Olaf

Going from no rear bar to having one makes a good difference. My 316i started out with no bar, and 30 year old RTABs and subframe mounts. I did the lot - in OE rubber - with a 13.5mm rear bar. Later updated to 14.5mm when the front went bigger and all the front bushes were done, and H&R sportsprings with Koni yellows. It's firm tight and grippy, but doesn't rattle my teeth or shake my kidneys too much. Show us a pic of the bar you've got, they're pretty recognisable. They can be very fiddly to fit - best done with the car on a hoist.

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it'll help, though your RTABs and subframe bushes are probably toast as well. You may want to source those parts (don't bother with poly bushes unless it's a race car), and a new diff mount bush, and replace those as part of adding the rear sway bar. If you're not going to go 20mm at front (and stay with your stock 19mm), suggest you go with 12.5 rear. Maintain the ratio front-to-rear. HTH

"I bought this pig-hunting truck. Can't understand why all the pig-hunters come out of the woodwork to admire it wherever I stop". They're not the "wrong people", they're 200SX family.

welcome back! looking forward to seeing your progress, @yoshie

Nikon D3s, AF Nikkor 300mm f2.8+1.4 teleconverter, 1/500 @ f5.6, ISO320. Copyrighted.

here's one I took earlier.... Nikon D3s, AF Nikkor 300mm f2.8+1.4 teleconverter, 1/1000 @ f5.6, ISO640. Copyrighted.

I bought my e60 545i for 45c in the dollar compared to a Commodore SS. I was fully paid up dollar-for-dollar in the maintenance stakes within a two to two-and-a-half years, though with a *much* (much!) better car! From my perspective - as I don't shy away from quality maintenance - the higher depreciation of the euro has always paid off.

FOMO, perhaps? 😁 Missing out on the lifestyle, the driving experience, instead living with the humdrum experience of operating an appliance?

mosdef. I went with factory spec off-the-shelf BMW part. Dunlops. I've not owned runflats before, and after years with Goodyears, switched to Bridgestones about ten years ago. The Dunlops have taken a bit of getting used to, I'm now very happy with them. Given no provision for a spare or a jack in the F25, I view non-RFT as unworkable. PS: the other option was the Pirelli P-Zero on BMW parts system. I understand they're very good, though wear quite handily on NZ's sh!t roads. My Scottish genes - along with advice from the dealer that he preferred the Dunlops on his X3s - dictated the Dunlops 😁

outstanding mate!! well done. And congrats on getting to road-legal with your conversion, a big job.

Wow, @Kodachrome did you print that yourself? Where'd you get the files? And how's the M54 conversion coming along?

then they take your advice seriously and get you into a hearing that you're then essentially obliged to attend, as no-shows don't fare well. I prefer the Keep It Simple, Stupid approach, and don't rely on not having your bluff called. Your mileage may vary, you may have a higher threshold for stupid. Me, I learned you can't argue with stupid, so why bother.

Happy (surprised) to note that this varies. I drove one with 138k kms (F25 30D) and the rear shock were stuffed. Bought another F25 30D Msport, at 146k kms and all the shocks (non msport) are very good, and they're original. I think they'll be good for another 20k kms. My car was Msport though optioned with standard suspension. SI dealers felt msport suspension too harsh for NZ roads; this car is firm enough!

As long as you swear you're not a fat-cat capitalist trying to gain advantage of the system designed to provide a tax break to poor socialists scraping by on 1000km top-ups of their RUCs. If you're found to be "gaming the system" by the monitoring cabal Department of Approved Utes, they'll come after you for the savings you originally banked and bill you for the difference. Surely this insane system will cost more to implement and monitor/police than it will claw back for the govt coffers? https://www.newsroom.co.nz/government-relying-on-diesel-honesty I bought 15k RUCs for my little oil-burner soon after buying it. I think I've done a little over 5k kms in that time - diesel has gone from under $1.60/litre to over $2.30/litre in these ~6 months so the gubbermit has already increased their tax take from me dieseling my way around our fair land. I'm doing fewer kms than I had reasonably expected to, as we're still mired in Covid-land panic. Anyone rational will buy (anything they use regularly) in bulk to acheive a reasonable saving, given available funding and consideration of the opportunity cost. However this Transport Minister and his apparatchiks want to actively discourage responsible behaviour by vehicle operators, and reduce transactional efficiency (the operator's time and the licensing authority's) by forcing more frequent and smaller purchases of vehicle licensing. Let's not forget the LTNZ have recently proposed increasing charges for these very services. If I take advantage of the reduction in RUC price and buy another 10k kms now to cover the year's running, I risk a slap on the wrist if they perceive I had an ulterior motive and was not buying fairly and squarely. Is this New Zealand we're talking out, or am I in fact driving a Lada and drinking Vodka in a large northern hemisphere country in the 1980's? Scene: Interrogation Centre, Wellington, 2022. Olaf is getting a grilling about his RUC purchase. "why did you buy those RUCs?" "Because I expected to use them, did not want to risk running out. You put them on sale, I bought. Is that illegal?" "yes! you had plenty when you bought, you clearly didn't need more. Off to the gulag with you, fool! You cannot game our system." "I manage efficiently one transaction per year and not worrying about RUCs improves my productivity, provides more time for me to bill more and pay more tax! The project I bought the RUCs for was canned." "This is rubbish, we will change your behaviours through our clever controls. And while we're at it, that's not an approved ute. You are a BMW-driving capitalist! You really should drive Chinese - they're more proletarian, mate." "errr, your govt car is a BMW. Unless it's an Audi e-Tron. How did you sneak those in to the fleet?". "Room 101 for you!. And we're fining you $300 tax difference" "You've cost the country $7000 in lost productivity while you investigated this". /rant

Buyers Remorse can take many forms. This buyer should have bought a car they could afford to run, from a dealer, with a warranty. They're attempting to transfer their responsibility for a risky purchase decision to you, as the vendor. We're all here with a gambling addiction, running old BMWs, trying to improve our odds. Whether it's the Blackjack or Roulette table, occasionally a new player joins the game, tries their luck. They respond according to their risk appetite. Buying any 16 (or even 3-5) year old Euro is risky. We do our best to manage that risk down by getting expert inspections done by a specialist, buying a car that's clearly been well looked after. Be clear and concise. One discussion is all it should take. The more you talk with this person, the more you fuel their hopes that you will meet whatever irrational expectation they have of you. You met your obligations, misrepresented nothing, had the car serviced and provided reports and evidence or thorough maintenance. You're not a car expert. The buyer had ample opportunity to gain their own inspection. You have no control over use of the vehicle following the sale, and your obligation ceased at title transfer. Sorry to hear it hasn't met your expectations [insert appropriate pronoun] Purchaser, I enjoyed the car. Goodbye.

You have time to waste? Why invite someone to waste your time.

Same here. Expired cert (accessing from Mobile).

Make me an (e30 market) offer, you too can be timely. It's the next big thing in e30 accessorising - rarer than a cluster with a tacho...

at least they were observing speed restriction for the space-saver. 9/10 don't (as observed on Wellington and Auckland motorways. FFS they have a bloody great sticker on them too! Nope, your space-saver weilding Prius driver doesn't get to the finals, just a typical Hawkes Bay right lane driver. Give them a blast of boost and swiftly whisk past on the inside.

Honda Fit/Jazz. I rest my case.

got some tech in your back pocket? take us back to London Aug/Sept 2001, and I could sell you my '89 Alpinweiss 325i Touring (manual). Double my sell price still leaves you with change from GBP5000, sound good?

sure thing @skidz, happy to shoot some sales pics with the current wheels if you'd like.

lots of Brit-based fora are in that space now; it's a reflection of the country. Brexit is the backdrop, they're in turmoil. I dig your car Mr First Timer, it's well-cool. Welcome to Bimmersport!

the wheels are a very clever marketing ploy. like selling a house, you leave something for the next owner to make their own - like that slightly off colour in the bathroom. it makes them want to buy so they can put their mark on it. The wheels are exactly that, though meanwhile they keep it rolling and are more worthwhile than either metrics (oh god I can't afford those tyres, that puts me off) or fourteens (oh god!). Clever stuff eh? PS - they'll sell in a flash to Commodore owners. Easy money.