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I have fish filleting knife in mine. So far it has been good for putting screw holes in a new number plate, and cutting other plastic items

Closed enough that it seems fully shut but doesn't 'jam' shut and gouge out the bore. Set it there, and set the TPS to click just as it seats.

People put an additive in an engine that they well know is on its last legs or which requires extra attention, and then blame it for the engine meltdown. If the oil's viscosity is anywhere near still intact, it wasn't the oil that killed the engine!

Lets compare price to what people ask for E30 M3's and E24 M6's which are far less rare on our shores... This car has to be hands down more valuable even if not as well known as every recently-moved-to-Remuera kid's unoriginal dream: the M3

Yep, a Fiat 124 coupe I had had lambo/maserati rear lights too... Much as the Diablo had 300zx lights

Nice! I didn't know that they made a Vantage Volante, I have only seen that BRG Virage Volante in Ponsonby also.

Neat cars, and surely the ignition can just come from any old wrecked W126 sedan? Best riding/ quality cars Mercedes ever made apparently. Theres a green on green on green one for about $50k as well

Had a look at the coolant temp sensor that tells the fuel map if it is cold or hot? IIRC open circuit is cold and higher resistance is hot running. Thus try and start it with the plug off (the original sensor is the blue top one Im sure) and see how she starts.

And how many thousand dollars did the acceptance cost? Or was that just to race there. Maybe just to race there.

Looked like yours, but not the gold wheels, more like 15 or 16" 5 (twin) spoke black and grey wheels. Not entirely attractive.

Black E30 tech2 coupe with trademe "old skool" replica wheels and upward slaning exhaust tips stalling this evening at nelson street.

Hahah looking at his nz websites, he mentions other "very close friends"! Popular guy.

Aside from the fact that yes; I remember when this sort of style/car was de rigueur c.2000, are those stockings on the rear lights?!! Those wheels used to be IT in their day. I can almost remember what they are called.

They weren't awful that long ago, and still nicer than most of the black/coloured centred wheels people are whacking on their cars! Popular 2004-6ish IIRC

Although he may be an exception, I find that there is no one less genuine than someone who uses the terms "good friend of mine" and "very close friend of mine"

An M10 E30 will backfire with moisture in the distributor, long cranking then when it finally fires it backfires. Trust me, I know!

Good idea to cntact head office. Be nice about it, don't come across as being entitled to redress. Grey area really as it was the cars fault, not Pit Stop's and not your own direct. you do however own the car. Mind you, cars can generally backfire fine without damaging mufflers. Unsure of what goes on in different backfire situations mind.

Markets change. More people can afford cars than ever and thus there will be much less people who now buy cars and are at the same time interested in car racing. We nonetheless get whiffs of status or elitism in car racing so any whiff of that in our road car makes us feel as if some of that bona fide race heritage has rubbed off on us. The driving dollar demands a usable car, and that means luxury in these price ranges. Television and the internet encourage us to increase status and visual appeal at all (and usually easiest route) costs, and so BMW makes a car for us.

That looks really nice man, well done you must be stoked with that. Minus stickers (personal I understand)

Hi Guys I have a ZF 4HP22 auto transmission which produces a load- dependent shudder changing from 2nd to third gear (takeoff speed from a standstill). I Think it is those gears and not 1st to 2nd. All other gears are fine, there is no slippage or flare anywhere or reverse. Any thoughts on this? The driveshaft etc is all covered by a heat sheild and under that are 2 large exhausts so I cannot at this stage see the flex disc coupling etc. Any useful info or experience? Cheers. nathan

Over the last couple of years we have seen more and more 'fake' results come up in very specific searches that lead us to sites which masquerade as being helpful to our aim but once there are full of advertising for cheap gym secrets and beauty tips. Some websites show supposed specs or reviews of cars for instance; when they have just stolen the info automatically from the internet and slotted it into their pre- positioned text gaps by robot. Then it will say "click here for best price on Bugatti Royale Typ 41 guaranteed". What a crock. Where is this trend leading to? Will search engines smarten up to it? The days of browsing all of the internet for hidden or independent gems of information seem to be over or very rare with all of the above crap that is apparently just as relevant. Thoughts?

Is dudlee alive again?

Sorry there may be confusion: This is for sale, the whole new timing chain plus link. I say master to differ it from the endless chains available. When I had it done on my old E30 is was .5 hours labour IIRC

It comes and goes with temp and viscosity, but with the car for sale I dont want to put more dead money into it that would only have appeased my OCD tendencies anyhow.