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Slow progress. 20241106_085754.mp4 20241113_140517.mp4
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As per title. ZF 6 speed manual out of a F31 320D wagon. Serviceable or better condition.
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fonethen joined the community
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WTB e30 m40 manual driveshaft, preferably in Auckland thanks
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It is located in thorndon unfortunately, but I appreciate the offer!
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SOLD, coming back up North
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If it's in the Hutt Valley I can do that
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It is a little silly haha Its funny when a Dodge Hellcat Redeye with massive slicks etc, massive burnout does 11.9 and then I do 11.1 with a tiny burnout and transmission mis shift slowing me down lol
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Although I own an N54 car and love it, not sure i'd recommend it to a buyer that wasn't good at DIY and if you're good at DIY the warranty is pointless. Just my 2c.
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$1k for the sump gasket but there’s a leak elsewhere on the back of the engine - possibly rear main seal so gearbox out etc… even though it feels fine I may as well do the clutch while it’s open. Might have to learn to do things myself soon, I see what you guys mean… 😂
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Decided not to put in a rear console / back seat USB BMW port. But I did put in a universal pd / usb charger. This one has up to 65 watts for USB c and 18 watts on usb b. Handy for rear passenger for charging devices and also will charge work laptop if needed. Was going through BMW TIS wiring diagrams and this is what I’ve learnt. Terminal 30b feeds all 12 volt outlets. 30b is enabled when the car is considered occupied and will run until car is either locked or will stay active for 8 -20 mins if the car is left unlocked after parked. After that it powers down. Was thinking about this as don’t want parasitic power draw from usb charger. For the rear console charger my car didn’t have a rear 12 volt outlet. In the factory wiring the rear outlet ifs piggybacked off the front hidden 12volt outlet. However with the f30 / f80 wiring looms there is almost no provisioning of wiring for accessories that went in the cars original build sheet. I needed to run wires for this. So , got some 1.5mm2 wire left over from adding the boot 12 volt outlet. Wrapped it in Tesa tape and rather than pull console apart to route I just used curtain wire to feed it from rear of console to dashboard. I popped the rear console trim down, drilled a 30 mm hole and mounted the charger. Works well for quicker charging of phone / tablets / laptop.
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I see 'JC' 😞 Jaguar has been tithing owners wallets for decades 😁
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Does anyone else see two folded umbrellas in that logo?
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Well not anymore Mr Prince! 🤣😎 “I said first would be my pleasure to know who you are And do I have to use my tokens or do you have a car Well my name is the Prince and I'm a great rap star You don't have to use your tokens I've got a Jaguar”
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Their new car is said to be built to compete with.... Porsche's model that is almost sales-proof and depreciates faster than an unwrapped Mars bar laying on a beach in the sun. Are they mad? Quite possibly.
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I think this article sums it up nicely : Branding experts have reacted with confusion and bafflement at Jaguar's new rebrand - which has shed the iconic 'growler' badge amidst a technicolour marketing push that doesn't feature any cars. The British sports car marque has been fiercely criticised over its most dramatic rebrand in decades, which swaps the roaring big cat badge for a roundel containing two letter 'J's and swaps the imposing font of the logo for a softer typeface. It comes as Jaguar puts its entire range out to pasture and pauses new car sales for an entire year as it develops its entirely new range of all-electric vehicles, to go on sale from 2025 with a much younger audience in mind than in the past. The redesign attracted fierce criticism. Californian designer Joseph Alessio said it would be 'taught in schools as how not to do a rebrand,' while another designer labelled it 'one of the most destructive marketing moves ever attempted.' And public relations experts have told MailOnline they are stumped by the firm's decisions - from the 'vandalism' of the company's iconic logo to the apparent casting off of decades of motoring heritage to attract new buyers. Brand and culture expert Nick Ede says he was 'baffled' by the marketing push - which featured precisely no cars - while Oli Garnett, co-founder of creative design agency Something Familiar, called the rebrand a 'dog's dinner'. Jaguar, meanwhile, has doubled down on the rebrand, sending sassy and saccharine replies to detractors on social media who question the wisdom of moving away from the kind of thinking that birthed iconic vehicles such as the E-Type. Some owners have even threatened to end their car deals early to, in the words of one social media user, 'avoid the humiliation of being seen in one again'. And in case you had not seen the majestic new roundel :
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I don't know what they are, but clearly Jag does..................
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Jaguars board right now - Fire everyone involved. Delete it from the internet. It never happened. WTAF were they thinking, the brand that makes snarling supercharged V8s and the E-type....
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Excellent, thanks for the detail - mine just arrived and I was planning on attacking it with a trim tool!
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That 330d looks excellent @Willem - very well specced (360 camera etc) and it’s on Pzero runflat which suggests maintenance hasn’t been skimped on. Engine didn’t change between pre LCI and LCI on the 6 cylinder diesels, only the 4cyl diesel and the petrol models. -
That I do, hence why this would look awesome parked next to it 😎 Na you haven't, sadly it got very rundown - parked it up at a friends place while I was busy sorting a workshop out, they made the mistake of leaving it outside with the sheep, so it needs a lot of TLC now. Have been busy moving house and sorting out life and the new shed that's a lot smaller. It's currently in dry storage and I'm talking to a friend of mine who's a panelbeater, plan is to get him to go right over the body, I'll handle the mechanical and get another guy I know (and, most importantly, trust) to try and sort the battery drain issue that's plagued it from day one. Then she'll be back. I'll be updating with progress when I get onto it, it's taken a bit of a back seat atm while getting this new place sorted out.
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Been putting the engine loom back on the e23 as I took it off to have it checked prior to selling it 3 and a bit years ago. Now she won't fire up. I'm thinking one of the relays have gone bad or I put a connector on wrong. I cannot find any wiring diagrams for this car. It cranks but has no spark and no voltage to the crank and reference sensors. May be ECU related so I will pull the ECU apart tomorrow and have a look. The wiring is in a pretty poor state of affairs. I am looking to maybe make up a whole loom or just convert the old motronic stuff to the facelift motronic stuff.
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Snapped some shots with my mate/client's tech 1 the other morning. Couldn't help it. The lighting was amazing. Yes the Alpine white Tech 1 is on airlift performance suspension.
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PrivateB joined the community
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Hi Elias Thanks for that tip. Never thought about checking marketplace for a car. It is within my price bracket (before negotiations) It has an M-sport outfit and an X drive, all positive. Not my favorite color (grey! from where I stand that brings down the price seriously) and it is a non LCI, I guess because it's from 2013. Does that actually make a difference with this engine? Seems a car I might need to have a look at Thanks again. -
There is a 330d for sale on Facebook marketplace. F31, m sport x drive. fairly good value for money, and in the current market prices are quite negotiable. https://www.facebook.com/share/15h63mSKPv/?mibextid=79PoIi -
Thanks for the suggestions. The 530 D or 330d/335D Tourings (on the budget I have in mind) are not so easy to find. I can find two 335D's (see below) and only 530 D's (autotrader) from around 2017 which cost around 35000. One 335 on trade me 200000 km from 2011 (to old for my liking, to many km's, no LCI and the way I see it a bit overpriced) https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/335d/listing/4906769675 And a 2016 X Drive Msport , for 27.490 a bit over the budget I was planning to spend. https://autotrader.co.nz/used-cars-for-sale/bmw/335d/921763 What is wise? Wait a bit longer to see if a few do come along, or should I risk ordering one with one of those companies that import them (any experiences?)
