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Hmm fair call, sounds like people really must have had the subaru problems that gives them a reputation.... damn! In that case i'd kill for a mercedes TE or the like

Stink man, although I hope you dont really mind that much- if we arent allowed them neither are you Theres an A8 driven by some Arab in the city with shamelessly ACTUAL european plates haha... dots, dashes, colours and all

Awesome thanks ill definitely keep that in mind- my last ski car was a '97 250t, admittedly it had just had cambelt and new heater core and a few things so gave me no trouble.....

Hey guys, am currently looking for a car to leave in the south island for the winter- Pref 1997+ legacy non turbo (unless you have a very reliable turbo) sub $5k, pref a 1997 250T in silver. OR a nissan terrano/pathfinder 3.2 diesel 1996+ sub $12k..... Know both these cars fairly well so no prob buying sight unseen, prefer if the car is already in the south island (Otago or Canterbury would be great!)

'Bet he's a big fat liar- feels ripped by someone getting the 'upper hand' on him with their low winning bid, so returns the blow by saying he 'gave it away'. He sounds like a winner!

Welcome chris! hah. S6 would be so much hotter...... Or a HiLex Nathan

Am seriously considering this instead of a legacy for a ski car to leave south!

I'd tell you if i could remember sorry, however it was in kerikeri and he was from Whangarei I think, and went around car yards in the north touching up their seats etc

i'd hope so it's overdue

Could be hydraulic lifters or chain tensioner- both require oil pressure not present in head after engine has been left overnight.... chain will make a serious 'clatter' like it is lashing about, lifters a more defined sharp hammer sound(loud tick)

Rattle mysteriously gone after removing and refitting the (new)tensioner yet again... Must have been crap in the oil continuously making its way into the tensioner one way valve? Hard to pinpoint one exact thing that i did to help it on its way, as i played and fiddled/cleaned so much!

I had a leather pro quote me 200 per seat to sand, fill and recolour my beige leather sports that were in similar/ maybe slightly better condition... they did have 1 or 2 almost rips as well.

That aftermarket aircon is interesting! In the 80s a friend of mine imported a whole lotta cheap bmws new from indonesia somewhere after a govt deal went bad and sold them to his mates- they were all fitted with no heaters and heavy duty air conditioners... i wonder if this was one?

Im probably the king critic of 'tack' even if i dont generally open my mouth about it on here, and even then i actually think that these are a cool idea even if a fad.... The shitty single garage door turned- classic glass panelled sliding door is really cool i reckon! And the jet across 3 doors would be amazing for something like public storage or a commercial building

ar eyou meaning the vantage twin supercharged, that blue one? thats amazing... car in pic is a virage

New piston and no huge chgange, new oil again and a little better, still rattly. Next thing to check/ replace is rockers and rocker shafts.... apparently the m10 and m20 were bad for shaft/rocker wear.

Something very general and somewhat appropriate to remember is that all polymers/ alloys want to return to their natural component state, and cannot be stopped/ cured/ reversed with 'snake oil'. Nothing can be literally 'added to the mix' without actually chemically re- engineering the polymer. This however may be a very very long and incremental process, which i suppose can be masked sufficiently with certain products for the life of the vehicle while it is still in your hands.

Im not convinced that ANYTHING is 'good' for the old vinyl, apart from keeping it out of the heayt and UV. My 1985 318 was a very low km 1 owner when i got it, which fantastic un-retouched paint, but the dash was the worst I have ever seen..... Made me think that batch quality control in the vinyl wasnt too fab, or something along those lines.... ie. if it is still good it may well stay good.

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too small for what you egg? they clearly state e21- would look cool on a resto'd example

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hey yeah i saw a JTS 159 sedan in silver today with those wheels and kit and thought it was pretty sweet! I really like the 159 shape

6 series wheel?

Awesome car, amazing that your parents let you buy it! fully sexual car. Well done for being honest about it man- trust me you arent alone with those car issues- most people are just too proud to admit their cars' probs!

I know where you are coming from- I paid 8 dollars for 1 hour at princes wharf because the viaduct was shut, then got to my car 11 min late and had a $60 fine, or should I say invoice. I do not think that this is 'just' at all, perhaps 25 dollars max should do it. Public meters fine 12 dollars. No they cannot FINE you, but they can invoice and collect on non- payment of that invoice. We enter a contract by parking in their god forsaken parks.