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Hammerite. My Daihatsu Rocky was quite bad. I painted pretty much the entire floor of the vehicle with it. It's since seen much off roading, beaches, and submersion in rivers with no further rust or issues. Got it from Mitre 10 when I had no other options. Used a brush to paint it on. Went in quite thick and there are minimal brush marks.

Yeah I would factor one into your price. They are not a cheap item for these cars though. It will give you much more confidence in the control of the vehicle in the corners or during a intended or unintended slide.

Installing an LSD should be the very first thing you do to a 135i. It is a must have for any car you want to find the limits of. A manual without an LSD IMO is pointless for such a nimble little car.

That car was listed for $18k ono when it was in Carterton a few years back. We were going to check it out but it sold. It sat on the market for quite a while. We stopped looking for a 135 when the prices started heading back into the mid 20's. My wife loves the shape. But can't justify 3 x the price we got our 130 for.

It's a terrible road. Not one bit of it I enjoy. Car groups love "Cruising" over it for some reason. What would you like to be stuck behind that won't pull over? Endless options.

Looks like it will tell me about any codes etc. But mostly just a data collection tool.

It's a pain because I know the hill is like that and had warned a workmate early in the week. The wife even said watch for rocks. This time I had nowhere to go though but through the small stuff. Another surprise was how quickly my tyres have worn. Around 20,000kms and they were only a few mm off the wear indicators.

Spent 2hrs 45mins sitting at the Remutaka Summit on Sat night in the 130i. Ran over a fresh rock fall on the way up heading to Wellington. A swerve saved me from serious underbody damage. But ran over some of the small stuff. A piece of it went straight though the bottom of the tyre and destroyed it. Not that it would have saved me. But the can of air and seal failed and would not discharge. Lots of break downs meant I had to wait the 2hrs 45mins to get rescued 15mins from my house. And the tyre size I need is no longer available. So now I have mismatched front and rear which annoys me.

Seems I can get one of these for free. https://www.mercedes-benz.co.nz/passengercars/being-an-owner/mercedes-me-adapter-campaign/stage.module.html Wonder how much info it will give me. Car is quite old so I don't think I will get much out of it.

Yup I just have my FCP car listed as a 2008 128i. Everything is the same bar the air filter. As for the D. Europe is your best option. I would go for the UK. So many 1 series D's.

My favorite hose. If that one has gone the next to go is the plastic fitting on the front of the motor. Get the upgraded alloy fitting with hose attached.

Yeah as long as the battery is coded correctly. Otherwise I think there is a Battery town down your way who might be able to match something better. They will no doubt be able to program it for you too.

Ha I just sold my Milwaukee Electric line trimmer I purchased nearly 1 year back. I was too cheap to buy the big batteries for it. Which in NZD are over $300 each. So I just used my drill batteries 10mins at a time. I sold it for $10 more than I purchased it for. $410. Went straight down to the Stihl shop and used that $410 to buy the best non commercial 2 stroke for the same price. Which is a far superior machine so far.

I do actually only use the Bimmergeeks pro tool.

Yup it is an absolute nightmare at the moment. Some of our competitors in the electronics hardware game are getting out of hardware full stop at the moment. Sourcing and shipping parts is a massive problem. Shipping is getting more expensive every week yet is less reliable.

Wow great price for one with a WOF and Reg. If the module is the issue I definitely recommend Pramod (Promo) above to take a look and fix the module. You do need to have the battery coded. Especially going into the colder months. Some battery shops are able to do this for you. May be worth having the battery tested at the same time as that voltage is too low. OBD2 tools can be very hit and miss. Many will not be able to code and require modification. Hopefully someone on here with the BMW ISTA software that is nearby could give you a hand. Or you could try install this software yourself. There are some great guides around. It is far more powerful than any of the apps around. But takes much more time and a laptop is required. ISTA is available free. Do not pay for it. https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/beginners-guide-to-bmw-ista.936877/ Download is available here. https://www.bimmergeeks.net/downloads

Fixed.

We just purchased a large covfefe machine for work. Unfortunately the poorly trained barista making my coffees is useless. I will get better I hope.

Yup. If its not in stock don't order it. There are so many delays. Especially with electronics. We having to order 12 months in advance for our electronics components at the moment.

I think I have one somewhere. Will have a dig. It actually did wedding duty a few times over the years. It's seen some Blenheim sun since. So time to refresh some bits and pieces. Mechanically she is sound and still hauls ass. I forgot about the active laser jammer in it. I'm not sure it is still working though.

My old man recently passed away. He has owned this E55 since near new. Previous owner was a friend of his. I decided I would buy it from the estate pending a go over. He always loved this car and we have spent many hours towing around both my previous E30 series car and the current dormant E34 race car over the years. I enjoyed driving it so I thought I would keep it in service. Probably not the smartest move with the price of petrol about to drive the cost of living to near Switzerland levels. So off on my Mercedes journey I go.

Yeah I'm not keen on them. Most are designed for a Karting seating position.

Any go-kart supplies shop. As they are for Karting. Not car racing. I hate that tracks are making people get these. But the alternative is expensive (Hans) or nothing at all.

I towed my old E30 series car with my E30 at the time. Was very sketchy.

Great news. Glad you get the option to have your car back or not. Lived in Torbay for 6 years before leaving Auckland. There are some real critters down the bottom there. Always police around there. Gang activity too. Not your typical Mongrel Power Bees types but definitely the drug peddling driving high end cars type.