Olaf
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you've been comparing sauv blanc, chardonnay, and central otago pinot noir!
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if it was an e60, it'd still be fixable though the insurers wouldn't likely proceed due to high costs. Gotta love a e46. Every home should have one!
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I'm watching F1 practice sessions from Monaco recorded last night and this morning. I've been disappointed with the procession that F1 has become, but there's nothing like Monaco. Life is good.
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At least nobody hurt. Perhaps Tyres well scrubbed-in may have made a small difference. Still, the vehicle did its job, and you were protected.
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But yes, it's true.... like Blondini, I'm selling non-essential bits to pay for maintenance. Where will it end? ?
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Or errr as you say, just buy an e60? ? Nahhh, I'm not serious. I've paid less than a used Commodore for an autobahnstorming panzerwagen that has an appetite for sympathetic maintenance. I feel this is one of the best value cars I've owned, and I've owned 3 Nissans long-term! Yes it's three times the cost - used - of a used Nissan Maxima... yet it offers three times the driving experience, performance, safety, fun... probably second to a maxima in maintenance costs only. I'm McLovin it.
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Hey, you know there's a difference between income and profit, right? $50 is pretty small when you account for GST and freight. Oh wow - I just caught myself explaining reasonable dealer margins. (They just told me the pages were gold plated ?)
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... possibly one of the fastest Bimmersport sales, thanks!
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P/N 01-41-0-158-269 UE (US English, I think). I'm not sure if it's got the Motorport Options in the manual, it's out in the car at the moment. From memory it has all the procedures for changing tyres, fluids, how to work the iDrive, navigation, etc etc. Standard owners handbook stuff. HTH
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Hey all you groovy e60 owners! I have an excellent condition Owners Handbook for First Gen e60 525i 530i 545i for sale. Buying one new from the dealer will sting you $128 ouch! Why not buy mine instead. You can put your savings toward some fine car care products from @Barryn A mere snip at $50 including GST and post to anywhere in NZ. I should mention, it's in English too! "You know it makes sense".
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8 new coils on the N62B44.
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settled. Page Euro are enjoying success with a Dex VI full synthetic fluid by Fuchs that they say is BMW approved, so they'll supply fluids and expertise. We're going to do a drain and fill, I'll drive it for a week, then it'll be pan off, replacement, dry fill with fresh fluid.
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today, at 157283kms, this happened. I had a new set of coils installed. One had been replaced under @TermiPeteNZ's stewardship, I elected to change the lot given the age of the car, and their likelihood of failing. As I rely on this as daily transport to earn my crust, and public transport is 2 hrs each way, the car is very important to me. It was a job I'd intended doing myself, but have been time poor and mileage rich lately, having done 5000kms since purchasing the car. Page European were efficient, and visiting also provided the opportunity to discuss and agree the approach for my auto servicing next month. I've only had opportunity to drive it a couple of kms, seems more torquey. Happy days. I'll photograph and bung the used coils up for sale if anyone needs some spares to be able to swap out for a working (though used) one.
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saw this beauty on the way into town today:
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yeah, very impressive. nice work! (and yep, the link works well).
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wow, I didn't realise they'd gotten so unloved.
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mind you, the N62 - particularly an N62B48 would have a useful power lift.
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by the time you get it finished, it'll be worth more than your M3! How's progress? Property and cars are all speculative, though depreciation risk through mobile holes in the road must be greater. Besides, you're not so far south of the CSL; at least you're creating memories for your old age in an e46 M3, today!
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1. doubleplusgood. 2. or even a sticker sized to hijack other surrounds! Lower cost, no dramas with NZ, NZ small, Euro, German... 3. a transformer made from different BMW parts. no, I'll get me coat then. Yes, a t-shirt - particularly on a quality shirt - would be great.
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I'd not be trying to transplant the N62, I'd pick you'd be in for hybrid control systems... yecch. That e60 you've linked to is realy interesting, it was built just 314 e60's before mine (one month and 11 days earlier), same colours, japanese market, with just a couple of minor option differences. Other than these differences, (mine has heated sports steering wheel, shadowline, sports seats; it has the smoker package), they're both well-specc'd - Logic 7 sound system, rear blind, Dynamic Drive, PDC, glass sunroof, PDC. Hopefully a lot of it will be repurposed!
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because over-capitalisation! because if I had an S62, I'd put it in something AWESOME! Like an M3. Nahhh, that's been done already. Maybe an e60?
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http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/land-rover/auction-1330912676.htm Needs a power plant. Owner reckons he cant find one, and his old one's dropped a ring. Body and interior look tidy. M62's aren't too hard to come by. If I had a workshop, I'd be tempted. $10k.
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Yep, I remember them being advertised in the paper in the late 70's for under $20k. Mind you, a decent 3BR house in a second or third-tier suburb in Wellington was about $20k at that time! Barry, I reckon he should store with you for the next ten years. I have an inkling these'll double that price in that time.
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Wellington's a village, I know CSL owner also, though not well. Good to hear business is humming. Is it me, or is the forum and membership picking up?!
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in 2001 one could source e30 M3's in Germany with around 70-100k kms on them for a little over 5,000 pounds. I had the plan for 2002, but my work dried up in 2001, had to sell my touring and comeback to kiwilandia. Hey ho.
