Grant

Do you listen to yourself speak, or do you drift in and out? To clarify: The Haka isn't MY national song. THE NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL ANTHEM IS. I agree.Some of you need to get of your collective high horses and relax. We are a country who does not hesitate to take the piss out of other countries traditions (albeit in a good natured way), yet suddenly there are parts of our society that are precious about aspects of our culture. If you don't like the Fiat ad, then you probably wont like this: http://www.legacypartners.com/Legacy.asp?loc=r_dev11&div=R They have only just got the spelling right (previously it was called Kiora Park!!) Cheers Grant

I'm of the opinion that you have to take each car on a case by case basis, and that making a generalisation about cars imported from any one country is wrong. For me, where the car comes from is not that important, although I would take more care, and check more thoroughly a car imported from Japan (or Singpore etc), than I would a NZ new one. However, if it checked out to be good, I would have no hesitation in buying it. Cheers Grant

Does this happen at idle, under acceleration or both? Cheers Grant

I think that they look good. Nice effort, good luck with making a few sales. As for the people worrying about the lateral movement (due to the hinges), this should not be a worry, Racing Dynamics strut braces use a similar hinged arrangement, and they make a good strut brace. Cheers Grant

looking for your wheel lock nut adapter?

Good job, looks nice, good improvement. Cheers Grant

and they also will be suitable for any cars, Euro, US, Japan, S.A etc.I have them (as do a heap of other people on here), they are good. Cheers Grant

Nice work (yet again), big fella. Cheers Grant

I used a Mothers product (not sure what one it was off the top of my head), it did wonders to the oxidation on the E36's paintwork. I got it at a Repco (or other somesuch run of the mill parts place). I didn't need a power buffer, and it had no adverse effect on the paint. Cheers Grant

I agree (about the E28 M535i being an official designated M car by BMW) and that the E30 M325i is not.This seems strange to me (as neither, in my opinion are real 'M' cars), but hey I'm not BMW. (and this is a whole other arguement that has been done to death in general, and one persons opninio differs from anothers in the M car debate). Cheers Grant

It does (suggest this), and the E28 M535i does (have a 218hp engine).Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it is a crap car, I think that they are ok, but were not, built by BMW's Motorsport division. Cheers Grant

The next book I looked at, and probably the definitive book on BMW "Unbeatable BMW" by Jeremy Walton, it states about the E28 M535i: "...was criticised for wearing an M Badge.....hitting 9,500 units on the mainstream production line". Sparkle, you want me to keep looking, or are you happy to admit that they were not Motorsport built cars? Cheers Grant

Actually, on reading more closely the first book I quoted does say that the M535i was not built by the Motorsport division (earlier in the book, in the history of the Motorsport division).It says about the E28 M535i: "...were always manufactured in BMW's main production line". I have a large bookcase here full of the BMWCC library books, I bet I could find numerous other books stating the fact that the E28 M535i was made on the standard production line. Cheers Grant

My point is, that contrary to your earlier statement, that the E28 M535i was built by the Motorsport division, that fact is that they are not.The E12 M535i, on the otherhand was. Like the E30 M325i, and countless other M badged cars since, they are predominantly marketing exercises (not withstanding the fact that they often do have some goodies on them). Cheers Grant

In another book - "BMW M-Series" it states: "Many observers opined that therefore the M535i (E28) was not a true M car. Later it says "The M535i is less a product of M Power, and far more a product of M Technics" and "..enthusiasts react in horror at the mention of the E28 M535i in the same breath as other M cars" Cheers Grant

Further in the book BMW M-Series and Performance Specials is says (about the E28 535i): "the second generation m535i was not really a Motorsport product.....the E28 M535i was only the top of the range 5 series" Later it states "...and the fact that the cars were built on the regular factory production line (rather than by the Motorsport division)...". Cheers Grant

Here is what is stated about the E28 M535i in the book "BMW M Series: The Complete Story": "This latest machine - only the second saloon to carry the M-series identification, but in reality nothing more than an exercise in badge engineering." It mentions nothing about it coming from the M factory at all, and I soubt it was from there as later in the book in the appendix, when the production runs are listed, the E28 535i has an * beside it, and footnote reads "a rebadged 535i only". Cheers Grant

I agree.Hope he had insurance. Cheers Grant

As the title says, I am after a working E36 4 door passenger side central locking door actuator. If anyone has one for sale, please either reply here, or send me a PM. Cheers Grant

Sam, you know Sparkle, what he doesn't know, he soon makes up.

Quick to make a judgement aren't you!!There is more to this car than meets the eye, and a good reason for the colours. There is a rumour that this may be going to be turned into a E30 race car for the race series.. (I'm talking about the mutli-coloured car here, not the white air bagged thing) Cheers Grant

Sam, you know what you really want is some window race netting...glass windows are well over rated...

Magic.....The English language is destroyed once again.... I know I sound like a broken record, but would it hurt you illiterate morons to at least make an effort, I mean it is not as though you have used any words that are even remotely hard to spell.

Agreed.

This (and the other 2 photos) sure spread pretty quick via email on Monday afternoon. I think I must have got it 15 times within one hour. But...to follow up on this, you can own the handbag and broken cellphone: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Sports-mem...on-58555525.htm Cheers Grant