Jacko

The issue really is the "//Motorsport", nomenclature, nothing about this is "motorsport". Massively fast and impressive, but not motorsport. Throw "competition" in as well and it gets even more self depreciating to the brand. Or maybe im just jealous that I cant afford one, well not for at least 3 years, at which point they will have depreciated faster than the brands ethos ?

Yeah it makes perfect sense. The M8 Competition Convertible, for when you and ya M8s wanna go set a lap record at the ring.. with the top down and looking fabulous! Imagine how fast they would be without all the sequins and BS

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/the-new-bmw-m8-competition-accelerates-as-fast-as-a-mclaren-570s/?fbclid=IwAR2O1BL--S9Sv38OffsUsMFxmoAFP4nSs13TDqF2Xe6g0vwFtOsxDyGrOok M8 Competition convertible..... wat.

Monstrously decadent wanker tank

Lots of fakery going on there, its radio controlled and not autonomous. Same thing as her Devill sixteen video, its all B grade fakery. Autonomously backing up with a car cover over any sensors.. oh yup

193 / MV3 - These things.

There is a decent looking set of E91 fitment R193 on faceballs at the moment Edit - Whoops, those are 18 not 17"

That poor car, would be really nice without the 1998 fast4s paintjob.

Without the little BMW badges on centre caps.. neither.

I wonder when the IP lawsuit is coming from Ford..

Some pics of the new M135 ? .

Bump stops and dust boots, they're always dead, lucky if the bumpstops last half the life of the shocks. Top hats while you're there (and they're always dead as well )

Dicky plug/wiring?

Thats sh*t... Id be flicking them an email with a "please explain"

+1 whole 130 is on superpro bushes, no issues and they obviously put some thought into the design of them (compared to others ive seen/used)

How have they failed? torn? any voids in the PU? Weird.

Pre 07 are N52B25

Yikes, thats way worse than the 330!?

Madness. Impressive, but mad.

Depends on state I guess. Some of them drive around in things that wouldnt be road legal in the Chathams Different markets as well, way higher rates of leasing cars etc in US etc. You can get a few year old jap import audi etc for peanuts here, or you can buy 4 tyres to fit it for the same price...

Why 325? Get a 330. More chooch, same amount of fuel (same engine in some cases) . In regards to buying. Real service history is king, k's dont mean all that much if looked after. The basic car is solid, complex multilink rear ends with lots of bushes, which translates to lots of bushes to flog out. Cabin fans die, and get noisey, not expensive or difficult to fix. Cup holders get stuck... minor stuff. N52s are pretty bulletproof for the most part. Early ones can have a cam ledge seal that dies, many were fixed under recall. Noisey lifters can be a symptom, but they can also be a symptom of one that spends too much time at idle. Electric waterpumps crap emselves, no where near as bad as the internet says, nor as expensive/hard to do as the internet says either. Check the coolant reservoir for blue (bmw spec) coolant, green stuff pretty much translates to poor maintenance. Oil filter housings, sump gaskets, rocker gaskets leak Vanos solenoids die occasionally, or just get dirty. DISA flaps die and rattle around CCV systems are complex and die sometimes (lots of oil in intake) Coils can die, but no more common than any other coil on plug engine. Good cars though, nothing too scary.

Anyone got an M7 rockercover bolt off an alloy rockered N52? I realise theyre single use, but have one snapped one and need a temporary fix, while the courier man turns up with a full set of new bolts

Curious... and weeping a bit.

Starters been on the fritz for last week or two, was planning on doing it and rebuilding the DISA valves this weekend. Assumed the DISAs would be well overdue for a rebuild at 1 billion km... Starter decided to drop its lunch outside Mitre 10 today. Lucky was a 2min walk to repco for a hail mary jump start.. Starter motor change got moved from this weekend to this evening Surprisingly DISA valves look absolutely mint, no point fixing them.. No slop at all.

Cars are cheap in NZ, maintenance isnt.