kiwi535

this is only fair.The more people who pay all their taxes the better of we will all be.They need to simplify the system ,get rid of the shelters,make EVERBODY pay their fair share.Why can the wealthy arange their affairs to pay minimal or no tax) whislt the "poor" cant avoid any tax.In the long run the individuals tax payments may drop

more details on the car please

the e34 that we call the 535is was never called a 535is by BMWNZ.AKAIK it was just a manual 535i with a full motorsport kit.I dont think they even called them a M535i

yes the E39 is fine looking automobile

i reckon M54.M30 too thirsty for what you get out of them

yes there is!....that is my "check the ride quality road" Head north from lower hutt and turn left at liverton road about 2 km north of the kelson lights.There is a turn at about 1.5 km but it has very little shoulder there.It come out at the base of the haywards hill.Watch out for the firth concrete trucks they tend to treat the road as their own.Its quite uneven.

maybe take a drive around the back streets of the hutt valley there are still stone chip roads out there

Sounds lke every south island trip i have done.The most frantic was from queenstown to Picton in one day with a stop over in CHC to service a near new Ducati 900 s2 man i was sore by the time i got to picton

kin heaps!

i dont know if they have specific towbar exprience but page european home st do good work.They may know. someone better qualified?

re the off road ability of an x5...the main limitation to any off road vehicle to real off roading is tyres and ground clearnace.Wheel articulation is important but less important as most modern vehicles have traction control of sorts.As i am seriously lookig at changig 4wds at the moment i actually drove a proper 70 series landcruiser wagon.I just couldnt live with one.Bear in mind they are 80k and the rear suspension is terrible. If you are taling about a track or partly formed road an x5 will easily do it.If you want to traverse mud/grass etc you need decent tyres and then the wheel size comes into play.If you are talking realy uneven stuff or steep climbs etc then you need low range and maybe a lift.I know of a pajero for sale very soon

well done i hopeit wasnt too painfull!

i might know someone who has had a getrag rebuilt in welly....

a 120 hatch is a very "nice" car.they have nice steering and brakes and would be a nice neutral but pleasimg handling car given that the brakes,suspension,and steering have all been maintained.As far a s a hatchback goes the BMW will not be as space efficient as a front wheel drive equivalent.If you do high Ks a 120d will be quite efficient.My 120d manual did 6.5 l per 100 k aroundd town and easily 5.5 k per 100 k on the open road.Dont forget the ruc is 6 cents a kilometre and rego/acc is more expensive than petrol.Always get a ppi from a bmw specialist if you are buying a bmw.There is a bmw 320 d wagon on here with very high ks....although i dont think it is running at the moment.

looks very very very good for its age i reckon.The fact that everything thing is there including two keys etc indicate to me(imho) that it is likely to be a bloody good car,because it has very concentious owners.

they not clogged up torx are they????

they also did the boot on the 535 after a diamante wrote itself off putting a ding in it on sh2.The nice insurance man paid for the stone chips

hmm if i was a dealer and someone came with a rod out the side or something i would be asking some very carefully worded questions...many times

thats all well and good but the dealer may not be aware that these problems exist .They are not all "experts"That does not absolve them of their responsibilties under cga.

turbo diesels are also quite soft straight of idle but the turbo comes in very early and the accelleration can be quite brisk at modest throttle openings.The difference between normal and full on isnt as great as in a petrol engine imho.So to the the uniniiated a turbo diesel can be quite impressive

a 130 would be awesome.a 120d was quite a lot of fun.....genuinely nice steering and braking a 130 prolly wouldnt be much heavier(if at all )but with more top end

would that sort of torque make the clutch a difficult proposition?

nice,though one of the reasons i sold the 120d was because it was a bit small to get into and out of

of course understood

well my 2009 pajero is rated at 147 kw and is amazing on fuel for 2.5 ton brick.quite nice on the road has few of the common rail problems an has a proper 4wd system.limited clearance and short wheel travel are the minus points off road.some of your boxes ticked