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I no where one is in Albany. Has sat for a very long time but is in mint condition.

Seen a few of them in East DC and West Phily. Always with the giant chromes and 100% black out windows. BMW owners you don't want to approach haha.

So I watched Extra Gear instead. And straight after it had finished the Mrs asked a pretty valid question. Why the hell did they not put that show on before the main one? I had no idea who these people were (Other than Harris and Joey) until we watched this. She still doesn't know anything about Shouty Man, Rory and anything about Joey other than his previous role. Then I tell her there is another guy of which we have not seen yet.. Eddie Jordan. Why did they not spend the first few episodes introducing us to the new hosts and new show.....

Missed out on a 08 E90 335i manual motorsport for $4KUSD. I called 15 mins too late It was a trade in and they needed it gone asap.

Ah canned laughter. Ruins shows for me. Shows like The Big Bang Theory use it way too much. Almost as if to say when we should laugh and what we should find funny. Many US light humor TV shows abuse it. Off to watch the 2nd episode now. Maybe the 3rd will be different as the article states they have been able to take on board all their critical feedback.

Bit slow on watching it. But sat down with the Mrs last night. Didn't take her long to ask why Evans is always shouting. 5 mins later she was back to facebook as she was bored of the show. I loved how they have this new rally cross track. But cut it up so much we really have no idea of the actual track. Nor do they introduce it in anyway.... That first shot of Sabine. sh*t she has aged. Still as awkward as ever in front of the camera. Did anyone else look at the in studio crowd and feel something was off. To me they did not look like your typical crowd. They looked forced. Or I entered into a contest for tickets to a undisclosed TV show and won type of crowd. I thought Matt LaBlanc was better than expected though. Polar opposite of Evans in the emotions/shouty department.

I see Chris Harris and the other guy Rory are going to be Youtube behind the scenes guys. That's a shame. Would rather have those two instead of Awkward Sabine and knob Evans.

I'm looking at buying another E39 in the US at the moment. They are stupid cheap. $2k USD for a 540i. Or $5K USD for a 6 speed manual. There should be plenty in NZ that have already had the work you need done. Mine was a High Mileage Hong Kong import. Only issues I had were worn control arm bushes in the rear from towing the race car, a failed fuel pump. And the stupid heater control valve issues. I wouldn't touch a modified one. Get the PPI done through Glenn and the boys at Botany Motor Worx.

Is it possible it was flashed with the wrong firmware for the features?

I gave it a good 20 min thrash. No issues. Used about 15%.

It's a heavy car. But would easily complete a standard 8-10 lap race. Read 200miles range. And that was at 70mph with no brake regeneration. I don't have a spare 100k to turn one into a race car. Stick to the E34.

Had a Tesla Model S for the weekend. Went on a road trip up to a massive cars and coffee meet (2000-2500 cars). Tesla is amazing. Loved every bit of it. From the Auto Drive feature to the always there torque. Didn't miss an exhaust note the entire drive. 200+ miles to a charge. Charges for free in about 45mins to an hour at well placed stations. We did about 470miles and 80% of that it drove itself. I just sat there looking around. Was strange. Would happily own one as my daily driver. And the petrol burner for the track only.

I use Uber wherever I go. DC is great for Uber. Cheap and the cars are new and drivers really strive for quality of ride. I marked a guy as a 3/5 for not listening to the way I wanted to go and Uber support were straight onto it trying to refund me for any inconvenience. Sort of expect that for a 1 star. NYC was great for Uber too. We got Uber Black cars everywhere to fit in 5 of us. Escalades, Suburbans and all the other junk/flash yank tanks. But comfy and so cheap. Don't forget you can split your rides with Uber too. Not pissing around with cash or multiple cards. Just get out and walk away.

Can get them for .70c here. Not that $6 is much though. Found a place that has all the classic ones for sale still in boxes. Working with a collector friend to find all the rare ones.

This is a three year old thread BTW.

I towed my E34 with my E60 530d. Which I recently sold for less than 15k. Don't be scared off by higher mileage 530D's. In NZ they work out about the same with fuel and Tax costs. However the diesel is far superior when towing and long distance. I did 1100kms on a tank with some spirited driving.

Yeah it's gold. The Serbian guy who owns the car didn't get why we were laughing.

I wish.

Just got back from an awesome trip. Nascar is great when you are there. It was like Talladega Nights IRL. Everyone yelling and cheering. The noise was DEAFENING! 10X louder than any other motorsport I have been to. And the track was so small the noise is there 100% of the time. Quickly purchased ear plugs. Still deafening but no longer painful. Was hoping there would be sweet cars in the car park to share. But it was Southern Virginia and if you drive a car and not a truck you are a female. Every second person was wearing their hunting camo as everyday attire. The Roadmaster was just as floaty as you would imagine. But it sat on the 70mph speed limit no worries. Surprisingly it is not very roomy inside. Massive Boot and Dash means less cabin space. The steering is so vague it was just like steering a yacht.

The great crap you can rent in the US. Family trip down to Virginia for Nascar tomorrow. Thought we would try fit in. Buick Roadmaster. You're not a driver. You're a Captain.

Weddings. Why the sh*t would you hold your Wedding on New Years eve. Now I have to fly back to NZ for Xmas and New Years of which I had planned an epic trip around NYC and Chicago. I expect it will cost me around 8k to get there and back. Mrs best friend trapped us by making her a bridesmaid. Oh and it's in Napier. I really don't like Napier. Boring.

I don't know many young couples who have $80K-$160K sitting around for a deposit. Unless their parents are helping them. Auckland and Wellington are totally different to the rest of the country.

It is most likely we will come back to NZ in a few years. Only because the family is all there and we don't have a green card. Wellington or just North over the hill will be our choice. No way will we return to Auckland. I will become a bloody farm hand before I go back there.

Oh god. The propaganda is strong in NZ huh. I tell locals that the average house price in NZ is over $800K and show them a few pictures. They wonder why we stay there and why someone would pay that much money for a sh*t house. Then I remind them they can either vote for Clinton or Trump and they ask where to sign up.

Very safe these days. Unless your a gang member on the East side. So much more livable than NZ cities. And far cheaper.