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The ad should read like this: "Here we have an example of an M325i (sort of). It's a future collector's car and we're going to charge 10g's for it. But even though we have the original wheels for it we instead bought the ugliest goddamn wheels we could find and fitted them with 55 profile Firestone Supercats. Because everyone knows that Supercats are the ultimate performance tyre and people who would buy an 80's BMW for 10g's would insist that it had new 55 profile Firestone Supercats on it. f**k we're smart."

Yup, absolute media blow up, sensatialising out of all proportion. A customer like that is a pain in the arse! Not even knowing Christchurch, that is a totally logical circuit to take a vehicle for a test drive if one is required to confirm repairs having been done. The speed, if correct, "legally" is an issue but whoopee!! The business owner, and the employee, offered to make amends to the situation, to which the customer agreed. It should not have gone any further. Customer not looking to destroy the business - yea right! I have, over the years, frequently needed to test drive vehicles at more than 100kmh & often drive 20ish kms to highlight a certain problem :oThat said, i have total respect for customers cars, often informing them of having done the above to confirm an issue. In all my time, have never had negative feedback of such. Just glad I am in a town that is about a minute drive from access to open road.

speed dependant steering + power steering issue = requirement to check operating at speed. I'd bet the owner of the car would lose his sh*t if the tech had driven the 3KM or so just to get to a 100KPH zone, the southern motorway, plus he would then have to get to the nearest offramp, and then the return trip. Getting that car from 50kph to 90kph and back would be a matter of seconds. I dont have a problem with what the tech did, looks like a standard road test to me. I have more of a problem with the customer getting his apology, free groom, and then still dragging the company through the mud.

Anyone have any suggestions? Considering a Malaysian made Ultra Racing bar from Tauranga based Pro Wholesale Ltd $160ish http://www.pro-wholesale.co.nz/about-ultra-racing-nz/?mobile=1 inb4 this is characterised as a women holding power tools thread haha

I have just had a similar thing happen to me. But we dealt with it a different way. I didn't go running to the media after the issue had been resolved like the tosser in the "article" did. We supplied all the data to the owner. Let him have his say and a bit of time to look at the situation. We got a written apology from the employee that had breached our trust and the law. It happened to be a 19 year old mechanic. If we had supplied the data to the police he would have lost his licence for at least 12 months. 158kph. The owner couldn't apologize enough. He was quite embarrassed by it all. We were given our money back for all the work that had been completed. Although the owner is responsible for his staff. He can't stop them from making mistakes. This kid made a pretty big mistake and cost his employer business. I doubt he will be doing it again anytime soon knowing how close he came to loosing his job and his licence. Because of this I had no interest in sharing the info with the Media or the Police. It would ruin his business. And that is just not fair. You need to be careful these days. With the focus on Health and Safety more and more vehicles are having telematics devices installed into them. Police are using this data as evidence quite frequently now. I work for a telematics company. I often see drivers being let go for excessive speed. And am getting more and more requests from Police to supply data from crashes.

You may purchase parts only in bulk, in the total amount this car currently has on it, for the asking price of a complete car

I would expect a mechanic to road-test a car for any issues before a service, but 39km/h over the limit in town is not on. Watched an apprentice wheel spin my car most of the way from the car park into the service bay once. Cost the Service Manager a free service and two new tyres

Bullshit. Good results can be had from a megasquirt, they get a bad name because they are mostly assembled and installed by monkeys. Any ecu Will perform poorly if installed incorrectly

Very weird spec, it has all the M-Sport options listed separately, 481, 704, etc. But not the M-Sport "pack", option code 336 or 337. That would be why there is no black headliner - code 775 as it is only available with the MSport pack. So technically NOT an M325, nice car though.

Ray... I've got an idea!

Cheers mate I might just do that when we are closer to doing something, I'm in Morrinsville too

Are the m3 mags 8.5inch?

should have , have pulled a few apart

I kinda fall for our E61 again every time I drive it, basically it's friggen awesome! I drive updated and iPod connection sorted if you wants see how it all goes, PM me, in Morrinsville if your local

Self learning wireless EFI? MSD = My Spark Dissapeared

pity you cant get this sort of thing for the v12 or other bmw engines http://www.msdperformance.com/AtomicEFI/Atomic_LS.aspx

that would be my one

acs type

Who doesnt like to wash their cars?!... my e61 is more deep blue in the right light.,and black in other light

Thought some of you may be interested in watching this progress http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=123347

not to mention if it doesn't turn out to be fixed correctly you can't stop on the motorway... can see what you are saying and you are probably right. if, for example, if wellington mercedes was to do 100km/h test, would be a bit of a mission to north bound thorndon offramp and back.... must be a 4 or 5km round trip.

only way the dude would be seen in a cabby was to have rear wheels spinning??? haha

Your trailers were on the news too Hans, i forgot to text you hahahaha

^^^ agreed those wheels are rude as

They are drive by wire throttles, so that adds a bit of complexity, unless you change to a cable driven setup.

some times you look up trademe they sell very cheap.

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Bottom line, its not your money Danger can do as he pleases

Please tell us more Nick, you sound like an oil guru.

I really dont mind that its a bit thicker. Wouldnt really hurt IMHO seeing as its worked well for the past 3 years Ive used it. Also my52tub28 underwent a complete rebuild. Including vanos seals and everything. As a mechanic I know these engines and would not leave it to chance