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Gave it a clean and Sunday drive Thinking it needs more power- chip,cam,airflow meter change??? 5 speed, cream leather, the best

That's a good point. These are really lazy in that regard. Maybe tickle the motor and stick in a more aggressive diff. The 850 was designed for continent crossing. Not NZ back roads.

Most of my female friends love the idea of a convertible but most get quickly annoyed with the wind as I watch them subconsciously tidy their hair for the entire trip as it billows in the wind. Aside from a few sissy guy friends, all the guys love it when we go cruising. I don't know how much your Mrs will enjoy it when she rides passenger! But I def recommend a convertible. I can't even look at hardtops anymore when I do any sort of comparative analysis. ie "Do I want to have 80% more fun when driving or not?"

the trouble with a convertible is that regardless of make or model, storage for weekend bags etc is pathetic. Surely a wagon makes the most sence? BMW do make good wagons

Yeah I use to get the same thing when I owned my 180sx's. Well either that or pull a drift bro.

Compulsory audio clip?

To me the Audi has quite a similar setup to the E39 while looking a bit more modern, i like both of them being a classic layout compared to a lot modern ugliness. I don't know about the Audi but the E39 is plenty comfortable for me, those Audi bucket seats do look like they give good support though. I think they are quite similar with the Audi being seemingly more civilized, refined practical performance and the BMW having the more traditional driving pleasure\performance.

My Magnaflow boxes and new tips arrived. Got them fitted today at Pitstop, Grey Lynn. All up including fitting less than $750. Looks, sounds and feels better. Now need to fit the rear diffuser to tidy up the back. Sorry about the shite pics. Will take some proper pics soon and get a vid/audio recording as soon as I've got cylinders 2 and 3 sparking properly.

Have you had the certifier around to have a look yet? If not, it might pay to at least give him a call before you start covering anything in. I would hate to see you have to rip stuff out again so he can sign off something!! Looking good, keep it up!

Got one, comes with free engine. $1000

I did my rims in black Plasti dip, was easy, quick and covered up the curbing better than a respray would of

If you are planning on getting a landrover I have a big oil drip tray that you may be interested in swapping for something?

Don't worry Andy, I've reported the thread - clearly someone has hacked your account.

Mate in euro land sent me this this morning! So many M's!!

quick update its done!!!! taken a while to sort it out . but finally i can drive the car propely went to gavin's (hi-velocity) today. gavin did his magic , remapped the ecu with the new millar maf unit fitted. have had to do a bit of a overhaul on the fuel system 2 new fuel pumps, new filter , proper fuel reg fitted , got rid of the fuel dampers in the fuel lines near the engine. had all the injectors cleaned , descaled etc so all 100%. fitted a metal mesh just before the MAF unit to straighten out the air. goes really well now , sounds pretty neat. power goes flat at the top but we think maybe the exhaust is strangling it a bit. maybe in the future i might look into sorting that out. make about the same power as my 4.4L v8 but not quite the torque. enjoy the video.