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You mean like a fast ticking sound? Flat battery my friend. Solenoid on starter not engaging properly as not enough juice. Faulty heater core maybe?

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That 535 was forsale last year for a fair bit more than that. I know prices have dropped somewhat, but assuming it sold last year, why the sudden sell for so much less???

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In my hunt for the oldest thread on here I happened across this. She's come along way huh Andrew? Love comparing your plans then with now. Look much younger and less used/abused too. hah - funny.

Haha - didn't someone want to trade their bimmmer for a mini truck - perfect solution!

I hope to hell you're being sarcastic. "babes" would probably beat you up if you wore that and if you were ghey enough to wear it they probably could beat you up too. The belt version has been around awhile now - I see plebs wearing them in night clubs with their ph number scrolling. Muppets

No, Andrew means you have no control as the forces are shoving you onto the pedal meaning you can't let off to avoid a skid if required. You end up using the brake pedal to brace your body. If you used your right foot, the left can be bracing you by pushing against the dead pedal. F1 drivers have a proper seat and harness to hold them in place so that they aren't falling onto the pedal.

**OT** I knew what you meant Ken and wasn't having a go. I'm always the first to admit I don't know sh*t from clay when that is the case. The wind isn't too bad it's the rain - its like a constant moving mist out there. **/OT** Thats the other thing as you say Carl, often peaople driv ein the most horrendous shoes. I've heard a rumour about insurance companies not paying out in some cases as their policies specified a footwear requirement whilst driving in the small print. Don't know how much truth is in it though. I drive in steelcaps, gumboots and barefoot frequently - jandals is the only no-no. But of course I'm not driving like a race-car driver when I do.

Any chance of fixing the sent messages not saving in the sent folder problem whilst you are at it?

Care to share? Lately I've been doing much reading and would love to hear anything that may add to what I've learned so far. I'll happily quote my source if you want to rubbish it - I'm confident it's legit and will stand up to scrutiny. Sure, until I get the chance to properly test it all its all pie-in-the-sky, but hence the disclaimer "from what I've read" rather than the more common theme on here of people posting up googled answers as their own words.

got pics jazz? Sam - if you're trying to get a discount from someone at plates, then you're probably out of luck. There was someone on here who had a couple of cheap referrals, but they have long since expired. Reach into those pockets of yours and pull out your wallet, blow away the moths and dust and pay for them.

As far as I know from the reading I have done on the topic, left foot braking is only really useful for load transfer in racing conditions. In a a manual you still need to be able to operate the clutch under braking. Typical corner in racing (from literature I have read) is right foot off the throttle and onto the brake - smoothly apply maximum braking pressure available without losing traction. A split second before the turn-in apply clutch with the left foot, select the correct gera and then turn-in. almost immediately release the brake pedal, then the clutch and smoothly apply maximum throttle without loss of traction for the straight. Left foot braking can be used here if required to control load transfer under acceleration whilst cornering, or in the case where a gear change is not required for the corner. Any other situation, left foot braking would be pointless. Without a proper race seat and harness to hold you firmly in place, how can you brace yourself while the left foot is on the brake (that's what the dead pedal is for). As Andrew said - you would be falling on the pedal making pressure control impossible, not to mention you would be bracing yourself using your arms - making precise steering impossible. As far as closeness of pedals is concerned, my size 10's have no trouble, but I can understand other bigger-footed people having issues. I noticed the closeness when I first drove a bimmer, but so used to it now, and on a manual it makes heel-toeing a cinch.

GT grafix can do anything and cost same as german plates. Downside is the plates are perspex not metal so no raised numbers. Reflective though, so look legal unless up really close. I'm liking the fact that plates has released so many new designs - it is going to make it impossible for them to prosecture you for euro plates not produced by them as long as they look similar as the law prescribes design, not source of manufacturer (as much as they like to argue otherwise). Love the new bay of Plenty plate - looks like highway patrol colours.

Looks clean and straight. That's always a good start.

Sorry to hear about the theft. The cabby is interesting. I didn't know they made facelift Baurs....

Wondered how long it would take for that to pop up here. I see a couple of bimmersporters already bidding...

The lazy ass mofo's never replied to my email so I rang them. The telephone operator didn't know so I was put through to someone who did. The points expire two years from the date of issue regardless of whether you accrue more points. If you accrue 100 points in a 2 year time frame, then you face a license suspension. A license suspension of 6 months or more wipes any points you may have sitting there from other offenses, and I assume if you get a 3 month suspension BECAUSE of 100 points, then those points are also wiped.

All sorted thanks Paul as per above reply. Car has been manual and mobile for 6 days now. When I manual'd the 320 it got a bit of a performance gain, and expected a similar difference on the 325. But the performance gain on the 325 is just phenomenal! Ass-dyno of course. Revs up way quicker without that damn heavy torque converter. Having a lot of fun wearing out my rear tyres the last few days. Cool.

Interesting. There is also a school of thought that says old engines (such as e30's) that have been run all their lives on mineral should dtay on mineral. What's your take on that?

One came off a f/l, other was bought for a f/l and never fitted. May fit pre f/l but don't know. 1st one is single peice - bolts up to bolts that hold bumper on plus another through the floor of the boot. 2nd one is in about four bits and I havn't even looked at ow it mounts, but was bought for e30 so will fit. Sensible offers.

I usually hate them, but look OK on that car. Easy enough to change though. Reminds me of two recent Pimp My Ride Episodes (my first and last two I'll ever watch) - a datsun with e30 lights, and a ford escort with full m3 kit, spoilers, BMW leather interior and BMW look-alike badges - gah!

How do you find those tyres? Performane wise. Also what did you pay? From what I could make out on the sidewall they are Hankook H405's?

Thanks and thanks. I'll try the muffler shop. Only reason I don't ue something out of my bolt collection as I'm not sure if the exhaust nuts have been treated in any way to cope with the heat.