aja540i

Could you glue a bit of something to the bottom of the mat to stop it curling? A bit of hard plastic or thin aluminium or stainless might do it? Or maybe sew a bit of stiff wire along the edge underneath, some stainless TIG wire or similar? Mine does the same thing but I never move the seat so its not an issue for me. Or maybe take the mat out and get some bright red "chrome" plastic chequer plate from Supercheap auto.......😉

I do like some of the comments, "it will cost you a lot of money!!!" No sh1t genius, its a 500 hp n/a V10 in a station wagon!

Not a bad review, i think i might get one.....😉 I don't think changing the colour will really improve it, save the money for gas!

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I'll take it, I can make it fit in my man cave !

So, latest WOF was a bit of a disaster, LCM decided to pick that day to sh1t itself so failed on about 8 lights not working and cracked rear subframe bushes, which I have bought but apparently having them in boxes in the boot isn't good enough!! I have a spare LCM lying around ( I mean, who doesn't) so I just have to get it coded and thats done, then fit the subframe bushes. Oddly they put the red stamp on the checksheet about not painting rust repairs until they are inspected but didn't fail it on any rust! On a more positive note repaired ABS module is now in the car and working perfectly! The old girl gives and the old girl takes away....

Anyone around Akl able and keen to code a replacement LCM for my 530d? happy to provide gas money!

"Can I buy a cheap and reliable BMW" NO. that is all.

Isn't that covered by the fuel tax? Bigger engine = more fuel = more tax. Seems to be a reasonably effective way to steer people towards smaller, more efficient vehicles.

Not hugely confidence inspiring when the seller doesn't know the answer! Sure, he is selling on behalf but he either didn't bother asking the owner or the owner doesn't know. Either way, not great.

There's a good chance your heater has a leak and a previous owner couldn't be bothered taking the dash out!

It will probably be a hell of a lot cheaper than the same noise in a V10 M5!! 😂

SMG 3, only the US got manuals.

Probably dashboard restorations https://www.dashboardrestorations.co.nz/

I just had my E39 unit repaired by him, took a couple of weeks, but so far is all good.

I personally wouldn't bother with the AA for a pre purchase inspection, they aren't worth the paper they are written on! I have seen a report on a vehicle that I had also inspected for a family member and it had so many mistakes I told them to complain and get their money back (they did). I used them once and they missed several quite obvious defects and I have also heard stories of their inspectors doing compression checks on their own vehicles if it was too difficult to do it on the subject vehicle!

You mean " before the knobs got electric scooters" . They used to have to walk!

Cough cough... oil platform fire anyone?

My vote is for the X5 grille with black surrounds, but I'm not in the market for one so no one cares what I think !!

Learn Japanese? 😉

Now you just need to cut the front springs, get some mirror tints and black out the lights!!

My commute is about 22km each way, mostly on the motorway at 100ish, I get a shade under 100km per charge now so I am charging it every day, but I don't nurse it along and I use the a/c all the time, mine is at about 80 % state of health which is above average for its age and mileage, but you won't get an above average one for 10k. Realistically a hybrid is a better option if you can find one that blows your hair back.....

Get a Leaf?

That used to be sticky cloth tape, pretty common for it to dry out and let go, especially in hotter locations like near the radiator. A couple of cable ties will do the job, I managed to get some fabric tape online to re-do my e21 loom, but its probably not worth the hassle for that job.