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More here. http://www.ukipme.com/engineoftheyear/winners_11/winner.html Its like a cut and past of the winners from the last few years. I like these awards but wouldn't read to much into it. The twin air would be hopeless in NZ or anywhere with hills, I have seen a German review on the 500 Twin air vs the Diesel and they concluded the Diesel was a better option in every way, Cheaper, faster and more economical due to actually having torque and power.

Good stuff. I have only recently realised dealers do this. I went into Papakura Toyota looking for a new key to replace my 25 year old worn one and all they needed was my registration.. next day I had a new key. I do question if anyone could just rock in and order one though? On Topic.. I brought 140 Little tree’s air fresheners, 10 of 14 different smells.. So I through one on the Beemer. http://www.little-trees.com/ This week its Black Ice.

Na, like this. Record on the white board is 13min’s It’s a good challenge, much harder than balancing on a public urinal for 10 seconds.

That is the double down of front lips.

Sad thing is the effing Pig probably would give two shits Im sure mall parks, well car parks in general are getting smaller as our cars are getting bigger. I need lambo door in some parks, especially trying to get out over a roll cage cross bar.

My PT makes me do these at the Gym, harder than it looks when you have to hold for 5 mins.

This. Most painters will type up the insurance quote accordingly. I would want the car to have an even tone and finish all over if it was mine/ That why you have insurance.

Yep a humble FWD hatchback. It’s hard to fathom and even harder to articulate, especially to the RWD faithful, I know because I was a neighsayer and would argue to the death that FWD was sh*t and could not be fun . One drive on a twisty piece of rough kiwi backroad and it all becomes quite clear. Throw in a 100kg weight loss and some semi slicks and it is a magic thing, very fast and very fun. http://www.evo.co.uk/features/features/240...ivers_cars.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPf2PdJCx0Q Na. That was a crap car.. these on the other hand.

Thread title. Blue Look HID Bulbs - Opinions Please

My opinion is that an old POS looks like an old POS regardless of what colour its illegal lights are. Fail. Just my opinion. Secondly, and what I have observed from running early in the morning, is that these aftermarket casino lights don’t seem to work very well, I am either blinded by them of or they don’t put out bugger all light at all, on top of this I would say a good 50% of the rice has at least one bulb out. Biggest wank light failure I have seen was a Red Honda Civic driving in the dark the other morning with only two strips of RED LED attached to the front bumper, if you could call it a bumper, it was more a fibreglass boat hull.

I did this a while ago, I must admit I don't think it is as easy as a six page test, I think I would need a week to establish a proper result. I am a rally car. Brom Brom. Looks like I am with you lot. http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/p...2&soc=-1.33

This is cool. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-375331350.htm

They are very good every day cars, no turbo lag and power everywhere, over 300nm from 2000rpm, you can lazy drive it like an auto. Suspension wise you don’t need to adjust anything and can’t do much at all, a crack team of Frenchmen did that in the factory, I run 100% OEM suspension in Targa and it handles great, better than any other car I have driven on kiwi roads. If I had a non cup I would look at putting the cup suspension it, you can have a drive of mine if you want, it’s a KYB/Eibach matched combo and works a treat. Genuine Engine mounts are a waste of time and were designed to cut out vibration at idle, what you want is these, they cost half as much as OEM to. http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.as...50&appid=12 Be careful, that site gets very interesting if you’re a RS fan

Hi John, my site is lacking in images isn’t it, I will try and update my Facebook with a few images of what we have done and can do over the next week. I look after quite a few Motorsport Teams now, we do from a basic polo's for a team of 2 people up to 1000 custom uniforms for large NZ Motorsport Teams.

TBH I have learnt a lot the hard way with mine and after a few years I have quite a few tips for enjoyable ownership, most of it is knowing where to look for things. If you or anyone else did get an RS feel free to email me for advice on where to look. You mentioned Brembo?? They are the same as on a EVO-5/6/7, Imprezza STI etc, parts can be ordered direct through Brembo NZ (Autoquip Marketing).

They look funny, that’s the first thing you will need to be comfortable with, if you have thin skin and care what other people think these cars are not for you because you will constantly have people telling you how ugly it is… These people normally drive $2,000 white Subaru VW Corolla and would never buy anything remotely exciting. If you appreciate good engineering and design, function over form and a bloody good drive you will be happy. Build quality is average at best but they are very reliable and strong at the same time, I track mine once a month and drive it very very hard.. and that’s in-between Targa events The one listed is in Renault Sport talk a “Full fat non Cup†which means it’s the nana version, soft springs, soft steering, open diff and non switchable driving aids. A set of H&R’s would sort it and the driving aids are not that intrusive, they are more complimentary than anything and a real help if you are a stomp and point driver. That car is due for a cam-belt/water pump change if I hasn’t been done, account for 2k in parts for that, also account for engine mounts and possibly tie rods if they haven’t been done, think of these cars as a BMW M car equivalent, elements are designed with less compromise and cars are sold in smaller numbers meaning RS parts are more expensive. If you ever did get one and needed parts they can be got cheaper through different channels than Renault Dealers and I can point you in the right direction. You can service it yourself like any other car. What you really want is the Cup Version if you can find one, they are rare here as Renault didn’t sell them until the facelift NZ new, there are the odd import Cups that would be worth a look at. Cheers.

Maybe record it and upload? Sounds like a cool idea to me.

Recon. Tell me. When you hit the cone did the car loose all drive and steering and the stereo start playing this music??

Chucks All good Kerry, was nice to deal with someone who appreciates quality and doesnt just want the cheapest option, those premium hoodies were really nice, have some on order for my own business now.

Give Hans a call at NZ performance Tuning, he has a set of Forge Braided lines coming in for my car. http://www.nzperformancetuning.co.nz/ I have no idea what legal but my car has a low volume cert for braided lines so im good. Performance gains, maybe not but pedal feel was greatly improved from my experiences with them.

Changed oil. 10 points BMW for putting the oil filter on the top of the engine. Easiest oil change ever. Cleaned and added another layer of wax, treated glass with glass science products, don’t even need to use the wipers now, rain flies off now. Wife did an awesome job of customising the driver side rim with a curb. Second time this year and they were re finished just before anniversary weekend meet.

5 pages. I was going to throw a set of H&R springs in the wifes CI but after working on it over the weekend I don't think I would bother, my trolley jack doesn't clear the sill OEM.

This is a tidy car. Buy it and paint it whatever colour you want for a few thousand, I would go Orange. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-375836400.htm I wouldn’t be put off by KM’s, it has a FSH which is more than what most of the Jap import rubbish has. I would say your requirements will be hard to fill on your budget looking in the normal places, I would be looking at the likes of Turners or taking a large wad of cash to wave in front of car dealers or make them more enthusiastic about a low ball offer.

A lot have become spare parts, like the E30's there are quite a few nice ones hiding out. I would love one as a toy