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They chase you for plates these days. If the car is de-registered or re-registered they want the plates back. If you don't hand them back in you get a $200 fine.

I actually have no idea what that would cost. But I do know that I couldn't afford the cars I have if I had to have a mechanic do the work.

This is really apparent on Reddit r/bmw r/mercedes Many of the posts are about interior LED lights and other absolute junk like door projectors that we use to buy from supercheap in the early 2000's. Gone are the days of soft ambient interior lighting. Now you get RGB lighting like a bloody teenagers computer case.

They are a pretty good car with one of BMW's most reliable engines. What other Gaskets have been done? Sump, valve cover, oil cooler and oil filter housing gaskets all leak on these motors. If you are a DIY'er they are all easy. The sump does take some extra effort though. The Water pump is something to keep an eye on. Many swap these out at around 150K kms. Example Kit: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-water-pump-replacement-kit-n51-n52-n52n-oem-11517586925kit The plastic coolant hose fittings to the front of your engine are the next thing you should look to replace. The plastic becomes brittle. Many of us here have had it fail. Replace it with an Aluminum flange hose. Example Hose: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-coolant-hose-with-flange-rein-11537545890 Service the gearbox and diff. The lifetime oils are a load of BS. With the gearbox it is really important to follow the correct procedure. Check the guibo's on the driveshaft for cracking too. I absolutely loved my 530D E60. It had done over 200K kms and was still mint.

Welcome. It is exactly why we try and keep this forum going. As people move away from Facebook all that information is lost. Enjoy the F11

Interesting take from someone in the supercar scene. I absolutely despise much of the new tech in current vehicles. Distracting, gimmicky and already out of date.

To be the downer I bet this will go to a dealer who will half ass restore it purely for profit. Would have been better to pick who you want it to go to.

That prolapsed rear bumper is horrendous.

Unless your PCV is shagged you can get away with replacing the valve cover gasket only on the LCI. I did this at around 100,000kms. It lasted 70,000kms without leaking. I then had to replace the PCV valve which is built into the cover. There are also options for this too. The PCV valve is a common reason why oil is being pushed past your gasket though. If it fails it will generally try to force oil out from everywhere. Especially the Valvetronic motor area. You can remove the cover, dremel the old valve off and replace the valve. I have a guide for this somewhere. And both a spare cover and new valve if you wanted to purchase. If just doing the gasket. Valve Cover Gasket Valvetronic motor gasket This seal thing (goes where the plug is on top at the front) - BMW # 11 12 7 528 242 But you get all that with this kit. https://spareto.com/products/febi-bilstein-cylinder-head-cover/103099 Job takes a few hours. Remove the cowling and aircon intake Unbolt the strut brace on the drivers side Unplug and move the loom out of the way Remove the coils and valvetronic motor Unbolt the cover You just need some good TORX sockets. Including bigger sized ones for the strut brace. You will also need to reset the valvetronic limitations. This can only be done via software. Some cheap BMW scanners can do this. Otherwise borrow a Bimmergeeks or Carly or similar.

Unfortunately on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1061149355739051/

Plenty of them on my way up to the coromandel on Friday. Had a cRaptor trying to prove he was faster than an old 1 series auto. Had to back right off as he was crossing the center line on blind corners. Turned off to Pauwanui (of course he did).

Caravans and sh*t old motor homes. Why has this become popular again? I guess there is nothing like parking up a few meters from your neighbour and sharing stories of who was the bigger a**hole by holding up the most traffic the longest.

A mate installs the council readers. They can't read the plates at all.

80s Commodore interior. sh*t then. sh*t now.

Anyone have a working CCC screen they no longer want in the lower N.I? The one in my cheap 130 died. TBH is was barely alive anyway. I will eventually replace both cars with an Android/Linux unit but need a solution for next weekend.

Like the G80 everything that helps that chonk go fast will wear at a far quicker rate. It's 500-600 kgs heavier than my luxo barge E55..

If it was Eroad in his vehicle which is most likely for a council, then it is also most likely he would have a screen in the vehicle advising his driving behaviour. So he would be well aware of his f#$% up. Probably this product. https://www.eroad.co.nz/products/health-safety-eroad-drive-buddy/ It would also be in his contract for driving behaviour. Yeah I worked there. But Eroad is great for people driving vehicles that are not theirs. E.g. Work vehicles. Insurance can be heavily discounted fleet wide if Eroad is installed. Some companies even rewarded drivers with cash bonuses of those savings while I was there.

With my cheap E87 130i came some codes. One of these being 2A99: Crankshaft - exhaust camshaft reference. This is nearly always the Vanos solenoid sticking or just being worn out. In my case it was a bit of both. Original solenoids most likely, even at 210,000kms. Very poor oil maintenance. I tried cleaning the factory ones a few times but eventually it would throw a code. The code always followed the one that was originally installed in the exhaust side. So I picked up 2 sets of cheap solenoids from spareto.com A Hella branded one @ 48.76eur each https://spareto.com/products/hella-control-valve-camshaft-adjustment/6nw-358-188-011 A Gates branded one @ 34.90eur each https://spareto.com/products/gates-control-valve-camshaft-adjustment/vvs177 The Gates one came in a generic white box with a small Gates sticker on it which put me off a bit. The Hella one came in a Hella colored yellow box that looked suspiciously cheap. Attempting to install the Hella one went wrong immediately. Due to the way it has been crimped it was slightly oversized. I removed the excess. It was still tight fitting. First drive had me turning back very quickly. A high pitched scream from the valve or Vanos (Lots of people refer to it as a Whistle, mine was a scream). Similar to a belt that was seriously slipping at higher RPM. This is actually a common fault for a failing Solenoid. Any load on the engine and there is no noise. Idle throttle and you will hear it. I had not opened the the Gates one yet but was surprised to find it resembled the BMW one far closer than the Hella one. The Hella one looked as well as it performed. sh*t. The Gates one has been in there for a few months now. Zero issues. Fitting was great. I am now curious as to how long the Gates ones will last. Apparently these are the factory ones without the BMW part number on them. https://spareto.com/products/pierburg-control-valve-camshaft-adjustment/7-06117-01-0 Conclusion: The Light company makes sh*t engine parts. The Belt company makes better ones. I will update when the Gates ones die. Some pictures.

Worked for Eroad in it's early days. Some heavy trucks would do that in a month. Also depends on how often that breach is logged. Usually every 1 min over is a new incident. By law you must be below the speed limit where the sign post is mounted. E.g. from a 80 zone to a 50 zone you must be below 50 before the sign post. Nobody does that. Most companies only cared about the top 10 to 20 % of beaches. Catching the drivers who a well over. I had the high score for Eroad staff for a while. Shame it was the poor kid from Firestone test driving my car. Got a free alignment though after I advised them. I would want to see his speed report. And if it is not a calibrated government approved device like Eroad then the data is irrelevant. I spent hours every day updating GIS data to set the correct speed limits. Only had to be 50m off and it would generate a speeding log.

Ha love all the conspiracy theories. Reading all the comments on Reddit has been such a good laugh. Women bad!! Would we have been better off with the ex Chief of Navy whos nickname is Crash? I wonder why they called him that? Also all the Aussies laughing..... They clearly have forgotten when their Aircraft carrier ran over a frigate in peace time killing over 80 sailors.

Anyone still sim racing? I came across a good deal. Have space and a decent PC so I picked it up. It is slightly better than entry level gear. On a solid frame with a really comfy fully adjustable Mazda RX8 seat. As much as I am into gaming I have never had a sim setup. Probably because my race car was going and I use to do a lot more driving. It seems to be one of those things everyone plays for a few months then sells off when it starts gathering dust and taking up space. Will probably start with Assetto Corsa with a bunch of mods. Get some 90's BTCC going. Any other recomendations? Wheel and pedal set is a Thrustmaster T248 https://www.thrustmaster.com/products/t248/

Yeah I don't see it in there at all either. But not a terrible looking car. It does.

I don't mind these renders utilizing their prototype design language Neue Klasse. A remake of the Touring would get some enthusiasts keen. Won't interest most of us however. Unlikey to be able to work on these yourself. https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/bmw-neue-klasse-touring-concept-design-brings-back-e30-looks/

Are they rear camber arms? This gen of AMGs loves to chew out the insides of the rear tyre's. Like I get less than 10k kms out of a pair. So it is quite common for people to change to adjustable arms to try solve the issue. Just replace them with stock arms and get an eccentric bolt kit to allow some camber adjustment. As for the dealer. They should be paying for that work. If they don't then make a complaint. https://motortraders.mbie.govt.nz/for-consumers/getting-help-or-making-a-complaint/

I need stuff brought down too. Was going to ask someone in the BMW race series to bring them to Manfeild on the 18th. Not sure who is going to the round yet.