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There was a stock road going 130i auto at Manfield yesterday. I think it was doing 1:29's. Which is not bad for a road car. Tyres looked econo too. I wish the BMW race series had gone with 130's rather than the E46's they settled on. If I didn't have the E34 I would probably look at building one. Simple, handles well, cheap parts, common easy to source parts across multiple platforms, and quite quick. As seen in the video above.

It does pop up but doesn't stay on which is annoying. Looks like I may have enabled it in the past though. It's part of the digital speedo.

Oh I didn't look. Will check when I jump in next.

Just a retrofit. Got the gear from Brent at Bimmerworld. It is simply a ring gear with the extra stalk and the bottom steering column cover. Then a simple turn on in the software. Airbag out Wheel off Swap the ring gear Swap the cover Reassemble Calibrate new ring gear via software Turn on Cruise Control via software

Chucked cruise control in mine tonight. Easy job. About 45mins and a button flick with bimmergeeks. Works well.

This crash was just after the incredibly frustrating roadworks that run nearly the entire stretch between Carterton and Masterton. The speed limit changes 5 times. 50 -> 70 ->50 ->70 ->50 ->80 This all was once 100kph with passing lanes. All passing lanes are now permanently closed.

Yeah not the ammo anyone wanted against the subject. But with the increased number of distracted drivers and compressed traffic it was only a matter of time.

Told my workmate about Rockauto for his Toyota. Parts arrived in Auckland 2 days after ordering. 4 days to get to Masterton from Auckland. Still two weeks faster and less than half the price of repco.

Both Labour and National are looking to have the limits reviewed here in the Wairarapa. Nobody is happy with this change.

Road to Zero BS. There is now 19 posted speed limit changes on SH2 between Featherston and Masterton. And the cops are loving it! This is a State Highway!

Wow get ready for the slow life. Moved to the Wairarapa after living in Washington DC for a number of years and Auckland before that. Very few nice Euro's on the road down here. Occasional cruises from Wellington to Marty show off some nice stuff though. Enjoy the new 80kph speed limit on the state highway! Wave out if you see me. White E87 130i msport and a Black E55 AMG. Drive to Masterton every day from Featherston.

TBH everything listed so far is meh. I would rather keep the N54 E87 for the track and get something suited to being a daily. One car fits all rarely works. Breaking your daily at the track is the worst. And that Toybaru would break. Often. I have seen more Subaru's blow up at the track than any other brand by far. Knock Knock, who's there? Your big end bearings.

That post got deleted on FB for the $7k ones. Not sure why. I have a mint staggered set without the stars on my race car. Feel free to pay me $5K for them. I am not attached to them at all and would like some more race car parts.

That picture is hiding it as much as possible. Also it's still a fat turd. It weighs only 20kg's less than my boat of an E class Merc. These guys at the ring recently dumped their one due to the excessive wear it puts on tyres, brakes, driveshafts and ball joints.

I am having the time for my commute along a state highway increased from 30mins each way to 40-45mins each way. Also having 21 raised pedestrian crossings installed of which I will need to cross the majority. I am going to be interested to see what this does to my fuel economy too. Introducing many new acceleration points. An OIA was completed on how many deaths in the last 10 years on this stretch of road. Answer was 5 since 2011. Of the ones where speed was a factor. The speed limit had not been a concern by those people and they were well and above any limit. But they were included in their blanket stats. 1300 public submissions were submitted in regards to the speed limit changes on the road between Featherston and Masterton alone. Zero changes were made to the initial plan....

Potentially that key does not have the EWS chip in it or is the spare for unlocking the car only. The car is behaving the exact way my E39 540i did when I dropped the EWS part of the key whilst I was changing the battery.

I would also say EWS. Do you have the original key?

Interesting body lines on the front of that white one. Wonder if the gearbox has been under filled. Very common issue.

It also comes in 5L, 6L, 10L and 20L.

Supercheap Castrol EDGE Engine Oil - 5W-30, A3/B4 5 Litre @ $53.99 End Date 08/01/23 https://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/p/castrol-castrol-edge-engine-oil---5w-30-a3-b4-5-litre/299206.html Penrite HPR 5 Engine Oil - 5W-40 5 Litre @ $65.79 End Date 08/01/23 https://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/p/penrite-penrite-hpr-5-engine-oil---5w-40-5-litre/14911.html?cgid=SCN6004#start=16 Those are the big discounts. There are other deals though.

Ah yeah it is quite a bit different. The E39 rear has two mufflers, one being just a bypass of some kind. You can cut one out and get a nice tone under load which is what I did. A mate of mine owns the Pitstop in Albany. He is on holiday at the moment and probably at least until the end of the month. But he has done some magic with BMW's. Understands how raspy they can get. Pop in and chat to him if you get stuck. His name is AJ, just say Dan sent you.

This is more of a thing the more cars you have haha. 7 cars and only 2 of them take the same oil... the two that are used the least

I am also pretty picky when it comes to exhaust notes. That is strange considering I have owned many SR20DET's in my time and they sound like sh*t at the best of times. But I did my best to make them not sound like 90% of the ones out there on our roads at the moment. With my old E39 540i we tried removing the rear bypass muffler only. So at idle it was quiet. But under load it opened up. No raspy notes or drone. Does the E34 have a similar setup or is it a more traditional straight exhaust with no bypass? We did a convoy with Ollie and Andy (Bimmersport Founders) many years back travelling to an E30 race series round. 1 x E34 540i and 2 x E39 540i's. I was at the back and I could hear Ollies E34 the entire way from Auckland to Manfield. Lots of drone. Avoid that. Maybe E39 exhaust parts could help?

@BM WORLD has a 130i Msport listed on FB at the moment for parts. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/857155818966455/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Abaca2a5e-99cd-44e2-bcfc-e6a72b4738a2 I'm sure Brent will have something for you anyway.

Got the quietest drive I have had in over a decade in my old man's old E55 between Masterton and Napier. Not one car behind or in front until 20mins out from Napier. I couldn't believe it. Was so refreshing and relaxing.