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Check out the guy in the twitter comments wanking on about how much the headgasket will cost to do when it "inevitably fails".... O_o

Generally there appears to be less to go wrong on the 530 as well. The 540s do have some pretty serious weak points, like chain guides, breather system, torque converter but other than that they are both strong engines. The general consensus is if you want to go around corners, get the 530 as it has a rack and pinion steering setup vs old steering box of the 540, whilst if you just want power and a cruiser, get the 540.

Yeah thats not really "coding" though. "coding" implies it uses a chip to identify it self when really all its doing is using voltage sensing. If a phone needed a certain output from an Apple charger in order to charge, it wouldnt charge over USB on a normal computer, now would it? The only time i have seen an Apple device say "charging not supported" is newer devices on older chargers which used the "firewire charge" pins on the Apple 30pin connectors (or if the phone has been liquid damaged or has a damaged port).

Never heard of coded chargers, and certainly my Apple, Samsung and LG chargers charge everything at normal rates (except my ipads, they stick to the apple chargers due charger rating). The only difference i have encountered is the output rating, which obviously lower the rating the slower the charge (and most ipads wont even power on or charge using a low rated charger if the battery is completely flat).

Beisan can suck a fat one as far as im concerned, their after sales support is pretty lackluster. The product is good as long as nothing goes wrong and the instructions are correct. Where did you order the other seals from, might be handy in the future Its a shame its been off the road for so long, great cars to drive.

Correct, its an individual Mora. Rare and beautiful. http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/ep84550.pdf Also, its an import, not NZ New.

Skirts could be Kamei

The Zender skirts dont appear to have the horizontal slats

lovely colour, and nice wheels too. would be a good buy if it stays cheap.

Looks like a good candidate for a reshell (presuming the engine didnt take any impact)

im using Valvoline Synpower 5W-40 in my 3L with no ill effects. Makes great power, vanos is working well, no abnormal noises, and no noticeable oil consumption. A lot of others, especially in the UK, run 5W-40 in their 3Ls too. I do warn you though, asking this question is a HUGE can of worms as everyone and their dogs dog has an opinion.

front badge looks terrible imo, looks like a standard one that all the paint has flaked off of. I agree that its about right in terms of price, but the market for a 850i is small, and the market for a LHD 850i almost doesnt exist. You should give it a good clean and take some decent photos.

yeah, i dont know the ratio of my old 323i diff, but when i converted it to manual using 318i stuff it was great around town but on the open road it was a pain pulling over 3000rpm at 100kph. Was always left wanting a 6th gear. In saying that my M3 pulls about 3000rpm (just below i think) at 100kph and its all good. I wouldnt worry too much about which box you use, just make sure the rest of the hardware (drive shaft, shifter etc) are all suitable for both your engine (4 and 6 cylinder use different hardware) and the gearbox you use.

Should be a beast once its all back together. New vanos seal on my old B25 worked wonders.

pull plugs and then drain oil, bit easier to drop oil than the drop pan and should be obvious if youre suddenly panning for gold. Either way, stop running the engine until you know what it is.

it'd be fine, the B28 is hardly a powerhouse in the first place. Have some mechanical sympathy and itll keep going.

Not changing the diff when converting to manual gives some wicked acceleration, but high revs at 100kph. Still usable though.

Saw a new M3 in what i presume is Marina Blue cruising around Oriental Bay. Pretty stunning cars on the road, do want.

I take my iPad. No ownership change, no key handover. No chance of fines etc coming to me if their side of it is changed, and its never come back to bite me so far.

Out of all 40 cars i have sold over the past few years, not a single one ive had to fill out the sellers form and ownership has changed just fine.

haha nah, in the Honda heading the other way

Dont worry, he clearly saves money in other places... like eBirth not being on the companies register. Totes winning at life.

oooh creepy, stalking me

Mine too

Was probably the same one we had in at work for a service the other day. So nice.