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    1 hour ago, elias said:

    Speaking of damage to the car, someone has decided they dont like my car very much and thought it would be a good idea to key it.

    Yeah, that f'ing sucks dude, so sorry to see that, you have my sympathies (although I know they don't really help).

    I'm angry for you. 🤬

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    The problem is 66k and 14 years... the 14 years trumps the 66k so all the 100k maintenance will need to be done pretty soon, cooling system, gaskets, shocks, brakes, etc... and it's very, very unlikely that, at 66k, any of that has been done. Unless it has $4k of receipts it's not a $12k car.

    And that people still think NZ new is actually a benefit is daft. Yes, a new import is a risk, but one that's been in country and driven for a couple of years already? No difference to NZ new.

    And does it have the expensive options, Xenons, iDrive, etc? Or is it "NZ spec"?

    I think almost anyone is better off picking up an $8k equivalent, there's enough of them, and put the $4k change in the kitty for bits and maintenance, pretty sure you'll come out ahead.

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    20 hours ago, Jacko said:

    Mint looking NZ New 2008 Auto on trademe, 66,000km (asking $12k)

    Link? Can't find it.

    It would have to be well beyond mint to be worth $12k, but hey, if it sold for that I wouldn't complain. That driver's seat looks worse than mine at double the km's.

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    Auckland drivers. SMH.

    Waikato expressway, only the occasional selfish prick sits in the right hand lane, most use it for passing only.

    North of Bombay, pick a lane that you like, at a speed you like, and just sit there, nobody else matters and mirrors obviously don't work. And heavy vehicles static in the middle lane, even when the left is empty, FFS you're a professional driver, you should know better, you're just being a lazy prick.

    Seriously, if idiots carried on like this in most of Europe they'd lose their license for 3 months. Selfish truck drivers would have their company shamed in local media as being irresponsible, and rightly so.

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    On 7/13/2023 at 4:11 PM, bimmerguy said:

    What are your thoughts on the below?

    They'd have to be genuine BMW branded parts for me to pay that. But then I'd probably never pay for BMW branded parts, they're a rip off.

    And $100 for "freight"? lol, no, you wouldn't even pay that if you imported them from the US or Europe yourself... and, if they're BMW branded parts, they're getting them locally.

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    1 hour ago, balancerider said:

    the 'big' service at main dealer (4 yearly) on my F31 - fuel / oil / air / cabin filters went from $780 in 2019 to $1080! (although maybe we have had 25% CPI inflation since then

    Heck, I remember paying close to $1800 for a standard "Inspection II" on the M3 20 odd years ago, lord knows what something like that costs today.

    And I bet it's simply crushing when something that's only 5.01 years old, and now out of warranty, on a car that should last 15+ years, needs replacing... especially if it's electronic.

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    1 hour ago, Jacko said:

    ...they were concerned about the larger tyres (they're 235 40 18s, narrower than "stock" 255s...)...

    Wut?

    255's have never been stock on an e8x, even the 135... how did they communicate that conclusion to you?

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    Heck, I have no idea what it's worth but keep in mind that an e46 M3 shell is not the same as a bog standard e46 coupe shell, it has different guards front and rear, additional reinforcements, lighter panels (roof, doors, and bonnet IIRC?).

    Does that make it worth ~8k? Not sure, but I am sure you'd need to be proper keen.

    Edit: even the cosmetically identical e36 M3 body is vastly different from the standard coupe/sedan version. 

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    4 hours ago, KwS said:

    Or, hear me out, remember that the posted speed limit isn't a hard target you MUST meet, drive to the conditions and bullying people on the road isn't ok.

    I'm taking that on face value as sarcasm given the EMPHASIS, and if that's the case I agree.

    39 minutes ago, Gaz said:

    Just because people are driving faster than you, doesn't mean that they are driving safely. 

    I didn't make a comment or judgement on speed (or safety), this is a discussion about driving up to speed limits... and if you're driving below the limit, regardless of the conditions, you have an absolute responsibility to move aside for those that want to travel at the speed limit. This is not a debate, it's an absolute in road courtesy. Now, if the people you let past go ahead and crash, or get pulled over by a cop, then so be it, not your problem.

    I want to be unambiguous here, if you are driving BELOW the speed limit for YOUR comfort, you must ABSOLUTELY (edit: safely) pull over as soon as people behind you want to pass, it is NOT your place to judge how fast or safe they are driving. Get out of the way.

     

     

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    7 hours ago, Choo said:

    Is averaging 40-45 kph on a 50kph road in the early hours on a rainy day with poor visibility too slow?

    If people are driving faster than you then yes, 40-45 is too slow. If you're not confident travelling at the speed limit, in any conditions, and people are driving faster than you, pull over and let them pass, even if that means you spend half your time pulling over to let others past.

    That's pretty much common sense actually, I'm surprised anyone would need to ask, although I shouldn't be so surprised because it seems that whilst it's common sense, it doesn't appear to be common practice on NZ roads. In Europe you'd probably get shoved off the road if you did this, or pulled over by a cop.  

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    14 hours ago, E63 said:

    The only bing bong I get sick of is the fuel gauge whining about being under 1/4 because BMW seems to think everyone who owns one lives in some vast continental mountainscape.

    On the e8/9x vehicles you can code that to a lower amount, I assume you can also do so on the e6x chassis.

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    Looking lovely, making good use of our limited sun, although the plates look naff and detract from the overall appeal.

    I'm never sure why people go to the effort to obscure otherwise public plates, especially when they're already visible in the thread. Nothing Gained I'd suggest... ;)

     

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    1 hour ago, Harper said:

    I removed the slave cylinder last night, as I pulled it out and the piston extended it squirted fluid everywhere and is completely goosed. So that explains why I was having so much trouble bleeding it. 

    Off to spend $250 on a new slave cylinder and clutch line yippee.

    At least you identified the problem, that's a positive. Make sure you remove the clutch delay valve when you're in there, if you haven't already.

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