MD13

For sale? Say it ain't so!

Cool thanks Qube.

How much would this sort of thing go for?

Looking to do coils and spark plugs soon for my e46. Anyone used or have knowledge of Hans Pries brand coils?

That is awesome!

^ You can take the man out of hamilton but you can't take the chlamydia out of the man?

Having to get up to go to work while the rest of my family gets to stay at home\asleep. Worse my car is running rough and the engine check light just came on :-(

Ok agree that the person in this instance was probably not a model citizen. Still it was just a little skid - selling the car seems a step too far to me. Ron - lets not get too pedantic. You didn't mention 'sports' in your original gun analogy. Yes there are target shooting sports whereby people who may never have killed anything with a gun compete. Bottom line though - a gun is a weapon. A car may be used as a weapon but it's primary function is transport.

I didn't see that he had a prior conviction, but even so I don't understand the logic here. With regard to Ron's comment - sure gun could equal car as a deadly weapon and if you shot someone I would expect you to lose the gun and your license. But in this case they sold his 'historic vehicle' and gave him some of the money back. He can and most likely will buy another car and that right is unaffected. On second thought the gun analogy is not sound - a gun is a weapon with no real other purpose (people will argue this but hopefully we don't have too many nra card holding Americans on this site). A car is a means of transport foremost and I think there's a fairly big difference from doing a little skid and pointing a gun at someone.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/77904864/seized-72-ford-gt-sells-for-60k-after-dunedin-owner-loses-burnout-appeal So to sum up... If you have a momentary lapse of judgement the courts can seize and sell your car! So not only do you get punished, community service, fine and loss of license, you have your car sold for cheap (auction, minus court costs, minus any other fine, minus auction fees etc). This all seems a little much to me!

Didn't someone from Orewa way sell this? Looks a lot like Andrews! http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1043364390.htm

Yeah I'm one of those grumpy old men that doesn't like stretched tyres or airbag suspension. But having said that I can appreciate the work involved and your car does look grand! Nice job.

A stretch fan told me it stiffens the sidewall meaning less flex during cornering. I don't know if that's a good thing or even if it's true. Neither stretch or stance is for me though.

Warm water at the beach.

I got some mini disks if you want :-)

Good luck!

People who own them are happy - rear wheel drive and handles like a go kart. People who know people who own one give them endless sh!t

Why so many bicycles Ron?

Try opening the sunroof...

Strawberry's for sale reminds me... Saw a sign for this years ago on a highway and noticed cars slowing suddenly - lady was sunning herself topless beside the van. Couldn't really blame the rubberneckers that day.

Mmm cosworth!

^ reminds me of when DB released DB Bitter. They had a try it out day at the uni quad and rolled up a tanker. Everyone had the squirts next day...

Coffee and cake - even better sitting in a cafe in the summer with a beach view :-)

Ok so maybe I'm just an idiot but has anyone else here had trouble using the e46 jack? Brake pad sensor went the other week so bought a new one from Gavin at Euro (cheers dude) and went to fit on the weekend. It;s the rear one on the drivers side. I get the tools and the jack out of the boot and decide to read the jack instructions as this is the first time I've seen a jack quite like this... I'm in my garage which has a painted concrete floor so meet the level ground criteria so proceed. I fit the jack and wind it a little. I loosen the wheel nuts then wind the jack to lift the car - and I do mean lift the car! Yes it lifts the rear drivers side wheel but it also lifts the front which I find a bit unusual. Then I hear a creaking noise which makes me pause and the jack slips taking a small divot out of my concrete floor and a chunk out of my side skirt Car moves 5 to 10 cm's across the garage floor too. Just glad I hadn't taken the wheel off yet. No way I'm trusting it enough to stick my head under! You can proceed to calling me a noob now

Blue right? Seen and liked :-)