kiwi535

just buy a pajero

well done,welcome

did it stay in NZ?

you doing good things Richard

i have had three i think 1 in the middle of nowhere on the way to Napier in the middle of the night.I had a couple in the 535 when the tyres were very worn. If you get an inflation kit make sure you know how to work it!Is there a space saver type spare availabale.I think i would go that route

i only got 70.The older e 9 ,10,etc really threw me.Many incorrect guesses there

i had a 120 d mnual it was a 6 spd though.I got a "80 percent" remap as i wanted to have the option of retaing some economy.Nicer to drive,would rev quicker than stock.I foound that the 120 was fine as long as you kept it on boost.If you came up to a very slow corner then tried to accelerate there was just nothing there...I got in to the habit of changing into 1st for very sharp uphill hairpins! My remap was about $900 i thought it was worth it.It made the 120 d quite a snappy performer.Apetrol 2 litre would have better top end performance,but on road "rolling" performance was very good.If you are going to keep the car for a long time i reckon get a remap if you can afford it.

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ok this may not be any good for an E61...just tryin to help.

given that tv turned didgital in 2013 i would guess the answer is yes.As suggested above talk to tone of the converter people. a quick google turned up this....

this is e34 with style 5s BMW E34 540i with BBS Style 5 wheels by lowston, on Flickr

and some will say its not a good set up with a square set up you can rotate the tyres front to back to even out the wear.

dont tell me they are metrics still???

where does clean hydrogen come from then?

its mainly because hydrogen is still a byproduct of the oil industry.Unti we hit the magical fusion, hydrogen will be in short supply.

sh43 beckons! I got my fingers crossed for ya too mate!

the manual e39 540s would probably have been the E39 versions of the 535is...there werent many of them to begin with either. I drove one and although a very nice car it wasnt as engaging as the E34 imho

manual e 34s were not exactly common.

my old 535 which they said 91 was ok ran nicer and even got slightly better consumption on 96 (I think then) i used to run 91 just trundling to and from work.96 i f iwas was gonna be DRIVING

This(and manual gearbox and useable torque) is the main reason that got me into a BMW initially.When i bought the 535 I Drove from Auckland to Wellington picked up the family and then up to Napier without any long stops.The Wellington to Napier leg was appalling weather(cars were pulling of the road in heavy rain) but the 535 just lapped it up

this reinforces my view that most people view cars as mobile infotainment systems which require as little driver input as possible. What a sh*t headline Better?

nice lookin wheels alright

https://www.driftworks.com/forum/threads/rondell-0021-staggered-alloys-17-5x120.257707/ only 400 pounds albeit one year ago

you have got to complain...if yu dont they think they are fooling you and or dont even realise that what they are doing is crap,though i think they know that already but get away with it time and time again.At least ask for your money back and tell them they wont be touching your car again

i think a guy in chc bought it.I am pretty sure he did a follow up on it and had done a few thengs to get it running right