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Tried the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Black Liquid Polish posted here by @GorGasm the other week. Pretty impressed and would recommend too. The problem with most "Sio2" LSP's is they bead so much that when a black car dries you get bad water spots. I actually think older style sealants/waxes are better at sheeting the water off. This one didn't seem to "spot" too bad though. Have just topped it up with this, so see how it goes. Polished tips (but only went to the visible line inside - I'm not OCD! 😂)

Uhmericans, insisting a gallon is 3.7l. Well, in the US, where gallons and pints are smaller than the rest of the world - yes. Elsewhere... No. Then compounding the nonsense by insisting that 128fl. oz is a gallon, and as such is fine... These people have obviously not done their market research, or they'd know the NZ Weights and Measures Act specifically states all measurement are to be in the metric system. But no... They right. (I'm feeling especially grumpy. )

Picked up a 14.5mm rear sway bar yesterday. Cheers @Gaz

The resurgence of Caravans. Burn them all. NZ desperately needs to introduce a towing license similar to the UK. The Hyundai SUV with 2 adults, 3 kids, a full boot, 5 bikes on a flimsy bike rack, towing a shittyly restored early 80s wheeled chode of a caravan that has had all the rest of the luggage stored at the very back is quite bloody scary to follow. Especially when you realise the driver has probably never towed anything other than a rental trailer from his local gas station to move some cuttings of which he took 10 mins trying to back up his drive and took the downpipe drain off the side of his garage.

Not exactly a pic but..

Saw that the other day - Harry is not a fan, is he! to be fair, what a heavy pig this car is. Reminded me to watch some of his older videos, what a lifestyle...

That's not the most flattering angle / colour tbh. Base spec "pure excellence" is interesting... Looks a lot better in M-Sport trim to me.. Or you can go the full Rolls-Royce look with two-tone paint if you want..

could be worse https://www.thedrive.com/news/at-least-one-rich-person-is-buying-this-1-5m-ram-1500-based-luxury-sedan?fbclid=IwAR2hHU00kGU3R81I5vmoZ_Pxf239Jo9G5Uul12U6EeH4gPV1wO7DZLbiGlg

Just kidding. It's the new BMW 7 Series. Hoping it's just a bad render. But not looking likely.

And sold to first viewer at full asking - wish they were all this easy! Hoping it's all plain-ish sailing for the new owner - should be with all the work we had sorted on it.

I am untroubled by it.

I quite like it. It looks imposing and sophisticated while appearing sleek. Looks like a 7 to me. Blacked out ones don't photograph properly. The new 3/4 is also much better in person and seeing them all lined up at the dealer they look pretty sharp. They make Audi/merc look very generic.

China sent me the wrong colour! (yellow). I have another shipment coming and they said it would have replacement black. It's 1/4 the price of actual Swisstrax. What's the dream solution ? Dark grey? 🤣.

Took the mighty 116d for its warrant… …and it passed with flying colours not even an advisory! Finally, some good news with a vehicle in our household fleet, albeit the wife’s daily.. but I’ll take that for now.

Want to buy the sensor related to ABS that mounts on the bottom side of the brake booster. thanks.

Is that a sunburnt orange M2 in the background? That looks good. Whereas the i4… 🤮 I just don’t view most of the new BMWs as BMWs anymore. I think the new Audis look spectacular. Saw the new e-tron GT on the road and that really stood out in a good way.

AudioCity in Chch have offered to have a look at no charge (very good of them) to see what the issue is, hopefully off there in the morning.

Age isn't usually a problem. Expect $4k for 2 year warranty.

Saw pics of the i4 today. The X7 looks OK-ish from the back, but the i4? Well, here's the front. And the back...? It just looks... Unfinished? Certainly not something that'd make me want to take a last glance as I walk away. Probably a great car to drive, though.

Bit of late night last night with @euroriffic. Tidied up the wiring alot, none really visable which i wanted to achieve. Will work on headers and driveshaft hoops next to then waterblast/scrub the engine bay to then install the radiator. Injector/fuel rail cover will get slightly adjusted to sit better.

Owell yet again I have been slacking on the updates Motors in, having a couple of wiring issues which will hopefully get sorted. So far the starter motor isn't working at all so need to see what's going on there Rolled it out for a photo. The front wheel is slightly turned hence the slightly off center position, plus needs an alignment aswell. Rear wheels aren't here to stay Picked up another set of wheels this week for it. 16x7.5 style 15s, will be good for the almost factory bottle cap look