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So the first night of having the car I noticed a vibration that I initially put down to needing the wheels balanced or possibly the tires being out of round as the car had stood for quite some time. First thing Saturday I got this checked over by Mag and Turbo, the tires while not in amazing condition from standing for months balanced up but did take a fair amount of weight. This unfortunately did not solve the vibration which was always present at motorway speeds, I pretty much had RSI in my wrist after the drive up just from that non stop vibration. The wagon will be heading in to BM Workshop to find out what is at the root of that issue. Other than the vibration the trip between Christchurch and Picton was uneventful ..... yeah right. About 20 minutes south of Kaikoura our 5 year old said she needed to go to the bathroom, so I asked her if she could wait just a little longer - silence..... followed by tears and breakfast now sitting in her lap. Luckily this all evacuated onto a blanket and not the interior. There was no where to stop that was not a blind corner, so I found a spot that was slightly less than a blind corner and did a road side cleanup effort. And for the shortest of times it wasn't hammering down with rain, but still got plenty wet and well frozen by the end of that little moment. Had lunch in Kaikoura and then headed to Picton, I had 5:30 meeting that I had to be on and everything was looking good until about 10 minutes out from Picton in very heavy rain junior played back lunch this time into a plastic container that I had picked up after the Kaikoura incident "just in case". So this time in the middle of a massive down pour my wife bailed out and sorted out our daughter while I let people know that I may be late due to some "issues". Anyway some more pic below: First night in Christchurch. Out at some country eatery in Christchurch. And before anyone says the car sickness came from the way I was driving, it came from my daughter gluing her eyeballs to nav map and reading everything back to us non stop - never looking out the window. Once that was gone from view she was back to normal, it just took a couple of events to work out what was happening.

I work from home and have done for the past 14 years, so the M5 is doing the school run on the odd day shared with the wife's SUV. The STI RA is a 4 door, it is currently missing the interior while I do a wiring upgrade and arguably uses more fuel than the M5 when you're on it - I built it a very long time ago and the old school HKS turbo and big cams love loads acceleration enrichment, but it does leave nice flames as a result. From Wellington to Auckland it averaged 17.1 L / 100 km. Given that I went the most indirect route possible and ended up going through the gorge between Whanganui and National Park in P500S I thought that was a really good effort - I certainly was not trying to hypermile a v10.

OK, following on from my intro thread https://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/65870-hopefully-a-new-owner-e61-m5/ here is my little South Island to Auckland trip with the new to me E61 M5. Firstly, to the various members that gave me assistance in Christchurch to make this all possible many thanks. In short I drove my wife's MK6 GTI down to Christchurch for the trade on the E61, took collection of the E61 late on Friday, spent the weekend in Christchurch and then headed back to Auckland. Honestly I didn't expect much of a demand for images and details but I'm more than happy to provide what I can. Sorry for the delay, but I've been flat out squeezing work meetings into the rest stops along the trip north which has left little time to post / create this thread.

Maybe an unpopular opinion but I feel like @Mikan realises all this. Seems like he just wants to pass it on now. Will be a bargain for the buyer but as long as both parties are happy with the price, don’t see anything wrong with that.

Wtb E36 engine Arms, can't for the life of me find where to buy them in nz

97 1.9 m44b19 $1k 4spd gm auto $450 small case lsd $700 black seats $450 roof $450

We live in the countryside so getting anywhere is a bit of a drive, my wife and I agree that if we are going to be travelling in a car for hours at a time we want to enjoy what ever it is.

@Twistee WFH the only commute a V10 suits.

Crickey, page 2, better start pulling finger and get some action happening! Powersteering lines are on and hooked up, thanks to @Cammsport sending me a video showing the routes it was pretty simple, slight tweak. Managed to also have some success last night. Again thanks to @euroriffic this time, few checks here and there and it fired up realitively easy! Excuse the wiring, wanted to check it would work before I slim the loom much further. Snapchat-884953232.mp4 Got my driveshaft back, new unis and balanced. Need to sort out radiator set up. Carpet be coming out to sort driveshaft hoops and run battery cable.

I think it might actually just squeak over LVV's 20% power increase threshold? Maths was never my favourite though 🤔 In any event, yes, from my discussion with the certifier last time round a modified driveshaft (which this swap is classed as, despite being a factory driveshaft on e30s) needs hooping. Thanks @Ghost Chip , you've hit the nail on the head.

Steering rack should also be worth something to an e36 or e46 owner.

Are we to assume the M5 is going to be the daily given the STi only has two doors? Looks great anyway

I contacted them and while their system can't deduct VAT, they said they will 'manually' refund the VAT component (21%) once you've ordered and paid.

Yes, I could see from the pic of the rebuild that the man was fastidious in his workmanship. It is one thing to maintain a perfect finish on the outside of a car, but when the same level of care and attention to detail is applied to the to the parts that will not be seen when the car is assembled, that is something else !!! It is the hallmark of a true craftsman and enthusiast... someone who puts love into their work... and it shows Cheers...

Ok here are some more photos- managed to get the whole family together Some pics of the Baur too

For sure bro, have just been flat out lately so actually don’t have a lot of spare time.

don't know what to price it at to be honest. it will be in immaculate condition once it's repainted exterior wise. Will have to have a think about it

Me too. For some reason they seem to be a love or hate style. I have grown to love them.

Just a heads up for the return trip, the M5 needs 98 octane and only has a 65 litre tank, so fill it every time you see a BP with blue nozzles at the pumps!!

F series is done via Esys coding.

BMW have started building this.

anyone interested in a mtech kitted malachite green 535i? I will have one up for sale in a little while. Regrettable sale but going through a divorce.