KwS
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God that sounds similar to the Jatco jerk the old E36s got.... hopefully its nothing as serious as that. Im not familiar with the trans in them, but can you check/clean/test the shift solenoids?
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ugh, those speakers on the door cards
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+1 to if the subframe isnt cracked, then it is normal. Mine leaned to the RH side a bit too (although not as much as yours). The time i spent on M3 forums when i had mine showed a lot of cars leant that way, and many people discussed how to correct it (with spring pads as Dave mentioned).
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It cleaned up well, as expected, but i too wonder how the seats will last considering how bad they looked before. Not a major though if it goes cheap enough. Wish i had the disposable cash to place a bid, i still dream of owning an E39 M5 one day, but the longer i leave it, the higher the prices.
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Crazy supercharged 2008 E92 M3!! Heavily modded ... $100K
KwS replied to TermiPeteNZ's topic in TradeMe discussions
Take off the stickers and stripes and sh*t, paint the bonnet body color and it would be an awesome "not quite a sleeper because still M3" sleeper. That is a hell of a lot of money though, and IIRC it was imported from Japan with all the gofast bits already on it. -
Awesome, will be following this. The price of those S8 are coming down steadily, and they are a lot of car, tech and power for the money.
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Its pushing the limits of my memory, but it was a known thing on the interwebs. Im sure if you chuck E36 door microswitch into google it should clarify it a bit.
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I freaking love the look of Andys vert. Please keep quoting it
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Also check the window is dropping when the handle is lifted. If its not, the microswitch in the catch might be faulty.
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its like the special "Schnizter" registered cars running around with nothing but a badge on the back. I think we need more training or testing for whoever is responsible for entering these details, so they actually know what the car is, not just what the badge on the back says.
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This. Trademe harvests the details from the rego, so whoever entered the car details when it was originally imported is to blame. They also use some sort of listing software, so it probably just filled in the blanks in the listing too. Its like the old registered date vs build date again.
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Lovely looking car, but bugger that, i want your garage!
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Oh man, what a car!
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Spray half a can into the intake with engine off. Let it sit, then start engine, spray into intake with engine running. The problem is they are a direct injected engine, meaning unlike a port injection engine there is no fuel being sprayed at the valve to keep it clean. Most manufacturers have this issue, including Mitsubishi GDI and VW TFSI.
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Its just more scaremongering by the media. Whats the point in all this, and then just saying "ask your dealer about it"? Thats not helpful.
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BMW M5 1999 Silverstone Blue - First sold in NZ apparently
KwS replied to TermiPeteNZ's topic in TradeMe discussions
Very nice, and reliable cars though Euros. Had two myself in the past. -
BMW M5 1999 Silverstone Blue - First sold in NZ apparently
KwS replied to TermiPeteNZ's topic in TradeMe discussions
Its weird what i remember. Cant remember how to do math, but can remember a random E39 that was sold years ago -
wow, low is bit of an understatement for that! Looks good, such a classic shape.
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BMW M5 1999 Silverstone Blue - First sold in NZ apparently
KwS replied to TermiPeteNZ's topic in TradeMe discussions
Is this the same E39 im thinking it is? Sold a few years ago in the low 20s, and i seem to recall it had had a mild shunt in the front on a track at some point? Theres not many in this color scheme. -
BP is pure petrol, no corn water there. The smaller stations generally have 95 instead of 98. Z doesnt do 98, only 91 and 95. Looks like Mobil will be bringing in (or has already started) pure 98 instead of their ethanol blend they use currently.
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Whats the fuss? BP and Z both do 95RON. (except at Featherston St Z, which removed 95 and only does 91/Diesel... which was my tipping point for going exclusively BP) 98 is the way to go anyway, bugger putting that 91 swill into anything.
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"VERY RARE FULL BLOWN 2001 AC SCHNITZER S7 BMW S7"
KwS replied to TermiPeteNZ's topic in TradeMe discussions
How odd. Looking at the official S7 brochure, this seems to be missing a lot of stuff that a "full blown" one would have. No ACS wheels, roof spoiler, steering wheel, pedals, strut brace, and ACS stripe decals. In fact, other than the front/rear skirts, exhaust, mirrors and badges..... what makes it an ACS model? Understandably we cant see the suspension or engine mods though. It looks like a tidy MSport E38 with some off the shelf bits thrown on it. -
May want to nuke this thread once you're done, its of dubious legality.
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Dont then! I regret selling mine, and now i couldnt buy one for anywhere near what i sold it for >_<
