E30 325i Rag-Top

Getting a chubby in your race car 'cos you're "going really, really fast right now"

Yes the trade-in is up on TradeMe, they're not looking to make much on the car, but what is made will be donated to a kids' charity.

Should delete thread for not having a price. Will keep it up due to Ashkan LOLs...

Whoops... that went well over my head. /back on topic My rant would have to be //M badges on non-M Sport cars, and not in the right place - pedantic much?

I agree with Westy, if you want to see a proper rant find one of 3pedals posts about automatic gearboxes. And, sorry, but SMG = Sequential Manual Gearbox, emphasis being on the MANUAL part of the words

Pm Geoff, FIAT131R I'm pretty sure he has some, and he's in Wellytown

It's even worse than Welsh, it's Northern.

I had a claim with AA for a car on agree value, and they paid out, no questions asked, full agreed value. The amount you agree has an affect on the size of your premium, so they shouldn't be querying it at this stage. The only thing you might have to argue over is any excess on the policy, which AFAIK your insurer, the AA, should claim from the other person's insurance if they are at fault as it sounds. Stick to your guns, don't let them fob you off.

Would love to hear the female view Amber... I'm sure you've got a story or two to tell..?

Yeah, you would think wouldn't you... it's not until you actually try to sack someone in the UK that you realise quite how difficult the task is, even where a physical assault is involved, far easier to get the cheque book out and say "how much is it going to cost to make you go away?". Unfortunately NZ is getting along the same lines now.. "what would a fair and reasonable employer do?"

Mate, I really, really do wonder why your lovely gf puts up with you.. They do say that the secret is to make a girl laugh, and you certainly are a very, very funny dude so maybe it's that??

Bit of a roller coaster ride, some great cricket, some awful cricket, will they make it... Tried their hardest to make a complete F*#k up of the whole thing, but thanks to SAs inability to run anybody out without help from Ross Taylor and Elliot keeping a cool head they made it though. Whoever they play in the final it will be epic, not sure if I would prefer Aussie or India, but who really cares at this point... phew!

I thought the term was a "rotary hoe"?? As a few have said, it's good to have common interests. Not for everyone I suppose.

FWIW I mentioned some drawbacks to using a 6-speed gearbox. Then you mentioned the diff. Back to the original questions about the 220 box..

OP asks if his box is ok for tracking... Thread ends up with the answer to change the diff. OT much..

Correct, depends on a lot of things, amount of coin being one of the biggest. Off the shelf six speed would be a lot less $$$s than getting a custom set of ratios made up to suit your car / engine / diff combination. As I said in my first post, SOME 6-speed boxes, not all, again there are different ratios around. So going 6-speed is not always the answer.

I am at a loss as to how changing a diff ratio is going to help reduce the number of shifts per lap. The only thing I can think of is if you lower the diff ratio enough then you don't get into 6th, and reduces your acceleration due to the taller overall gearing, which kind of makes it pointless. Kind of like having a first gear you only use to put it on the trailer...

Took the vert for a little trip out to the beach, make the most of a sunny Sunday afternoon as summer draws to a close and I get ready to store her up for winter.

How does that help?

Josh might want to comment on this one.... Should've got a cage in the E30 when there was chance.

Some of the six speed boxes are a problem due to the ratios used in them, resulting in far more changes per lap at most NZ circuits. Whilst you get a bit more acceleration from the close ratios, I would argue you lose time due to the shifting. Plus the extra weight of the six-speed box.

After such a great performance to beat the Windies, fingers crossed the Black Caps have enough gas left in the tank to do the same (or better) against the SAFAs on Tuesday.

Yeah, certainly seen it happen that way round - gold digger Barbie impressed by expensive cars. Was wondering more if it happened the other way around - especially with car guys, would they date a chick with a crap car? When I were a lad, there were zero girls into the car scene and only a few ho-bags that wanted the back seat ride.

Emma Gilmour ??

LoL - this is more a 'theoretical' question, rather than an actual example Westy. I know I have (many, many moons ago) finished with someone because they sold their car - after I spent ages fixing the bloody thing up, and so they could then use me as a taxi service. Also pretty sure that me having some pretty cool cars helped swing the decision with some chicks who were above my league.. Was wondering if it was just me..