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Should hopefully have it all installed over the next day or so and finally be able to fit the M-pars.

Latest vehicle alarm system. Pros: Loud, effective Cons: Not very portable

Thanks for that Dave. Yea, its definitely a mess, and this current government never really thinks things through or plans things properly (ie kiwibuild)

Yeah, that's the intent. The expectation is that the seller registers for GST in NZ and then charges GST on the sale then pays the IRD that GST. The reality on the other hand is that very, very few offshore companies will register for GST in NZ (let alone write the IRD a cheque) so border control in NZ will still be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. The expectation therefore is that EVERY liable package will be checked for GST payment and if the supplier isn't registered then the package will be held and the receiver will be billed for GST. The loophole is a foreign company can register for GST in NZ, collect that GST, and never pay it to the IRD because their reach doesn't extend to foreign soil. The consumer then produces a GST receipt (with an IRD GST registered number on it) to prove they paid GST and then how does the government get the money without being accused of collecting it twice (whether the collection was effective or not)? NZ can't force any foreign company to comply, the most they can do is stop the package at the border. The hope is that eventually, for fear of having every package stopped at the border, that the foreign supplier will voluntarily register. The likely scenario is that the foreign seller will say f%*# off, continue to ship the goods and leave the receiver to pay the GST thereby significantly increasing the number of packages that need to be manually inspected at the border. The smarter companies will quickly learn to cease sending packages in branded boxes. All of this has played out before in different countries/markets and it's never worked (properly) so I'm not sure why our stupid ("no new taxes") government thinks we can make it work better than everybody else. And they say it's to make it fairer on local distributors. That's BS, all it will prove is that local suppliers (e.g. BMW NZ) will be shown up and their price gouging tactics exposed to the public because we'll still be able to land products from the US, Europe and Asia, even including GST and shipping, for less that we can buy locally. If the local price difference was ~15% it might work but with price differences of up to 400% for exactly the same product it simply can't work. Local companies complain "but it's an unfair playing field" and now, given a level playing field and still being priced out of the market, what are they going to complain about when all we're seeing now is their unreasonable margins?

That's why i usually do multiple orders under $400, spaced apart. Im sure it ends up costing more long term in shipping costs but as soon as Customs (also NZ post these days) are involved the process slows to a crawl. It's a lot of work to make a simple GST payment at the moment.

EOI. Have a 320i E30 coupe racecar, believe it has forged pistons, also cage goes through to front and rear strut towers, new exhaust, brand new wheels, near new tyres - don’t have so much time to race so thinking of changing up for a nice street car or something alike. Would be interested in a deal with either of the cars listed below, have a nice single axle trailer to go with it to. Car has no stickers now* E36 coupe or sedan, Motorsport and manual. E46 facelift sedan or prefacelift coupe, 3litre, Motorsport and manual. Or happy to sell outright, $12,500 ono for trailer and car.

The law change is now delayed to 1 December it seems. http://taxpolicy.ird.govt.nz/publications/2019-ir-cab-dev-19-sub-0153/cabinet-paper For shipments between $400 and $1000 it gets cheaper as we will no longer pay the $52 import fee plus any other fees like DHL's $15 admin fee. Just GST and it does not stop at border. I guess the big issue is whether the likes of Schmiedmann or FCP Euro will be bothered with the admin for pissy little NZ way down the bottom of the world somewhere? As more of this regime of offshore GST/VAT collection comes in around the world I guess they'll have to be...?

They can't even price it realistically so what would they know about covers

Sad to see another drivers car destined for someones garage in the hope that it will double their money.

Heh, I had fun doing mine as well. Turns out my battery was probably still OK and it was my alternator voltage regulator that was poked. I replaced my battery with a 100AH non AGM battery (possibly din88?) and recoded the car to non AGM, saved $200 vs an AGM battery. Anyway, keep up the good work.

Wow that's expensive! Didn't even make $26K last time around.

We salute you. ?

That's our punishment for not supporting local businesses.. Well, despite dealing with useless f**ks at fedex I saved over $1400 on parts buying oseas for a full set of front Lemforder suspension parts.

Yep I just did it before you posted. I thought when i saw it move 5mm the bolt was not effecting it but yeah now I have it out yep still dont quite get how it was able to move at all with that in there but anyway. Shows how many bmw columns iv removed. My mercedes is a dream compared to this of course its later model.... thats my excuse for my dimwittedness anyway. I ended up with the headers lying all over it and the steering in the wrong orientation to remove the bolt.... just me making my life difficult.... LOL Anyway now I can hopefully make some progress!

Hi, new to the group and have just purchased a classic 1967 1802 so hoping for help advice and any other insights to this cool little car. pretty keen to get some Alpina or minilite wheels on her...ideally Alpina I've also got a 1975 R75/6 but thats a whole other thing.... so I guess I love the classics. its currently inNelson but should be up here in Akld next month after having a stint at Cartel Works http://cartel.works/

Yep Gull 98 is fine. Anyone who says otherwise is dreaming. "E10 fuels can safely be used in all BMW passenger cars from all model years. However, irrespective of ethanol content, the minimum octane rating as specified in the user manual must be observed as before, since some BMW models require Super Plus RON 98 to reduce knock"

I've been running gull 98 in all my beemers for years with no issues. I did a test and used BP 98 for several tanks in a row but noticed no difference except to my wallet so switched back to gull.

New lens meant car 'test' photos. Teamed up with @mossline to go double trouble.

Hey guys - do we need reminding? Its a fricken E34 M5!! Genuine one too!