Olaf

and decent paint (the hood is knackered), and an interior that looks like it's not done 350k kms. decent tyres, and rims. hmmm, $3k is reasonable anyway.

.... add a BMW Club NZ sticker to that, and you're golden! 330i wagon e46 would be very nice, and they do come up.

E91 330i are pretty uncommon. More likely is 325i, 335i. unless you go e90 330i. great news that you've refined your target, looking forward to seeing what you turn up, and coming along to some meets!

Separate tool pr0n thread is the go. No confusion is good. Show us your tools. Discuss who sells the best tools. Stories of what you did with your tools. Who you shared your tool with. Who broke your tool? What happened when you went on holiday without your tool? Have you polished your tools lately?

it's not all bad mate. that new tunnel is (currently) exceptional. 'work' to airport left 3.20, arrive auckland airport 3.50. happy days.

ooh err sounds a bit rude. seriously though good idea

both. I bought a couple of nice 3/8 ratchets, and a set of 3/8" and 1/4" torx sockets on a socket keeper strip. BNT also sell socket sets with your usual ratchets and stuff. EDIT: The ratchets were well-priced, well finished (one stubby with an anatomic soft grip handle, one very polished with 80 tooth action), really nice kit. The tore sockets seem a little nicer than my powerbuilt 1/4" torx sockets.

yeah that's the one my mate has. We've wailed on some of the sockets (calculated risk, eye protection worn) with rattle gun and they've all survived. My only bug-bear is six-point sockets (though I do understand they're stronger than 12 point). Bahco is owned by the same conglomerate that has acquired DeWalt, Stanley, Milwaukee tools, Proto, and many other tool companies. I think most of the manufacturing is done in China. Doesn't detract from the value of that kit, and for around half a monkey it's hard to beat!

They were unimpressed, I'm sure. "We're The Sweeney son, and we haven't had any dinner".

My good mate and wrenching buddy has had one of these and thrashed it for the last ten years or so, nothing's broken and they're very useable. @Kepes you might want to check out BNT, ask at the counter... the Jonnesway stuff is good quality and well-priced.

Nice, Koken.

Me? Today? Kerb-kissed my left front wheel ascending the car parking building this morning. Arggghhhhh. Oh well, nobody hurt other than my bruised pride. I think the cosmos is suggesting I should be walking to work.

^^ This!

screaming out for a project or showroom thread! Congrats re the garage, happy days. time you posted tool pr0n pics too.

well there ya go, pay for BMW Club membership, your second scan is basically free! what a deal!

misfiring should be pretty straightfoward to sort out. You've a good mind for understanding systems, and the fuel and ignition systems - whilst having more inputs/sensors than your e28, can all be understood and diagnosed accurately. Get the codes, go from there. I still have a couple of coils you can borrow, gimme a shout. I'm picking air leaks or coils, based on little more than past experience and a little intuition. Third would be coolant temp sensor, based on it reading wrong when it's faulty and riching up. Face it all head on, don't let it get you down mate! Plenty of folks here to support/help.

watching an episode of Wheeler Dealers that I haven't seen before: BMW Z1! I still like the Z1, those door mechs are awesome. You don't hear much about them these days, and they're pretty low-tech with M20 running gear. Anyone got one in NZ?

"special american cheese" brilliant! What's VGT?

bumpity bump-bump. roll up, roll up - having starting issues in winter? need spare troubleshooting coils? 0-221-504-100 (boot is 1-220-703-201) also good for a bunch of other models, just google!

I'm most drawn to this advert because of the 'Superior' badge. Like 'Executive' on the holdens of the 80's and 90's, it's that snob-appeal that makes me chuckle. #8 )

ahh yes, swirl flaps. it's a case of buy the blanking kit and eliminate them before they break, yeah? Is it that the ZF5HP doesn't like the torque of the dis-easel? Mine needed rebuilding simply because it was run under the 'sealed for life' regime.

Nooooooooo! Would that mean our national badminton team would have to be renamed from the errr Black Cocks?

potentially great buying as a daily commuter box. me likey.

159590kms. Changed cabin filters. Easier than I expected. The iDrive had said they were due to be changed. I picked up Meyle charcoal filter sets as they were cheap. Pretty good, though noted a couple less pleats than the OEM Mann filters that I removed. Now I need to reset the iDrive to tell it I'd done that oil change and cabin filter change. Brake fluid is due.

oh wow, Andy's old one? cool.