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ewwwww... :puke:

Im with you on that one.

hahah thats cool Did you thread it through the bonnet or what? Arent you glad you have a clean engine bay! hahah

Hawt.

Drive down through NZ top to bottom, and visit all the Bimmersport members. That should do.

I havent seen them around in america at all, anyone know why? They get Ti's but not those ones..

Not good for track? All ABS does is limit the slippage of the wheels so you can still steer. As in, it only activates when it feels a loss of traction in the wheels, at which point it rapidly pulses the brakes to maximise braking while retaining traction and preventing lock up, and ensuring you can steer in a direction. Like the other day i was in the city bit of the motorway with a the twistie bit of the motorway and i was crusing along at 100 and this dude pulled out infront of me. I slammed on the brakes, the ABS was going (you can feel the pedal give feedback) and i was able to continue driving in the same direction, as opposed to f**king up my car and going somewhere other than my lane. ABS is always an asset, i dont actually think there is ever a reason not to want it... It will always stop you faster - ive seen it. And its handy in the wet too, like on this downhill part where the road gets slippery in the rain i can feel it go sometimes.. (sure i should drive slower, but yes, good example of abs.. haha)

plus theyre big anf a bitch to use. Try a chamois, youll never go back.

PICS!

The key thing is, people will still vote for him.. hahah

All i can say is if youre dealing with so much power, better get something decent, or buy a fire extinguisher.

Do it DO IT!

Get a high quality chamois. It dries the car perfectly, absorbs the water, and wont scratch it.

Are we trying to get tourismnz to link here or something?? hahah

We should make all noobs read this thread.. hahah

"For best headlamp performance and best value, choose only bulbs with clear glass. Daniel Stern Lighting (Daniel J. Stern, Proprietor)" Looks like im gonna be taking the broken and the blue one out, and buying the cheaper ones. Tricked again! BLUE wont make it better, but it makes it more expensive... AND theyre like 4 bucks cheaper from Jerry Clayton in Epsom, than at repco!

This was originally written for BFC, so yeah excuse me if it sounds 'removed'..! When i got the 325, it was a damn good price, and in damn good condition.. Im just writing this post to outline the problems ive had, so maybe others can see what to look out for when buying.. I feel like im having every e36 problem out there! I got it on March 1 this year, with 105k km on it (slightly over 65K miles) and its a 94 Mtec 325 Coupe in Cosmos. When i got it, i had it serviced.. They said everything was cool Then i had the belts replaced Then the Left fog light cracked (its still going to this day and i aint replacing it!) Then i Had the heater tap fixed Then my center brake light bulb needed replacing.. Then the windows got stuck on the way up, but some silicon or whatever in the channels fixed that up... Then I had a mystery leak which made the coolant run out every 2 weeks or so.. We found out it was the heater core, so had that replaced (dash out and EVERYTHING) While that was done, they also replaced the microfilters (2) which were completely black and clogged Then a bulb on my OBC went out... replaced that Then i could hear my vanos vibrate at a specific RPM (around 1500) Still quite quiet, not feeling any change.. Then the left front lowbeam went out, replaced that (btw, why does a plain bulb cost me 8.75 NZ and the BLUE bulbs cost 35.99? Is that the price to have it at a bluer hue??) Then the Center interior comfort light died.. Today i noticed that my vanos was in fact getting louder, and that up top (after 4/5K rpm) the 325 wouldnt pull as hard, and rev very slowly to the top (even hesitate a little).. I also noticed a NEW green puddle in my garage so maybe the waterpump is dying. And about 30 minutes ago the RIGHT low beam went out. My credit card and bank accout are screaming for mercy, but i still love it. I spend twice as much a week on petrol now too! I got mechanical insurance a while ago, so it covers SOME of the costs ive had (like the heater core cost me 500 NZ and the insurance paid the other 700, and it picked up about 300NZ for the heater tap)... So yeah, just sharing my problems! I still love driving it, its been the best 3 months (nearly). I really hope that these costs settle down soon though, as i am a university student, and i have no money for anything other than my car at the moment!! (and i have to buy textbooks for next semester in like 4 weeks!) Have any of you had this many little problems with your 'new' 325's? I know its a 10 year old car, its just funny that it all seems to happen to me at once! Oh yeah, also, whats the point of the blueish bulbs as opposed to the plain white ones? Do they make you see better? Are they worth the cost of 4 regular bulbs? Coz otherwise ill just take out my 'new' blue bulb and put in the cheap white ones! Thanks for listening!

http://www.compfused.com/media/bananaphone.php Like the badger one, but more upbeat.

Shameless plug!

Keep some of em, ditch the ones with all the crap text..

*cough* spam *cough*

Be sure to check out your daily routine with your car - for example the carpark i go to everyday would make me scrape if i didnt take the corners extra wide (and i have stock sport suspension)

Its so lifelike! :finger:

hahah that rules.Make that your avatar!

Sic - you dont drive 'just' a civic, so its a bmw in my eyes. haha But really, why would you sell it to get a civic? And ask about it ion a bmw board?