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More than likely years.

The car in question has been sitting for some time, and I'd anticipated moisture but it's (sadly) been a while since I've had to do any serious clutch work so felt it best to ask first. Especially as a new, stock clutch (Sachs) for this car is over $1000 and is an absolute sod to fit.

When pressing the clutch pedal, it goes almost to the floor before engaging and allowing a gear to be selected. Possible causes that come to mind include bleed it, replace slave cylinder, and replace clutch. Is any one solution more likely than another? The car has stood for some time.

I'll check when I get home. I'm selling the white coupe as a whole car (as far as possible) but think I have a couple of spares too.

S62.

I saw the pics on FB earlier - such a shame.

Yes. Imagine if you got it all back together and the following week... About $100 worth, at a guess?

I'll check the one I have in the garage. Barry - it's not for sale but you're welcome to borrow it if that would help.

Could it be the same as the E30 one? I don't know, but if it is it'll broaden your search.

I'm intrigued as to who made the discs. Hawk pads I have used and found to be pretty good, if a little 'dirty'.

Meyle... Fine. Akebono... Who? What?

If he really wants to show off, I have a stone-chipped ½million km daily driver he can have a go at! At least it is blue, so it'll look lovely polished up.

Maybe speeding isn't as serious as we've been led to believe?

Licence suspension doesn't atop him doing it again, or even stop him driving the car. Removing ownership does. Still, does seem harsh (especially in light of punishment meted out for other, far more serious crimes), but for a repeat offender it may be the only way to deal with them.

70 hours community service is pretty steep for a 'sustained loss of traction'... How sustained was it? How does the law define 'sustained' in this situation? If it was 20 yards of 'sustained', there may be justification, especially if the person in question has previous. As for a button clutch making the car uncontrollable - should the car be on the road? </Devils's Advocate> We're not told enough to make any sensible judgement... Usual media reporting, really.

Bargain? Not sure. Although, given the prices of 15x7 BBS rims (changed hands for less than 50 quid a set in the UK!) over here they are relatively well priced. If the centre bore really is 55mm, they're too small for an E30 which requires 57.1mm. No mention of offset.

I really like the idea of the phone being face down and still being able to see the time on the 'side' of the screen. I'm getting worse than my daughter. I've never had anything like that, and here I am wondering why everything doesn't do that!

There's other places it could happen, but it's extremely unlikely. Sounds like you have the two main culprits under suspicion.

Thanks Christian.

It's the little things. Big things I can normally sort!

Thinking about getting a new phone - mine has done well for the last several years, but it is showing signs of being quite tired. I like the spec of the Galaxy S7 Edge... Except for the size. OK, you can get the Galaxy S7, but that doesn't have the curved sides. Bit of a gimmick, but I like it. The Galaxy S6 Edge was the same size as the S7, and it had curved sides... Why does the S7 Edge have to be bigger than the S7???

There was a time when the merest sniff of the possibility of a E30 coupe with a manual box would have seen hoards crowding round... I must've missed that boat!

^ That's about it (re the manual vs auto box). I'm just a little short of a paddock for her to learn in!

It could well be just me, but it is similar to swimming and cycling. I don't expect her to excel at either, but I want to be sure she can. Driving a manual car is something that she'll probably never learn to do, if she starts in an automatic. So I want to be sure she knows how, even if she is out of practice.

Some will have seen the project pages: http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/54047-1985-e30-318i-5-speed-coupe/ Rather than repost the pics, please take a look at page 2 of this thread. Miss M, longer term, wants an automatic (at the moment) and while I'm insisting she learns to drive in a manual, this does mean there is little point taking this coupe in the direction I had planned. I'd thought of using it for something for me, but we may well be (finally) buying a house, so less to move is good, as is any money that can be put towards the house. I could put this back together but it's pretty much ready for someone to sort properly, so I thought I'd see if there's any interest. The link above takes you to pictures and many details. The manual is a conversion - it was originally an auto. Sorry - I don't know specifically which gearbox it is. The interior that came with it was mismatched. I've accumulated more interior along the way and should be able to supply something that doesn't feature burns and rips. Dash is cracked. unusual to find one which isn't... I thought of getting a good one, but at $400+++ it wasn't worth it. (I saw one recently sell for over $600. ) Rego is on hold, WoF expired, probably years ago. I've not been driving it around but it did start, run, idle smoothly once warm, and didn't make any silly noises. I can sell on the Momo rims (16x7 et38) pictured, or on 14" weaves. I think the Momos came from a MX-5 (Miata) and use spacers. It's complete less side trims, front and rear bumpers, and rear quarter lights (although I may be able to help with those). If anyone is really keen, I also have a 1985 E30 318i rolling shell. Both are Japanese imports from July '85, only one is white and one is black. The black one doesn't have a sunroof. and rego has lapsed. I'd planned to keep the black one and do something exciting with it, but house plans mean that may not be as practical as when I first thought of it. The black shell has a hole in the firewall where rust has been removed, and usual 'nibbling' around the tail lights. Nothing significant, and the tail light area could easily be sorted using fibreglass. Any rust on the body has been sand blasted to bare metal and primed to protect it. I might even be persuaded to include the strut brace and a rear disc set up. Make me an offer I can't refuse. I do have someone interested in the white car, and so long as he's quick, he'll get first dibs. Price? I paid $1k, and I'm offering more than I got. That'd be for the white car with as much as I can provide to get it sorted. The black one will be extra.