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Same issue i had on my E36. For me it was the buggered wiring in the boot hinge. Also coincided with the boot lock not triggering the central locking. The second time i had the issue, it was a stuffed brake light switch (and then the cheap replacement i fitted. Only a genuine switch fixed it).

The other aspect to it, is if its easy to remove and steal there is usually less damage to the panel as they dont have to try and dig the part out with a screw driver A new trim or badge is cheaper than panel work.

hah yeah, i left a month ago. High staff turn over there recently. Im at Wellington Mitsi now, Parts advisor.

Yo. Ex-Yoobee employee now Andy Yes, for any machine to go upto 10.7 (Lion) you will need to install it from within the App store, which is only available on 10.6 (snow leopard). The exception to this rule is when you have an installer on a disk/usb drive, as you can use that to do a fresh install. Going from 10.4 to 10.6 is a PITA and usually results in erasing and reinstalling everything anyway, so try and get hold of an installer for 10.7 and just install fresh. Also keep in mind that 10.6 requires 1GB ram minimum (or it wont install), and 10.7 requires 2GB ram (havent tried to install it on less, but i wouldnt bother if you dont have 2GB). According to the serial the machine should handle 10.7 OK provided it meets the ram requirements. IMO and as Andy mentioned, i'd actually go with 10.6 on such an old machine, 10.7 was bit of a dog even on more recent/powerful machines and lots of issues werent fixed until 10.8 (which your machine doesnt support). Hope this helps

I considered purchasing a diesel last year (Golf TDI, wicked cars) but for the amount of KM i travel, the RUC just seemed ridiculous so i ended up with an efficient petrol car (although not as efficient as that TDI!). Im all for a RUC drop for passenger cars, it appears very overdue in my eyes. I wouldnt mind paying RUC still, if it took what the car was into consideration and didnt just lump it in with all the other diesel vehicles under 3.5 Tons, thus had a more reasonable cost.

wasnt aware there were any SWB 750s in NZ? Only ever seen LWB.

Erm, there is one in photo 7 on the bottom RH spoke

That ERA turbo mini is awesome! Been for sale for ages though.

That dealer is a complete a**hole, real shady. buyer be VERY wary!

just FYI, i was not arguing the fact that the 540iS is a model, i was arguing that sticking an M5 or 544i badge on a 540i doesnt make it anything different. In saying that though, Yes, the cars were indeed registered as a 540iS, but its a well known fact that when first registering a car you can put almost anything on the rego label. Doesnt mean it is one. Its like when people register cars as 540iA.... because its an auto.

Yes, you can badge it whatever you want. Still doesnt make it anything other than the 540i it is.

Arent they just normal non-xenon headlights? I wasnt aware motorsport and non were any different.

Its only about 4k off that pale blue M5.... so although its nice, its way over priced.

a few sold recently, only a couple of overpriced ones there at the moment

Just testing the waters as it seems 540IT is going to be impossible to attain, so might as well see if there is anyone with one of these they might look to part with. Im looking for an E36 M3, Prefer Evo but will consider anything. Must be coupe. MUST be mechanically OK, but can be cosmetically average (in need of tidy up OK, but price will reflect condition). Must be road legal, or minimum work for WOF. Up to 12K i can buy straight away, anything more than that and ill be looking at around 3 months (just started new job, holding onto some cash as a safety net during this time) before buying. Im in Wellington, so local is best but transport can be arranged.

Bit sus of that one tbh, an XJR should have a body coloured grill, and XJR embossed on the airbag. ie: this, http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/jaguar/auction-692755953.htm

Hi all, Just putting out some feelers to see whats about. Im looking for an E34 540, preferably a touring but i know they are bloody uncommon so would consider a nice sedan too. The tidier the better, must be legal with no major issues. In Wellington, but can ship or travel for the right car.

Andy, just read through your latest updates on the V12 E34..... all i have to say is that i love your car! Really makes me want to buy an E34 touring, but its hard to settle for a boring grey/green one when yours is such a delish colour.

mmmm, love me a red E39. So nice seeing something other than silver, green or black.

apparently according to the auction its passed cert, but he needs money to pay the cert man...

yeah but you can pull a website for almost any fault, on any car if you look hard enough. There are plenty of perfectly working SMG BMWs running around the world, but of course you will never hear them complaining on the internet that its still working OK. If you're buying a E46 with SMG, and you are worried about failure, why not just take out a warranty and just drive the car like its meant to be driven? SMG IMO is NO reason to completely discount a car, unless you specifically want a tractor box to make you feel more manly. The rear subframe issue is a much bigger problem, but even that wouldnt stop me buying an E46 M3, just make sure its thoroughly inspected and reinforced/fixed.

I wish i had more monies saved, would totally rock a "piss yellow" SMG M3.... but from a previous post RE condition, probably not this particular one. On a related note, i have noted that both of these M3s have been on TM for a while now, yet seem to me to be reasonably priced. Maybe the market for M3s is just flat at the moment? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/m3/auction-653051250.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/m3/auction-690591075.htm

Damnit people, why does it ALWAYS degrade down to the same old argument every time an M3 is posted?

SMG downshift throttle blip.... *drool*

Cop sounds like a real good fella, Clearly you passed the attitude test (Y)