E30 325i Rag-Top

All the stereotpying gets very boring very quickly, there are dickheads and douche bags driving any make of mass produced car. With BMW / Merc / Audi I think a lot of it does come down to a bit of envy and tall-poppy syndrome.

2016 1 Series doesn't have a head unit as such, music is controlled through the iDrive system, which yes, will be in Japanese. There are plenty of firms around that can convert all the systems over to NZ, language, Nav, etc.

He has listed his mobile number in the ad.. Could Txt Hm?

There is a trend here though - with the Takata airbags, dieselgate, the "runaway killer Toyotas"... These are all non-American companies that have been ruthlessly chased by US federal bodies and US lawyers. Yes, they do sometimes take actions against US car companies, but they don't seem to make as much fuss or spend as much energy in doing so, especially on the federal side, the lawyers will chase anything if they smell a $$. That aside, of the cases the Takata airbags and the VAG diesel scandal do deserve to be thoroughly investigated and suitable punishments handed out, in my opionion because of the fact that they knew of the issues but just covered them up and kept lying, not exactly Corporate Responsibility is it?

What really, really gets me about this whole thing, and I still thing there is a lot more to come out on this, is the fact that they kept on blatantly lying. Even once they had been found out, they kept on stalling and lying about solutions, and so on, delaying investigations, etc. And whilst this is a wholly VW issue it has painted the whole of the car manufacturing industry in a bad light and Euro Diesels in particular. How the US of 'Murica can complain about the level of emissions from a 2-ltr diesel engine when they buy over 1 million Ford F-150 pick ups each year is totally beyond me. Maybe it's because they all think that Climate Change is fictional...

Is it though?

There are quite a few in-country already, every dealership got at least one 530d model as a demonstrator. The first customer 540i models have arrived, and the 520d is not far away now. Wingers Welly demo went up to Manawatu and Hawke's Bay for their launch events as they are part of the same group which may explain why it wasn't on site when you were there. Ask for a test drive - the new tech is pretty impressive.

Damn, just sold mine last week! I will keep an eye out for you John.

What parts are in the kit you are using? Any pics of the wheels?

Took the alternators off the race car S14B20 and the convertible M20B25 to compare the weights... S14B20 - 6.7kgs, M20B20 spare engine - 6.7kgs, M20B25 - 5.9kgs So will be swapping the B25 alternator into the race car, weighs .8kgs less and is solid mounted, no rubber bushes which the S14B20 one has, so that is also a bonus. You know you are getting serious about weight reduction when you are weighing alternators to find the lightest one...LOL.

That's the "but darling, I am trying to sell it, I've got it on TradeMe and everything..." approach to car sales if ever i have seen it!

HI are these from a Coupe, Sedan or Touring?

Aah, true! Missed that bit..

It's only simple if you build a robust system and ensure it is used correctly. Put in context, 2 million cars built in 2016 alone, all with seperate codes, multiple differnent types of key - 5 & 7 Series now comes with four keys, 1 valet, 2 main remote, plus a display key. Go back how many years, and how many keys? Oh it was so easy in the good old E30 days! All electronic keys have seperate rolling codes to synch with the car, not just the cutting profile for the key slot, so how many of seperate pieces of information are we up to now..? How do you firstly create all the information required to produce the parts and code them and get them to the factory onto the right car and then stored again afterwards, in a format that can be interrogated and links all the seperate parts of the jigsaw together? Not a huge task in terms of data storage capacity, but again it is the processes around it that take the time and effort to build and maintain. When I get some time I will try and pull the information I had from Ford of Europe on the cost analysis of data management - for those that have trouble sleeping.

Average condition but road legal - $6 - 9k depending on issues to make good. In good condition and road legal - $10 - 12k If those Kms are genuine, and can be backed up with history, and in mint condition then the sky would almost be the limit, a very good, genuine 325i M-Sport can go for over $20k I just hope the car isn't too far gone to get back on the road, there are not many E30 Tech I around these days. Let us know how you go with getting the car - a good score by the sounds!

Interesting, I have never seen a BMW tyre specification include a brand / variety for anything other than the high- performance models, M cars and M140i / M240i, etc. i can understand your view, those "mechanical insurance" policies look for any thing to avoid paying out.

Just out of curiosity I checked exactly which Bridgestones are on the current car, answer Potenza S001s. +++would recommend* * - caveat, only if suitable for your application.

Going back to the original question posed, what are the best run-flats, whilst I won't suggest a specific brand as a lot of the decision is down to personal taste and driving style, I would just emphasize the fact that the design(s) used in run-flats have been developed over the years and the latest "generation" of tyres are significantly better in regards to the problems most associate with run flats. I am not 100% on how things have changed, or if you can even still buy the older generations, but would suggest that your brother really only look at the latest generation IF they can be fitted on the E91. It's been a while since I drove and E91 but I can't remember the ride being overly harsh even with 19's and M-Sport suspension on the RFTs, and pretty sure they were Bridgstones. Of the tyres coming from the factory now the Bridgestone is certainly the most widely fitted, but it is hard for me to tell the difference between those and the Contis.

What nobody is factoring into the equation, including the people that made the decision, is the cost of storing and maintaining all the information required for the key. Plus all the controls you have to have in place around people accessing the information. I don't mean the cost of the physical storage to hold the data, that is relatively cheap these days. More the processes and steps that have to be followed and the time and cost it all takes. It's always easy for these bodies to say "you must keep records" "you must provide information" "you must have spare parts" but they have no clue about the costs to the business to make these things happen.

Ok, I'll dig it out of the cupboard and send it down to the dealer.

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Yeah, sure. I might be able to get it to Manawatu BMW for cheap if you can pickup from there?

There are plenty of E30 fitment wheels that clear this brake conversion without spacers, pretty sure the Advanti SA-11s do no trouble. Obviously it all depends on the offset and size and shape of the wheel spokes - but I have no idea what the BBS RS is like in that respect. I will have some time in the garage over the week-end by the look of the weather, so I wll grab the tape-measure and get a number for you.

Easy enough for me to whip a wheel off and have a measure up for you. If you have a pic to show exact dimension it could be helpful.