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I may have a pair of 51mm struts... I'll try to remember to measure them.

What is it with people who want "recommendations for quality coilies to go superlow but won't cost mucho $$$ and keep a good ride"? Ain't no such thing. A decent set of shocks and springs will cost that; a decent set of coilovers will cost more. (Nothing wrong with a good coilover setup, of course.) Just saw someone looking for exactly this, but doesn't want to spend more than $500! "Why are BC Golds so expensive, bro..." A decent set of springs is going to cost $300+. These people have no idea of the damage they're doing to their cars, or the safety issues they present to themselves and others.

And... Regulator is fitted. Got a new one from Kerry @mosen euro parts which had a captive nut where the original had a fitted, threaded stud. Hardly an insurmountable problem. And the window goes up and down again.

Apparently the surf is pretty good, too.

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Just the wrong time to find work. Few adverts, and recruitment is sooo sloooooow... At the same time, the countdown to 'Here's your final pay - see ya!' seems to get faster.

Thanks Brent. It's far from a done-deal at the moment, but I will be needing to find something. And (no offense intended to those living there!) getting away from Auckland would be A Good Thing. I have fingers out in the BoP, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Taranaki and Waikato. Of course, it is completely the wrong time of year to try to find anything.

Unfortunately I may have been struck by the Christmas Cull, and the hunt for employment has begun. I'd not really considered moving to Taranaki (although it has been lovely whenever we have visited), but the opportunity for an interesting and challenging role has come up. Can't commute... So will need to move. Any insight to living in the area? Anywhere in particular to stay well away from? We'd be after somewhere with some space (more than 2000sq m) and definitely with peace and quiet. We don't want to be isolated, but we don't want to live in someone else's pocket, either. Coastal, or water views, would be welcome. Travel time into Plymouth... Would consider up to an hour, but would prefer to be closer. At least there is less likelihood of sitting in traffic every day! Of course, it may not happen, but I do like to plan these things.

White 330e on SH1 at Ramarama, heading north.

Removed the window regulator from the rear nearside door of the 320d. Having listed it for sale, the regulator has decided enough is enough. Several little pieces of white plastic which have broken away from the regulator, a wire that doesn't wind properly, and a window that won't close on it's own. <sigh> Oh well. Something else to add to the very long list of tasks completed!

Very nice!

I'm much more a fan of Koni than of Bilstein, but Bilstein are very good too. OE used to be Sachs - don't know if they still are. What is the intended use? Koni produce a kit specifically aimed at road-going drivers who might do a trackday once in a while - the Koni/H&R trackday kit: p/n 1250-1004 Koni.H&R trackday kit.pdf

I can see the guibo on the E36 Ti. WoF'd a couple of days ago, and noted that while OK now it will probably need replacing for the next WoF.

The future really could be electric. For drag racing, at least. A drag race that nobody expected. Watch The Grand Tour now. PrimeVideo.com∕GT.mp4

Aye... The Powerflex kit is good, but race-use bushes aren't want I'm after. Everything seems to be red or yellow (depending on manufacturer or hardness). Still, if we had Japanese cars, the bushes would probably be lime green or purple...

Polybushes. Why are they in such bright colours? What's wrong with black?

WoF'd the E36 318Ti.

I was surprised at the $500k comment too - but have no knowledge of them in the NZ market. Before moving to NZ I was a regular visitor to the Techno Classica at Essen (classic car enthusiasts dream holiday). Z8s there, and this was 7+ years ago, were ticketed at €100k+.

I'll get details of a 318i 4-door auto, if it might be of interest? Not my car, and no affiliation (or benefit to me) but I saw it could be for sale. Edit: Just reviewed your post on Facebook. @Jibs05 has already posted on there - it's his car I was thinking of.

I'll re-read the thread, but what are you doing for EMS? Michael's suggestion of an electric pump, cutting the engine in the event of low oil flow or pressure (pressure ain't everything!) would work.

Probably means no translation was available from the original source. S925A is a 'Dispatch Protection Package' - I suspect this is something (perhaps the white film you sometimes see on new cars on a transporter?) that was applied to the car in order to protect on it's journey from the manufacturing plant to it's destination, which would normally be the first place of registration.

Thanks Nathan. Apologies - interior pics will be tomorrow. (But it is now WoF'd and rego'd.)

I have some spares which will go with the car. Oil filters (I bulk-bought!), trans filter, gasket and bolts (this could be genuine BMW), and... Well, I'll check the E46 320d shelf in the garage.

We're perhaps getting a little better than you are - typically over 600 miles (UK import) before the low fuel light comes on. Stopped checking after a while, but high 5s, low 6s. Bear in mind I do very little sitting in the city driving (although sitting on SH1 is going to have the same effect). The 500SE may go up for sale, but that's not the plan. Yet. Lol ! Once or twice.

I'll sort interior pics tomorrow. Automatic, with tiptronic (I think that's the correct terminology - I'll check). We tracked the cause of non-running to water passing a bulkhead grommet, and collecting on the fuse/relay board. Only found this after removing the dash, suspecting a failed heater element. The heater element was found to be perfect and not leaking at all (I have a new, genuine BMW element in the garage...)