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I have seen this guy too. Has to be a car dealer. waste of time. he was hours late to pick the car up. although he had bought the car he refused to pay, tried to negotiate, then left. Clicked buy now without talking to us or looking at the car, showed up to pick up and decided he didn't want it. Waste of time. Looks like he has done that a few times by others feedback. Buyer would not pay for car without driving. Although it was explained to him that the car is not insured so he can’t drive before payment. if he doesn’t want the car I will happily give him back his cash. Refused to pay. Never trade with this guy. Don’t ever do buy now if you’re a game player Mucked me around with pick up time was over 2 hours late with poor communication.

Didn't know this was all happening. Though I never hid my hatred for the dumpster fire that is trademe, I didn't expect them to make it even worse. Or did I? No I did, it's absolute trash.

I have that cover and a net for the boot floor. Was wondering what the net was for.

It will be to direct traffic to them. Scammers will just save the picture. Also might be to stop requests after the auctions have ended and the pictures no longer exist on their servers. But yeah it it is annoying.

If you want a supercharged V8 from that Era you want an E55 AMG. Also half the price or less than the Alpina and keeping the "pros" of a supercharger, V8 and slushbox. More Availability of parts and massive potential for more power if you wish. Now old Alpinas like the E34 B10 Turbo. Yes please.

I actually couldn't believe it. Even the sales person found it odd.

My AA Insurance didn't come with AA... So I said I was going to someone else and they gave it to me for free for both roadworthy cars.

For those moments I would recommend an AA membership. It's worth the extra handful of takeaway coffees a year.

Waterpumps will start throwing codes when they are on their way out so not usually a surprise moment. Lifters just need 3 mins at 3000rpm to bleed. Valvetronic motors and the seal need doing at some stage (cheap and easy) Rocket cover gaskets weep Coil packs will die (cheap and easy) But yeah get the 3ltr if you have the option. Purely because the 2.5 saves you nothing bar maybe some cash up front. I also feel you need to be pedantic with servicing. But that should be a BMW ownership thing anway.

Changed the title to reflect the actual problem. Confirmed the Service and Lubegaurd has sorted the issue 100% for now. Lets see how long it lasts. So far 1000kms of testing.

Just follow the 130i post in the Trademe section of the forums. Every half decent 130i gets posted in there. So much going on. Accidental Purchases. Full Trademe ad analysis'. All sorts.

I didn't miss NZ at all. I enjoyed having a city that had actual seasons. Not just warm rain, cold rain, sunburn. DC is greener, cheaper, more interesting, has more to do, more diverse and just as easy to escape to the wilderness. Great car scene, easy cheap travel, tons of sport every night of the week. And none of the Murica sh*t the NZ media feeds you unless you go looking for it. The reason I'm here in NZ now? I had a 5 year diplomatic visa than ran out. And lots of elderly to spend time with while I can.

My NZ New 530d was great. Motorsport. Well optioned. I found it superior to the petrols I test drove. It was primarily our daily, secondly our tow car. It was an amazing tow car, I would not have towed with any of the petrols. If you haven't driven the diesel I highly recommend it.

Many forget or simply just don't know that if China went to War with one of the other big players, their population would starve in less than a year.

Congrats? I guess.

Looks like a rolling Aliexpress "this fits your car" catalogue.

Usually pretty easy to spot NZ New isn't it. Old man color combos like Green with Cream comfort seats and a towbar. ?

It will be an official API that was shared. Just like all the BMW software that was shared came out of Russia originally, I would say this API did too. Simply a key would have been shared. But now that key looks to have been killed off or heavily restricted.

I wouldn't buy one these days unless it was for a business. In the US it was only $10 per year for a personalized plate... And you could pick from over 200 plate types in Virginia alone. https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/vehicles/#splates/category.asp?category=S

Many of them were once paid. It will be sad to see them stop having access to the API. I'm happy to pay if I was potentially buying a vehicle. But most of the time I'm just being nosy.

I didn't even know plates.co.nz had lost the contract in 2016.. Though that was when I left NZ for a bit.

It would not surprise me if they did. It is the sort of thing a car dealer would do.

No they are GM boxes. Made in France. They exist in quite a few brands and models nearly all E9X and E8X models. And they cause the same problem through them all. Other than this issue it is a great box. I can't find it now, but I read a post where GM had been replacing the Torque Converters under warranty for GM vehicles. Not a word from BMW. But 4.5 odd liters was not good. Especially because the car has seen the track, 1 mile sprints and many trips over the crappy Remutaka hill. It was time to do it anyway. The car is now at 105000kms. Everything has been serviced bar the brakes. Which are next on the list (have to find my brake flush tool) @GorGasm did you ever have the fluid changed?

Update. Changed the box fluid and filter today. Pretty easy job. Purchased a kit from FCP Euro. It's been done before. The filter wasn't BMW. And only about 4.5ltrs drained out. Over 6.5 went back in. I have a feeling someone filled it wrong. Possibly while the engine was off. Pan magnet had very minimal particles but there was still some present. Took the car on a good run. Not a single shudder. Was filled with what was supplied in the kit. Liquimoly TopTech 1800 ATF. And an extra additive Lubegaurd Anti Shudder which people swear by for these GM boxes. Taking it over the Remutaka Hill on Friday. Then on a longer road trip. Will be a good test. Car is running perfect now.

Was it a Rotary powered one? Guy at Repco was telling me there is one around Masterton.