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I've been a grumpy old prick for three years now.... and I'm enjoying it ooops....wrong..... I've always been a grumpy old prick

This looks to good to be true and I would almost guarantee that as soon as you email them they will tell you there is "a lot of interest and you are more than welcome to get car checked out bit if you want it then it's best you pay a deposit and then I will hold it for you" I could be wrong but it sounds like the same add I read time and time again when I was living in the Uk and bought cars.....

Quit cigarettes, I am still a sucker for a Cigar when socializing and I am still a nicotine addict, still really struggle in a social environment with mates, its very hard when I associate having a good time with drinking and smoking, I truly do enjoy both, I think even more so than the socializing it self.... So I have become a lot less social these days... but as you get older you have to let things go and focus on more important things.

Need to earn more fortune before attempting.

There's an app for that , I came accross this the other day and loaded in all my details. Hmmm dunno where all that exta money went though.

just after the Chev, the Peugeot in the next cut, looks like the exhaust is red hot????? don't see many of those fords anymore! Thanks for sharing Josh as always!

I read the alan carr book twice, even attended the seminar. Each attempt lasted 3weeks tops. I am now 3months smoke free. The first week is hell. The second like attending an opera/ballet show. The third week gets easier and you start to forget about it. One thing I noticed on this attempt and hopefully my last is the bloated feeling I had for the first 2weeks. It was awful and discouraging. I took champix this time round, if you can hack the vivid dreams of the engine in your M5 throwing a leg out, it actually does work.

New job, new start. I agree wholeheartedly with Grahams comment about substitution not working, I've been munching on the gums & patches for three years now and I've only just admitted to myself that they're a have. Started at fourteen, just turned thirtyfour and over it. An 8 month old son that I utterly adore and would do anything for is reason enough to die an old man, not a smoker. 3 fags left in the box Pray for me!!

Nice thing about the Alpine stacker used in the e39 is they have a digital coax output. Put a decent DAC on the other end and you'll get audiophile output into the rest of the system your going to build with the convenience of your factory controls. BTW , you did try the adjusting the worm gear cogs via the screw plate next to the motor ? Check out some of the Dacs on hifimediy (Sabre chipsets ) or the MiniDSP range of dacs. (Oem supplier to a few car audio companies)

Hmmmm that quote does sound a bit more than I remembered something like this to cost. Try Peter at Team McMillan or Ray at HellBM if you don't want to get your hands dirty. Diff stays in .... If memory serves the left one you might have to remove one section of the exhaust, but the right one you should be fine with just dropping the shock. I did the whole thing on my own at home .. although I had access to the correct BMW seal insert tools which made it a bit easier. But nothing a correct sized socket can't do LOL. Just remember don't jack up your car from the diff or the diff cover - but on the jacking point on the front of the rear subframe. Here's a few photos I took of the input shaft seal (which is a lot harder to do)

Piece of piss to do ... very simple. If you know how to turn a few nuts and bolts and know how to bang in a seal then you'll be fine. You don't even need to drain the diff oil (you'll lose a little bit but not a huge amount that you can't top up later.) If that one is leaking the main seal will probably leak soon also - that one is a little more involved but not too bad (just more stuff to remove in contrast to this one which is bugger all) I did mine on jack stands without much issues.

and if you loosen the intake bolts slightly then swap in a v12 they turn into an epic cruiser.