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Shotgun the S54 when your parting out

Time for my daughter to get her restricted.....gulp...

How can you rant about something that doesn't exist?

Drove it. In the rain. Turns out wheelspin @1xxkph in 4th is enough to sharpen the senses and clench the chute.

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Vodafone support. People that waffle on about fuel consumption :-)

If it is still being updated, E46 CSL and E9 3.0 CSi here.

I put as much petrol in my car, usually in $50.00 units. I don't know how long it stays in there...then I put some more in. I figured I have spent 2-3 odd grand on suspension alone and its a 4 litre V8. Why would I bother stressing out knowing what kms/l or L/kms or mpg it does. it's like having a missus who you just bought an engagement ring for (begrudgingly...at a price you cannot repeat to anyone) and then taking her to macdonalds hoping like hell she doesn't order a large fries as well. I mean...

Just got to wait for trailing arm bushes and then the race car is ready for a shake down with its new motor. Got it back from dyno yesterday. Very happy with the results.

Think that's enough team. Keep it civilized!

f**king Klugan, this guy made me spit my Jono and Ben V all over my keyboard. xD xD xD Also, this thread seems to be turning into the " lets argue about sh*t online " thread, and that really grinds my gears.

It was the beer talking....

You're trying to rark up Ron, right?

After some fiddly soldering with some tiny resistors, I've got bright white LED side lights with no errors. 21st century 8er!!

So I picked up this yesterday She is a 1987 325I Baur. South African import (just like me ) with a stuffed transmission (only goes in reverse,no forward drive gears) appears to be a genuine mtech 1 also. I will be doing a manual conversion as soon as I locate a manual box. I have purchased all the other bits ( pedal box, flywheel,etc). I have had the dream of owning one since I was really young as my cousin had one back home with full 325is running gear. I am super excited about this baby. She needs quite a bit of work ( indicators dont work but hazards do, rust spots on doors and obviously a stuffed gearbox) but for 3 k I couldn't say no. I will have more pics of her soon. Also I cannot figure out why the front removable part of the roof won't come off so if anyone has any tips I am all ears. She came on these BBS rims which seem to be genuine but not really my style (17's). Thoughts are welcomed oh and as with all e30s the speedo doesnt work haha so parts guys out there if yall can help I would appreciate it

I'm selling these if anyone is interested $175 including GsT & Postage I year warranty The iPhone 4 is there to impress it's size

So I bought this off a client at work. She needs some work. Rocker cover gasket is leaking and rear main seal has had it. She drives beautifully!! NZ new and most of the history is available and 3 original keys. Hehe so stoked 2001 and 1 NZ owner! 200 ks on the clock but shes been well maintained

No problems fortunately thanks to the angled entry... As long as I go slow!

Always. Heck, if 161000km is considered high Km, we're all doomed. Ignorance is bliss as they say.

What if they were mostly motorway KMs? You'd miss out on a good car haha. As I always say, condition & service history comes before mileage.

So what is the point in basing fuel figures off l/100km anyway. I've always thought km per litre is easier to understand. Some figure I've been impressed with over the years. All open road as I don't take notice of city consumption as there are too many instances that can change the figure significantly. E34 540i 8.6l/100km around the north island. FG XR6 Falcon 7.2 running between Akl and Hamilton. VE Holden Caprice 6.0 8.2 l/100km between Sydney and Melbourne Chrysler 300c 3.6 V6 petrol, 6.2 Melb - Syd, or 6.7 with the retarded cruise control activated. Makes my 320d 5.4-5.6 figure look like a waste of time. The ones I won't use as commuters... My old Jeep JK wrangler 3.8 V6 2" lift (or should that be 50mm...), front & rear bars, 4.11 gearing, 14l/100km with a light foot. FG XR 8 ute 10-10.5 north island driving. Ducati 1098 up around 10l/100km if I keep up it and manage Akl-Wgtn in less that 5hr 30min. Volvo 12litre 460hp 40-45 tonne 55l/100km around NZ Mack Titan 15litre 620hp 170 tonne 95l/100km Western Australia holdin it flat.

lol some would disagree! thanks mate.

Definitely. Had a go at the poor kid behind the counter on the weekend, asked him if the rocker cover gasket he was pricing for me was made of diamonds.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You daughter is going to drive your M3!?!?!?! F**K dude are you crazy!?!? In all seriousness it all depends on the maturity of your daughter. I'll be buying a cheap e34/e46/golf or something for mine to learn in.

Moi? Facetious? Never!

Bloody printer setup and off shore IT Help, contradiction there Spent half the day getting it to work following all the damn instructions and fail, I need a drink

contradiction.

Andrew I would like to thank you for taking the time to share your information on the fuel economy you got out of your M3 no matter what system you used. In reading the following post on this thread it reminded me of a Italian drama I think called "A much to do about nothing".

wut?

tl:dr there a wee website/app called Fuelly I like to use / track my fuel usage or OR 1.1km commute to work, sue me search/view/compare other bimmers there http://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw

Doing an enforced engine swap in my own shed with no time pressures. Getting my first E30 (manual too!) to tool about in which the aforementioned is completed. Watching my toddler grow into a little boy while having fun doing boy stuff. Watching my better halfs baby bump get (much!!) bigger. Having a home and a job that I can support all of the above with. Getting the all clear from the specialists just tops it off!

Funny, I was 10yrs old when we went metric in NZ so I grew up with both, and for the most part - relate to both. Metric, being to base 10 is simpler/more logical though. 4x2 or 6x2 is still easier off the tongue than 100x50 or 150/50 Speed - both logical Distance - relate to both Measurement - relate to both Area - both but metric simpler Weight - metric Volume - both but metric much simpler Pressure - still PSI for me

Are they chartering their own plane?

What did i do for my (old) bmw today? Rear discs and pads along with an oil change.

Got touring 2.0 delivered this morning, gave her the once over, then pulled the broken auto out and associated bits. Found my flywheel doesn't match the pressure plate, so on the hunt. Also, Gaz the reason why the replacement box didn't work was from miss fitting the torque converter and snapping the oil pump drive keys. Don't worry, we've all been there

I'd like to add that e30s are very popular at the moment with the young hipster crowd using mum and dads money to buy their first car. Old tech plus minimal driving experience equals accidents. This makes me sound like an old coot but my first car at 15 was a FWD Mazda 323 with an asthmatic single carb 1.5 that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. I too would've ended up backwards through a fence if I owned a 170hp RWD 6 cylinder with no safety features and a tendency to oversteer.

Have M3 headers on my 325i E36, the M50B25tu to be exact. Actually crazy how much they change the engine, they're pricey but nothing good is cheap.