Young Thrash Driver

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@B.M.W Ltd you said it hadn't even had it's first oil change yet. What are the service intervals for these? Hyundai is doing some nice blues nowadays.

As a slight sideways step, I am fairly certain an E39 touring has more boot space than an E53 X5.

Yeah it has that too haha

Good work! I just put a new SAC and DMF in mine, that dowel was a right bastard too. A manual E39 really is a wonderful thing. Also, if you want a heavier throw on your shifter, I have the approx 6m of solder @Allanw wrapped around the shaft going spare

You will need to have it scanned by someone competent. Even if you got a professional scanner (to avoid the bogus returns that the cheap readers can generate), the results can still lead you down the garden path. Case in point, Tauranga Auto Electric told me that when they began troubleshooting a fault I had, they were getting a seat back locking fault code- a convertible specific code, and the vehicle was a sedan.

Jared that looks really good! But I might be biased... it is very similar to mine

@qube wants your boot carpet ?

New clutch, flywheel, shifter bushes, rear main seal and a bunch of gearbox seals in the 525i on the weekend. The car is transformed! Had some fun when I went to Coombes Johnson to pick up a seal, USD1.47 on FCPEuro and $58.90 at BMW

Jacques, this attitude proves you are now a fully fledged BMW owner. Welcome to the nightmare

Bruce, you need the last 7 digits of your vehicle's VIN- this will look like XX12345. Enter this into realoem.com and explore to your hearts content. Generally speaking, panels, trim, lights etc will be interchangeable on a pre-facelift E39 with other pre-facelift E39s. Some things will not be interchangeable with a facelift E39. Anything electronic will almost certainly be a no go with pre/post facelift, the electronic architecture changed quite a lot, they didn't just stick different bumpers on. I am unsure about the specifics of E39 doors regarding changes post facelift, but any pre-facelift door (520i through to M5) will fit just fine.

Today I was trundling down the Tauranga Eastern Link when the 525i cut out. Odd, I thought. A bunch of cranking produced no joy but a very strong fuel smell. On opening the bonnet I found- of all things- the fuel line had come off at it's clip together junction! Also, @Allanw will be pleased to know- the clutch has fiiiinally started slipping! Woohoo!

I have spare Msport bump strips and lower grille to suit facelift M front bumper if you need them

I have had success with de-stinking several BMW air-con systems now by simply running them whenever the car is on, and not using the recirculate function. The problem seems to cure itself... granted, my cars do more km than the national average. @Olaf does the Auto Glym product smell neutral or does it add a nice smell?

MG was a joke well before SAIC got them. The only way from here is up, I reckon.

Yeah I don't think it has gone quite that far

Don't you just hate it when all the air goes to the top? How does one crack the bead section, is that impact related?

The thing is though, the Working Group never wanted a CGT- until they were told to go away and think again. Political interference is at play here. The 3 most (only??) clued up members of that group were and remain dead set against any CGT.

This is why I think Winston will support it, he has already used the excuse that National has started down X path so he's just finishing the job.

That was a sharp price, Brent.

The 30km/h thing is just pissing into the wind, all that gets you is yellow knees. We need skill based driver licensing, not this lowest common denominator rubbish (and if that means I struggle to retain my own license, fine- saucer for the gander and all that).

I don't pretend to be a total Bimmer nerd so I will ask- whassat?

Don't worry. Phil Twyford has it sussed....

Interesting paint scheme, a bit like a WWI era Dreadnought in dazzle camouflage.

One of my old E36's met a duck once. Feathers everywhere, guts up the windscreen and a new headlight required!