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Agreed but I think we - as a nation - are getting a bit too high and mighty at the moment. Everyone seems to think they are perfect and never make mistakes and that the rest of the world are a bunch of incompetent f*cktards. Makes look ignorant and small-minded in my opinion. Sure, we need educate o/s drivers on our rules better, particularly drivers coming from locations with very different driving rules and etiquette to NZ but I also think people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and there is some truly shocking driving by NZers. Sorry, back to topic now. The problem with fines is that law abiding people pay them, serial offenders don't. We need to get tougher on that.

Indeed, not a good design at all compared to the M60 Great way to limit the life of the engine before an M62 major service is required. Ideal for the accountants?

Just dropping this in here first, in case there is any interest before I go up on trademe etc. Car is coming up for 90,000km. It's a UK import and is currently showing 56,000 miles. Servicing by Bellars Motor Works. Next Inspection due in 9250 miles. WOF due end March but will obviously go out with a new one. Rego till 14th june. It had a couple of O2 sensors replaced early last year. Tires are in good nick, slight bit of kerbing on one alloy. Was the cover car for a BMW UK Magazine. Has been Gard-X treated on the paintwork, so repels a lot of dirt and keeps the paintwork looking great. Will get some decent pics done soon and more details etc etc. Selling as i need a practical car once more. I've had it two years now. Asking $32,990 or near offer. If anyone is seriously interested then text me 021 881640.

could be worse audi with there rubber band powered V8 stuck in the front bumper

Today I replaced all of the belt tensioners and pulleys which was quite an easy job. I'm glad I did it because my old ones were knackered! They should all be replaced every Inspection II I would think. $190 + 1 hour. Edit for elaboration: Note how the belts are installed before you remove them (make a drawing or take clear pictures). I already had new belts on (a few posts back in this thread). If you're reusing your belts mark either the direction of rotation (do you know that?) or the edge that's at the front of the car (pretty simple). You should (but not a disaster otherwise) keep the rotation direction the same. I did this all from the top with the fan and cowl already removed, it's not necessary to access from the bottom unless you have a piston type tensioner on the air conditioning side (apparently!). I don't know what vehicles have the piston on the AC side but most of my searches came up with this arrangement (so it must be common). My car (09/96) has an eccentric wheel tensioner for the AC and a piston tensioner for the alternator side. The AC side is pretty straight forward and obvious. When re-tensioning I had to torque the 10mm hex clockwise then do up the 13mm (or 11?) bolt whilst I held tension on the hex. After you've taken the belt (8mm hex clockwise on the lower wheel will remove the tension) and both wheels off on the alternator side then the piston comes off with a frame assembly which is held in place by three 11mm bolts. Top one (long) is recessed and (normally) behind a circular plastic cover which easily pops off. The lower most bolt is on the bottom of the piston which is both easy to see and safe to remove (it's not load bearing). The final bolt is at about 11pm from the bottom (piston) bolt, impossible to see without a mirror of sorts but accessible nevertheless. The frame is a very cool assembly with heavy duty thrust bearings, re-grease the shaft before putting it back in. Also replaced the passenger side radiator mount (rubber 'foot') which had mysteriously gone missing and left the radiator hanging off the clip at the top. All straight now. $5 + 10 mins. I also replaced the valve cover gasket because I noticed a slight tear in my old one when the cover was last off. Didn't quite get that finished though and can't tackle again until Thursday. I did the AC one as well, it's just not in this pic.

You can't beat a good deal...

I have never welded or painted a car before and this was not a job to be learning on. So I pulled off the trim and left it to the pro's. The instruction was to weld in the sunroof panel and sand back+rust treat+repaint the outer roof. They did a good job.... No rust was found around the front or rear windows either

Good story with that plate. The car belongs to one of my colleague's mothers, her name is Violet. Her husband bought her the plate. Don't think he realised his small but significant error! Haha

What an outrageously cool shape.

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Hey guys, im after a z3 steering rack (2.7 turns), i have an e36 one (3.2 turns) i can swap plus cash your way. Cheers Blair

I think it was prbably a necessary evil to facilitate the vanos? I had mine all done at about 280k, its a big job but worth it for peace of mind.

^ Cheers, it's coming along. Unfortunately it seems that maintenance will never end... I've added some information in my post above to elaborate on the procedure.

I left my stereo in the E30 going at close to full volume for over 6 hours one night, fully didnt expect it to start in the morning but started fine.

wow i didnt know thats what the M62 is like, thats a very obvious design flaw! is it possible to retrofit the M60 system?

These m62's are such a fantastic design...very reliable with no design flaws... cough cough, I dread the timing chain guides going on top of everything else. Would be quite a good DIY though if you have the time and facilities.

And NOT doing when it needs doing, leads to wallet-emptying noises. Dude up here was told his needed doing, and he left the workshop saying he'd "save up some money and get it done soon". A month or so later, nasty crunching banging noises happen't as the engine lunched itself . MUCH bigger repair bill then!

Amd it wasnt andy this time

That's just ridiculous ain't it.... Wonder if the bank could convert my mortgage into a few hundred hours of community work??

We have E46 sport racks 3 turns lock to lock. $350 each

yeah have been in contact with him, looking for something a little cheaper at this stage. Thanks

black cars are hard to live with but damn they look good

Brent has one afaik. I think he said $700ish.

Oh crap, better drive with the lights off. It's dark out, but I don't wanna ruin my battery now!

How many coffees and sushi will u take for these?

Lol For some, getting in the car and driving is a poor decision...

You're such a mercenary, Tony!

Piers Morgan , quote of the year.... "I wouldn't trust Downton & Moores to run a bath"... Brilliant The only silver lining I can see is that England can't possibly get any worse! That said... Well done Bangladesh, you out played, out thought and out hustled England... Right... Lets get back to proper Cricket... Five days, white flannels, red ball!

Speaking as someone who use to work for corrections, those who can't or won't pay, get a pretty sweet deal, one guy I recall had 40k of fines turned into 150 hrs of community service. Pretty sweet hourly rate if you ask me

I hear you Graham... Why would you consider driving a car you have to unlock yourself with a remote button? Imagine, over the car's lifetime that probably costs you 9 or 10 minutes. Nightmare!!!!! Imagine if you had to unlock it with the key!! F*ck that... Only idiots use keys. SO.MUCH.TIME.WASTED.

Great ... a beneficiary driving a $1000 car gets a $5 income adjusted fine for being 5klm hr over the limit Wealthy business man driving a $400,000 car gets a $5 income adjusted fine for being 5 klm hr over the speed limit because all his assets are in trust, business earning are zeroed out to avoid all tax and the loss attributing company that owns the car will see his $5 fine re-credited back to him. The rest of us are screwed (as usual) and will pay a $100 fine. QED...

Why is this a good idea exactly? Is it "more" of a crime for a high earner to be doing 120 than someone without an income doing exactly the same thing? Answer is clearly no. It's just seen as a good idea by those who are jealous of those that have more than them.

Pretty sure I've worked out why my VANOS exhaust solinoid wasn't working...

^^ ROFL ^^ Swap out the 'Vaders' for some Wookies or Ewoks.

This is the raised up. Nice height still drive able. I am one very happy chappy!!