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  1. martyyn

    ouch!!

    To try and put some perspective on my figures in this thread.... On a run I can get as high as 30mpg which is 8.09 l/100km. Around town I can get as low as 12mpg which is 20.23 l/100km. My average since arriving in the country is 14.7mpg which is 16.51 l/100km. All in all I couldnt give a rats ar$e what my mpg is, I drive an astonishing vehicle and if you need to worry about that sort of thing then you have the wrong car ! This is a thread to CELEBRATE fuel consumption not worry about it Lets all CELEBRATE spending 100 bucks each time we fill the tank :) [EDIT] Sorry got the average wrong, its actually sitting at 17mpg which equals about 17l/100km
  2. Ooooooooh yeah.The Schnitzer is not a manual.....its doesnt even have steptronic ! Thats why it has so many numbers next to it, there is the normal PRND321 The little switch below the numbers allows for Sport/Economy/Manual (which doesn nothing but keep you in the gear you are already in). Im pretty sure the only 'factory' manual that was built was a 735 and they are rather rare. There is a guy in the States who is fitting an M5 box into his 740. Needs only minor mods I believe and that would be very nice indeed. I do like the rear pipes and skirt though, that is next on my list for the seven. Im still crying over the Eissenmann exhaust I missed out on on TradeMe The quad pipes are just a split of the two rears. Thats what the Eissenmann ones look like too.
  3. All wooden gear knob in Nausbaum (special order wood) NZD 660 before the gst. Needless to say Ill put up with the little cracks for a while longer !Did you try Ebay for the part Cain ? You'll be amazed at what you can get especially from the German one especially. Your right about the waiting though, Shellys rarely have anything I need and always have to go back to Germany for the part.
  4. They will look fantastic against the red/orange of your car, especially when the lips are polished.Top effort guys.
  5. martyyn

    ouch!!

    Come on guys 90 and 87 bucks for a full tank is nothing....I put in 106 yesterday Brent, I think the 750iL had a 105 litre tank not 110 (well mine did and it was the long range tank on the spec), but I know what you mean....I was filling it at 91 PENCE a litre Did 70 something miles yesterday with a return of 26mpg.....well happy.
  6. You have to pull out all the stops to shadow chrome them. As Sparkle says, RimRight in Palmy should be able to do it....but Id love to see what they look like in charcoal/black....Gus may be on to something there.
  7. martyyn

    ouch!!

    ooooooh meow Can sort of see what Shadow is saying though Paul, on a run with the cruise at 100 I get over 30mpg which is around 9 in NZ terms isnt it ?
  8. and where do you think all the repelled brake dust ends up....on your alloys.Dont do the cheap stuff Jim, get some decent all black stuff from Meguiars or Mothers and do it properly. Like the drop though, looks like the rear has gone down alot more than the front, how much have you lowered at each end ?
  9. How about this ?.... Ebay Dont know what they go for over here, but the exchange rate is as good as its ever going to get.
  10. hour episodes get :thumb: the BBC get :thumbsdown: Mininova it is then I was wondering if the Wellington boys wanted to sort out what we had between us and share the wealth kind of. No point in us all downloading the same episodes and is another excuse to meet up regularly for a pint to dish the DVD's out.
  11. martyyn

    Happy Birthday Carl

    Does the weekends friviloites mean you didnt get back to the dyno with your new chip ?
  12. TG is fine when there is nothing else to watch but I must say Im getting quite bored with the driving just being JC banging some exotic car around and laughing hysterically when he (regularly) loses control. Ive been watching alot of the Fifth Gear episodes from this site Final Gear and seeing Tiff and Jason Plato chasing each other on a real track rather than an airfield is infinately better. Just a shame its only 30 mins long as it finishes just as the program seems to get going. Oh....and they have VBH
  13. I have a 6 month old K700i that I will be selling some time in the next week or so (when my new one arrives basically). I have all the kit, charger, cd, box, etc and just want to get some money back. Its a vodafone live one and its had the os flashed to the latest upgrade (officially flashed too not with some cheap serial cable in some market somewhere) which means you can use the Sony DRM software to use MP3's as the ringtones. It can be used as an MP3 player (has 41Mb on board memory), takes video as well as pictures, has a radio and all that jazz and all in all in a great phone. You can see more here.... Sony website Its all set up for txt, pxt and email and can be used as a GPRS modem on your laptop if you so desire. Oh and it works as a remote control if your laptop has bluetooth and thats a nice gimmick :pimp: There are a couple of marks on the rear (nothing on the front or screen) as Ive been using it in a car cradle so there are scratches where the external aerial plug goes in. You could just get a new housing pretty cheaply and have a new phone. I see they are going on TradeMe for anything up to 400 bucks for used ones. Im more interested in a quick sale to be honest so make me an offer. Dont insult me with anything under 200 though as you wont get a reply Im happy to send pictures of the phone, or its marks, and Ill even stick all the Sony software from the website onto a cd for you so you can edit pictures, make movies, encode your mp3's etc. Any questions, feel free to PM me. There is a small chance that I may convince my wife to have this one and Ill sell hers. Thats a Sony T610 from Europe so it has all the sexy sony icons etc. Again a brilliant phone just doesnt play mp3's as ringtones. Im willing to take less for that obviously so let me know if that interests you aswell. Cheers Martyn
  14. Just saw the car going down Courtney Place. No-one can deny its a beautiful car. I cant believe Im getting all mushy over an e30
  15. Why may i ask? So we dont end up being swamped by dealers jumping on for a couple of days trying to flog their cars I would imagine.Its always a difficult subject when you have a 'for sale' area on any forum. In one respect you want your members to receive as many cars/parts for a good price as possible and Im sure we could all flog a few bits to each other for a good price. But on the other hand you dont want to end up being a BMW 'auto exchange'. With people jumping on quickly and buggering off after theyve sold whatever they want. Certainly a difficult area. As for checking them out, Im behind Andy on this all the way. I would want someone on here getting sold a piece of tat by someone just interested in making a quick buck. Now let me say categorically that is not what Im inferring about liam02 in this thread. I just think as the admin, Andy has every right to check out what cars end up on here. Its not difficult for anyone to do and if you ask me you would be mad to buy a car second hand without checking the sort of things Andy does here. Im in two minds about mentioning the finance. Again very useful info to have, but I wonder if its a step too far. Its no use saying 'I wont mention it' after youve already said there is outstanding monies. However again, I will back Andy's call on this one. The greater good is that a member doesnt get ripped off over something. Now having said all of that, that is one seriously good looking E30....and its one that would get me out of the 740 on the weekends I can assure you.
  16. Happy birthday J Hope you had a good day
  17. I have full cover too. Not worth messing about with anything else in my situation. Interestingly you need a minimum of third party in the UK. You have to take your insurance certificate with you when you tax your car. No certificate no registration sticker. Personally I think its criminal people can drive in NZ without insurance.
  18. martyyn

    M3 Wing mirrors

    I edited after I decided that the comment I had made was unnecessary. Something that I think one or two people should think about before they make similar remarks. Feel free to PM if you have any problems.
  19. martyyn

    M3 Wing mirrors

    Personally Ive always considered the most retarted question ever is the one thats never asked
  20. and the same 'lintc' guy who mucked me around with some clear fronts and sides not so long ago ? Was more than happy to help me until I wanted to buy and then he disappeared off the face of the earth.
  21. Gimme a shout mate, I think I know the guy you are talking about. Happy to help out with PayPal etc. It is easy to set up an account for yourself though mate.Im pretty sure Ive seen some clears somewhere else too but it was a while ago and I would have to hunt around for them again. My sides arrived today from Ultimate Lighting/Styling whatever they are called, had them on it minutes and they look the nuts.
  22. Errrr the last annual profit was over 800 million.Im not really sure they need your help mate !
  23. Are you guys aware that Telecom mobile prepaid customers with a zero balance have free calls today ? A fix will be put in at midnight tonight. Its all a little Cinderella'ish I know but Im sure someone can take advantage of it. Shame myself and everyone I know is on vodafone !
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