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... and maintaining them. They get dirty, especially when used outside. Can they be washed in a commercial (BIG) washing machine?

Back in the day, when I were a lad, (etc) I had a Mercedes 560SEC. My brother had the 500SEC. His car was more sporting, more responsive. Perhaps more 'fun' to drive. Mine was Smoke Silver, had 17" Oz alloys and looked nicer. Both were automatics. We changed direction a little and he bought an 840Ci (with the 4.4 engine). I bought an 850CSi with a 6-speed manual gearbox. Mine was definitely the more sporty of the two. He 'invested' (OK - we spent a lot of time, effort and no small amount of money), had a 6-speed gearbox fitted, and we demonstrated that BMW had missed a trick. His car was by far the better drive. My car felt lazy by comparison. Nice, fun, and thoroughly enjoyable, but lazy. At the time, and this is well over 10 years ago, my 850CSi cost well under (equivalent) $8k. I was seeing them in the UK for as little as £1500 (NZ$3500 at the time). Big, complex, and expensive to maintain.

850CCA refers to 'Cold Cranking Amps'. CCA is a rating used in the battery industry to define a battery's ability to start an engine in cold temperatures. It refers to the number of amps a (nominally) 12-volt battery can deliver at 0°F for 30 seconds while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 volts. Your car may *need* this. Or it may not. It's not irrelevant but is of less importance (to you, in NZ) than the overall capacity and specification of the battery for your car. When was the last time you saw -18C when trying to start your car? You'll probably find batteries meeting the specification of the BMW part number I quoted will exceed 900CCA.

V12 can have a smaller battery. 725TDS, 728I+IL, 730D, 730I+IL, 740D, 740I+IL, and 750I+IL are specified to have a 90Ah battery, BMW p/n 61217604822.

This was for a 'prestige' manufacturer. The self-entitlement is overwhelming. 😡

Idiots posting on Facebook complaining they aren't getting a response from a car dealer about the service they have booked for today. In Hastings. Do these people not see the news?

A M10 somewhere you'd not normally expect to find it! From: http://www.britishv8.org/Other/BruceUchida.htm

Recruiters who briefly scan a CV, interview you, and then tell you they have people more experienced. When challenged they tell you they didn't know... (And incorrectly spell your name .) IT'S ALL IN THE CV AND COVER LETTER ! 🤬

2002Tii_M10_8v_9000rpm.mp4

Could be. Looked like it could have been a closed-door respray, but I'm happy to be corrected on that.

Resprayed red 1987 318i sold for just over $15k. 17x9" rims (too big in my opinion - ymmv ) and non-standard interior.

Reviewing NZTA would mean acknowledging a government department was a failure, and they really don't want that. In the meantime, there is endless diatribe around "speed kills" and no effort to address the true underlying factor - driver skill or ability. Yes - inappropriate speed can cause accidents, but idiots driving at 5km/h below the speed limit in terrible conditions cause far, far more - and worse - accidents.

NZTA are an over-sized under-performing governmental anachronism. They don't actually do anything, other than collect money. No-one there actually contributes directly to anything: they simply engage a sub-contractor who will engage their own sub-contractors, who delegate and sub-contract... More layers than a really good Baklava, and every layer is taking money out of the system. I read that it is estimated that for every $100 spent, around $22 finds its way to the road and those people working on it.

Still no pics or info....

I got two emails - one the day before, and one on the day. Have missed receiving them in the past, though.

Taking advantage of the free listing day, but couldn't be bothered to plan to actually have any content.