Jacko

Octavia Vrs TDI looks more and more appealing.

whats up with the B47s?

Yeah suspension setup for motorways, was bunch of people in aussie trying to get their money back on them due to dangerous handling on real roads, the fix is apparently WRX struts. I took one for a drive around town, felt OK, but not really "real world", 1.6 was fairly punchy for a 1.6 though. CLA is interesting, will have a dig. Want to have a look at this as well, https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/320d/listing/3545353213?bof=t8nrTqd7, its B47D20 according to VIN. Lots of the LCIs in the 2015/2016 bracket still seem to have N47s. These are also on the list - https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/skoda/octavia/listing/3757007674?bof=t8nrTqd7 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/skoda/octavia/listing/3771809985?bof=t8nrTqd7

Looking at updating the company wheels, Ractis rattling like sh*t on the open road is doing my head (going to keep it though)... Need a decent sized wagon that isnt snot boring to drive, is white, is good on gas around town and open road is livable. Needs to be reliable and cheapish to run 20-25kish max budget.. will have it for 4 or so years, so will likely see 200k on the odo in my ownership. Few things considering - Subaru Levorg, probably 1.6 - Fuel economy isnt apparently as good as advertised and suspension is garbage (plus CVT might be a hand grenade, not many have much more than 100k on them) Skoda Octavia Vrs (diesel or 2.0 petrol) - Seem pretty good but price is kinda steep for whats out there F31 320d wagon (Msport so not a boat, 2013-2017ish) - How reliable are these? Timing chain issues on the PreLCI? They are comparatively cheap. What the diesels like on short trips?

Yeah, auto. There is only 1 manual 330 e91 in the country

Anyone interested in our 330i M sport touring? Reshuffling the family fleet. Will list on trademe in next few weeks, unless someone wants to snipe it before hand. Very rare 330i touring, UK import (no rust) was bought over by a family immigrating, kinda hard to price as there isnt many out there. 10k seems like a good point? 170xxx km, will check. Sparkling graphite, has cool pink/purple fleck in sun. Automatic, shifts fine in sports and normal Full beans N52B30AF with magnesium rocker cover and hydraulic power steering (for the purity) Standard Msport bits, Dakota Leather interior (manual heated M sports seats which are way lower and have better movement range than the electrics) Android CANBus integrated headunit All works well, no errors or gremlins to worry about. Its a good solid well looked after car. About the only downside is UK apparently didnt like xenon headlights, so its got standard halogens. WBAVS32050AF81214 Its been looked after by me, so is mechanically pretty f**ken shweet Sump gasket/rocker gasket/all other gaskets/waterpump/CCV/engine mounts/shocks (Bilstein B6)/tophats etc etc etc etc have all been replaced in last 30,000km. Full set of new ATE rotors and pads in last 10,000km. Oil changed every 7000km. Wheels were refurbed last year. Will get full detail and clean up before sale, paints pretty good other than a stone chip or two and a bird sh*t etching on bonnet. Cleans up nice. Near new Nankang NS20s. Latest pics I have, will post more if anyones interested.

Farting armchairs added to list.

People in - Late model mustangs (particularly ecoboosts, but applies to all) Teslas with inane number plates Pile of sh*t AU/BA etc falcons GTIs with pops and bangs tunes Ford rangers with all the middle age white man bedazzlements you can stick on Anyone driving a modern "MG" Farting Armchairs You are not cool. Nobody thinks you are cool. That is all.

Sounds like a karcher or bosch is in future, Ive used this nilfisk for 5+ years and treat it mean

Is it just me, or are Nilfisk waterblasters no longer available from anyone in NZ? Mine is starting to show its age, was looking to replace it.

Bump if anyones interested, taking up space.

My Onkyo did the same thing, I bought another Onkyo as fanboi

They may offer like 2-3k as a trade in, not worth it.

Amazon etc have them cheap, ive run amazon ones for years. $120 from repco etc isnt bad though.

Good stuff, have you seen the 130i challenge cars? They sound similar. https://www.130ichallenge.nl/

I want a GR yaris bad...

Yeah its appalling out there, numpty in the 323 was sitting in RH lane of SH1 (on the new autobahn..) going from braking hard when he saw lights in distance and freaking out, to driving off the road, to going well north of 160... then he tried lining me up for a race, which resulted in the bird. Was thinking afterwards, is the problem our weetbix license system? A big chunk of my job is carrying out checks on UAV pilots, making sure they know the rules and can fly, and its my name and reputation in the industry (and with CAA) that goes on their certs. If I think they are plebs and are going to go out and be cocks afterwards, and I am not happy to have my name on their cert if something went sideways, I dont sign it. I dont think the same sort of system applies with cars? Are the people clipping tickets doing drivers tests directly accountable for whom they are signing off? Other issue is obviously those who just simply dont have licenses, different problem to solve there..

Drove from Opotiki to Auckland this evening, the number of drunk/high c**ts driving is genuinely scary... The methhead in JYD178, e90 323, I hope when you kill yourself you dont take anyone else with you.

+$50 Ive been trying to get a Simota intake, no one has any in stock, not even Simota factory answer me.

Yikes! Dont do it I would say GLWS, but I wont haha. Personally, I think 18 is completely fair, any other part of the world it'd be snapped up as a bargain at that price.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3718963907 Looks a bit ropey, but should be cheap.

Took it for a blat up to Kai Iwi, via every fun looking B road I could find on google maps.... trying to clock up the magic 300,000km... (and coincidentally have had the 130i for 7 years this week, I dont see myself ever selling it ) Big stupid grin, in between the pot holes. Tyres are absolutely epic, its absurd how quickly can take corners, and the whole thing feels balanced and cohesive at the limit, from the power to the gear ratios, to the grip levels. Dead keen to try it on a track, be curious to see how the Bird B1 setup works, some say its a bit soft for track work, but damn does it work on NZ roads/goattracks.

Im the same, snow foam seems to be mostly hype... I only do it now if caked in sh*t.. and even then I dont think it does much other than make the drain all soapy...

Humans dumber. Im pretty sure the human race is actually devolving, we will back in the trees throwing poop at each other soon, probably via a stage not far off what was shown in Idiocrasy

I have one of these - https://www.bissell.co.nz/products/little-green-2067g its legit for car interiors. Made coffee out of many car seats.