lord_jagganath

The new airport drop/pick up sucks, when you try to walk to the terminal on a rainy day, you get drenched.  Why are things not done with foresight? 

I'm quite happy with the Achilles and Accelera's from indonesia, tbh. more rubber in their build and can be obtained at a reasonable cost, from Hyper. heck, my last full set of 4 for the sienta cost 700$. 

^ have had AliExpress packages come in less than a week of late, we're living in mad times. 

43 minutes ago, GorGasm said:

There's an F10 520d M-sport on facebook at the moment for $8100.  A lot of car for the money!

i saw the car. it needed work. and reeked of cigarette smoke. 

^ considering I drove a 2011 VW CC TDI at the time of the scandal...

Just got myself a '15 VW Touareg,. was split between that touareg and the F15 X5, but when the touareg is about 6k less dear... 

Not so much of a rant as a flabbergast. 

PPI arranged this morning.by admin of a HB nursing home for a Sienta welcab that i am selling 

they Called me up after said PPI was done after an hour

Resident whom the car is being purchased for had passed on overnight, car no longer needed. 

bright side, I know now the alignment of the car is off and it may need brakes done in the next year. 

^ should have mentioned it was a long delayed trip to my hometown for me, so not much exploration here. definitely had a focus on the urban areas as visiting friends and relatives. I did do a trip to drink toddy and consume wildboar/ monitor lizard/ venison curries in a rural visit. 

how would you like a 520d Graham? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/338634632489049

or a 120d ,albeit tiny https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/742590861201650/ 

1 hour ago, Apex said:

Aside from being on holiday itself, I would be interested to hear about what is better in other countries though. (have travelled the world and noted pro's and cons)

really depends on what you want out of life. the sheer bustle of people in Kuala Lumpur was invigorating for me, I lost nearly 10kgs in weight, skin become better, breathing easier ( no hayfever) . But that's just me. 

back in Kiwiland after a month long holiday, damn i wish the holiday was longer. :balloon deflating: 

On 10/6/2023 at 1:50 PM, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Hope the insurance give you a decent price for it and don’t fob you off with “market value” BS.

they were ok jon, i had renewed the previous week, and the value was adjusted lower. lost some money but that is ok. 

Pug was written off, was hit in the back   just had to be after i sorted all the issues. :sigh: 

Funny enough, the pugs Alternator died too. 

Things come in threes apparently... 

first the washing machine carked it, 

now the Pug's clutch has blown, probably the master cylinder siezed... 

here's hoping #3 isn't major. 

I found Giltrap to be good with their service in general, and their part prices reasonable when i used to have my VW CC. 

There's not a day there has not been an accident of some sort on the strip of SH1 I travel, this past month. 

^2nded on the dampness causing issues for prints. having processed PLA for my thesis, i found to my peril how hygroscopic these polymers were. 

there's Twilight Purple and Purple Silk, but not quite the same.

Please can we have TechnoViolet brought back? 

^ I'm (not) lovin' it 

Feeling pretty good, the Pug did not drown in the rains yesterday, and is now free of major rust thanks to a very good panelbeater. also passed wof with only a licence plate bulb to be replaced. happy days. 

I'm positively fizzing. other than the ugly wheels... 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/other/listing/4072646458 

the french mo'er has major structural rust. i should have known. :sigh: 

absolutely hate that I got finessed and was threatened with legalese into selling the semi electric land boat.