E30 325i Rag-Top

Its an option, not standard, so no it doesnt mean you have to pay anything. And also only affects the affordability of the car if you want to add it.

@Michael P which generation of X5 do you have, the fact that you have the widgets would suggest it is the current F15 generation with the ConnectDrive but just wanted to be sure. Which engine variety is it, gearbox can be determined from that. The update you mention would be an update of the latest software version in the car, yes? Which mode are you driving in when the engine revs on slowing, is it EcoPro, Sport, Comfort, etc?

Yeah that would be the reason, nothing to do with the huge increase in cost of the vehicle and the charger. Even buyers of new EVs put a price on convenience.

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$1.50 with auto-bid to $5.13

Oh wow, unicorn wheels! I wonder if the wife will notice if I swap my reps over for these... then she wouldn't know how much they cost.

More aimed at the premium end of that market, the Mercedes GLS, full fat Range Rover and the forthcoming Audi Q8 and anything else in the "big is good" sector. Very popular in Russia apparently... All of the pre-release images I have seen upto this one looked pretty good, hope this is some poverty pack edition in the photo as the front is not good, the wheels are too small (emphasizing the slab side) and the colour is awful. Massive grilles is the new "design language" taking the traditional kidneys to the next iteration. To make the front profile more striking, which is certainly one word for it..

I totally agree with you on this photo! Hope to god it looks a lot better with the M-Sport kit fitted.

Possibly true of the bigger firms, but in my experience those are the ones to avoid for the reason you state - get the monkey to do it and charge big $$$. The one we used quite a bit was a very small one man with a couple of support staff, knew his stuff and was on the ball. So many things manage to get "lost" in these big legal companies...

It's not the water, it's the "Where there's blame there's a claim" mentality which means the first thing people go for is "compensation" and this puts everyone into the back-foot cover your arse mentality.

Well, the good news is that your car was definately fitted with the TV function at the factory, and also that it was fitted with the Digital TV module and not the analogue one. However, from the parts system the TV module for Japan / China / Brazil is different to that fitted for other regions / markets. Now whether this is down to different hardware required for different digital TV formats, or just a software difference I can't tell. I can see that replacing the TV module with an NZ part would be an expensive option. My suggestion would be to talk to one of the specialist NZ converters, like Euro Surgeon that have a lot of experience with swapping these things over and they will advise your best course of action. It could be a sodtware change, or possibly new hardware, but at least you have got some of the system from factory which gives you a head start.

It's called covering your arse.. a very popular habit with legal beagles in the Uk. Should something arise with the wall down the line, if it has not been picked up during the sale then there is a slim chance of their being some comeback to the solicitor that did the work on the sale. Unfortunately 80% of the solicitors working with house sales in the UK are complete muppets, it takes a long time to find a good one, and when you do keep their details!

Hence the reason for the question. Anyone heard the joke about the lost woman and the guy in the balloon..? Keeps coming to mind for some strange reason.

Just going back a few steps to the original question, has your car definately got the TV option fitted? It's quite a rare option, even rarer on an F30. Second question for a bonus point, does your car have the analogue TV option fitted, or the digital TV option fitted? If you don't know how to check, then post up the last 7 digits of the VIN and I can check out the build details for you.

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If it's for an E30 it probably still uses the original cast knuckle at the bottom of the strut and will require welding to the strut tube I would imagine? Getting this done properly is not a cheap process, especially if you want it to be crack tested, etc for a cert to be road legal. So, in the overall scheme of things saving a few $$$s on random no name parts is not going to get you very far. Speak to George Stocks in Mt. Wellington, they can supply and fit the parts for you.

I feel your pain, so many people struggle with Jon... not only is it in my e-mail address, it's also in the signature at the bottom as well FFS...

huh, aren't you trying to get rid of some wheels..?? Style 32s though - always a good choice!

No, that's not how you do it. The proper way to do it, is to keep the car AND the spare key, and then go after everything else as well. A friend of mine had his Ferrari hidden away in a shed for quite some time whilst going through a messy break-up, she knew how much he loved that car and was after it more in spite than money value.

You would not believe some of the rubbish that I see used imports registered as, although I think it is starting to be closed down a bit now. The ones that make me laugh out loud are the mis-spelled names, which are usually BS anyways, it's a bit like the knock-off designer gear Tommy Hillfighter, etc. Best one I have seen was the 318i AC Shitzer... erm don't you mean Schnitzer, although in that case I think they had it right.

^^correct, MR16 to change details on MVR, send off with a copy of the certifying report and they will change the information.

Can't see any listed, not even sure if the Laguna Seca is available on the current M3/M4 models. Back to @MissBM, would madam consider the M3 CS in San Marino Blue... I think it would suit madam very nicely..? Or if she prefers we do have a fine selection of Individual Paint coloured M3s available shortly..?

Or you can say, been there, done that. Try something new.. Lots of other cars and colours out there that you haven't had before..?

In terms of NZ new cars it is easy enough for me to see the numbers, but with the imports the colour is just lumped in together with any other blue by the NZTA unfortunately. Sooo, for NZ new it is a pretty rare colour, of all the M4s sold only THREE have been in the Yas Marina. I was going to say there would be more M3 as Yas Marina was the launch colour for that car (and Austin Gold the M4), but there again only THREE have been sold. Plus one M4 convertible. So grand total of 7 NZ new units to keep a look out for, plus there will be some imports - I can remember seeing a couple of Yas Marina on TardMe, but can't remember if they were M3 or M4.