Young Thrash Driver

11 hours ago, qube said:

powerful enough

Don't understand this strange term sorry

Should sell OK, pretty special car!

They didn't make room for a spare- it had to be done. But yes, they are rubbish.

1 hour ago, dirtydoogle said:

I'm about to move over to them now because my provider isn't interested in insuring my 56 year old morris. 

Why... a single headlight for the X5 will cost more than a complete Morrie rebuild!

The crank case vent valve itself will probably be shot. Had one crumble in my hands yesterday!

Oh man that sucks... glad no injury was involved! Let's look on the bright side, one less E9x 320i on the roads?

Now for the first question on everyone's lips- did that rim survive???

Ha I was just reading about die Glocke

This is such a cool thread. For a small manufacturer, BMW have done some really neat stuff.

Still a "son of a shoe"... on ya camel, buddy!

YOLO!

They will fit, yes. Need more info to know if they are the ideal offset and width though.

It's gone.

Oh my lord... don't think, just buy it!!! It's beautiful! (not sensible at all, I know )

NZ has a publicly funded medical care system, not a health care system. An important distinction... Agree with the rest. Good on you for persevering, and all the best with what lies ahead.

Wrong blue, not Motorsport... Fixed it for ya

Watch out- he will probably buy both!

@dirtydoogle don't you need another one of these??? Cheeky manual swap and you'd be away

36 minutes ago, Palazzo said:

It looks like a non turbo 6, he should have relaxed, it still would have disappeared on a 3 litre Holden.

Yep def an XR6, could hear that lazy lump getting spanked as he roared past. He thought that coming down an off ramp and traveling against traffic on the wrong side of a wire rope median was a neat trick to pull. Made no effort to avoid us or brake for the roundabout so I'm guessing drunk. I put the pic here and not in the quick rant thread coz I'm just glad not to be more involved

Had a very narrow escape from this guy on Saturday. Just managed to avoid being hit head on about 3 seconds before he went through a raised roundabout and performed some kind of spinning somersault. Trying to do a runner from the po-po, I estimated his speed at above 130.

69%. The old ones threw me... but I don't pretend to be a total anorak. And you will never hear me complain about getting 69... percent ?

Crikey. A 7 (7!!!) year old car committing seppuku like this... Why oh why do people buy them? No disrespect to the owner here, but the horror stories must surely be well known by now. Inadequate maintenance was mentioned before in reference to a different engine, I think we can all accept by now this series of engine is going to explode no matter how it is treated. Makes it embarrassing to be a BMW nut sometimes.

12 minutes ago, Eagle said:

That's a skill in my book, good one to have when it comes to cars.

No money is a bit vague but sure you are doing ok.. I don't think your quite upto the level of getting winz to pay for your car repairs yet?. 

Level 100 is when you get them to pay for new 20'' tyres, to pass a WOF, to get to a job interview, in your VE Comodore. Seen it happen!

Very much a tongue in cheek comment, I love how Meyle parts are often vandalised to hide the genuine stamps and then sold for much less in a Meyle box.

Did a similar job with a 6'' nail bent at right angles once.

I see your problem with the flange- you aren't replacing it with a genuine part! ? the joys of old German plastic...

When you're finished, do tell us- owl'd it go?

I thought thats what those Thule overhead boxes are for