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wow thats a brilliant price!

policing that would cost more than ACC would get

I moved to Alicetown now so a bit further than before! ill move this off topic to the correct thread

yeah just never twigged. oh christ, sounds like there is a higher chance of damage getting there and back than while there! really looking forward to that. sounding ever more like its going to be an assult on the poor m40b16 but so be it! it doesnt like 100km/h, especially all the way to the wairarapa

so they do! I learnt it from rotating both hands from the position you are describing outwards 45 degrees and the right hand makes a tick sign (right as in correct!)

especially liked the snow rallying complete with four wheels in the air mode hahaha

Triangle are pretty cool

if you want BMW partsbin ones you need E28 M30 engined ones. M5 works because the S38 is, for this purpose, the same as M30

No one gives way to anyone, as niether car crosses each others path (in theory). same as now

christ, you dont want to know my score lol. i think i better up my insurance. its a lot different between the birds-eye pictures and real life! that test is a lot more usefull though. i should do that a few more times i think. having never driven overseas which as i understand these rules already apply, its going to be hard to adapt!

E30 316i are where its at yo slow as, but mine is by far the most economical car ive had yet

QQ, are E34 and E30 outer headlights (smileys) the same part? obviously bracket is different, but the one on my e30 flops about like a cock in a sock, would probably fail its warrent when it goes for it. I only have E34 spares in the shed, dont want to pull it apart to find out they are different if they are! cheers

slightly OT but does he do other marques too? need a key for a late Mondeo, Ford wants $400 ish for one!

Why would you spend from $40k on an X5 when you can have one of these???????? Its a no brainer then

i think it drops skids

tumbleweed

You knew id play! Worksafe-ish Because its an unashamed piss-take of 'gangster' videos

ok ok settle down lol

yeah your probably right, might be a bit more than $500. though, ideally with the M52 you do too. if you dont source the correct gearbox, then youd still have to shave and balance the M20 flywheel or import a new one to make it all work

agreed. an M60 would be minimal extra work. you would still have to rewire. youd still have to buy new mounts etc. the only cost saving would be the eninge itself, but an extra $500 or so for an extra 80odd HP sounds worth it in my book

my advise would be to get an M50B25 from a wrecker thats also trashed, and swap the engine mounts but more importantly the loom onto your M52 engine. and then go from there. using the M52 loom has all sorts of issues. as far as wiring goes between attaching the M50 to the body loom, should be pretty straight forward as that engine came in that chassis so will be wiring diagrams on the net

Supposedly the prefacelifts for one, but primarily the M10s are far harder to do it on than facelifts. Wiring is similar but different enough to be annoying. +1 to what most other people said, especially the importance of having a good shell with all the interior/light/other unrelated-to-engine curcuits in good condition. i learnt oth of those the hard way and is why mine got parted out in the end

thats going to apply to any second hand laptop!

yes your right about using a USB/serial convertor. couldnt agree more. My BMW diagnostic thing doesnt have all features, and even doing IC chip programming i used to do, which uses only three pins of the serial plug (+5V, 0V and the signal) and it couldnt even get that right!

ill try keep it simple! everyone wanted, lets just say, a brand new E30 when they came out and was the car to be seen in = demand is high. thats why they got away with charging $60,000 for a 320i (numbers might be off but irrelevant). however, despite the the vast majority are still on the road, no way near as many people want them. low demand, demand curve shifts to the left, price falls. give it 20 years time and demand has gone back the opposite way as they are classics, but ever since 1993 supply has been falling (moving to the left) while since now demand is moving to the right. price goes up, and is why a 2002 (based on the mechanical ability/reliability etc) which is an inferior car is more expencive in the same condition. got that?