Driftit

I think you are right Kieran. There is near none around. Obviously quite popular at the moment. Plenty of Sedans. But I am not interested in a sedan. Would rather just keep the 540. And I would also rather keep the 540 over driving a diesel workhorse. I have to have a little bit of performance. Sounds like you had a bloody good run with your one Tony.

Cheers guys. Just looking at the prices of the equivalent V8 model and the Holdens the XR6 Turbo seems to be valued quite high. You can get a 5 year newer NA model for the same price. But my god do they have horrid colors. Various shades of Baby sh*t. Will go for a wonder through a dealer and see what they have on offer. The Diff's are a worry though. Wonder why they wear so badly. Haha have a read of this Auction. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-267237701.htm

Hey guys, I know this is a strange place to be talking about Ford Utes. But just wanted to gather some opinions from non ford fanatics. Been thinking of trading in the E39 540 for an XR6 Turbo ute. Bet a heap of you just thought WTF is this guy on. But my reasons are that I would like something that is better for towing the race car and lugging around all the gear. They have a good towing capacity and are a very quick ute. With a few basic mods and a ecu flash you can get 250rwkw on a lazy 8psi. But I am just wondering about the rest of the car. Are the comfortable on longish trips. Is the drivetrain as robust as they claim. Do they come in any other color than Baby sh*t Yellow. Would I expect to get a decent one for under $20K? So far all the ones on TM at the moment are Baby sh*t Yellow. Would kind of like to avoid this horrid color. Would I get a good deal going through a ford dealer? Or should I look privately.

My Steam ID is Driftit if anyone plays TF2, L4D, L4D2, BFBC Beta and release, ARMA2, Wings of Prey.

Oh yeah that was me. Trying something that didn't work.

Despise anything colsole. But play a few PC games. BFBC2, AVP2, ARMA2 are the main ones. MW2 can burn in hell along with its greedy creators. Filthy console trash.

Didn't rate any of them.

The Train mate. Is much cheaper than a transporter. Mate had his 180sx brought up for around $450 including ferry fee. PM Boyce on this forum if you get stuck.

Michael Knight ah. Must have hit the turbo boost and tried to jump the barrier. But then realised he was not Driving Kitt.

I had 1tb worth of TV shows I have collected die the other day. Thanks Seagate. Your drives make me rage. My entire Lost 720p collection was on there. So if anyone has it let me know.

It is no doubt possible. But your best to get the info and answer directly from a certifier. A mate of mine had completely removed his to install a drop fuel tank. It was certified.

Oh ok. Well the 85 and 86 ones.

So far the EA Falcon is not getting good reviews in the Handling department. Haha.

Ok will biff it up on the hoist and check the 02 sensors. Rays GT1 scan said the Cats and O2 sensors are ageing or something. I can't remember the exact message.

Haha there is always more passion when talking about bad cars than there is over loved cars. Seems a few have been mentioned a few times. Might end up like Bimmersports own dog an lemon guide. Haha.

Just had mine down on my series car too. Makes such a difference. Recommend having your trailing arms done at the same time though.

I have a 1997 540. Just wondering if I am able to remove the cats but leave the rest of the exhaust system. Non Vanons M62B44.

This can be an argument starter. But just remember that peoples opinions differ and we have a wide range of people on here. Post up the three cars of which you have had the worst experiences driving purely because of the car. Only rules! You must have driven it!! It must be a production car/suv etc!! Give a BRIEF description to why 1. 86 Nissan Pulsar in violet/homax purple. It was so purple that everyone thought you were gay. Everyone! We called it Grimace (Fat Purple McDonalds creature) Used more oil than petrol. 2. 85 Ford Falcon. When people say that car handles like a boat. They are referring to the Ford Falcon. Not an actual boat. Thats just not fair on boats. Would only start when it was sunny. 3. 90's Nissan Vannette. It was a column shift 4 speed. At 100kph it was nearly on the red line. Kept trying to find 5th. It stranded me in the fast lane in Spaghetti Junction with a massive hole in its block. Some of you buggers must have some stories. BMW's not excluded!!

Jeep SRT8? One of my top 10 disliked cars that I have driven. The 430 is great. But not in the same class as the Lexus.

I would buy a scooter or a bike.

Meh. Family Guy Cool Whip version is better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lich59xsjik

People still pay to see that junk? Should be spending your money on tickets to the Bruce Maclaren Festival at Puke if you didn't go last week at Hampton. At least then you will see real race cars once driven by legends. Oh and they know how to go around a corner.

For the reaction arm bushes BM Workshop in East Tamkai can do these for you without pulling all the suspension out. They have an on car tool to press them out and press the new ones in. I am getting mine down very soon. Ray from Hell BM had his done in his E39 and it really did make a difference. Replace them with the X5 version. BTW! Congrats on the purchase.

Yeah after reading more about them the MS version looks far more appealing to me. The dual screens will mean multi-tasking. Camera. Better integration with office computers and software (mostly PC's). And the best part of all. You don't have to wear ball crushing tight jeans and hang out in a Ponsonby Cafe'.

There was a much better dual screen thing from Microsoft. Here it is. Has a camera etc.