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thats not bad, just not rotated

i can 1-up these photos.... http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/rover/auction-1008110256.htm

Im not in Auckland, so i dont know who that is (and the name doesnt sound familiar), but if a workshop takes 2.5 weeks to incorrectly diagnose an issue.... IMO they're looking in the wrong direction.

ill bet the KM is putting most people off

the missus been doing too many one wheeler peelers?

it'd be cheaper to chuck the car on a trailer/transporter and send it somewhere reputable like Glenn, than to keep scatter-gunning parts at it with someone who doesnt know what they are doing.

Its a great looking car, not often you see such tidy and original examples around anymore. Not even the drivers seat is torn! Someone is going to get a bargain, i just hope it goes to the right home and it doesnt get ruined.

My M3 vanos was sticky due to a varnish-like oil buildup (and i suspect, lack of use). Took some decent scrubbing to get the splines to move smoothly again. Are you running any sort of engine flush through it? Its risky due to the posibility of moving some large chunks and blocking passages or the oil pickup, but hell, if its just crud like in the photos it might help break it down a bit?

Probably, but if he wasnt ticketed for going too slow and impeding traffic (which is an offence), its sadly a moot point.

Whats to say a bunch of people had not already passed him, but the other may not have be capable? (either due to unsafe roading, or towing trailers etc) It mentions he didnt check his mirrors, so he is probably one of those people with broken exterior mirrors and an interior mirror pointing an odd direction. Music up (or headphones on), and not looking at his mirrors, and it wouldnt matter what you are doing behind him.

And then there is this, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75524974/waikatos-top-cop-held-up-by-slow-driver-enjoying-the-sun The article doesnt say, but i sure hope that the driver got slapped with a fine and demerits, just like a speeding driver would.

People also forget the simple fact that they are piloting a 1-2 Ton steel missile.

dont know why TM bothers with start prices that arent reserve TBH. Everything should be S=R.

as is most peoples, lets be honest.

and banning kids. Should lock them in the tray of utes instead of letting them in cars, f**k they must be a distraction. seen too many distracted drivers lately thanks to rowdy little shits.

Great video. No surprises that he loves the E46 so much, and interesting to hear his praises for the E36. That new M3 looks like a real beast.

oh man, motorsport spec is rare enough, but a swb motorsport 750i? The want is strong!

stop being a pedantic git Ron.

at the end of the day, people doing stupid speeds like that are going to do them regardless of what the tolerance (or law) is... and a lot of them wont live to tell the tale. Sadly the police will continue to use them as an example of why they focus on speed so much. I know when i was young and dumb i did some speeds i shouldnt, the law didnt matter to me. I had a reality check when i saw a video of what happens to a car when it crashes at 200kph. Now other than the odd quick burst of speed to pass someone (and free the passing lane up as quick as possible), i stick to the limit, using the tolerance as a safety net (for when speed creeps up going down hills etc).

Media like this certainly doesnt help the cause for speed... >_< http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75248603/hamilton-crash-splits-car-in-two-leaves-pair-critical

despite its name ABS doesnt completely stop your wheels locking, they pulse.

Thats a bloody good deal on the black one. I actually think theyre great looking cars, and if the blue one had the same wheels as the black one..... perfect.

its not a euro version, so gets the poverty spec US engine. Its basically a flashed up, over priced 328i. The dealer that imported it tried listing it for ages, had to damn near give it away from what i saw.

Cant believe this hasnt sold. If i wasnt flat broke id be all over it. Its got some damn cool options on it, and that contrasting interior is lush.

No, use 111 (been told this by an officer friend after i *555'd a drunk, the response is far quicker and urgent)