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Several Years back, Dad comtemplated selling his E30, when we thought it would still be worth $4k After selling it to the second caller, sight unseen, for $8K this year, he's glad he didn't... It's also a "more suitable" owner.

When does the shake happen? Are the rotors REALLY warped, or do you need front suspension bushes? We've put 40K on our 525i, since I did the front bushes for a shake we had - haven't touched the brakes at all! The bushes LOOKED perfect, but the front end is tight since the rebuild.

So the worlds most expensive tyres... made in China... Sounds legit.

I did it on our E39 - it IS worth it. It's a stupid, stupid thing!

Chickenpox.

She's going to be a BMW driver - it would have been one about indicators

Q: How many Germans does it take to change a lightbulb? A: One. We have no sense of humour and are very efficient. I haven't bothered looking at "new" topgear. It's never going to be the same show as it was. Not sure why they kept the name, really.

If it didn't have the drug dealer wheels, maybe the cops would never have known

Andy is right about cutting the bottoms off - It much safer, as they clog like anything! Even Dads E30, that spent most of it's time locked away, and not parked undfer trees when it was allowed out, used to nee a clean once a year - There's anways be a stray leaf or something. I guess they were "valved" like that, to stop engine smelled being sucked in, but it reality, it doesn't happen (unless your engine is externally lubricated).

Our E39 bushes looked pretty good, but it wandered and floated - I'd have expected that thing to be hideous! Was it not?

Even if they have no errors, they may "strobe" when the cold checks are done, which can make some people think you are flashing your lights at them (even though it's only the angel eyes. Most shouldn't cause the bulb out error, if they say error-free, but probably/possibly do still strobe. SOmetimes you can get models that don't strobe, (I think the MTEC $$$ ones are OK, but not positive), or change to an LCM4 and then recode it to turn off cold checks (which is what I did - then you can buy cheap LEDS as often as you need to )

No - not for PM's I got.

Check the actual running temp, this is the E39 version - E36 probably isn't too different (ask Uncle Google): http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/47848-e39-obc-secret-menu-ktmp-coolant-temperature/ The gauges are super buffered. If all the air is out, and it's not getting super hot, there should be no gurgling noises! Standard cap is 2.0 bar, so with the correct coolant ratio, the boiling point is very high. Might pay to get a TeeKay test done to check for combustion gases in the coolant.

Might be worth going direct to disputes tribunal... ... you've possibly got some VERY expensive reapirs to do there, in a car that was just made no-WOFable at great expense!

I've got a pair of 235 RE002's, just came off the E39 Probably doesn't help though.... and we're still not very close to each other, though I can probably arrange to get them to your Auckland lockup at some stage

Wurth extra strong spray adhesive - suitable for headlinings. Ados isn't flash for headlinings.

Some alignment places know what they are doing, some REALLY don't. Seriously! Does the print out show everything within specs? Is the printout for the correct car and specs? One alignment place setup one of my old VW vans as the offroad 4WD version, which is completely different (tierods forward vs rearwards etc) and it handled like a plastic Mcdonalds tray. Got it done right, somewhere decent, and it was awesome! Same with the E39 - they last place got the rear tyres to wear 100% evenly, as I requested. may pay to check.

Bummer... https://www.bidbud.co.nz/1073112420

You must get sick of that POS forever requiring work...

Yep - they buy them from Hella NZ, generally.

Did you make sure it was rated for 507HP?

Might pay to do that, before it blows the headgasket again ;-)

Forgot the idle speed... Why is the temp gauge so high? If it just had the head done, was the CAUSE of the problem fixed? That gauge should not be that high. Idle may be a jammed idle control valve too - pretty common fault.

Ha! it's not worth anywhere NEAR what I want... and you'd probably want a mate who can do minor touchups, to make it tidy. It's cursed... by carpark users. Plus my wife would prolly kill me if I sold it... but she'd get over it :-) That sounds more reasonable! Manual E39's (genuine ones, not dicked with ones with variable results) are really hard to find, and people who really want one will pay over the odds. I did!

Ha. And from a dealer... that hardly EVER happens...... When's the next meetup at Mangatainoka???