 48.76eur each https://spareto.com/products/hella-control-valve-camshaft-adjustment/6nw-358-188-011 A Gates branded one @ 34.90eur each https://spareto.com/products/gates-control-valve-camshaft-adjustment/vvs177 The Gates one came in a generic white box with a small Gates sticker on it which put me off a bit. The Hella one came in a Hella colored yellow box that looked suspiciously cheap. Attempting to install the Hella one went wrong immediately. Due to the way it has been crimped it was slightly oversized. I removed the excess. It was still tight fitting. First drive had me turning back very quickly. A high pitched scream from the valve or Vanos (Lots of people refer to it as a Whistle, mine was a scream). Similar to a belt that was seriously slipping at higher RPM. This is actually a common fault for a failing Solenoid. Any load on the engine and there is no noise. Idle throttle and you will hear it. I had not opened the the Gates one yet but was surprised to find it resembled the BMW one far closer than the Hella one. The Hella one looked as well as it performed. sh*t. The Gates one has been in there for a few months now. Zero issues. Fitting was great. I am now curious as to how long the Gates ones will last. Apparently these are the factory ones without the BMW part number on them. https://spareto.com/products/pierburg-control-valve-camshaft-adjustment/7-06117-01-0 Conclusion: The Light company makes sh*t engine parts. The Belt company makes better ones. I will update when the Gates ones die. Some pictures.
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