NZ BMW

I think it would be a really bad idea for you to buy this car...........because then it won’t be on my watch list anymore!

Well, I hope it will be tested at the Nurburgring.

I was lucky enough to visit the BYD HQ in China recently. They had a SUV about the size of a Mazda CX7 I guess and it was actually pretty well put together. If you were in the market for a Kia or Hyundai you’d definitely look at one. Also options for fully electric too.

These cars are designed to be city cars. FWD will not be noticed by most people who buy and drive them. Makes sense.

What next? You pay for a transmission rebuild because the clutch plates just have wear on them?

You must have missed the second para of my post then which mentioned this. Although thanks for the detail.

In black with better wheels it could be good. Not really my style with the wide arches. A bit too ‘Fast n Furious’ for me.

I think the popularity of utes for business use has more to do with it being not only a good tradie wagon but an excellent weekend vehicle. As I understand it from some casual conversations the tax write off on a Ute is also far superior to say an SUV. Whilst a van might be better for hauling stuff to the job site, it can’t tow the boat or haul the family...

If you look closely you can see it’s LHD and has a US plate holder on the back.

Yeah I am saying that. Most blades I’ve bought from Repco and the like are circa $40-50 bucks and after six months they are hopeless. If you can even find anything that fits your car there. Yup, you can purchase them (BMW blades) online and ship them in for less but I needed them at the time, so had to pay the premium to get them over the counter.

True... although I just don’t understand why BMW cooling systems are so poor. I’ve owned a couple of Mercedes over the last 10 years and the cooling systems are far more robust, despite having to operate under the same recycling regime.

Hehe, I can show you the invoice from Auckland BMW for mine if you want. That’s the price for factory blades. That being said, I’ve got two years out of them and they are now in need of replacement so they do last.

Really? Would have thought plugs, pulley and expansion tank would need doing at around 100k rather than 63k... Still, most of that you’ll probably only have to do once in your ownership of the car.

Any E70 stuff? Not that I expect you were looking for that!

So what’s the name of the business they are liquidating?

Fight me. Behind the bike sheds after 6th period ?

It usually depends on the inco terms or whatever they call it and when you own the goods depending on the contract. If you took European delivery and drove the car around for a bit then you’ve taken delivery so I guess this is why they then include some insurance. If I’m taking delivery in NZ it’s not my car until I uplift it from the dealer.

Yet marine insurance is...

Worse yet, I was in London last month and there is a big flash dealer showroom in Piccadilly. It’s right across from Fortnum & Mason. I got excited, until I saw what was inside...

Soooooo..... I popped off my old one with a trim removal tool and it’s silver underneath. Therefore I assume it’s not an OEM one. One of the stalks also broke off in the car meaning I had to slowly drill it out to fit the new one. General impression is that it’s relatively good quality.

This would be a better buy IMO but maroon... yuck https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1972113483.htm

People who drive 60 in the Waterview Tunnel...

I’ve got one of the link above coming to me - I can review relative to my original one if anyone wants?

Thanks for the video, great review. I think you’re right it’s still got some rough edges. However for me, upgrading from a CCC just about anything would be better you would think. My current solution is to run an external Bluetooth dongle to my Aux and stream my phone to that. Mind you, that solution was about $50 when I got the unit for a previous car 4 years ago... so I’d be getting a better screen and navigation via Google along with CarPlay. Might just be worth it... you mentioned from this supplier you had to download some new software to make the Android CarPlay equivalent work, was that difficult?

Really enjoyed admiring this car via the forum. I remember thinking the attention to detail was just fantastic. So sad that this moment of hate and madness has snuffed out so many lives.