Apex

Most definitely, I thought that was obvious, would love to see someone do that in one run. Our favourite movie weren’t shot in one attempt either!

Well done. I think.

So cool. Best Video I have seen since the last effort. Ten out of ten. That WRX must be built like a brick sh*t house to handle that abuse!

Those times are what a drag car would run, would be impossible in a conventional car. Cool looking car but!

That picture of Theola and her compact sure is nice.. If it’s not her that’s attracting the hits we have to question our member’s sexuality looking at the “gayest BMW poleâ€.

looking smooth.

That sux mate, my old lady was reversed into in a carpark and took it to Evans to be repaired, the bill come close to ten grand but the car looked as good as new. If you have insurance go to them. If you don’t have insurance and want it fixed nicely for a good price I can recommend someone in Papakura, he has painted three BMW’s for me and does a fantastic job. I would be having the whole side of your car above the trim line painted, Silver looks like crap when its been blended, goes very cloudy. Would cost $1,500-$2,000.

Looks good, are you going to give it a polish for tomorrow?

That commodore is sweet! Looks so nice with the VX wheels. That’s what I was thinking too Heath, the Police have clearly got it wrong. Its not there fault they are not adequately trained on the rules, they are getting a hard time to crack down on the boy racers is all, I guaranty if a 50 year old chap was driving it instead of a car load of teens they wouldn’t have given it a second thought. Just write them a letter. It will get thrown out. Not the end of the world.

Goes against the theory that a car salesman would sell his own mother. Good luck Brian, if all else fails I can sell you a far superior car.

The most fun I have had in a sub 10k car was in on the back seat of a Holden Commodore, I knew those cars had a purpose

Who knows… would be over 100 one would think. They seem quite expensive considering the amount of them on the road. Either way I would still buy one given I had the money to buy a “toyâ€. Lachsilber is the best BMW colour by far!

I want that car!! So cool being a 1993. Someone grab a bargain.

Defiantly. Us Kiwi’s are a funny lot when it comes to cars and sexuality, as you’d know in Europe a bloke driving any of the suggested “gay†ars wouldn’t get a second thought… Well maybe the Z3

There is no such thing as a 06 545i. Had you actually driven and spent some time with the E60 you wouldn’t need to ask.

Nice. Need to be black.

Pelican Parts. I purchased there workshop manual and have used it for a few jobs, it is very vague and leads you to believe you can do things that are simply impossible without experience and expensive tools.

One thing that strikes me as weird is the very upright appearance of the grill on a lot of new cars, is it a safety thing because it’s not very aesthetically pleasing? I’d have one of these regardless of its different look, the E60 is still an absolutely awesome car that needs to be driven to be appreciated and is head and shoulders better than the old E39 so I can only assume this is going to be that much better again.

I have had only good experiences with Team McMillan. Regardless of car, infact they were more excited about the old touring than they were the 545i, they even sent me a letter and some breath mints

Thanks BMW3. Im being soft and having it done for me. It would have needed a wheel alignment anyways I suppose Thanks for the tips on removing the tie-rod ends, wish I had of persevered as I had done every other steps and was half way there. Its an E30 so I will most likely have to replace something and get to try out the techniques in a few weeks anyways.

Might have to invest in one for next time something breaks. Good to know there is a tool for removing them though, I was starting to think I was going crazy…er

Looks amazing mate, well done. What is it with BMW’s and stone chips, seems the paint is very thick and when they chip it is very noticeable. Good idea with the film, will look at getting some for my freshly painted front end!

Thanks. I got as far as the Tie-Rod end, it won’t slide out enabling me to remove the strut so that I can remove the top hats and replace them. I doubt I would have been able to remove the large bolt holding the strut to the control arm anyway. Tried the persuading hammer in the joint and I think I have damaged it. I have admitted defeat. Think I’ll stick to my day job.

This one http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticl...ront_Suspen.htm I have all the parts so I will hold you to that hour Glenn

Thanks Guys, I have given up anyways, last straw was tie rod ends, will put it back to gather and send it to a pro. I must say they were way off when they “designed†the struts in these things, not very friendly at all. Could have swaped all four struts in my Toyota and had a few beers by now.