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Last week I saw a Subaru Outback on BIG wheels, with lowered suspension. An Outback. Why do that to an Outback? Why not a Legacy? (Why do it all...? )

I had replace the battery not too long ago. Pretty sure it has only had BMW coolant . . . Driscolls use BMW coolant in Bimmers. They gave me a bottle gratis at one point for top ups. The diligence with which you maintain your vehicles has to make you one of the best people to buy a car off! Always a good plan to buy off an enthusiast.

I did Wang Thangs

come on Kyu, where are the photos showing how awesome this thing looks, and the wheels you're actually including in the sale! And if the plates aren't included, get the new ones on! We're all gagging for the temptation of a big 5er touring...

A PPI tells you whats currently wrong or about to go wrong on a vehicle and gives you time to repair prior to things breaking or having an accident. A MW is just provides a subsidy on repair costs when (not if ) something does go wrong and leaves you without a car for how ever long it takes to assess and fix the problem. And after which you may end up with a car that has overheated and/or caused other significant damage. Your call.. do you want to save $200 on a PPI and potentially buy a problematic car that is going to cause you nightmares in the next months/years or do a PPI and know you are buying the right vehicle? (btw a new battery is not cheap as it needs to be fitted by a BMW specialist and coded to the car - $500-700 for a bosch or $1000? for a BMW)

I see your red interior and raise you, GOOOOOOLD. This one is actually quite a cool car. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1388079145.htm

Messing (Brass) Metallic Never ever seen one before.. this is amazing!! http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1389709350.htm

Ha Ha . . . Yup, feel the same way about e34 M5's when I see a stray set of throwing stars !! Cheers for that, hope your enjoying the 335i

Everytime I see style 68's I want to buy an E46 Coupe again. GLWS.

Have a number of gearboxes Wellington based.

I know the owner, they live just down the road. Give me a shout if you want it checked out.

is it the white one out in east auckland?

Still chipping away at a good use for the jerco... Thinking about black anodising the aluminium plate and spacers at the bottom to make the gearbox assembly pop out a bit more, not sure though.

Hi all. Thanks for the advice. I was trying to convince myself I can get away with it but will try to book one asap. I have no issue with the money (I understand what it can provide), unfortunately the seller is hesitant to leave his car anywhere but home for an extended time. Which makes it hard for the respected specialist mechanics like Botany MWorks / BMWorkshop to do there job to the full. (Gut feel is that the person is just a little over-protective of his car and nothing untoward). Nonetheless, I now feel a PPI is a must. Thank you all again

Managed a little bit over the weekend on wiring up of the JB4 additional injector controller, getting the pumps into the tank and wired up, all hoses connected etc. Almost there. Managed to get the mirror attached to the base plate for the RHS. Ill mount it up and see how if looks, then make adjustments from there, ready for scanning. Its pretty solid/strong so far, perfect for playing around with, using marine ply then thermoset plastic, let it set then drill into it for the mounts. Then I can play around with the mirror angle. Bog & beatification comes later...

Looks great! Meanwhile...... $17,000???

A PPI should advise any current issues. Better to know these ahead of purchase (and possibly be able to negotiate a price reduction) than find a MW throws obstacles in the way of a repair.

Get a PPI.

cheers Elijah, much appreciated for this info.

The PPI is always worth at least its own value. Even the nicest of cars will have something wrong which will have been unforeseen by you, or the seller (this is giving everyone involved the benefit of doubt here...) which a PPI might well pick up. Speak with Glenn, or one of the other garages in town that specialize on BMWs and they'll set you right. I found this old post useful when I was in your position:

Hi Charl. It would appear by the lack of interest in the complete wreck that I may have to part it out. The transmission is mint. It was serviced late last year by Bavarian motors. The engine is as described above. I have started and driven it in the driveway. The valve gear looks in good condition from what I can see from the oil fill cap, so not sure why it was always noisy. I will make a decision in the next week or so. I also have a heap of spares, including another M20B25 engine, Motronic 1.3 engine loom and ECU, 4 x 15" basket weaves including caps and tyres, K&N air filter, full 325i exhaust, 2.8L crank, yellow euro headlights, dash mat, factory locking wheel nuts. I'm sure there's more but I'd have to check the shed. Watch this space.

M20b25 (or b27 with 885 head) will be the easiest swap. Converting to manual is easy with the engine out. M30 will be a more difficult swap, but is well documented. M30 manual boxes are harder to find. Also keep in mind upgrading your brakes and suspension at the same time to match the increase in power (and weight if m30)

Major reason I'd use fcpeuro in the US is their lifetime warranty even on consumables. Like you can send them used oil you bought from them and they'll send you new oil! Wipers, ATF, filters, etc... I still get non-liquids from them, because liquids would be unfeasible from NZ.

I had pants made from that material when i was 7

The lack of refinement the 4 cylinders offer is why I'd avoid them, they seem liked a cut price half arsed engine from the 4 cylinder E46s I've driven, and way down on power. If you're not after a fast car, a 320 the baby 6 cylinder 2.0 or 2.2L is the way to go, MUCH smoother engine and a bit more grunty than the 4 cylinder.

I reported the thread, and I pm'd an admin. I also strung the spammer along and got his full name, bank account number and reverse searched his phone number and address. I just didn't want anyone to get scammed.

"Climate Change" = one weekend we're underwater, the next I'm frozen. Meh whats pneumonia got on BMW progress.... While it rained Friday night, I played with some polymorph thermoplastic as a material to set some mirror bases. Meh, ended up making a HUR of a handle for a filleting knife for bigger Gt Barrier catches instead. Ended up using some marine ply, working the mirror base contour and then belt sanding the rough contour of the mirror. Its a start. Sat & Sun was progressing with engine bay fuel fittings, finishing off wiring loom and mounting the fuel pressure regulator for the new port injection. I hung this off one of the manifold studs, the same one that stabbed my hand pushing on a new fuel line fitting to a cold hose, at least blood helped slide it on. B'stard! Used the same wire protectors to cover wires extended for throttle body and pre manifold MAP sensor. The rest fit ok. Lost half a kg trimming the engine cover to fit the injectors. Likewise closing off the replacement of all beefy fuel lines and fuel return upgrades. The first pic shows zip ties all over the place. The RHS shows one dash6 fuel return from the low pressure port injection rail to the tank, one dash6 450GPH fuel pump supply feeding through a fuel filter, and one dash6 line feeding into a 2-1 junction. The LHS side shows the same fuel return, with a dash8 main fuel feed line to both the high pressure pump and port injection rail. Uses aeroquip push lock fittings, some used from another project. Modified the stock fuel line brackets to make room for these. Yip, I'll trim the zip ties and rotate the ugly bits. The fuel tanks RHS bucket needed a fitting drilled through to feed the third pumps outlet, seen carefully as the vertical black line fitting at the top. The main line feed is horizontal from the white plastic, both unattached. The tripe pump setup is now installed in the tank, just needs the hat installed to the bucket. I get limited work time before I get a bit dizzy sniffing fumes, hence slow progress here. Two large hand working a small hole, damn....Black random wire heads to the new intake manifold hobbs switch that closes at 15psi, to trigger the relay and fat fuse to power the other two pumps for the port injection to get ready for action. re As for these mirrors, damn. The glass itself is so convex that you could mount the mirrors in a wide range of positions and still see back. But the key thing is here, visually, how do we want hem to look? Check some mean pics of hot DTM machines. I see some upward angle ala hornet wings style, alongside some possible inward angle...nothing a belt sander cant deal with right? The ex. manifold and steering column shat are almost done. Gotta beat this delivery and get the new setup ready for round 2....

Sold the VRSF charge pipe and HKS BOV and BMS air filters to an other guy here Nathan and installed them on his car today. Slowed progress today, but good to share spare bits to others. He seemed happy with the results and new found noise. Car sounded good for sure. Managed to finish off the engine bay fuel rail plumbing, some new push lock fittings, fuel regulator needs to be mounted. Installed a new return line back to the tank, they don't have one factory, using aeroquip -6 lines. Throttle body wiring extended, likewise 4 bar MAP sensor wiring to new charge-pipe. Ill head down Jaycar this week and grab some wire tidys, make em look stock. Took a 1.75" to 2" 90deg elbow from front turbo to relocate the air filter on the drivers side. Bought a couple K&N filters to run as temporary since the others are sold. Piped up the intercooler pipework. Excuse the ASBO blue hoses, they'll go once the ST goes in. So the I/C is in, but needs to drop down about 30mm so the bumper can go back on. Saves me hacking that up. Had my helper yanking on some hoses Still need to mount the new giant (for a little bimmer) dash 10 fuel lines under the car. They are in position. Three fuel pumps are installed in the tank but need finishing. A real arse of a job. I gave up last Sunday on this part of the job after getting real dizzy sitting in the car with hands in the fuel tank for a few hours trying to get the wires attached, all so bloody fiddly. Needed a lye down... Fuel return line needs tapping into the fuel top hat. Injector loom installed, just need to wire in the JB4 port injection controller. I had a Split Second additional injector controller, but the JB4 version has heaps more fail safety devices so will run that through the main JB4. Then we almost ready to test the port injection and E85! This will be the last hoorah with the RB turbos. Lets see what we can get out of them.