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    Hi, selling my OEM Kidney Grilles and OEM brushed Alu dashboard trim piece (vents not included).

    Kidneys are mint, upgraded to black ones so no longer need the standard ones.

    Trim piece is in reasonable condition, not mint, couple of dents.

    Both pieces came of my 06 E60 M5, but they will work with all other E60 models.

    Looking for $80 for the grills and $50 for the trim piece. Obviously inspection is welcome before purchase.

    Cheers,

    Raj

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    Hi guys,

    Looking to buy a new or second-hand aftermarket catback exhaust for my e60 M5. How much I'm willing to spend will be dependent upon age / condition, but I am fully aware that these are costly units. Can offer my stock catback system (2006, done 40,000km) as part trade if seller wants it. PM if you have anything that may be of interest.

    Cheers,

    Raj

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    As title states...

    I may be interested in letting go of my M5, to the right buyer who'd appreciate this mint and rare low km example.

    Due to possible upcoming travel and work commitments for the next 12-16 months, I'm open to the idea that this car may be put to better use to a new owner who will actually drive it.

    I purchased it last year from the previous owner in Queenstown, who was selling due to the fact that he had a F10 M5 on order.

    I've had it serviced and fully checked over at Team McMillan about 500km ago, and even they we're impressed with the outstanding condition it's in.

    Options from the factory include:

    167 Wheel option (M6 wheels)

    Ipod connectivity

    Full Bluetooth Telephonics

    Active bolsters

    Homelink gate/garage remote integration

    HUD

    GPS Navigation (2012 disc included)

    The car has done 38,000km, and could end up in storage soon.

    If anyone is seriously interested please PM me. I love opening this car up on the open road, and it puts a smirk on my face everytime I get behind the wheel. Due to the low km and low maintenance this car requires at the moment, I am happy to keep it if the right buyer isn't out there.

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    Looking for late $60k's based on what recent low km (all be it import) M5's have gone for.

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    So, just brought a Bel STI Driver of ebay USA using a new freight forward company called Prezoom to get it sent here as sellar only offers US shipping.

    As new, in the case, with both cables, external speaker, screen mount, manuals etc for a mighty $300nzd!! postage should be about $35 on top of that but no Duty or GST as its below the minimum value.

    Very interested in the mirror / visor mounting options, I understand the wiring into the sun roof but how are you guys mounting them up there, just with suction cups or special mounts? - 2000 e39 530.

    Wow well done, good find! I hard wired my v1 to the Homelink power supply, and used the sunvisor mount that came with it.Can barely see it if you use a visor mount, as theres no telltale suction cups on the windscreen

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    I understand that NZ is a small market and prices are higher but to the degree they are sorry it's not on. In the last 8 years odd I have purchased a lot of parts for BMW's and given the local dealers the chance to quote on these parts but have not yet, sorry an oil filter found any of their prices to be able to match those of the company's I deal with that includes either genuine or OEM parts plus including the freight charges. Most people these days are looking for valve for their hard earned dollar and if an item can be had for cheeper at the same quality why not I believe it's called competition or is that being smart in spending your dollar. It will no doubt be an on going problem but people general find a way around those sorts of issues wonder if BMW is aware of how much they are loosing in parts sale also with 15% being added for Grab Steel and Take only compounds the problem. If one can afford it I believe the best way to go is to bring a vehicle into NZ your self as long as you do your research on it etc. As mentioned these can be had for thousands of dollars cheeper than in NZ and with better spec levels if available at all in this country.

    Fair enough. What about importing a new M5 from BMW in Germany itself? As in from the factory? Can that be done?

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    Can someone explain why the M5 are $US 90k and $NZ 230k here ??? Why are we treated as muppets by BMW NZ when the extra cost in shipping is only $2k.

    I would be buying one ex UK that is VAT qualifying and use McCullough Shipping to land it here. That way you can choose the colour / combo you want given there are more choices in UK than NZ. However you have a trade to move so that would go against the idea ...

    Because New Zealand is much smaller market than the U.S., and they have to increase the overheads per vehicle to accommodate for the much smaller demand. You also have to realise the difference in buying power between the 2 economies.

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    Is there a reason why you didn't run the m20 jammers? Just want to know incase im putting useless remote controllers on the front of my fuzz magnet. I would assume that as they are an older gen the newer ones would have more features, but does this mean theyre less effective?

    Ahh well at first I realised that if I got pulled up with the M20's I'd be toast, because they have no other function other than jamming. Then I realised that I'd have to remove a significant amount of trim in the engine bay area to get to the grommet in the firewall. Then I realised I haven't kept a car for longer than 6 months in the last 4 years. Then I was just like "pfft, flag".

    A letter in the mail the other day from the kind people at the LTSA, reminded me how close I was to having to use my bicycle for 3 months again, and I starred grimly into the horizon whilst murmuring "never again...".

    So now I've just dropped a fat stack of cash to get the latest and greatest from Blinder, the HP-905, and will be having them professionally installed (while I play Gran Turismo 5, eat cake, and NOT get engine goobies on my hands) some time this week.

    The M20 is a very capable system, but the fact that I would have no defence if someone that oinks saw them, scarred me, so I opted to go for a system that utilizes much smaller heads, as well the ability to disguise its main function.

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    Yea I agree with that^

    V1's already saved my butt twice in the week I've had it. If you have a contact in the States, get them to buy one for you cause they're only $USD400 (NZD$480) there. I got owned by Customs with their GST and bullsh*t admin costs (money-grabbing nazis), so it ended up being quite an expensive endeavour to have it shipped in. I've heard good things about the Beltronics STI Magnum's predecessor, the STI, and I imagine they'd be cheap to get now, so maybe keep an eye out for one of those?

    If you buy a cheap radar detector, you're sort of going to know that the trade of is that it's not very good, and subsequently won't trust it, which sort of makes the whole process pointless.

    Best advice would be to look for the better radars (Bel Magnum STI and STI (also the 9500xi which is supposed to be awesome with it's GPS capabilities, and is by no means obsolete), V1 (you want at least version 1.8 though), and Escort Redline (good reviews in Australia, where the fuzz use similar equipment to what's used here) second-hand. Be weary of the listings on trademe where just the radar and the power cable are for sale, as it seems suspicious that they wouldn't be giving all the other stuff that came with it originally (eg: hardwire kit, sunvisor mount, instruction manual, spare suction cups etc), only the things that could be taken in a smash n' grab.

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    I've got Blinders - awesome. Saved my Speed Credits many a time...

    Yea I've narrowed my search down to Blinder HP-905 and Laser Interceptor gen 8. Do you have a rear sensors too? Any merrit in getting the triple or quad variants of these models? Have you had any issues in your dealings with police in regards to these, esp after that May 11' amendment to LTA 1998 (Sec 16b)? Sorry lots of questions! :rolleyes:

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    Quick answer - yes they are worth it.

    I had a few cheaper units before. They beeped all the time, alot when nothing was there. What happens is you don't trust it and then when it's right... well you get the picture.

    When my radar beeps. It's a cop. maybe two false alerts in 7 years? They are solid in terms of tech.

    Secondly is detection time. V1 and STI kill on the detection times. Sometimes I'm driving along it goes off, honestly drive for another 5 minutes before I spot the cop. Amazing distance.

    Cheers for sharing your thoughts, so do you have a V1 or an STI then?

  24. Posted · Edited by Gobby · Report reply

    Man this thread makes M5's looks like their as reliable as an alfa. I'm on my 2nd M5 now. Before I bought either I did a huge amount of homework into their problems and quirks. If they've had a good service history, and all recalls have been carried out, they're fine as daily drivers. I bought my current one privately, so had no CGA or dealer warranty, but found that Jerry Clayton's offer a great warranty for M Cars, which I bought, but haven't needed to claim on yet. I get about 350-400 on a tank mainly city driving, and brake components don't wear especially fast, definitely better longevity than a B7 RS4. They're excellent cars that, as any high strung perfomance cars, have the odd issue, but they're far from being 'unreliable'. Standard service at Claytons for this is $699, would prob be cheaper at places like BMWorkshop.

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    30 point away from losing your license to me suggests radar detectors aren't your solution. Try slow down, the best form of avoiding the law is not breaking....

    The last 10 demerits I got was for going 104 on an open road at 1am on a Tuesday. The 20 before that was for going 112 at 4am on a Sunday coming back from Tauranga. I'm not a huge speeder, I just find it difficult to trundle at what really are slow speeds, along roads especially at night when no one else is around. Cops love it when they get someone young doing something minorly wrong, especially in a nice car, to "teach them a lesson while they're young".

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