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You do you but $9k for an engine plucked out of a puddle is f**king wild. Would hate to be the guy that shells out even half that only to find out of its origins after the fact. Was always going to happen though, wasn't it?

Especially considering a crash damaged V10 M6 was sold for just under $7k the other day lol. Higher mileage granted, but I'd take that complete car for $2k less over that engine all day.

Had the same thing with the Skoda, class action lawsuits in the US against VW result in things changing in their system but have no consequences in NZ. Hence, my 2016 Octavia on its 4th waterpump/thermostat replaced "under warranty", with lots of sh*t fighting to get it (and its still cost me a couple of k). Great car, shocking waterpumps.

I think that notice is for b58 and s58 engines. When I searched B-ELW Pressure Control Valve (PCV) 15Y150M (2023) from the bottom page this came up https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10245365-0001.pdf But ironically here’s a s55 thread on a similar issue. https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28024387

Mate, some pretty hefty claims in there.. we don’t know each other and have never spoken before so please don’t make me out to be a liar or dishonest. That E30 was never presented as an immaculate rust free car - it’s an E30, they all have rust to some extent unless fully restored. I was not aware of any rust holes and did not get a dodgy wof. I wouldn’t even know where to go to get one! The buyer never raised any issues with me? He got a very nice & rare BMW for not much money. Reason why the M5 was there was gearbox/ pump related - at least that’s what the guy at pick a part said after we had loaded the motor up. I’ve got about 100 photos of the crank and rod bearings and there are no issues. Sump is not from that motor, it’s been swapped over. Haven’t done a leak down test on it (thanks for the accusation though). Anyone interested is free to do all the testing they want to satisfy themselves. Message me if you have any questions, otherwise, please don’t speculate.

Was browsing recalls and saw the following, it will be worth checking if yours has been done (source: https://www.vehiclerecallsafety.nzta.govt.nz/) There may be others, I didn't check. Also be wary of BMW NZ's VIN checker for recalls, it says I have none pending but my airbag needs replacing - unless you know it's been done, assume it hasn't and if BMW tell you it has, ask for written proof.

Hey. Lots of info here

NZ being such a small market and us being great at lying down and taking it means they can ignore it for the most part. Lots of good will gestures too that NZ doesn't typically receive

Many recalls and corrective actions are for specific batches of parts from the supply chain that are found to be out of spec. Hence only certain VINs are affected, those fitted with the parts from that batch. As with Takata air bags, issues were found in various batches of airbags, which gradually spread to many, many batches (but not all$.

I'm going to contact BMW and ask why BMW US have explicitly acknowledged "defects in materials and/or workmanship" and BMW NZ have not done so, publicly at least (as far as I can tell). Did my engine come off an entirely different, mutually exclusive, production line? Answer: no, it did not. I'm not expecting to get far but hey. I might ask Consumer NZ also. Can we search for, or find, these mysterious TSB/SIB notices?

For those that may not have seen the latest post on Facebook from BMW New Zealand, as part of the 50 Years of 3 Series celebration there is a competition to win a trip to Munich. Check the post on Facebook for details, but basically post up a picture of your 3 series (now or from history) and tag it and you’re in with a chance! NOT a scam.

I'd be very wary trusting anything that seller of the engine says. I know of an E30 he sold earlier in the year that had no mention of rust but turned out to be absolutely riddled with it. There was no chance the seller couldn't have been aware of it either. We are talking multiple holes around the place. Seemed to have a dodgy WOF put on it and flicked off to an unsuspecting out of town buyer sadly. That motor sitting outside in the mud at PaP for 2 weeks wouldn't have been good for it but there must have been a reason it was there in the first place when it wasn't crashed. You would think he would have done a leak down test on it. He probably did but would have got some bad news so didn't want to post those results.

51237118370 They're like $10 each from rockauto, small flat blade to pop on and off the clips, takes 30 seconds.

Started adding the treats with the hardest corner, the rest should go lots quicker once I’ve learned the tricks. Nice little surprise, now I know why it’s sitting about 30mm lower in front. Confirmed rears are AC Schnitzer too. Needed a bit of encouragement to get the M3 arm in. Might do a bit more so it doesn’t need as much hitting to get home. Have to adjust toe a bit for the new arms. This will be deciding factor if I’m delayed by another week or so. Some high gloss black wrap and squeegee tools arrived from ali so had a go at wrapping the door pillar trims. Better than expected

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/569149/road-user-charges-for-all-vehicles-move-a-step-closer This has been in the works and ready to go for the last 10+ years. I'm interested in the governments implementation for the system. It should be purely done by vetted private entities IMO. E.g. ERoad. Been collecting the vast majority of NZ's heavy vehicle RUC for over 10 years. I do however want it to be based purely on weight. I don't want to pay the same RUC as a 2.8ton BYD in my 1.2ton 200sx. Picture of the digital RUC label we created when I worked for ERoad in 2015. Even had the police test it with their scanners at the time. They were super excited about it.

Here is a scary thing about data sharing. It is not that the Government will be using your data. It will be Insurance companies. Insurance will one day demand you share this data with them. I was already being offered discounts on insurance in the US if I shared my driving data with them. Driving data will be available from everyone. Insurance will take advantage of this. No data. No insurance. For the heavy industry this is usually shared voluntarily. Better drivers get cheaper insurance.

If they do it right, will be a good idea, Im not optimistic they can do right however.... eroads etc is slippery path, pay it with rego and add a "i am going to do this many k's" similar to how tax is paid.. rego costs will go up but maybe make it payable monthly like insurance etc - just another bill. Every annual WOF odo gets checked... check it against the system, if you do more or less get a bill or a refund to balance the books. Easy and no nannys watching just an API and some software. Weighting it (good pun) it on GVM is the way, need for force people to drive more appropriate vehicles and not penis extension land yachts (Sorry not sorry X7 owners)... lower emissions, funds to fix roads, more pressure to move freight onto trains and not f**ken trucks and push the market to smaller more efficient cars no matter what powers them.