threeta

Hitler had a great appreciation for bmws........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukAhlxl4hmM

talk about wince

my 12 year old shorted a 12v car battery with a thin bit of tie wire - burnt her hand real well and discovered the power of 12V too!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=154697561

Hope its ok to post this here.

Thanks for looking

Duncan

Now what would be cool is if you had tear gas or something similar that would start pumping after about 10secs after alarm goes off

Hi

Please see http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=154154902

Will be at home over the weekend for test drives.

Duncan

jock had a ae86 with 240km on the clock - it was a scrapper, but he drilled it every day to the redline. it never coughed - got so rough in the end it had to go. the more i drive this one the more i like it. pity about the enduro tyres - they are like so bad they're dangerous.. i nearly took out a bimmer on saturday in that rain - it slid and slid and i only just managed to slow up enough to get another bite at the corner and get round without taking out the side of this lovely looking royal blue e46 (i think) . Hope the owner is not on bs - he must have crapped himself!!

thanks for the replies - i'll see if she'll take 1000 - lol

the wheels came with it - ex japan, and they have this bmw emblim - not sure where or why - as front wheel offset and only 14s

i had a nz new ae86 manual in 94/96 - it was a great car too.

My mother's fxgt is sitting in the drive looking for a new home. I've usually flicked friend's junk off on trademe for $1 reserve and kept going. But the more i drive it the more i like it so i thinks i have to offer her a realistic price and keep it for a hack car. So any of you bimmer sportians know what it's worth?

1988 Corolla AE92 FXGT Auto. Climate air, metallic paint and few bumps and scrapes. 146km. last owner had it forever.

Needs:

new tyres, a/c is low on gas, a few rattles fixed, front/rear bumpers banged up.

So just need a rough idea of how much you'd pay your mum for it so as not to upset her too much!

And - any of you guys know how much the insurance companies would charge for a 16 year old female to insure it - third party only.

sorry to post a Japper - but its not the worst car in the world.

ta, duncan

Fake bidding?

I have just listed a 325 on the trademe. Its 1992, auto, ex Japan and 198000km. Its had 2nd hand gearbox and new upholstery. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C....htm?key=738189

please call on 09 575 3339 or 021 665 852, or pm here.

Many thanks, Duncan

lol - i use my steering lock that goes across the steering wheel. use the end of the arm on the pedal and the other end on the wheel!!

i still wince every time i think of the time tmc stuffed up a routine a/c service on my e36. they broke some very expensive switch which happens to be right next to the inlet port on the drier, and happily charged nearly $400 to fix their stuff up. the irony is that they outsource their a/c work anyway. I'm about to change the filters on mine too, as it sounds like there's very little air flow on low speed fan settings. I can bet they weren't changed during my "a/c service" . I've now decided my hard earned cash can go to nice people like hellbm, who found me a bonnet and door trim in double quick time.

Duncan

thanks for reply. will be back in nz 26thJan, so will come hunting for it then. cheers, duncan

Yet again (3rd time) the brake light switch in her e36 is failing (stops working if used often, eventually fails). Its a pain to replace, and team mc charge like wounded bulls!! Anyone have similar experience. I've owned car for 9 years so i guess 1 every 3 years is not too painful, but it i pain in the but to fix the same thing again and again

dunc

Can someone take a photo of the Fuse diagram in a e46 and post it here?. its missing in the car I'm trying to fix!!! Specifically i'm looking for the radio/cd fuses as its been disconnected as it starting making weird noises after one of their kids stuffed 2 cds in the cd drive (doh)

duncan

so many xs in the name its hard to figure out what it actually does.

is that easter? are you going down?

dunc

cain - some really nice competitors there!!!

they're doing some divining. if anyone wants a demo ask me - i'll show you how it works. it does work!! see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divining_rod its cool for finding pipes and stuff underground.

i do all of my own servicing - so i grab a bit of paper for each service and write down what i do. sign it and date it and add mileage etc. when you sell it not everyone looks at it, but it sure adds up when you add in all the wofs. If they're a bit of a geek like me, the conversation will soon get round to what happened here and what did you do to fix this, and the buyer soon picks up on your honesty - which is after all, what you're trying to convey. Some people have no clue what servicing is, so don't even show your history unless they ask.

not my cup of tea - looks like it needs inspection and a oil service - so how good is the servicing???

Clarksons highway code on cyclists: 'trespassers in the motorcars

domain, they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on

the road, some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not

be an obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong'

but the cyclist is always in front at the next set of lights!!!

thanks for your kind words bimmersport. He died peacefully and will be up stairs now in the new Bread van. The funeral is 1pm Saturday at http://www.dils.co.nz/ABOUT+US/Our+Locatio...ion+Lounge.html I will post here if any changes. Please also see messagesforjock

many thanks, Duncan

that link has to be it - will show him tonight. weird part about all this crap is that his head is in a really cool place, and he's in great spirits. The body is well and truly shot - no feeling or movement below the neck (apart from breathing), but in a way its a new lease of life for him, as all the pain he's silently put up with over the years is gone. Plus he's on the super duper drugs (paracetamol + morphine is evidently da bomb!). So i've shown him all your cool replies, and it keeps us happy for a bit. thanks thanks and more thanks, dunc

thanks for all the fantastic thoughts. Jock is hanging in there for the mean time - and really appreciated the comments and support. We found the odd falcon EA burnout last night on the u, but not the elusive 4 minute smokefest he's sure is there somewhere. If you can post a link here it will be a great help!