Olaf
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driving the e60 M5 changed my view of perfomance cars forever. it is mind-altering just how good it is. how capable. you think you've driven capable cars, and then you drive the M5. The chassis engineering is superb... it's a full-sized car, but... communicative. use the brakes too hard and people will start floating away, such is its impact on the earth's rotational velocity. M cars are a bit more pricey to maintain, and economising is folly. The next owner won't want to take the risk if you've cheaped-out or been too DIY. Or worse, neglectful.
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looks like a nice clean example, Michael, and reasonably priced imho. GLWS!
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yep, quite possibly the best buy so far this year has been Mr Aphexic's e39 540i ///Msport that had lots of unrequireted love! And it was *less* than half the price of this.
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"The car is quite low even for factory height so the bottom edge of the front bumper has been scuffed on the odd curb in its life time." = actually the shocks have had it and it needs a suspension refresh. "The car is dark blue with black leather interior, it has a sunroof which is great on those hot sunny days." = actually the A/C is broken and you totally bake when it's sunny; opening the sunroof is the sauna safety valve. "There are a couple of little scuffs here and there as to be expected for a car of its age but mostly only noticeable in the right light." = that's why I've left it dirty, it's far more average than my asking price would have you believe.
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tyre pressures, and alignment first. Mine came on the other morning. It had been sat on an angle for 5 days... sat squarely in a nice, level carpark and it reset fine. The steering had been a little odd. I checked tyre pressures next day and found them pretty low (32PSI), so I need to check them more regularly (I'm running 37/42 PSI in 245/40/18). I'm usually very sensitive to pressures, I wonder if the Dynamic Drive counteracts a bit of tyre wiggle? Strangely, the TPS didn't give me a nudge about pressures. I digress. Keep us posted.
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http://www.aa.co.nz/membership/aa-directions/driver/fuel-duel-2/ "Most service stations in New Zealand sell mineral fuel, which is wholly derived from crude oil – or fossil fuel. But Gull has, for the past five years, pioneered the sale of ethanol-blended petrol at its 48 service stations throughout much of the North Island. Gull sells a 98-octane E10 blend at all of its service stations, and a 91 octane E10 blend at 15 locations, predominantly Auckland and Waikato. They also retail an E85 blend in Hamilton. (E10 means 10% of a litre of fuel contains ethanol, a renewable, or ‘bio’fuel.)Further down the North Island, Mobil sells E3 91 octane and E10 98 octane ethanol blends at selected service stations in the greater Wellington region. " I also observed warnings on the pumps at Mobil Gas stations that the fuel contained Ethanol.
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those exhaust tips look very cool. It should sell, I don't recall the last time I saw a red one for sale in NZ. Ad reads better (IMHO), well done.
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Mobil has ethanol in its 98 (yes it's available in Welly), BP does not. You gets what you pays for. Yes, BP are price gouging. Still, I get a 50 litres "free" every 6 or 7 weeks or so using AA Smartfuel, so it's swings and roundabouts eh?
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Yep, there's probably a link there! You might want to totally update your advert so that it's fresh and relevant; what's the point of pictures and a description of a car with seats and brakes that aren't for sale? Your time wasters may be wondering what else isn't for sale. It certainly looks sharp; if I was looking to have my wallet eased for $34k, I'd be looking for a vendor who'd carefully (accurately?) described what was for sale. GLWS.
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once the e30 crew grows up & sprout families, there'll be unprecidented demand for 5ers.
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noice! that silver looks great in the winter sun. at least until you paint it blaaaaaaaaack!
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I've gotten more than 25,000kms out of RE003's on my e46 Touring, which is pretty awesome given previously I was getting around 10,000kms out of Proxes4 etc. Are your shocks in sound condition? You might want to try Michelins at a similar performance level, see if they can give you the grip/wet weather performance you desire, with greater longevity.
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Looks good, Dan. Looks like your patience paid off! Specialist independents Page European are worth talking to in Wellington city, as are Auto 38. If you've not already done so, do consider subscribing to the Wellington Meetings room, we do get together for coffee meets, cruises, and road trips further afield. Looking forward to seeing this one in the metal.
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Let's try that again. here's a wickedly wild Wellington welcome, Wessels. We're looking forward to plenty of perfectly produced pics of your completely cleaned coupe.
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Balance. This is right, you should work on this... ????
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Sooner or later, eventually, we all become our parents.
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Come on Big G, you need a spare BMW V8...
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yes it's odd, looks like the NA V8 stopped with the e60; F10 brings you twin hairdryers.
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Welcome, Wessel. Looking forward to seeing proper pics of your clean coupe.
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(Sorry Brent). How much for the steering wheel?
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if you view that as an acceptable way to do business/acceptable risk... more power to you. You're talking about taking on multinational corporates. A stain on your insurance record for insurance fraud isn't like demerit points on your driver's license.
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can't argue with that. 318i manual, here we come!
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agreed! surely you need a spare car, Pete? something classy, slightly more retro...
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now it's time to black the number plate!
