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Haha! Funny... Strikes me, Ron, that 90% of your posts are about justifying your personal opinion manual vs auto... Which is probably why a few jibes have headed your way.

Good luck to James (Jamez) and Dan (Driftit) in the Bimmersport Livery s50b32 e30 for this weekends Pukekohe 6 hour endurance race this weekend! Looking fast after the tune put down 300rwhp on the new sponsors Gull force gas. should kick some ass boys!

Sorry if posted before .. http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/09/13/bmwblog-exclusive-unrivaled-and-unveiled-bmw-m8-prototype/

Yeah, mine doesn't have the dynamic drive I don't think and yep, bang for buck you can't get much better, peoples jaws drop when I tell them I only paid 6k for mine. You don't have to look far to see that people prefer the NZ New cars, mine has a full BMW service history. Another thing is that there's very few of these down my way. I've seen a handful since buying mine, there's a NZ New 760li that gets around often but that's virtually all I've really seen, and another black 745i, another thing is that it does attract a lot of attention & having love/hate looks I'm guessing people are being sick in their mouths or a few actually admiring the car lol. But here's the list of stuff it does have.. Code Serienausstattung Standard Equipment S202A Steptronic Steptronic S216A Servolenkung-Servotronic HYDRO STEERING-SERVOTRONIC S245A Lenksäulenverstellung elektrisch Steering wheel column adjustment,electr. S261A Seitenairbag für Fondpassagiere Side airbags for rear passengers S650A CD-Laufwerk CD player S853A Sprachversion englisch Language version English Code Sonderausstattung Optional Equipment S169A Abgasnorm EU3 EU3 exhaust emissions standard S223A Elektronische Dämpfer Control (EDC) Electronic Damper Control (EDC) S268A BMW LM Rad Sternspeiche 95 BMW LA wheel, star spoke 95 S302A Alarmanlage Alarm system S316A Automatische Heckklappenbetätigung automatic trunk lid mechanism S403A Glasdach elektrisch Glass roof, electrical S430A Innen-/Aussensp. mit Abblendautomatik Interior/outside mirror with auto dip S431A Innenspiegel automatisch abblendend Interior mirror with automatic-dip S438A Edelholzausführung Fine wood trim S441A Raucherpaket Smoker package S442A Getränkehalter Cup holder S455A Aktivsitz für Fahrer/Beifahrer Active seat for driver and passenger S456A Komfortsitz mit Memory Comfort seat with memory S464A Skisack Ski bag S488A Lordosenstütze Fahrer u. Beifahrer Lumbar support, driver and passenger S494A Sitzheizung Fahrer/Beifahrer Seat heating driver/passenger S502A Scheinwerferreinigungsanlage Headlight cleaning system S508A Park Distance Control (PDC) Park Distance Control (PDC) S521A Regensensor Rain sensor S522A Xenon-Licht Xenon Light S534A Klimaautomatik Automatic air conditioning S548A Kilometertacho Kilometer-calibrated speedometer S601A TV-Funktion TV function S620A Spracheingabe Voice control S630A Autotelefon mit schnurlosem Hörer Car phone with cordless receiver S672A CD-Wechsler 6-fach CD changer for 6 CDs S676A HiFi Lautsprechersystem HiFi speaker system S785A Blinkleuchten weiss White direction indicator lights S825A Radio-Steuerung Ozeanien Radio control Oceania S850A Zusätzl. Tankfüllung Export Additional Export tank filling S861A Datensatz ohne EOBD Data record without EOBD S864A Händlerverzeichnis Übersee Retailer Directory Overseas S874A Funkfrequenz 434 MHZ Radio frequency 434 MHz S880A Bordliteratur englisch On-board vehicle literature English S925A Versandschutzpaket Transport protection package S984A Codierung Wartungsintervall Maintenance interval encoding

Cheers guys. One bit of advice i will give, and one thing i have learnt from this stripped bolt.... Always use quality tools. The Hex set i was using was a cheap set from Supercheap. Now i know why it was cheap. Compared to the Bahco 5MM hex socket i purchased to replace the cheap one, the cheap one is sloppy and crap in the bolts. Bahco one is much better quality, much better fit and has better edges. I know its common sense, but its never bothered me in the past. Now im making a list of all my cheap tools, and will be replacing them with higher quality ones. Oh, and never give up.

Right so, JB Weld was useless, nothing more than glorified glue. Didnt really harden, was kinda like a blob of semi-hard paint and the moment i turned the ratchet it just twisted out. I then got angry, so out came the dremel with a cutting disk. I rammed the dremel in the limited space, and began cutting away. got a decent gash in it before i ran out of space. Smashed the living crap out of it with a chisel and instead of aiming to turn it, i aimed to cut the head off, so went hard. Began to get limited by space, again, so decided to change to a grinding stone on the dremel.... and went hard with that. More chiselling and by this point half the bolt was missing, and i could see the gap between the bolt and washer. I decided to try and remove some more metal from it with pliers.... "did that just turn?"..... sure enough, with a mighty twist of the pliers it slightly turned again. Spent the next 5 minutes turning it half a turn at a time, until it finally came out. GREAT SUCCESS. Now that i have that out, nothing stands in the way of removing the unit and FINALLY beginning the rebuild. I still begin this Saturday morning. The culprit.

Never wanted a weekend to go so fast...

dude its been so long since ive been this excited about a build........so on that not im going to stalk you until its completed have a good day ......and get back to work.

You should check the thickness of the rotors, and if they are down around their minimum thickness put some new ones on. If they still have some life in them just give them a bit of a scuff with some 60 grit sandpaper, then a good clean and put them back on with new pads. Probably worth replacing your brake fluid while you are at it. Good luck

If you want to play with a clutch by an old 3 series. B5 is an Autobahn Stormer. Drving around in an E55 AMG with the big supercharger there is no way you could have a manual and be able to drive it in a manor that is A: Respectable B: Not going backwards through peoples houses towing their fence and pets with you. I can imagine the B5 would be very similar.

Photo in this post. http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/15681-pictures-of-my-1989-e30-m3-holiday-in-europe/

Hey man im in dunedin also got a M3 but a sedan wondering how often you guys catch up or are you kean to go for a cruise with a few bmw people i no a few guys also thta would be kean,cheers Jarred.

Stripped wax, full clay bar, sealer & glaze, wax. Will hopefully keep it crisp over winter....