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I'd suggest you swing by Page European. There's an upholsterers just by them that I'd be very surprised if they didn't work together... if Page's can't do it, they'll send you somewhere who can. I don't envy your position mate.

brilliant. ISTR most of the NA plates were Wellington, yeah? Love the wheels, brilliant on the e28. What are they, Brent? They could be just the go for BarryN's e28.

++yay. I too remember your thread, really stoked you've gotten it sorted. Over the next few years no doubt that $3k will pay you back in spades - it's not much in the scheme of things. Some people spend that on wheels any tyres, and most spend easily triple that in first years depreciation on a new car. Looking forward to seeing more of your e28.

that's a bloody rip-off. Most companies in USA offer free freight within the lower 48 if you spend over $50. search myus.com/visa promotion ergo, buy someone else's footrest.

outstanding.

^^ claaaaaaaasico!

I think they're the bomb on e46 and e90, they look (from your image above) rather good on e87. PS - how come you're not signed up for today's Wellington meetup? PPS - which carpark? Shell Gully (under the motorway)... I think it's called Clifton Carpark? bit of local history - Shell House (now Transpower Building) was the first office block built on the terrace. When they were building the motorway in the late 60s-70's, the gully through which it was built was known 'Shell Gully'. right, move on, nothing to see here.

nice one Luke, looks good in the flesh - walked past it in a carpark last week and thought 'yeah those wheels are really working'.

do the e90 tophats work to bring down the front of the e30?

as Kenny Everett used to say.... "top tip. If you want bathroom scales, why not scrape a fish into your sink". So you secured them, Graham?

great work! and patience. 18mm? Already there mate, after years of working on my Volvo, I make sure any spanner or socket set has 16 and 18mm, plugging the gaps between 15 & 17 & 19mm.

ha hah, "Noofies". Manitobans have an inferiority complex about being from Manifrozba, but Noofies are at the absolute bottom of the pecking order in Caaanada, eh.

thanks for that!

I gave mine a good wash and chamois this morning. the first wash after your last wax always comes up nice.

oh man, these are the perfect e46 rim! What's next, Lewis?

how do you figure that? is the 2.5l N52 immune to the vaguaries of the 3.0 N52?

take a look in the meetings section: meetings/wellington we've recently done a trip to the Shannon Car Show, a zip over the pahiatua track for lunch in woodville and home; coffee meets on the south coast; a trip to the Rush Collection in Feilding, with an excellent drive in the country arround the Manawatu, lunch in Feilding, a look at Manfield, and home. Next meet up 14 May. cheers

I have a friend who was looking for a diesel, compromised and bought a 3.0i, and has largely regretted it. he wished he'd bought a v8. Finds it barely less thirsty than a V8 for urban.

or of course our forum sponsors such as Botany Motor Works, Glenn spends a good deal of time contributing to this forum, along with our other sponsors. Hey Mr 525ixtTourer, you should come along to the welly meet ups! Welcome along to the forum. #8 ) Big shout out to Page European!

I dunno if they're as 'cheap' as $20k. That was my extrapolated book value based on an assumed price, to be fair! #8 ) Hmmm, I think the vehicle of choice when our former PM denied ordering high-speed to the airport (and refused to acknowledge any sensation or awareness of the circa 170km/h speed of her convoy), was a Ford. So yes, these should have had a relatively easy life. The occasional speedy jaunt in a motorcade (I still remember seeing the Duchess of Cambridge whizzing past me on Oriental Parade one grey afternoon), mostly (in Wellington at least) cruising from the airport to the beehive, around the bays.

you can be sure that the business cases for such items are very carefully considered, they know fully the kind of laymen 'scrutiny' they'll get, and if they could just make do with a $100 warehouse special, they would! The amount of scrutiny on business cases in Government is well beyond the norm in the private sector; there have been very public failures, and painful lessons learned. I think that "most" would, in fact, have faith that their public servants are spending the funds wisely, not 'gold plating' the toolsets, and are doing the right thing. You can be sure that any vendor of the cheaper alternatives would publicly cry foul if their solution was clearly better (met all of the criteria) than the selected solution in any competitive procurement.

I fixed that for ya, Paul! #; )

190g/km, 7.3l/100, and the vehicle met all of the tender requirements better than the other respondents. IRD's standard depreciation is 30% per annum (diminishing value), I forget what the straight-line is. So assuming a purchase price of, oh, $120k? The book value is now $20,100 at end of march 2016, asuming (conveniently) that the asset was acquired 1 April 2011. So as with any other business, one asumes they follow the IRD rules, and of course in tendering - for government entities - the Government Rules of Sourcing. One hopes they negotiated an exceptional deal based on their buying power (a large fleet purchase), and the cachet for the Vendor. Perhaps I should get one, if they're going at $20k? If you distill the emotion, this is really a straightforward business transaction where NZ Government has selected the best tool for the job. The asset has gone through its lifecycle, and is now being disposed. No sense in sweating the asset further. Shame they can't get it right with helicopters. err, I'll get me coat then.

saw some at the where?house at lyall bay, decided six bucks was just too much, so "I kept one hand in my pocket while the other one was picking up a hotwheels magnus walker outlaw 356". yeah deal with that Alanis! welcome to Bimmersport AJ

I estimate NZD$1700 incl, using the 'what's my duty' tool, and USD 200 as a shipping estimate (MyUS.com) included. You should get free shipping to FL from any half-decent supplier in the US when spending $1k. my $0.02 worth. EDIT: FCP Euro quote USD150 for freight on this kit, though the purchase price is higher. Still, you can get $75 off with their 'over $999' promo code... $1225 incl freight yep, you're at $1,900 incl.