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"Don't bother coming..." We'd already been, at an agreed time, and hung around waiting for them! 😡🤬😡

F%*&ng waste of space sellers. "We'll buy", we said. "When can we collect?" Arranged to collect from home address "at any time after 3pm". Get there at 3.10 after a 1-hour drive, 75km. No-one round. Message seller, no reply. Hang around for over half an hour - nothing. No replies to more messages. Leave at 4... Get a message at 4.20 - "Sorry, we're at home now." (Seller was aware of the journey we were making.) Message them again - "If we pay some money into your account, will you hold it for us?" No reply. Same message 12 hours later. No reply. Item shows as sold. "Are you holding it for us?" "We had someone collect this and pay cash. You can appreciate its first in with cash. Thank you." F%*&ng waste of space, time, money, fuel... 😡😡😡😡

WoF'd the Baur. No comments on the sheet.:)

Not entirely BMW-related... What's the cheapest way to send 32-35kg from Chch to Hawke's Bay? Courier will take up to 25kg.

No idea how common this may be, but could it be a split hose?

C'mon Richard! Non-running, fire-damaged (extent unknown), probably not certed for engine/gearbox swap, and an interior that needs a lot of work? That's not a $10k car, unless it's a vintage Jag or similar! There are a lot of chancers out there at present, trying to cash in on the E30 boom. Some of the cars available are fabulous and my even represent good value in the medium to long term (even at the currently elevated prices). Others are very poor. And.. WTF is a 'zoomer'? I know I'm old but I didn't think I was that out of touch! 🤣 Lass at work even said she thought I was 'fun' - she might be half my age, but I doubt it!

There has been a suggestion passed up the line (so to speak) - the potentially interested party needs reassuring that Baurs don't leak when it rains!

Market has gone mad. Live rego, non-running, no WoF, 'small engine fire'. M20B20 auto swapped to M20B25 manual (cert status not quoted). Will require paint and wiring. Asking $10k. (Although will consider offers.)

Gavin is brilliant. Always helpful, normally has parts, organises fast delivery, and offers very good pricing.

Sadly, asking price is no guarantee or even guide of anything. Adverts are often sparse on detail, folk don't know what they re selling, wouldn't know an iS from a SE (or an ordinary spec), and then are 'extravagant' with the truth. I've seen remarkably good cars at lower prices, and truly horrible examples at megabucks. Buying sight unseen isn't necessarily a bad idea, but there needs to be rapport between buyer and seller.

I had a Chevrolet C10 pickup in that colour, about 25 years ago. Used to go drag racing in it - had 'Clockwork Tangerine' signwritten on the back of the cab.

Narrows my search. Thanks.

I've not looked - is there likely a single ground commoned for both sides?

2001 E46 318i. Sometimes - not every time - when using the indicators (very un-BMW like ) they will flash fast a few times, then flash at normal rate. Sometimes they'll flash fast and not slow before cancelling. Sometimes they will flash at the correct rate. I don't think they have flashed at normal rate, and then started to flash fast but it's possible. This happens in both directions - left and right. No towbar fitted or towing electrics. Doesn't appear to be a pattern as to when it does(n't) happen. Might be a hot day, a wet day, early morning, when having been driven briefly or for a while. To be honest it's kinda funky! Fast flash to attract attention, then a slower flash. I quite like it, but it is wrong. What's the most likely cause? Dirty relay contacts?

I like Z4s. Great cars, in my opinion. Just not very practical in rural Hawke's Bay.

Early Apfelbeck-designed 16-valve diametral cylinder head for M10-based engines, designed for F2 racing. Sometimes called a 'radial' valve engine as like valves do no sit next to each other - an inlet valve sits opposite an exhaust valve and the close adjacency helps keep things cool. These engines, known as the M12 and M12/1, made up to 160hp per litre, normally aspirated, in the late 1960s. The built engine with opposing intakes looks more like a V8 than a 4-cylinder.

Here's something quite special..

Zero safeguards. Never transfer any $ to someone you don't personally know. However, 'normal' legislation around private buying should apply.

I think runflats are factory original fit. You can change to 'normal' tyres, but you'll probably find you don't have a spare wheel.

I had an Almandine Red 2.5-16 when back in the UK. Paid £3500 for it, back when they weren't popular. Very nice car to drive. Only changes I made were to replace the anti-roll bars with Evo II spec. The stock 2.5-16 had lot of changes over the standard 190E, but resulted in a smooth-riding, quiet, comfortable car that handled almost unbelievably well.