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There's a need to differentiate between an income-based application of penalty, and a penalty applied on the basis of ability to pay. They're not the same thing.

Late home from work, needed to change the oil in the bike, so this got left/forgotten. When I remembered it was getting dark so rather than lose more time I placed the wheels against the car instead of fitting them. This is why the perspective is off. Apologies for the quality of the image, but hopefully this gives an idea of what they look like on an E46 Touring: Here's a couple of pics of the tyres on the two wheels I used:

I thought I took some from when we had them on our car, but can't find them. I'll refit and take some pics.

Policemen, buses... and ACS rims?

Yup - no problems at all. I ran them at 40psi and there was no loss of pressure.

I was serious when I invited offers...

It's tough selling wheels on here at the moment.

Bump... I'll finish cleaning them properly a little later.

Nice wheels, too!

@ Kyu's... Coffee, sushi, talk about cars, go home with new wheels...

Ron - which Konis do you have? Given my car(s) have stock suspension I was considering the STR.T kit to avoid complications with certification.

I have a set of 4 genuine ACS Type 2 rims, 17x8 H2 et38, from an E36 coupe. I was going to fit them to the E46 Touring, but Mrs M isn't keen and I still have the Style 73s which do meet with approval. The inside of one spoke on each rim has AC Schnitzer cast into it; another spoke has Ronal. Tyres are 3 Maxtrek Ingens A1 with 6mm tread (please check 'em for yourself) and one Kumho Ecsta, all in 215/45-ZR17. The Kumho has camber wear on the inner edge but would pass a WoF without issue; again, it has ~6mm tread. Rims are all original and have not been refurbished. They have the original AC Schnitzer film logo on the outside of one spoke - I contacted ACS about this and unfortunately the films are NLA. The rims would have been painted, the logo applied, and clearcoat over the top. You can't feel a lip or bump where the logo is. All 4 rims have some kerbing and would benefit from being dressed. Perhaps this could be done without a full refurb, so the logos could be retained? Full set of 4 AC Schnitzer centre caps, too. I'll post some pics in a bit. I could bring to Kyu's tomorrow if anyone is interested? Price... Hmm. I've seen the Maxtrek Tyres offered at $155 each, so s/h the 4 would be... $250? Rims... Jason had some without kerbing or tyres and was looking at around $600. (Don't know what happened there.) How about $550 for the set of 4, with tyres and centres? Make me an offer.

I'm guessing 46...?

Never seen one. Been in a Dinan turbo, though...

The man said 'til late'... Didn't qualify exactly when 'late' was going to be!

Nooooooo.......!!!!!!!

The thought crossed my mind. Where this van was parked, they have recently started using a different, far less easy to spot in advance position. Normally they park parallel to the highway with about 1 lane width between the van and the nearside of the carriageway, but this van would have been at 45-60 degrees, and at least 10' further away.

Got the pic through. I've not retouched it all, or resized it, just trimmed the specifics from the bar at the top. Maybe the notice took so long to send because that was how long it took to read the number plate? Lol

There's something odd about the way these things are sent. It's an infringement notice which isn't a fine... I think it becomes a fine if I don't pay and it goes to court. Plenty of time before that happens (and I have carefully noted the date!) In the UK it is slightly different and you'd receive a notice of intention to prosecute: prosecution occurs if you don't pay up. I have checked and on this occasion I most definitely was not speeding. Not in the car, anyway... I didn't drive that day. Mrs M did, and I expect it was her. The car is registered in my name which is why I received the notice. I'm not disputing the ticket... Just asking for the photo.

That would make the requirement to pay an infringement fee interesting and perhaps difficult to substantiate... I'll follow up in another week. It took them 3 weeks to send me the request to pay; I expect them to need time to provide evidence.

No pic from the authorities, yet. Can take a couple of weeks, apparently.

You can now get urethane bushes of same hardness as OEM/original fitment. The idea is that the comfort is the same, but the bushes will last longer.

The 4 vs 6 is a debate that will go on for ever! 4 cylinders are typically lighter and have less cost associated with maintenance. 4 spark plugs in stead of 6, and so on. 6 cylinders tend to be more powerful and have more torque. Depends what your main use of the car is going to be. Tourings don't have to be the barge-like poor-handling relation any more.