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I reckon that unless the engine's about to detonate you couldn't lose. If I were local I'd own it, just for the sake of it.

I agree Dan, even if it cost you 3k more to get it mint you'd still walk away laughing.

I respect your opinion, it's shared by some others as well. In the UK some call them "dumbo mirrors" (edit: wrong, that's a reference to a different mirror) and yep, they are bigger although those photos aren't actually a good representation because I failed at getting the angle/distance/perspective the same which does make the new ones look bigger than they are. Like a variety of bits and pieces I'm not wedded to them yet but will give them a chance. Because they're for an M3 I'm pretty confident they'll make the car go faster. ?

Yeah, got a new job last year and decided to upgrade the daily. Priced the 328 to sell and it went to a forum member within 24h of listing it. With the work done it was a good base for a manual conversion track hack which is what the new owner is intending. I'd link to the thread with the story but the incompetence of the mods/admins/whoever here mean that it's no longer available.

$7k for a manual... https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2633748019.htm

And, given the above exchange about 3pedals I think we could ask you the same. My PM was neither abusive nor a rant, your description was inaccurate.

Seriously Jon? You're going to argue semantics on this one?

lol - I looked at those two pics and said to myself "Dave, you need to get rid of that sticker!". It shall be removed.

Oh, I'm sorry I missed this. I firmly disagree with your characterisation of my PM as "an abusive rant". If you think it was either abusive or a rant then you're not qualified to use the internet, let alone moderate a public forum. I'm not going to argue with you about it, post the PM in full here if you like, let everyone judge it for themselves.

How on earth did you spot the car in that picture Glenn? ? Before: After:

One side done... can you spot the difference?

That's a fine alignment.

That's a fair price, you didn't get gypped.

Understood. Hmmm... I don't think getting a centre section alone will work, I can't tell from your pics if will even match up with the front section. It might be worth calling around some wreckers to see what the cost of a full (3 sections) stock 130i exhaust might be (if you can find one). I have no idea what that might cost but I'd be surprised if it were more than $600 (should really only be about $300). Then you could sell your (new) resonator centre section and your BMWP muffler. The centre with resonator would probably go for ~$150 to the right buyer (what did you pay to get the resonator installed?) and the BMWP muffler is worth over $600 by itself to the right buyer (IMHO). Whatever you do, don't damage the BMWP muffler, they're no longer available and highly desirable.

It looks like a resonator, does that ring a bell? It's in the correct place and should have attenuated the noise somewhat. I think their advice however is poor, there's no point in finding and putting a stock section in there, you could just add aftermarket parts to the same effect. But really, that resonator should have done the trick or they should have used a different resonator (i.e. it sounds like they installed something that doesn't do what you asked for, surely that's their problem?). If you feel you have no options, the next step I'd take is to replace the BMWP muffler with the stock 130i one you purchased. I've not checked but that could be a bolt on exchange (i.e. no welding required, possible to do it in your driveway). If you can swap them over and you like the result then you'll have a BMWP muffler to sell which is very valuable and will probably recover all your costs to date. I'd be interested in hearing and audio clip or video of your exhaust as it stands now... here's mine (full custom exhaust without resonator). Poor quality but you'll get the idea, is yours louder than this? https://www.davesanthology.com/public/images/automotive/e87/130i/Exhaust/OW_Exhaust.mp4

According to the stock spec they want toe in front and rear. That's a very safe configuration but it's not particularly sporty. The most concerning thing on that chart is the L/R delta at the rear, that certainly needs fixing.

What car is it? That's quite important to know before assessing an alignment, especially the drive wheels and what on the suspension is actually adjustable. If it's a RWD being driven hard you probably want negative toe up front (toe out) and compensating positive toe at the rear (toe in). The only reason I can think of not to attack the rear because of "camber wear" is that if that wear was so bad the contact patch would be compromised with adjusted camber... and if it were that bad then you'd need new tyres anyway. Did you pay for the alignment?

^ that. I thought it was pretty obvious actually.

Yes, I fear that will be an immediate disqualifier.

Swann insurance offers track day cover plus heaps of other great options (like agreed value, first right of refusal in a write-off, roadside assist, etc). The only restriction is they will not provide cover for a daily, so if your track car is your daily you're out of luck.

I took another look, the /a/ pages use a 3rd party script which will be blocked by many browsers (mine included). The /browse/ links work with all security settings. YMMV.

What's up with all these broken TM links recently? https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2628923879

Fook... that looks good. Edit: I'll have some questions when I pick my jaw up off the floor.

Linky not working, mobile perhaps? https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2625129649

That is a win, all of the USB chargers I've purchased for my e36, including the genuine BMW one, are either too loose or too tall. Where did you get your one if you don't mind?