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Transdiesel are my resource as one of their managers is part of a separate classic yacht trust we have. She isn't a Salar 40 but looks similar. In fact is the sister ship to an English boat designed as a sport fisherman for the head of then BOAC (British Airways) but with aft cabin where the cockpit would be. Her 120 ford shits all over a Perkins. Currently chasing a lead in picton of a Perkins for parts Sent from my GT-I8190N using Tapatalk

Hey well done Glenn, it happened again and a crank position sensor fault has come up. They've ordered one in

I'm talking to the wrong people about classic boats.... sigh!

20k would have me a new motor in it..... But this is a project and I have good connections service wise, just not to magic up a bell housing :s Sent from my GT-I8190N using Tapatalk

Hey most perkins are good! This one however wasn't the best model. Used in Austin/ MG cars around 1990. 28 ft 1930 Hard chine, stepped sheer bridgedecker. I don't boat to fish although nice to do to get lunch when cruising. Here are my babies

I'm in a bit of a pickle. One of my boats has a Perkins Prima M50 50hp diesel. It was left to sit for a long time (I have recently pried it off the old owner) with salt water in the bilge and anodes non- existent. Long story of discovery short, the alloy sump and bellhousing are TOAST. Each is 30% corroded to mush. NLA from Perkins dealers (1989 motor wtf??) and no parts in NZ. I am a design engineer but a fresh one. I can get a new sump made by profile cutting to drawing, and welding a box to it. The bellhousing however is more challenging as it is dished. Does anyone have experience in making/ designing bellhousings? I do not have access to a 5 million dollar CNC machine but have access to most else. Any magical resources for bolt patterns of engines perhaps?

Oh god, yeah thats auto... forgot it existed for a second. That reminds me I need new radius arm bushes for it.

Ideally I would have charcoal quattro-cloth in a white or dark blue car with carbon fibre trim. NZ only got wood and leather sadly. I think if I could afford a new BMW and I wanted a manual, I would test the options in auto cars then order the manual to take however long. But both my BMW and Audi are manual and all I want is an auto with the driving I do now.

Careful, I drive green with cream and wood and manual!!

I used to help out in my mother's menswear store. Something that I learned was That the most common size was around 97/38/xl in trousers and shorts, so she stocked the most of them. This meant that there was good choice for everyone in that range and they always found something they liked. This customer is less picky than the smaller customer. The smallest size 30,32/82/S was a tiny market comparatively, and there was only reason to stock a small number, or often none. The small customer would come in, be unimpressed with the much smaller selection than other sizes, not find anything he liked and leave with some smart remark. We are then stuck with a few items that aren't being bought and are staying on the rack getting old. Without the gift of telepathy as to what styles to order in the small sizes in advance, it's not viable to offer that customer the same range as higher volumes. For every 1 small sold, I'd say 3 went on heavy reduction sales often 70% disc. Our smalls didn't break even. We generally say if you really want it, order it and we will get it for you. They still don't. What i'm suggesting is that perhaps the elusive manual transmission customer is a little/ lot the same? Stock a manual, and the customer walks away as he didn't have the yard option of colour, or seats, nav, etc.

So the car was scanned all over today and usual fluids etc done. Myriad accessory related faults in history, yet no real engine ones. Crazy. Battery tests fine. All cleared and he's sure it will happen again soon so will take it back to get scanned at that stage.

Err.. dad came down to Auckland for the weekend from Kerikeri and on the way back up the car shut down and would not start (for about 30 min each time) 3 times. He's booked it into the local agent for self preservation reasons! Thanks anyway Glenn

^ Well said. We don't just pay for that single item in our hand to come into existence. We pay for the ability of that business to continue to provide reliable service to us, for the assurance that there will be more available when needed, for the ability of any part supplier at all to remain viable in NZ.

That'd be the cheapest 3 series surely? Arent the diesels same price as petroils now

I have my 1983 E30 insured with AA I think for $115

Neat car and nice colour! Fold down seats would reflect the 'kiwi DIY' attitude for the market I think. In USA/ EUR I reckon there's more of a culture of 'have it delivered' or 'get a man in to do it' where we aren't seen as lowly by doing it ourselves. Hence we find it properly handy to have a load- lugging sedan on occasion.

Great thanks Glenn, I actually work in East Tamaki so you arent exactly out of the way for me these days. I'll see if I can car swap and get it in at some stage, you'll die when you see what is likely due on it :S Cheers

My father's Merc W211 is getting on now, it is a 2006 or 7 model and I'd say dealer servicing is too steep for the car's value now. So far as diagnostics and clearing service reminders, accessing proprietry systems etc, does this have to be on the Star Machine at a dealer or can independents do this? I remember when the brakes needed doing it had to be on the Star Machine. Anywhere best for this in Auckland? Cheers

Is that the one that has or had old X5 rims? I think I remember it at JCBMW in 2005. Oh hang on no it may have been an ix

They look like a 5/7 series wheel?

There are some here both e32 and e38 nz new

Change the title and badge on car to 525i, people have discounted the whole advert just by seeing the 520i title i'd say

looking at your current cars, surely the obv choice is a 2.3-16?

Picked up buffer off boat and dragged out my 3M polishes ready to attack the Audi to make her presentable for Bastion Point on Sunday. Truth be told I am mostly looking forward to the view and dragging a nice coffee along. Usual Audi- centric post, but VASK is a piece of sh*t forum and I'm loyal to BS.

Audi S2 sedan