kiwi535

was watching superbikes last night,apparently they have signed reuben xaus to ride it

FYI All E39 M5s are fitted exclusively with 18-inch M Parallel Spoke II cast alloy wheels featuring a Satin Chrome finish. These wheels, which measure 8x18-inch (front) and 9.5x18-inch (rear) and wear staggered 245/40ZR18 (front) and 275/35ZR18 (rear) tires, are specific to the E39 M5

i also think the k series(if not all) the bmw motorcycles also use this process without issues

pay attention!

not always some earlier ones dont and some later ones still do

too many awesome roads down there...have nt yet figured out how i will get them all in!

i have heard that e 39 M5(s62) do this too,some do some dont,the special 10w60 is supposed to be better,and there is also some talk that piston rings were improved/changed at some point

some VW parts are the same....and cheaper too

eh??? You mean UK?

wow,10,000 plus page views,and lots of bids..

dont forget the 540 would have been a really high spec car.Tha interior was prolly an "individual" order.Nice write up,they make pretty light work of it dont they! Thanks Boris!

could be but i would prolly make it a two or three day affair,ie invercargill queenstown then those awesome roads around tekapo,then maybe back over the haast,up the coast back over to chch, etc etc ,almost a circumnavigation including figure eights of the south island(snow permitting).I could maybe pick you up in chch for the second half?

scan and post,probably of interest to everybody!

quite right mate.I rang him and told him that was the condtions of my bid.He accepted.I will be on the first plane i can after he rings me and i clear it with the boss(not her indoors!)Can you say ROAD TRIP!

the lights that are actually on the boot are std,only the outer lights are changed in option two

rvt fron this site looked at it for me and i have agreed with the seller that my trademe bid is subject to a test drive and satisfactory prepurchase inspection.

hopefully he is just tied up with his move back to the deep south.I have emailed hin reminding him of my phone number!

havent heard from him

doesnt the traction control work by comapring the speed of one wheel compared to the other.If the lsd limits the spin of the wheel with no traction the traction control might no know the wheels are actually spinning,but together.Does an lsd lock up straight away or is there a period of no lock up at all.TC may then knock the power back before the lsd locks up?

yes,a hard lesson for a young un....thats the price of buying second hand...all wreckers are like that its just pot luck for them too really!

very rare here,M5s are very rare here too.http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/BMW540iLE/ these guys might be able to help,I think there is a similar aussie group for the e34 M5.There was a e 34 540 with the six speed gearbox wrecked recently over there

assuming the wheels are the same diameter are they the same width??We need more info!

hmm that must make it difficult,every other person must have trouble

does the E36 suffer problems with The LKM like the e34????(a question to 3 series gurus and pewrhaps a pointer to the problem)

that would seem the only way to solve the problem.Do other people also use the trailer ?