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EDIT: the video hadnt loaded when i posted previous comment... that was quite low...... but 95% of the time i really enjoy hearing what he has to say when he does it in a sensible way.

Ask Paul at Truweld?

2.8.... It's as much power as i would want in any small relatively unsafe car. They can look really good really quickly with the right wheels too. Did they come in a 2.5? that would definitely do as well. 2.2 adequate- 1.9 lethargic (and this coming from a 316i lover!)

Yeah good call- a lot of the time people on here would call them 'subtle' 'custom' mods etc etc..... I dont like them, but im an 'original condition nz new' loser!

I have all the parts you need hamish- very cheap price!

Not too worried about the colour so long as it isnt offensive. But then again I'm not really in the market to pick and choose..... I find black exceedingly unoriginal and read that it says something about the limited imagination and insecurity of the driver.... Ideal colour: The flat, mid- (slightly darker than Fiji) green that they made the NZ 318iS limited edition sedan in the late 90's..... NEVER see it.

I have noticed my mums 1 series doing the same every now and then....... but sorry no idea why either!

My 'pina had the holes in the tray welded up and cert'ed, dont think it was much of a hassle for the dude who had it done- on inspection of the patches it looked very straight forward

99% chances are that it doesn't have anything engine- wise, as most S3's and S5's were ac kitted by the dealer in whatever country and that much qualified the badge...... probably only german and english cars got engines

You have a beetle??!! why did i not know this!! man there were 4 or 5 e- types i think- 'how common' !! you should have come in the jeep in military uniform- like the fool on his sheriff's bike hahah

ive already forgotten what cars there were! quite a few are friends' cars so was a bit same old but i loved...... the blue RS camaro, the isetta, the 3500gt and the honda s600/800.... ryan's e- type in your pic, has been owned by him from almost new in the states..... daryl's red (79) corvette has had everything replaced with new!! ..... EVERYTHING except the chassis did you play 'spot the bmw bits' in martin's morgan? that engine bay is a nightmare! was the jeep your one? i only saw it leave- love it!!

ah perfect! was in a rage with myself for forgetting camera....!

Awesome car! i'm obsessed with legacys....... i have a terrano at the mo but am dead keen on another legacy soon!

If it is a stretched chain (which no doubt I will be proven wrong on) then the main reason they need replacing is that they wear down the teeth on the cogs- a replacemend apparently with through the roof costs

Although I cant comment specifically on bmw's nor on an M3, a year ago my Mercedes had the SAME symptoms, and at that it was intermittent. I took it to my mercedes agent who said sounds like you need a new chain. I 'did my reading' etc via the net, where people ranted on about chains lasting forever. In turn I removed and cleaned up the tensioner. When I replaced the tensioner she had a constant noise that I assumed was something else I had broken. The real fix in the end was a new chain, easy to fit and cheaper than a cambelt change! The chain WAS stretched to buggery and in servicing the tensioner to full working condition, had caused the chain to tighten and grind over the cogs.

Compare that with what they earn in Germany?

HAH! well done. oh and g is that yacht behind your car in sig still there? i must investigate.....

really? hmm i must investigate... im in keri for the summer though haha

wanting something somewhat more fun to drive around than my e class, pref manual, sunroof, old ish but not old old.... coupe..... any manual, basic, unmodded coupe would be great! or even something like 944 or an m325i..... would go cabby but would also need to be able to sell before or during winter.. price pref under 10k

thrown on trademe- The Harlot horrific pics haha- but who cares, its stuck in the bottom paddock cowshed behind my boat and i reeeeally couldnt be arsed taking it out!

have you tinted the windows? or is that another.... saw it at pizza hut again haha

What a silly looking car! I think green one has something like 10 or 20 thousand kms....

Just shoved my car up for sale, 1987 230e auto. $3500 ish. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=190567034 Mods please excuse me if i have in wrong section.... move if needed!

i have my nanas 1982 4 door 4 speed manual 1.2 starlet with 90 original km and only 1 bit of rear hatch rust... Am wanting to flick it off, is $1500 what i should be asking?? i seriously wouldnt have a clue, as all for sale are modified.... Opinions please!

Use paint stripper, a hose with good pressure at the ready and be careful ive done it on shadowlining before, but wouldnt reccommend to the faint hearted!