Mike

So you don't mind having skilled immigrants here, but if they get sick they can f**k off? sweet deal.

I reckon they have it pretty rough. I'll be on a similar salary after only 4 years at uni, 40 hour weeks and IMO much more less stressful work. 7 years or whatever it is along time studying, no wonder there leaving if they're only getting $48K. Also, we need immigrants in this country to fill the voids left by migrating graduates - becuase they get sh*t house pay. What would you prefer - pay a decent wage and keep New Zealanders in NZ, or accept immigrants as a necessary part of keeping our country going? My 2c

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i think with your car being a wagon you might already have a thicker rear bar, have a measure before you go and buy anything just to be sure.

dam cool, M50's seem to love boost from what I've seen. any power/performance goals in mind?

^ doesn't really surprise me, alot of cars will get to around that mileage and need a bit of work. Thats why I'd have no worries buying a car with 200000km, chances are alot of its been replaced anyway. for the same reasons I'd try avoid a car around the low-mid 100's mark.

true, and chances are you'll need compressors to put the springs back in

you didn't read it here but... can you undo the top nut while the car is still on the ground, as you jack it up the pressure is slowly taken off. then just support it properly and take everything out as you would normally?

the fact its starting creep makes me think its a hydraulic leak. are you loosing fluid? slaves will normally leak fluid out of the system while a leak in the master cyl means the fluid can simply bypass back up into the reservoir. pressure plate could also be on its way out but i'd try and rul out the hyrdaulic system first

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SAS sell replacement ball joints, but unless its just one thats stuffed I'd buy new arms as the cost difference is negligableby the time you suss someone to press the ball joints out an in again

sorry, should have said melbourne, not sure on the other states. how would they work the transponders here? every car in wellington gets one? or if you use the roads without one you get fined? what about out of towners? I can normally get a set on the hutt line during peak hour. maybe a couple standing in each car to or from petone, hardly crowded to the max? plus they've got another 70 train cars coming at a cost of $300 mill or something like that. and another 60 odd trolley buses.

I think the article said it was going to pay for more public transport, which I completely agree with. get people out of cars and into public transport or push bikes - provided a quality transport system is there. this problem is only going to get worse and building more roads isn't the answer. (well long term anyway) Thing that i thought was stupid was that hybrids might be exempt, f**king dumb idea. a small diesel as little or even less gas and doesn't have all the manufacturing impacts that a hybrid does with it batteries and other associated bits. then there's the problem of what to do with the batteries when they die.

surely running 98 would allow you advance the timing more than 95 would though? and give you an increase in economy?

In aus they just take a picture of your plate, probably the easiest way to do it instead of issue everycar in the country with some electronic tag thing.

factory ECU can't recognise a positive manifold pressure so you either need a MAP (manifold absolute pressure) based ECU or something like a RRFPR (rising rate fuel pressure regulator) that will increase fuel pressure to compensate for extra oxygen going in. Too be honest sounds like you need to read up a whole lot more (maximum boost is a good book to get started) or increase your budget a lot and pay someone to do it. Have a google for Turbo Charging Dynamics as they sell complete kits that are tuned

man up and post a price, you must have some idea what you want for them

I don't know too much about them really but Im a porsche fan, just reckon they're cool cars. kinda cool how the stubborn bastards just kept refining the 911 instead of develop something that made more sense

what was the offset on that set though?

^ thats a general rule, as the rims get wider you have to get closer to the optimum offset. and as others have said some spoke designs wont clear the calipers.

rev limiter might be in the rotor in the dizzy, try changing that.

I don't think you will need any spacers. most people can fit a 16x9 ET15 in the rear easy, so a 16x9.5 ET8 will have less need for a spacer. Fronts will be very close to strut, I know 16x8 ET20 will clear so ET22 might just be right. Couldn't really ask for better offsets for those sizes for E30 really, someone on here DO IT! PS: can't be bothered reading debate about spacers so if someones already said this ignore me

IMO dark centers chris, black, or a dark grey / gun metal. wheels aren't three piece, they just have the bolts around the outside for the look.

cheers dude, will get in touch about one

could really do with a glove box?