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My favourite is the Mustang - ''The registration is on hold and will need amending as the vehicle is registered as 'Mobile Machinery'.

2 Day surgery as it turns out. Dropped all the auto parts yesterday, was being messed around trying to find a Spigot bearing - have got one now. Current status: Flywheel bolted up to engine, pedals are installed, clutch hard line installed. Need to bolt up clutch and pressure plate, gearbox, crossmember, driveshaft and shifter assembly, reinstall all heat shielding, exhaust and all the other in-the-way things we've taken out etc, then wiring and can turn key. With any luck it'll be done by early arvo and will be driveable.

So this is scary. just tried to insure my new Suzuki Swift Sport, all was going well until it came time to list the modifications. So, to be clear the mods lists are adjustable suspension, exhaust, pod filter and wheels. Nothing too serious. That all went well, other than the stupid woman not knowing what a modified intake was, but then suddenly im slapped with a $2000 excess because my car is "excessively modified". When questioned they claim its system imposed and nothing they can do about it. When i questioned why out of all my cars insured with them i have never had a special excess, she didnt want to hear about it. I pushed further and demanded to speak to her supervisor because she was just arguing with me. She refused, telling me that he would say the same thing. After much argument i finally get put through to a supervisor, who indeed does proceed to tell me the same thing (obviously in the 5 minutes on hold she brought him up to date), but when i questioned him about why i have never had this excess before, he decided to do some further digging. As it turns out, the reason i didnt have a special excess on my previous cars? because they never noted all the modifications at all. My golf, which had a modified exhaust, adjustable suspension, carbon front and rear, and tints was listed as just an exhaust and lowering. My turbo integra type r, which i advised of each and every part was listed as alloy wheels and exhaust (not even turbo). Basically, if i had stacked any of them, or had them stolen they would have had grounds to void my claim on the basis i never declared the modifications. Essentially what it came down to, is apparently 4 modifications is enough to increase the performance of a suzuki swift to the point where it is racekar and high risk and all my previous cars have not had their modifications correctly declared. My partner is now arranging to speak with a broker and i will be taking ALL my insurance (both cars and contents) away from STATE INSURANCE and having them correctly insured elsewhere as i cannot trust State to have competently insured me. This is just a warning to make damn sure you're insured correctly.

Sounds like it was your first time south of the Bombay Hills.

2000 BMW 530i Motorsport NZ New 175,000 km Service history with receipts Owned for a little over 2 years with no mechanical trouble what so ever. Serviced every 8 - 10,000km. New front tires, rear wheel bearings, transmission fluid, oil & filter done at 170,000km. New radiator & expansion tank at 175,000km. Recent open road trip to Wellington provided 7.5L per 100km with around town driving at 9.5L per 100km. Very good condition for age and mileage. Sale due to recent upgrade. Personalised Plate not included. No nonconstructive comments please $7,700 $7,600 $7,500 $7,400 $7,200 $6,750 BMW Build Spec: Steptronic Fog lights Radio BMW Business (C43) Language version English Shorter final drive ratio Multifunction f steering wheel Side airbags for rear passengers Alarm system Deleted, model lettering M Sports package Shadow-Line Interior mirror with automatic-dip Interior trim finishers Smoker package Seat adjuster, electric, with memory Through-loading system Sports seat Headlight wipe/wash/Intensive cleaning Park Distance Control (PDC) Automatic air conditioning Kilometer-calibrated speedometer CD changer for 6 CDs HiFi speaker system M sports suspension II M leather steering wheel M Aerodynamics package Headlining anthracite White direction indicator lights BMW LA wheel, Individual Battery master switch Radio control Oceania Additional Export tank filling Retailer Directory Overseas On-board vehicle literature English Transport protection package

Chrome Bulbs have arrived - No more Egg Yolk Effect!

Bought one off a member here. Thread is here http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/53768-wtb-e46-factory-cd-head-unit/#entry582400 There are a few different variants of the head unit, some pricier than others. Start by expecting to pay maybe $250-350 locally second hand depending on which, then shop around and see what you can get. The aux-in jack can be built yourself or added a number of different ways with OE and aftermarket kit options. I got an OE kit in from Pelican Parts as part of an order I was doing. Think it was $USD45.

Rotiform Nue's. 18x9.5 +25. PM me. Cheers

Upgraded headlights to Xenon on the 540i. Unfortunately they came with the white indicators which does not suit the green color of the car, but the difference compared to Halogens is huge.

Lol, that's a good-un! Well done, should souvenir it for the shed wall But seriously, take it as an omen that your cooling system needs an overhaul. Makes for expenses that you probably hadn't budgeted on, but replacing a few hoses and a radiator is still easier than a head job / engine swap

Pulled out the damaged side vent and put in a new one, also repaired the damaged inner guard, no more scraping at full lock!

Surgery tomorrow. Let us all pray that the car comes out the other side as a man...ual with no hiccups.

Got some additions for it. Gonna wait till I do the manual conversion to install them though. Learnt that the hard way last time, the engine will be coming out this time

Awesome - you just need another 5 M5 so you can drive a different one each day of the week.....

I dont think you could go wrong buying Hamilton. or take a punt in Huntly and gamble that KiwiRail will start stopping thier commuter trains there. Its got to happen sooner or later.

yep just a sign of an ever growing Auckland population with productive land being sold for housing, and the increasing demand for food and resources needing to be trucked in from further and further away. Auckland is geographically situated in literally the worst place for a main city lol. Tinyest width of land in the north island and sitting on top of a range of active volcanos amoung the main reasons!

Am I the only one that thinks this listing seems a bit suspect? Surely if you're trying to flog a car for 60 grand you'd at least take a couple photos to show its condition?!

That steering wheel looks like someone sewed on a Supercheap Auto steering cover over an SE wheel. Should look at M-tech2 wheels, They are nice in Alcantra (Expensive but you sound like you can afford it), Or a nice Nardi wheel..

I really can't help myself sometimes. Lots of swearing and road blocks, but i'm neeearly there.

Come on, that's pretty trivial isn't it? Do you call the toilet a ' white porcelain excrement collector' so you can get a better understanding of what it is so you can model your poo properly in it? Let's get back to talking about learning how to tune.

Red goes faster