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no sorry, then i would be left with a v8 e30 sitting on axle stands, bit of a hard sell.

This guy doesn't like real estate Asians either

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Venting about vents in the vent thread.

I get a shitload of the Indian telemarketers calling me because my mobile number is on our website. Normally when they ring I am sitting in traffic so just lead them on a wild goose chase for about 45 mins until they ask for my credit card number and then I rip into them. This happens probably 5-7 times a month. Normally it's for a SEO company that promises to take my website to number one on google. I don't know if this video works or not but here is a small snippet of one of the ones I recorded. This lady rang me back after I ripped into her coworker. This is the safeish version before it got feral/racist etc. Can show you all of the others at the pub next time. https://www.facebook.com/ashkan.razmi/videos/10152656758433097/

I would like agents, being paid to sell a property, to put a price on it. As a potential buyer it is enormously frustrating but I can see some reason behind it... They want to achieve the best sale price possible and in a volatile (although upwards moving) market that could be difficult to quantify. (There is self-interest on the part of the agent here too as they'll make more commission from a higher sale price.) But to be unable to offer a seller (see Jon's post above) a valuation... Staggering. Curious that they would ask for the RV as we've so often been told the council valuations have no bearing on the market value of a property. We were told this before the revaluations ("new council values will be much higher and we're marketing the property accordingly") and since revaluation, that's been maintained ("the property was undervalued by the council"). When a value has been indicated at all, of course. Not all agents make a lot of money. And not all agents are as bad as perhaps I painted them earlier: we have met some good ones, including a few who have refused to represent a sale as the owner was unrealistic. My frustrations at property prices and selling/buying are my (our) own, and based on our circumstances. Sometimes I let those issues get to me: in particular, having owned a house for 20 years, being told I now need to buy a 'nice little starter home' doesn't sit well. In other bad news for buyers, Auckland average asking price rose to a new high of $789,581 in April. The wider New Zealand property market saw average prices rise to $521,729, an increase of 1.4% on the previous month and just over 9x the average NZ wage. (I suspect NZ-wide prices are slewed by prices and increases in Auckland.)

I am in the same boat as you - have a stock 135i and still considering my options for upgrades - one question John how long have you owned your 135? When I bought my car 2mths ago I was very close to buying exhaust, downpipes, charge pipe, intake etc + Cobb Accessport V3 online from US within a week, however I spoke to a number of owners, mechanics (incl Ross), and tuners and eventually settled on no upgrades at all (apart from replacing run-flats). Rather I was advised just to enjoy the car for what it is for the time being. It is a smoking good car from factory and you need to understand how you car is suited to your driving style before throwing money at it. For some it may be more power to keep those JDM's at bay, others it may be suspension, mounts, tyres etc to maximise the stock power through the hills in the weekend. Or if you're Suresh it is all the above! By all means take your car and make it yours, just ensure you are doing it because you feel it will enhance the your driving experience, not because the internet said so

first one i seen, cant help but think its a wee bit wierd not showing his face.. second one, man that codger looking very well for 92!

Drove a Prado ... what a pile of sh*t .. Drove from Wanaka -> Dunedin and back including the crown range ... jesus it was average.

false. find the few in the area you want to purchase that have sold over $50 - $70 million dollars of property. that is the person that fits into category c) knows, and can be bothered

yeah it works so well because of the design how E30 bumpers come out from the front of the car etc.

That engine is offered in the current Hilux in the Oz market is it not. Was for sale here in the previous shape Hilux early 2000s (where the engine should have been retired as a boat anchor). Just another inefficient fuel guzzling overpriced Toyota that the sheep line up to buy at twice the price of the equalivent Nissan etc.

Real estate agents have become much worse recently. PBN, Tender, Auction are now the preferred method of pricing, with the motto 'let the market decide' being trotted out every time anyone asks why. The truth is, they either don't know, or can't be bothered. A less professional group of people I have rarely met - well-presented, but often incapable. The money they can make is quite frightening too.

Best option ever on leather seats

Little update. Had it in to the auto electrician today to have the Steering angle sensor reset. Cleared the codes and it immediately came back so the sensor has an internal fault and cant be reset. Damn. Have to order a new one and it needs to be coded to the car and can only be done at a BMW dealership. Bonus was having it out for a drive today in the cold weather and remembering it has heated seats. What a nice little extra. My passenger and I roasted our derrieres whist cruising around town.

It's the bloody Real Estate Agents I can't stand, what a waste of time they are. Couldn't put a price on our house, "what's the RV?" was the question they asked when I wanted them to tell me what they would sell it for... Pathetic excuse for marketing and advertising (all at our cost..) and a couple of Open Homes. For which they wanted to be paid between $18k - $22k (based off the RV as a selling price). And I thought Estate Agents in the UK were supposed to be crap, they certainly do a lot more for much lower fees, and do more of the actual transaction as well rather than just pocketing the cash and palming you off to a Solicitor to pay more fees. So I thought "f$%k that for a game of soldiers" and got some quality photos taken, put the house on TradeMe did a couple of Open Homes with the wife and sold it three weeks later for $20k more than the highest valuation from any of the Real Estate agents, total cost to me of less than $2k. Net gain in my wallet circa $38k for about eight hours work. And as for the Agents in Auckland when looking to buy.. HA!

Sold it. All I have left.....

Good if you have dogs though. Nothing like going around a roundabout sideways with dogs heads poking out each side.

The phenomenon I like to call "straight line drivers" as in, they can only drive in a straight line, the first sign of a curve and they have no idea how their car can go around it and proceed to be on / off the brake pedal all the way around, even though there is a F%$k-off big sign telling them what the "comfortable" speed around the corner is, and they were 15kms under that speed to start with. Then as you say they piss off at a million miles an hour at the first sign of an overtaking lane. This is where machine guns or rocket launchers should be allowed to be used...

I could see no such problem when houses were affordable five years ago. First home buyers wanted the new VW Golf, Hyundai shitbox SUV, latest iPhone/pad/mac with their first home in Parnell Ponsonby, Howick, Takapuna, Devonport etc. They wanted what they moved out of (their parents home) as a result of 30 years of working, saving and climbing up the property ladder. So of course their ideal first house, and everything that comes with it, was out of reach. Prioritising, a foreign concept. Most average suburbs were attainable a few years ago to the normal Kiwi or first home buyer. I suppose an average house in a not so desirable area (most of West, Glenfield, Pakuranga etc (imo)) is still possible on two average incomes but most of that joint income will be servicing the mortgage, that is if they can save enough for the deposit in the first place. I am over reading and hearing about this housing/pricing crisis in Auckland, and how hard it is to 'live' in NZ, most rabid hysterical leftists having a stab at the govt. or anyone with wealth/assets behind them at any opportunity they get. Pack ya sh*t and f. off to another country and see how green the grass is. FFS if ya can't afford a $600k dump on a small section in Auckland look elsewhere. BOP, Waikato, Malborough Canterbury etc. Hamilton and Tauranga, and close surrounds, will benefit greatly from this drama going on in Auckland over the next 5 or so years. A lot of Aucklanders priced out of the market, or cashing in, are already moving south. I suppose when the rest of them see what a higher quality of life, and better value for money is on offer then the domino effect will really start.

Very sporty Andy.

You would be surprised how many people F@#k about with their cars after buying a lead and some software off eBay, manage to cock things up following the YouTube tutorial, and then try and claim it has developed a fault and want it fixed under warranty.

top one is facelift

My neighbour as a kid had that exact looking car. Was done by BMW NZ and he had it new. Was lush. Had 18" wheels when 16" wheels were considered big. I wonder where it ended up. I knew that blue interior would look good all cleaned up. Keep up the good work.. Is it bad I am actually jealous that you get to clean it, its quite enjoyable taking years of crap off a car.

you can get +50hp by getting a msport badge. OR if you upgrade your 135i badge to 1M then expect around 100-120hp gains. no lies. edit: $10 on trademe. save $990. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/accessories/auction-879754120.htm