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You shouldn't need a valuation these days. You agree to a value and you pay for that. E.g. I told classic car insurance my racecar was worth $*0,000 with its spares. This value was what I think it would cost to replace everything. They came up with what that would cost me. I was happy with that and away we go. The only time I would bother getting a car valued would be if I had no idea what it's worth, or I needed something external for legal reasons.

I am with Classic Car cover for my race car. It is currently Laid Up aka project car. $200 per year and covers it being transported places and a number of spares.

I have 3 cars with AA and 2 with classic cover. Recent claim with AA was great. Filed online. They called me and went over the details. Picked whatever panel shop I wanted in town. Place I wanted had a two month wait time which they were happy if I was happy. Also had contents for the house with them until my mortgage holder forced me to change to their crap. State can get stuffed. They are a nightmare to deal with. Entire family dumped them. They caused me some serious headaches when I was young.

Finally got power to my new hoist. Excitedly I chucked each car on it to have a look. I think I was better off not knowing. The old Daihatsu 4WD needs every bush. Every single one. The AMG's rear tyres are through to the wires. Woops. And the sump is leaking. The 130 has an Exhaust leak. And a new oil leak. The S13 has many S13 issues. I'm too scared to put the E34 on there. It may never leave. Oh and the low profile lift jack.... yeah not even close. Going to modify that for sure.

Good thing we nearly all drive classics huh. BMW Marketing right now: We will attract people to our disturbingly ugly cars by adding subscription services to them. Next we will add micro transactions to punish those who do not like subscriptions. I'm convinced the BMW Marketing and design departments have been captured by another brand.

The way of the E30. Every E30 I have owned was just me reversing all the f ups the previous owners made after f'ing it up even more and having to redo or rebuild. The pains of a cheap sports car.... Oh wait.

Two of my dealer mates have said this is the slowest period in car sales they have had in 5 years. They are back to having to actually sell vehicles rather than take orders. Including EVs.

It's on top. 4 screws. You don't need to take it off.

Nah that just clips in and holds up the hoses. Possible they had the cowling it clips into off to check back/top of motor.

Our State Highways are too busy to remain single lane country roads. But here we are. For the foreseeable future. It took over 10 years to double lane Bombay to Hamiltron.

I would argue a little understeer (which I have never experienced in this car, even at the track in the wet) is better than a little oversteer in a vehicle with an open diff. At the track I would prefer oversteer. On the road, understeer.

No they are. Going to replace the lens'. Surprisingly cheap.

As said, everything on that list is DIY. And you are likely to save a couple of thousand. FCP Euro does kits for nearly all of that stuff. Comes with the bolts, gaskets, bushes etc etc. Otherwise also as previously mentioned, I would go and see Peter and Graham at P&S Auto. Raced with them for years. It is BMW race car central.

I wasn't sure if it was just the harsh roads. But if they are wearing fast on the F10 in the Tron they could be just a fast wearing tyre. But yeah 20K less than the Eurovis.

That is what I am running. I put 235's on the front once. They looked weird.

I think so yeah. We paid a bit of money for them. And were hoping for good things. Actually I think I still have one. Will grab a pic. They are made in Thailand or something which was a surprise.

Yup it is.

The Laufenns (Hankook) that I have run for the last year were okay. However they only lasted 25,000kms on the shitty NZ rural roads. I was quite surprised. The previous cheap Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 lasted nearly 40,000kms on the same roads. I also abused them at the track and the Mrs did some 1 mile high speed sprints on them. For a commuter or a city car I would highly recommend them. Korean made just like the Laufenns. Both are cheap through Hyperdrive.co.nz which has it's normal 40% off Briscoes style discount going at the moment. We have RE003's on our 200sx. Great in the dry. Terrible in the wet. Quite a few reviews state the same for these tyres. Probably fine for a commuter. Though they are far better than the previous Eagle F1's we had on it. Which were a total laugh on the track in the wet. Zero grip from near new tyres. Great training for the Wife learning to control the car sideways. Even worse once they are a few years old. I think these were made in a different factory to the older ones. I picked up a set of Dunlop Direzza Dz102's to replace the RE003's. Yet to be fitted. I have Bridgestone RE002's on the AMG. Also great in the dry but they also light up like they are bald in the wet just like the RE003's.

BMW Design Team: Hey Robert! We're all leaving for the beer hall. You coming? Designer: I just have to finish the back quarters of this M3 Touring! BMW Design Team: Hurry up. Designer: Ahhhh that will do, I'm thirsty.

Not sure Alpina is doing anything at the moment. Purchased by BMW now. Full integration by 2025. May end up just another trim package.

Why would it trigger purists? It doesn't exist.

The surface is good now. But the huge increase in logging trucks and commuter traffic has slowed the trip down significantly. And at night you need to dodge rock falls, Goats and Ford Rangers.

A little heat should help too. Small gas torch to heat up and expand the bolt. Be very careful though. Make sure there is nothing that can melt or catch fire. If does look to be at that point where you take the head off the bolt, remove the oil filter housing. Then heat the remainder of the bolt and get something to grip the shaft of the bolt better.

I think the biggest loss here is your time. Driving to New Market from SE Auckland. Ouch.