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I'm not mad... She thinks I'm just going to Showgirls or the casino

Be happy with $85 but will take $75 and be slightly morose.

Aha! Beautiful car. I'll stop and say hello if I see you again... I live a couple of blocks down Richmond.

Set of brand new(ish) yellow fog lamps for motorsport bumper - SOLD Set of new black mats with beige leatherette trim (sorry, crap pics) Set of refurbished black leather covers and foam pads both front seats (comfort) - currently with a satin/gloss finish but easy to respray with matte finish. (will take some pics)

Try Ray or Brent both forum sponsors for used (and new) or Gavin at Euroitalia.

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It's funny isn't it... When we're goods playing touch or soccer on the local playing field we do everything we can to make the teams as even as possible. If one side's killing it, we swap some players around. I don't think it's because we have an innate sense of fairness as kids, I think it's because we enjoy it a lot more if it's challenging, especially if we manage to win. As we get older, we lose that. It's no longer about the challenge, it's about winning at all costs. Crushing the competition. Weird, I think.

Definitely good for the boat building and tech industry in NZ - would be interesting to see the ROI for the $58M or whatever government invested. Shame the cup's not going to be here - that would have raked in the $$$s. It p*sses people off because it's a minority (and exclusive) sport, irrespective of how much money the investment has actually made. Doesn't bother me too much, but it does bother how so many people who were loving the success when we were leading seem to have turned on ETNZ since their run of losses began. It's not their fault, Ellison's got more money and built a faster boat. It's a pretty cool sport IMO but the cup racing would benefit hugely from some handicaps. Put them all in identical boats that don't cost more than $4-5M and we'd have more challengers and way more exciting racing. It's just like Formula 1 - it gets boring when one manufacturer's car is light years ahead of the others. A level playing field will stop the Larry Ellisons of the world buying victories. Victories are far more satisfying when won on the merit of the competitors not the equipment.

haha! That was an easier fix than opening the headlights! One of my rings on the passenger side, is not as bright as the other 3. Think the glass ring has been knocked slightly out of alignment so isn't reflecting as much light as it should - haven't figured out how to fix it. Typical BMW!

Most likely the ring lense not the main headlight lense. Same thing on my headlights. One of the angel ring lenses is a bit yellow/cloudy so the colour of the light looks a bit different - especially in photos. Not so noticeable in real life. Not much you can do short of opening up the headlights - which is definitely more trouble than it's worth.

We might as well accept defeat. Larry Ellison's not going to let go of the penalty decision now, whether we win tomorrow or not. We've spent enough cash on the boat already, we better not start lining the pockets of a bunch of lawyers too.

Car looks awesome. I've fixed dead pixels myself and taken an instrument cluster to Robinson Instruments. Robinson did a much better job than me for around $150.

It looks like a normal car... In fact, it looks like a Mazda 6. Bet it's not as noisy as an F10 M5 though. That's what I'm talking about!

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for sustainable energy but why do hybrid/electric/plantfeeding cars have to look they're from the future? Is it the price tags that won't be acceptable until 2020?

Try using blue window cleaner (make sure it's alcohol-based) will work a treat.

Bump.... Before I take it to Ray! Any ideas? Could it be a similar issue to duvey's S50?: http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/45591-s50b30-e36-m3-tickingrattle-diagnosis/

Good on you... I have a black 2000 msport 540i. It's a beast. Love 'em!

You can hear it pretty clearly in the video - especially from around 00:34 and seems to be coming from the left side of the engine at the front. It's only on cold start and stops abruptly when the secondary air pump stops blowing (at around 00:49)... Which is why I thought it was the SAP. I've tested the SAP and the one-way valve into it is b*ggered so some exhaust gases could be getting into the pump which will kill it, but it's not dead yet and - after disconnecting it - I've found it's not the source of the noise. Have recently had the double vanos seal procedure done but am reliably informed that this noise is not consistent with timing chain problems. Also, I should confirm that the A/C compressor is not to blame - it makes this noise on cold start when the A/C is off as well. Also, when you first ignite the car (only the first time) the ticking gets louder with the initial rev but then doesn't seem to be associated with revs after that. All very weird... Low oil pressure? Can't work out why it stops when the SAP cuts out... Any ideas what to test/look for?

Love the new dashboard. Functionality feels markedly better. If I have one complaint it's the light text/dark background. Feels a bit dated to me and there's a reason - IMHO - why most web developers moved away from this in recent years because it's harder to read and feels more cluttered. Other than that awesome.

Saw a mint silver ACS E30 M3 when I was walking the dog along Richmond Road today. License BMW213. Hope it belongs to someone here, it looked a goodie.

Nice work!!

Great buy. How does it feel? Sounded like previous owner had kept it in pretty good order. Very jealous!

Brilliant, jealous - was going to look today if it hadn't sold!! Well done.

Looking good. Bring that to the next meet. Could do with a slight drop at the front - E34s always seem to sit high at the front. Otherwise looks beautiful.