Grant

Contrary to popular belief, it seems most people on here think you are simply f***ed, there is a way to keep your license, if you are not a complete flatpeak wearing idiot. ( not saying you are )

If you are serious about fighting it, get a lawyer.

I got done for sustained loss of traction when i was 18, the cop literally came around the corner as I was arking it up and caught me in the middle of it, and I got a lawyer and got the charge let down to careless driving from sustained loss of traction. Then I got diversion with the careless driving.

Sustained loss of traction I guess would be treated in a simular way street racing, so give it a shot if you are that desperate.

I basically just tried to come across as not the usual idiot, i'm a uni student, i have goals in life other than just leaving black lines on the street, wanted to go place, blah blah, and in the end I think the lawyer just spoke to the police prosecutor and got me on diversion. I didn't even have to step foot in the court. She called me one day and just gave me the time I had to go to the diversion office.

It cost me about $600, but I got totally let off. I think it was $600 well spent too, because I needed my license.

This happened in Tauranga too, I cant remember the name of the lawyer, but the office was really close to the court. Just around the corner. If you are interested, I could possibly find the address.

Just my 2c.

I agree, I think that Mark has the best approach here, and if I were in your shoes would follow this course of action too.

That's a fantastic looking car, and a pretty good price too.

^ I see you have deleted the signature now, so I take it all back.

I guess he's "some small time gangster", he's not relevant and no you shouldn't care.

Make you feel better Grant?

Where do i state i'm proud?

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You are right, I don't care, I just find it very amusing that you have gone to such lengths to actually make it your signature, and even bold some words. (which makes it appear as though you are proud - if you weren't, why would he even feature as an avatar, or even worse make a signature specific to it).

But hey, you have a tough guy internet image to keep up, so if this makes you feel like a big tough guy, then go for your life, go to town.

It's there for the benifit of the retards on this forum who question why i have that pic.

Just makes things clear................doesn't it Karl.

I still don't get it.

Who is he? Why is he relevant? Should we care? (for the record, being proud of knowing him just sounds pathetic to me).

A 535i engine, turbo charged, and put into an E30?

That whole story just affirms my opinion.

I just saw your sig. Who the f**k is Mark Read?

Edit: I just looked him up. You have a small time, Australian thug as your avatar, and talk about him in your signature. Congratulations.

I'm not going to lie, it looks to be a piece of crap

I think you did exactly the right thing under the circumstances, although it probably doesn't seem so at the moment.

Just be honest, apologetic and sincere, and admit what you did was stupid and I'm sure you will get off as lightly as possible.

Used Jeff's, Had no problems. Were the only people that could really deliver at the time.

When I sold one of My E36's beofre leaving NZ, Jeff's transported it to Wellington for the new owner. Very professional on the pick up end.

^^^^

No friggen way!!!!! IDIOTS!!!!! Incredible read...must be a joke - has to be.

You think?

I hadn't washed/cleaned my Passat in the two years I had owned it, and it had performed like a swiss watch. I cleaned it two weeks ago, and two days later the starter motor quits.

There is a lesson in that somewhere.

^ on that note, as far as the price difference in concerned, there seems to be about US10c a gallon difference between the grades.

91 currently costs around US$3.30 - US$3.50 a gallon (about NZ$1.20 a litre)

89 - $3.20 - $3.30 a gallon

87 - $3.10 - $3.20 a gallon

This is in California. In other states it is significantly cheaper again. California has the highest cost by some margin in the USA (for most things).

Close. They use a different rating to us. Ignore it.

OP use 95-8.

I was going to say that,

We get three octane ratings here (the US) 87, 89 and 91 but a different method of measurement. See below (from Wikipedia)

Research Octane Number (RON)

The most common type of octane rating worldwide is the Research Octane Number (RON). RON is determined by running the fuel in a test engine with a variable compression ratio under controlled conditions, and comparing the results with those for mixtures of iso-octane and n-heptane.

Motor Octane Number (MON)

There is another type of octane rating, called Motor Octane Number (MON), or the aviation lean octane rating, which is a better measure of how the fuel behaves when under load, as it is determined at 900 rpm engine speed, instead of the 600 rpm for RON.[2][3] MON testing uses a similar test engine to that used in RON testing, but with a preheated fuel mixture, higher engine speed, and variable ignition timing to further stress the fuel's knock resistance. Depending on the composition of the fuel, the MON of a modern gasoline will be about 8 to 10 points lower than the RON, however there is no direct link between RON and MON. Normally, fuel specifications require both a minimum RON and a minimum MON

Anti-Knock Index (AKI)

In most countries, including all of those of Australia and Europe the "headline" octane rating shown on the pump is the RON, but in Canada, the United States and some other countries, like Brazil, the headline number is the average of the RON and the MON, called the Anti-Knock Index (AKI, and often written on pumps as (R+M)/2). It may also sometimes be called the Road Octane Number (RdON) or Pump Octane Number (PON).

Difference between RON and AKI

Because of the 8 to 10 point difference noted above, the octane rating shown in the United States is 4 to 5 points lower than the rating shown elsewhere in the world for the same fuel.

I would say that an H1 Hummer would take some beating! A horrible monstrocity, and highly unpractical on NZ roads, but I would guess they would be pretty safe in almost any accident (unless you were the other car).

I had that head on between Thames and Pauanui those few years ago in my E30. I was amazed how well the E30 stood up to the accident, and how much better off I was than the other twit. I was also amazed how I was almost completely uninjured.

I like it, especially the front on view. It looks aggressive and evil. It looks like it is has an evil grin, the grin of a sadistic serial killer just before they attack.

If I saw that coming up the road behind me, I'd want to get out of its way.

Good luck, I have always thought that yours was one of the best looking E30's around.

That is a pretty good looking car.

I dont think the point was whether or not you can switch traction control off or you have comfort access or any of the other pointless waffle.

I think the issue is with the underlying complexity of the systems used to control basic operation of the car.

Of course new cars are more efficient, more powerfull and, for the first 5 years of their life, possibly more reliable but just imagine how much more of all those things a new car could be if it didn't weigh 2 ton.

Once these cars are more than 5years old they become nothing but liabilities for their owners.

And I dont think 5years is a long enough life span for a car. There's the sinking feeling that this is what new manufacturers are chasing.

Not only is it silly expensive, but also horribly wasteful of resources that wont last forever.

These are my thoughts as well.

Would you believe that when I took my hamster on a wheel 1986 Toyota to the dealership there was not one technician there that knew how to tune it up? That turns the tables on things doesn’t it, a modern dealership un able to service a car that most imagine to be simple.

That is a good/interesting point.

Greg, what are the oldest cars you get into the dealership for work? Do you get many E30/E34 era cars in for work?

What about older (notwithstanding the fact that most of this era are no longer on the road)?

What do you prefer to work on, a newer car or an older car?

It’s a hard one.

Random thoughts.

Is the $$$ cost to replace an Airbag or a skid control system is high vs the emotional cost of losing a family member when they die in an accident.

Where would you cut costs?

A 2011 is 1000% stiffer than a 1991, has more space, is faster and better to drive and in the event of an accident you may live, it will drink less fuel and require less servicing than a 1990 Corolla, also, relative to inflation and income a new Corolla is cheaper to buy in 2011. It does weigh 250-300kg more though and won’t do as mean a skid.

I agree, a modern car is a significantly better car in nearly every way, especially safety.

What if they dropped the brand new engine out of a 1991 Corolla into a 2011 Corolla, and all of the additional safety and comfort features worked. (I know that I am being overly simplistic in this example - and it probably isn't even possible)?

I'm not even sure why I am that interested in this topic. I put it down to my overly analytic nature, and that these types of things interest me.

Sorry, some of us (me) are a bit slow Grant. You have put in a way I can understand

I think it is more the case that what I am thinking in my head, and trying to articulate through the keyboard, is not what is read the other end. It is also easy to get off the original point because a car is much more than it was say 20 years ago, they advanced in many ways (safety, features, accessories etc).

I do think that these are nice cars, but everytime I see one I imagine it is driven by either a real life pimp, or an overweight italian-american mobster wearing a tracksuit, and covered in large jewelry

Pre Delivery Inspection, all new cars that arrive to us get one before they go to the customer or on to the yard.

Ahhh, of course. I should have guessed that.

Thanks.

Greg, what is a PDI?