Jacko

Hyper/Tonys

Nope, 8.7l/100km (or 27mpg) mostly open road is what I do. It sits at like 6l at 100ishkmh. My 1.6 corolla used more gas

I average 8.7L/100km with the 130, and dont nana it, I thought it was good on gas (for a 3L hot hatch) Stock suspension is definitely crashy on some roads, there are fixes though!

Rays needs a big wing... The guy is on facebook, get the impression it game off the boat all dolled up

Some pretty ... interesting... mods, JDMAF, but might be a bargain. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1811729380.htm

The blade key is mechanical is it not? It should open the drivers door at least.

As per title, whats out there?

Yeah small turboshaft, used to drive backup generators/hydraulic pumps/aircon etc. Some setups bleed air from the APUs compressor for starting the main engine

Thats not a MiG 23 engine, it might be the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) out of one though. MiG 23 engine would be as long as an E30, and doesnt make shaft hp, it makes thrust.

Who is going to enforce it? China DGAF

Thats currently however, M2s are still being produced. I bet in 10 years a 1M has depreciated significantly less than M2. In other markets, where they werent "flooded" with 1Ms there is a large price difference, In the US for example, a 1M is around 70k USD, and a new M2 is 50k.

Shout out to Tonys Tyre Service in Takanini, first time ive ever used em. Decided to try some RE003s out. Really clean workshop, really good customer service, and I watched the guy use a real torque wrench to tighten the wheels back up, and then another guy came around and checked the torques!

Damn those are some big brakes! 298000 yen? = 4k NZD?!

135is already exists in US/Canada. 240kW N55 with suspension tweaks and a bodykit

Albanian pirated android apps

Finally fixed the siren battery back up battery fault code on the 130i, only took 2 years of it bugging me

Tech 2 bodykit looks wrong, looks nice otherwise

I can answer that The genuine carly one is definitely different hardware than a generic OBD2 BT adapter, its much faster etc. I wouldnt want to try code a DME with an ebay special, seems risky. Your welcome to borrow mine and have a play if you want. Its definitely not cheap, particularly with the price of the app, and once youve coded what you want it becomes a little redundant ( other than having torque update slightly faster! )

+1 for ATE, not worth the hassles of cheap sh*t parts. Glenn did mine 12 odd months and 50,000km ago, they still look mint (and not a corroded mess of squealing garbage like "brembos")

Replaced the CCV system today, pig of a job, but intake was full of oil. I suspect the fuel trims were getting butchered by sensors covered in oil from the separator not draining correctly. At least both DISA valves look sweet as (and all you N54/55 guys can be jealous as of those intake valves.. ) All appears good, will keep an eye on the oil consumption now and see if have solved it.

OP = Original Post - Car looks absolutely immaculate.

Im pretty sure most of the people here are ragging on the 1M in the hopes that they will devalue some so we can buy one 1M is way cooler than an M3 of the same/similar vintage, was the first time in a decade that BMW M made an actual drivers car and not a luxury yacht. Also, modern "S" engines, while they might sound cool and have so many bro brag points, and have fancy numbers, have a very real reputation of being pretty poorly engineered handgrenades that cost a shed load to fix. Id much rather have a 1M than a M2/3/4. More fun, less nonsense and lard. NZ Market for 1Ms is very different to the rest of the world, for some reason we got a whole lot more per capita than anywhere else. That one in the OP is stunning.

Sonax Profiline CC36 ceramic coating, looks as shiney as wax, and not even bird sh*t sticks to it!

I had the same thing, got a friend who is a car dealer to do it.