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Sorry typo there. 165kW on 95, 172kW on 98. So 7kW difference. I have no problem spending the extra. It's worth it in the V8. Cheapest horsepower upgrade I can buy.

You could have photoshopped Peter out couldn't you? Nice car Gerry's. Actually very hard not to say that about any of Peter or Gerry's cars.

Yes, we haven't tracked the car, even though that was the reason for the race compound tyres. Deb has been driving it so. It won't have been smoking rubber, but she still swings around corners pretty hard. Martyyn, they are very noisy. Maybe in your double glazed beast, you wouldn't notice. Even the 540 is quote loud. Check out my dyno run. Hitting the rev limiter at 206kph to give you an idea of speed vs sound That is all tyre noise. Standard quiet exhuast fitted. They are excellent up until standing water. Then like driving on ice. No problems at all in the time I've had them. Awesome tyres (and the reason I got the 3rd fastest stoppie, I'm sure), but not everyones choice of a daily driver tyre.

Mobil also have 98 fuel Mobil 8000. BP Ultimate is my NZ preference. Shell Optimax is better though. For some reason they haven't bought it over here. Dyno run on 95. 163kW Dyno run on 98. 172kW QED, it works.

Mate, I've got that out of my Yoko A048R's and they have just passed another warrant.

95/96 would be the fuel of choice. I doubt putting 98 into it would be worthwhile.

And that set of shots, shows why people still find them desirable and worth paying big bucks for. Well done on that. What was the theme for the club this year then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYS3pVP2dLA Words fail me. F*cken fast is the best description I have.

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I agree 3pedals. It is all about kinetic energy. I'd come off worse in a collision with Anton Oliver (unless he was stationary and I hit him from behind). I object to the statement that SUV's kill people in a collision with a smaller vehicle. A .50cal bullet will cause more injury than a .22cal in general too. So what. Being hit by either is an undesirable situation. That chick that was driving the 4WD was a shocking driver and seemed to use the Force to get around. Driver training should be compulsary. Vehicles seem to be the only thing that we need to learn the rules on how to use them, before it is necessary to learn how to operate them. i.e. I was taught the road-code and then sent out in a car to prove I could follow the road rules and operating the car is of no real consequence. No one really ever taught me how to drive my car. I had to learn that on my own. Which is why I'm all for the BMWCC driver training days in your own car. Or the Auckland CC Grasskhana's the teach you car control in a relatively safe environment. If the first experience of oversteer is on the Piha road, you lose, more often than not. SUV's are just cars that handle poorly and should be driven as such. I'm sure if they were any good at speed, someone would have entered one in Le Mans by now. A diesel won last year. Maybe we could enter a Black Pajero and see if a bunch of Kiwi's can win it this year.

Martyn, they were comparing the SUV colliding with a Civic or the like. I'm positive a 740 would also be the winner in this instance. No disagreement that SUV do cause a lot of damage. A distributed load would be better than a point load, as the frontal area of an SUV hitting the side of the Civic would spread the load over more of an area, it should be better. Car manufacturers design the cars to pass the tests, not be the safest. Safest standard road car for ages was the Fiat X1/9. Only car to pass the 50mph rollover test.

The Ravaglia is Peter's car and a beautiful car. Was converted by Sytner in the UK (I believe). Andrew has a very valid point. E30 M3's will always be rarer than the following versions and looked after ones will be collecters items. Just as the E28 M5 is harder to find in good condition than an E34 or E39. E: spelling

Saying 4WD are dangerous is like saying that SH2 through Maramarua is dangerous too. Driving to the conditions and the capabilties of the driver and machine is the problem. SUV's don't just roll over. 1st rule of the road "Might is right!" Yes, the stat on the driveway incidents is quite frightening. I'd like to have seen a statistic on the X5 per million cars on the road versus the Honda accord (21 per million) and the Chevy SUV (122 per million), as they did state that it was the lack of Nanny state devices that contributed to the majority of roll-overs in the States. The guy that made the comment about removing S class and 7 series was making a valid point. If you are going to remove 4WD from the road because of their aggressiveness in a crash, then all large cars should be a target. i.e. 7's S class and Rollers etc.

From the M register. History What makes the E30 M3 unique? The E30 M3 is the BMW Motorsport-developed version of the E30 3 Series. Its S14 four-cylinder powerplant is a further development of the M10 unit and was chosen because of its compact dimensions. The chassis is based on the basic E30 3 Series design but has been thoroughly reworked by BMW Motorsport in every significant area. The reshaped body shares few panels with other E30 3 Series models. Where was the E30 M3 first introduced? The E30 M3 debuted at the 1985 Frankfurt motor show. Where was the E30 M3 produced? Because of the relatively high production numbers required to homologate the M3, production took place at the normal Munich-Milbertshofe factory instead of in the more limited Motorsport facility in Garching. However, unlike the normal E30 models, the M3's drivetrain was assembled by special teams, then mated to the chassis on the regular assembly line. Why is the E30 M3 considered a homologation model? The main impetus for the E30 M3’s existence was Group A racing, a production-based class that demanded that each race car share its core mechanical components with a road car, of which at least 5,000 examples had to be produced. Thus, BMW Motorsport designed the race car first, then applied the necessary changes to the road car in order to homologate the competition machine. For example, the widened fenders were needed to accommodate racing rubber on the competition cars but were not necessary for the more modest tires of the street version. However, fender width had to be identical between the road and race versions, so both share the same flared arches. Production Data How many versions of the E30 M3 were developed? BMW Motorsport developed seven versions of the E30 M3 coupe, each with slight mechanical variations and all in left-hand drive. Four were regular production models: European-spec without catalyst, European-spec with catalyst in 195 hp (early) and 215 hp (later) forms, and North American-spec. The remaining three were limited editions known as the Evolution I, Evolution II and Sport Evolution. These were built to homologate updates to the engine and aerodynamics for racing purposes. There were also four further special editions with mainly cosmetic variations: Tour de Corse, Europa Meister 88, Johnny Cecotto and Roberto Ravaglia. In addition to the coupe, an E30 M3 convertible (see specific FAQ) was assembled by hand in limited numbers. How many of each version were produced? ECE (non-cat): 5,187 built from 07/85 thru 08/89 ECE (cat/195 hp): 3,544 built from 10/85 thru 05/89 ECE (cat/215 hp): 1,914 built from 09/89 thru 12/90* NA (cat): 5,300 built from 03/87 thru 12/90 ECE Evolution I (non-cat): 505 built 02/87 thru 05/87** ECE Evolution II (non-cat): 501 built from 03/88 thru 06/88 ECE Sport Evolution (cat): 600 built from 12/89 thru 03/90 ECE Europa Meister 88 (cat): 148 built from 10/88 thru 11/88 ECE Johnny Cecotto (cat): 480 built from 04/89 thru 07/89 ECE Roberto Ravaglia (cat): 25 built in 07/89 * includes the Swiss E30 M3 Cecotto edition **includes the French E30 M3 "Tour de Corse" edition Do all examples of the E30 M3 utilize the "WBS" VIN prefix? The E30 M3 was generally given a "WBS" VIN prefix (i.e. the first three letters in the VIN) to identify it as a product of BMW Motorsport GmbH. However, it is believed that the initial 164 ECE non-catalyst examples of the E30 M3 were given the regular WBA (non-M) prefix. The WBA prefix also appears in the VIN of the first 208 examples of the E30 M3 Sport Evolution. There were no official RHD ever built. I think Frank Gardner may have built 2 factory sanctioned cars in Australia. So the answer is still no RHD models that weren't converted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uq28vCDy-w I pity her husband.

Pam, you tool. How much of an excuse do you need for a trip to Wanaka and a few days off? A quick test drive over the Crown Range from Wanaka toward Arrowtown, should give you an idea of whether you want the car.

The site must be using a Telecom broadband service and can't cope with the traffic. Mates have only just come back online after 3 days of "it'll be back shortly".

Tourings generally run a year longer. E34 Tourings definitely went into 96. I think that Green one is one that McMillans had ages ago.

The BMW car club also do a couple of driver trainings. Using your car, of course. At Taupo lately.

12-13.5l/100k around town. 9.5-10.0l/100kph on the open road. Bloody good considering the performance on tap.

A 540iS, or maybe even and LE? A real car.

Very nice car. Love the mags.

McMillans fitted mine and 'A' to the front of the car is how they. On the rears.

Well done Brent. Beats working on a Monday! Can't beat cubes for torque. I expected a bit more power from that motor. I guess you'll need to keep an eye out for some Nos.

Haha, go the 5 series! Don't worry, I'll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the next few rounds.