Jacko

Took it on an essential services run south of the border... feels like an achievement. strange days.

Waterpumps fail at anywhere between 10,000 and 300,000km, they'll throw a check engine light though. Is it throwing a code?

Wow, someone got an absolute bargain

130i registry has been started https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/134BvssGMK7jqiTlNn9AUErBILKyMdSpQY2enh6CRrEI/edit?usp=sharing Early days, will get updated and made less crude as it goes.

Thats pretty cool, but 22k uncerted.... You'd be better off just getting a 135? Id guess 15ish...

Are they the same mirror covers as yours? Got a link?, I had a search awhile back but couldnt find them.

Yeah, its horse for courses though. The longterm tyre review online for them says 20,000km with a couple of track days (tuned sti wrx). Does it make sense on A-B transport, no. Does it make sense for a toy... arguably

^ This, its night and day even when mildly driving hard. I spent nearly half what I paid for the Birds B1 package on the 130, including the quaife. Was it worth it? Financially no it makes no sense, but would I do it again - Yes. One could make the same argument about any performance leaning car though. If you want to make wise financial decisions, buy a leaf.

Couple of weeks on these tyres, the grip levels are epic, the front end rails around anything you throw at it at legal speeds. Definitely recommended for a cheapish performance tyre. No idea on how they are in the wet, or how well they wear, but goddamn grip conquers all Ordered a new radiator and a few more little bits left to swap engines, about all thats left is doing it.

Get a quaife from birds

This will be a good one....

Well.. thats different https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3346176183?bof=zPTWCZRS

Think thats Serenas old car from BMW 130 owners group, was really nice tidy example a few years ago, had the plate IBEAM, she did all the blue bits and wheels.

And now the jap imports are claiming to be NZ new.... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3338575474

Went and got a wheel alignment, got asked if I knew @Matt, they tell our cars apart by the brake caliper colours

Nobody killed themselves , I suspect the wrecker spat out his XXXX when checked his google reviews in the morning though.

Or perhaps one struggling guy buys an engine he expects to bolt into the family car and drive his family around, but finds he spent his savings on an anchor the wrecker wont replace, and then Swings and roundabouts, the wrecker had a shitty reputation before, now he better hope customers dont find them online before purchasing. Good rule of thumb tends to be dont be a prat, karmas a bitch.

This is entertaining to watch, MCM buys an potato engine from wrecker, wrecker does the (sadly nearly normal now) scummy wrecker thing and then the internet happens with 3.6 million subscribers. Their google reviews are getting crushed, social media getting slammed.... and probably deservedly. Kinda need to be careful whos on the other end of the phone, if the wrecker had been straight up and fixed the problem honorably they would have 3.6 million people giving them a high five. Southport Wreckers in Queensland if ya wanna watch the fallout.

Got a sub from me

Very pretty touring at Totara Park MTB track.

99 problems and an E6x is guaranteed to be one of them. In all seriousness, damn!.

Anyone know where id get 95%+ Formic Acid in NZ (and online), need to melt me some BMW plastic.

Not amazing I suspect, few reviews saying they aquaplane in heavy downpours, although are DOT approved.