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Yea I've read that you can do that, but can it actually be done from New Zealand? The Valentine One website won't even ship to NZ, so I would be surprised if they don't offer an upgrade facility for us in Kiwiland

Hi guys, looking to buy a new radar detector (30 points away from losing my license ). I pretty much want whatever's the best at the moment. I know that the Valentine One is supposed to be no.1, but is it obsolete now? My mates have been going on about the Beltronics STI Magnum, anyone have any experience with that? Your opinions would be much appreciated. Also cheapest place to buy? Cheers,Raj

Thanks mate. Yea I wasn't quite sure about the middle colour. On my badges, the middle colour is dark blue, where as on my speedo and steering wheel, it's a dark purple. I looked at a couple of images online and there was a mix of purple and blue. Decided to go with blue in the end (You can see how bored I was haha)

Slow day today, didn't have much to do. Stumbled across some vinyl at work....then I had an idea.... Used a craft knife and a hair dryer. Took a couple of tries. What you guys think, nice livery, or over-kill?

Hey mate, bit belated I know, but did you end up selling this?

Anyone know of anyone that can fiddle around with coding on newer BMW's? would love to make the mirrors on my e60 fold in and out on lock and unlock

ssbmw: Aah right, misread. The owner's wife said when she went out to pick up the buyer of the e39 one, she recalled feeling uneasy because he didn't go over 3rd gear on the journey from Qtown to Arrowtown haha. hybrid: Below is a photo of it that I took just outside of Qtown. I had to drive through the ash cloud that Mt Tongariro spat out, so it's completely filthy now, will put more pics up once I give it a solid clean tomorrow. I assume you mean a calender for this forum? Yea definately

Just picked up the M5 today. It's frikn mint, so stoked! Turns out it is the same guy that ssbmw bought his E39 M5 off. Hoping to get to AKL by tomorrow mid arvo.

Anyone looking to sell an aftermarket catback exhaust for an e60 m5?

Jeez you guys are super helpful, thanks so much! ssbmw: I suspect this is the same person, as he did mention that he like to keep an M car on hand, but I will ask him when I finally meet him this Sunday. RvT: The guy said the bluetooth worked, but if I have issues I will definatly contact you re: that dongle. I used to work at CCS, so I get mates rates on Pirelli, which I have run all my cars on in recent years, but always interested in a deal . What brand are they? How much do you want for em? Flick me a PM if you'd prefer. Yea I could definately pull up in Rangiora, I'll let you know my driving itinerary once I make one haha

Wow awesome thanks for the advice! I live in Orakei, Akl. My plan was to get a JC Premium warranty (I've attached digi brochure for it) which covers M cars, with a claim limit upto $10k...but it's only valid at Jerry Clayton's in Takapuna...which you've informed me to avoid...so that plans down the toilet. Can you recomend me a good warranty? Most of the ones I've looked at only have a $5k claim limit (which would cover the cost of what? like 1 air vent and 2 hours of labour), or don't cover high performance cars. The ones I've seen that do cover M cars, are horrifically expensive, however I must say that the Clayton's warranty is very reasonable at $1500 for 1 year, or $2050 for 2. But again if you can recommend a warranty that you've come across that means I can use Team McMillans, I would definitely be interested. The Service Manager called Barry at Cooke Howlison (no idea how to spell that) in Chch I talked to on the phone seemed very knowledgeable about the M5's, and overall he was impressed with the car. All services upto 2009 were done to schedule, which is the period when the recalls were initiated, so is it a safe bet to assume that they were carried out? I tried to pull the service history today from Team McMillan, but they said they don't have access to the service records from other dealerships (All Audi and VW dealerships share their databases, don't see why BMW haven't caught up yet), so I can't look at them until I get down there. I know the first service was done at 1500km, which I understand is quite crucial. The bluetooth has been enabled, but don't know about keyless. It actually has the old style key, with the diamond shaped fob with a blade poking out, which did surprise me. It has odd options like Homelink and privacy glass (I'm told it's not tint, it's factory darkened glass), but doesn't have the active sport seats (has the "luxury" option seats, from an e65 7 series, instead ) or an AUX input at the back of the driver armrest console thing, so it is a bit of a custom order car. Ooh at this point, does anyone know an installer who can do an ipod integration solution that will work fully with the iDrive? This will actually be my 2nd M5...in a month... I bought a black one a couple of weeks back, but literally only owned it for a day, as I wasn't happy with the KM's, and found a buyer who didn't share this dissatisfaction, quite quickly due to the price. In that day I used half of my $134 tank... so I'm well aware that one of these cars cancels out the efforts of 6 Toyota Prius owners JC_Premium_Care_Booklet.pdf

It's been complied at VTNZ Dunedin. I called em up, and talked to the guy who carried it out, he said he can't say much for confidentiality reasons, but when I said that I just wantd to know if it had been in a smash, without hesitation he said "na na mate no way, that car was straight as, no evidence what so ever of even a minor repair". I also tracked down the technician that carried out the service and inspection a few days ago, and he knew the car and owner well, said the cars immaculate, no evidence of anything dodgy, and that the owner had just put a cover on it and left it in storage. So fairly confident it's all on the up and up. Def will be giving it a solid check over before I pass over a cheque though. Fingers crossed it's all good!

Hi all, I'm looking at buying an e60 M5 which is in Queenstown. The car has extremely low Km's for the age (it's a 2006 model done 17,000km), but it's registration ran out in 2009, so it became deregistered. The owner is adamant the car has not been in a crash (even a minor one), and states that he had it locked away in storage from 2009 until now. The car has been reregistered by VTNZ in Dunedin, and has had a full service and checkover by the BMW dealership down there. No red flags are coming up on the service report, or the vehicle history (apart from the de-rego). I've talked to the owner on the phone, and he seems like a nice old guy, that knows his stuff. I don't get a 'dodgy' vibe from him at all. Should I buy it or not? If everything legit, the car would be amazing, and it's a pretty sharp price too, but if he's lieing about the car not being in an accident... Advice please!

I know the wholesaler that bought it. Agreed that it's hideous, cheap car at $81k though. Throw $3-4k at it replacing the leather and painting the wheels and it could look alright

Anyone know of any low KM (under 40,000km) 06/07 M5's or M6's coming up for sale? Cheers, Raj

Hi all, I'm looking to buy an E60 M5 or E61 M6 (would even consider a convertible) in any colour, that has done under 40,000km. I'm willing to pay a fair price, and I have an idea of what they are worth based on what certain dealerships have traded them at, and what some of my friends have bought them privately at in recent months. Please give a ring on 021 725 487, or email me at raj.sharma@me.com if you're thinking of selling. Please note: I'm on leave for the next few weeks, so I am fully able and willing to fly anywhere in NZ to pick up. Cheers, Raj