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This is going to be really hard to answer i think .. .cause everything is going to be very subjective ...

haha that was kind of what i was hoping for, theres no real point to this. I just wanted to get people ideas on different bimmers. I know what you mean about E30 being "raw", i got manual steering so its even more so.

I was wondering how some of the new bimmers like the E46 etc compared to the older ones like E30's, 2002's? Aside from obvbious differences like engines and gadgets and looks etc. How much of the actual handling/driving has chnaged over the past? Eg: is a E36 a big step up from a E30, or is there not much difference really?

I only driven a E30 so can't make any comparisions but some of you other guys must have driven a few bimmers-what your favourite?

Try places like repco for a close match. If you got a wierd colour or want it perfect go to somewhere like total body shop supplies. Dunno if you got them up in auckland though? They are expensive though. Cost me $50 for enough paint (alpine white) to do a sun roof, front bumber, and quarter panel. I probably used more than I had to cos I was using a spray gun for the fisrt time and wasn't exactly sure what i was doing. End result far better than any aerosol though. They can put paint in a aerosol if you want though.

god dam, you own a M3 and you get ride in a F355!

heres the pic i got:

Still better than nothing isn't it? Always a last resort if you can't find anything else.

Thats different to the pics I've seen, I'll post the ones from MOTOR, its similar but the front is different. It looks even better

Specs:

Ferrari 430 Modena

358 kW, 4.3L V8

$400'000 (AU)

On sale mid 2005

Oh and F355 all the way

I was thinking of going to the one in the hutt, its just down the road. They also just opened up a new shop and had heaps of specials recently. $600 for some dynatron one installed with the door locks.

dunno they might have it, heaps of different products out there, most will do the same thing.

the round silver thing- there should be 2 of those screw up band things holding it on, and a hose coming out of each end holding it on. Undo those four bands and it will come out. Block off the hoses if you dont want petrol everywhere.

Lightning Audio amp, 50 x 4 or 150 x 2 rms. bass boost, HPF and LPF, exc cond, little use. Looking for about $180, if your interested give me a PM

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Um yeah, i need an alarm. I Want a decent one thats insurance approved and everything. Also need to get 2 door motors. Anything else i need to know about them? Anybody know somewhere that will do a good install at a reasonable price?

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500 bucks! what does that buy you? I thought stealers weren't to bad, but today i rung up about sunroof seal and they said $300! for a length of rubber!

Do you still have the little knob or have you lost it? Glue it on if you still have it.

Sell it, then buy a white 2 door 325i but stick the 316i badge on it, or take the 325i badge off, either way your dad will never know

The BMW Car Club of NZ, cost $65 annually. No forums but they have a website

webpage

You get dicounts at various retailers including dealer parts and service. It all on the webpage.

edit- fine grant, beat me to it

Thats where it is on my car aswell. Can't think why i thought it was by the fuel tank-told you i'm losing it. Anyway, i think i did do it on the hoist having not realised how much simpler it would have been with the bonnet open. Maybe cos i already had the car up on the hoist doing the oil and filter and i just carried on to the filter. Oh well, you learn these things :banghead: .

Have you fixed you car yet ryan?

carl, get what rust you can off and then coat the chips with rust killer. A good brand is rustroy. Wait about 24 hours then you can paint how you would normally. If you just paint over the rust it will come back

you did a fuel filter on a hoist? heh..

I think i'm losing it aye, I'm all confused now. I remember it being underneath the car by the fuel tank. But I noticed today its easy to see with the bonnet up. i dunno, i think my memory playing tricks on me. Anyway, point is, its easy enough to do yourself (once you know where it is)

nice, real tidy

Fuel filters are even cheaper from repco, nothing wrong with them either. You should try and do it yourself. From memory theres only about 4 bolts/bands that you have to undo. Just put it back on in the same order you take it off. When was you filter last done? I think theres a noticable weight difference between old and new filters.

Andy- don't think just cos your car is in a garage it thief proof, a mate of mine had an eclipse headunit and some speakers stolen out of his car when it was garaged.

I know this ain't the right thread, but Mike, your sig reminds me of no. 5 "no. 5 is alive"

I have no absolutly no clue what you're talking about

Fair enough, when i did mine for the first time the car was on a hoist with decent lights and stuff so i could see exactly what i was doing.

European cars have it the normal way round, its the japas that got it wrong

You can easily get 50k when the fuel light comes on. I was wondering if they had a light for a while as well, the needle has to go past the E.

Ryan, it sound fuel related to me. after a lot of rain my car used to run real bad, spluttering etc, it would take ages to start and sometimes when i changed gear the engine would just die, even on full throtlle to try and revive it. I sprayed electrical contact clean on the dizzy and other ignition related stuff and it hasn't done it since. Anyway thats what ignition problem is like. Seeing as your car responds to the throttle, makes me think its fuel. Also what carl said makes good sense. Fuel filter is easy enough to change, not too expensive either.

Thats odd, I didn't have too much trouble getting insurance. Then again the only mods really are stereo and suspension, and it is only a 1.8. Both AMI and NAC quoted around $750 for full insurance for a 18 year old driver on full license with no previous claims. AMI wanted dual immobiliser though. and AMI excess was $700 but $1000 excess for a theft claim. The main problem with my car is that car is worth about $2500 and the stereo about $1800. Just ring again and see if you get a different operator. Or go and see them at the branch.