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2 cars, house, contents all with AA. Always excellent, they've really looked after us. No questions. Straightforward. Banks have asked to quote, never come close on price.

the factory red is chosen to pick up the white highlights with lowest impact to your night vision. why would you go white?

there, that's better. you got some aliteration going on there too. #8 )

agreed, we should have had a government with the courage to introduce emmissions testing, twenty years ago.

don't get me started on cat deletes; catalytic converters are the good things that convert the carcinoegenic output of our modern unleaded fuel into 'safe' polutants. deleting them from the emissions controls systems certainly gives a quick power gain. it's the low-brow approach; take the road less travelled! For something we drive daily, adding uncontrolled emissions of carcinogens into the atmosphere that our families/friends/colleagues/countrymen breath is questionable. Race cars - sure, go ahead. /rant

they look good, John. I'll be going with Hawk performance pads next time. Are the 330 rotors a little bigger than the 325's? (these were my rears on the day we installed them). Power Slot rotors.

spring packers? why not just get the correct springs?

yeah, Welcome Peter! Do come along. #8 )

I used Car Inspection Services in CHC ten years ago; paid them good money, bought car on strength of their positive report, and spent the next three years fixing sh*t that they didn't report and was aparrent as soon as I got the car to Wellington. Don't waste your money with those turkeys.

you skinning them as well, Glenn? 'be a waste not to. A bloke I knew years ago started walking his boundaries every evening and every morning with a .22 with moderator and subs**, dispatching possums, rabbits, general pests. His pasture improved well beyond that of his neighbours, and his livestock condition improved to give him better prices at auction. ** don't try this in a residential area, readers!

typical cat-herding; they're taking half the direction, but not facing the camera. sigh. #; )

+4. cos not only are they stylish, but I'd like 4 stickers.

took my daughter's passport photo yesterday, the 'hamming it up' images of her and her brother are golden. life is good.

yeah looks good to me, well done #8 ) now to work on an easter edition: perhaps BMW bunny errr shagging an audi in cartoon form?

1. hunting vs farming. 2. never confuse sales with delivery. The good news was they turned up Tuesday and fixed it quickly - 'loose connection at pole'. I wonder if it was like the old days with copper pairs - new install nicked yer pair. blammo, dis. Anyway, our offspring are delighted they have internet again. I always read books. I'm reading Wishart's latest book about the Olivia Hope/Ben Smart disappearances. It's not a thrilling read like Lawyers Guns and Money or the Paradise Conspiracy, but it certainly is interesting. I'm half way through and already I am convinced that although the conviction may be unsound, they certainly have the right guy in prison.

"really good driver. seen a lot of accidents in his rear view mirror, though".

excellent. is there anything we can do influence your wife to make your plans saturday? when I was in the uk, I used Cooks Ferry Engineering. You could give them a try.

Mac, you've abandoned us in Vellington? what you seek may well be sorted on a thread on this very forum here:

thanks for that. given they're factor, big-ass floating rotors, not excessive. I'll put an M5 on my santa/lotto win list. #8 )

got your money's worth outa those pads! out of interest (in the 'could I ever afford to run/maintain an e39 M5)... what sort of money (ballpark) do BMW rotors, pads, wear sensors for the front, run you ?

think about this. the sensor circuit has continuity until it's cut. Then it's open-oircuit by getting cut-through when the pad thickness is down, bringing up the lamp. In which universe would re-installing the sensor with its wire cut, reset the circuit? The internets is a 'fail' here. Glenn is on the money. Get thee to your local BMW independent.

existing sky customers deserve all they get; poor service, high cost, lies.... Sky is for the lazy, the cool kids 'cut the cable' and went streaming a year or more ago. I'm just looking to wean my kids and Mrs off of sky-via-voda cable and we're done. next week's project is to get my Amazon Prime streaming working, and I'll be golden.

nahhhhhhhh - he's thinking "I've failed at Woollarding; shoulda opened the bonnet".

yeah, come on over, join the fray! Welcome back aboard, Paul. Lovely looking M3!

Is that Oisin Tymon at the table with pint in hand? #; )