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even my 120d manual chipped was an awesome wee car.Consumption was 6.5 l 100 k around twon,but that was not really much stop start,but it never really varied much from that.On the open road you could get 5.5 without really trying.6 spd manul very high geared it wasnt really paractical to change into 6th unless itwas dead flat under 110 km hr.On road performance was really good prolly equivalent to a 3 l petrol in normal driving.The "power band is small only 2000 rpm to 4500."But you dont get that high rev performance of a petrol.The power is kinda flatand you gotta keep it on boost .RUC is 6 c a kilometre.I had the 120d for about two years it never needed anything but oil and tyres,but it did get a good run every work day.I beleive thats important for a modern diesel.I seviced by the service indicator which was about 15k apart.I think it still lives on this forum somewhere.The only reason i sold it was it was a bit small interior wise for me.I am 190 cm,but it literally cost half the ammount to run than my e34 535. a 123d would be better still.(esp if it was chipped and manual) this was mine

i just dont get that fad....although rather mild in comparison i just dont undersatd why people buy G wagens and have 20 inch wheels on em.....I just dont get it.As na urban vehicle they would just suck

good luck with it.!And the job hunting!

jeepers i dont run that sort of pressure on my 265.65/17 LT tyres.!Some do but the ride is horrendous

ruc will come in for electric cars if they become too popular

when i had mine (manual) it was very consistent 6.5 l per 100 k round town and on a trip 5.5 l per 100 k easy.I didnt do stop start kinda stuff but that 6.5 l never really changed much with different use. edit...i see you are welly based so my day to day trip was commuting from wellington to lower hutt.I dont recomend a diesel unless you are going to do longer trip.Mine was chipped

the 74.1 mm wheel bore is common on aftermarket wheels for BMW s though

winters comin...you dont want a five series with a dodgy battery in the winter......

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any garage door place will do it...i tell ya installing old "unrolled" ones by ya self is not an easy job....

not sure what my model pirelli was but the price does vary somewhat.When it comes time, give yourself plenty of time to shop around

my recomendation for tyres is the tyre clinic fifeshire ave (next to mitsubishi wellington).Do you have run flats?My experience with runflats(at the time) was that pirelli's were competitive in price with bridgestones and continentals but had a nicer ride. Tyre clinic do not seem wedded to a particular brand

much nicer to use cos you can see stuff!.Thanks!!!

not arguing but my e34 developed a wicked shake over a short period of time .new arms&bushes solved it instantly.Nothing else changed in that time

yes control arm bushings get e34 m5 ones or e32 750 to replace.Its an E34 "thing"

you give them too much credit.Thinking?

you may be wrong.AFAIK there is an oil service,inspection 1 and inspection 2.In the background there is also tabs on brake fluid and coolant.Often these are part of the annual inspection.

yes but for us NZ ers the HD 12 and the spec of the car are one and the same.In 1990 nz was still recoc=vering from the financial crash of 1987 and an hd 12 was about 130 000 and an e34 M5 was rumored to be about 200 000......thats why the Hhd12 spec exists.They just couldnt expect to sell many M5s

you will find that the NZ HD12 is a poor mans e34 M5.They were manual, with a fullmtech spec,sports seats,body kit ,m tech suspension and LSDhd12.doc.I think all of them would have had metric wheels to begin with

hub centric rings need to be exact.I think your hubs will be 72.5(or so) but you need to find out exactly what your wheel bore is.Then you can start searching.A mag wheel place should have them(or a source)

its too late for that...its only a matter of degree now!

any development of the CEL?

i think we can say tha every generation is better than the previous one,but that doesnt mean to say the the latest generation oil will be any good for an old M30 lump(for example)

wow z4 there are a surprising number of manual ones!