Olaf

go hard. that they were looking to leverage YOUR mechanical insurance to repair/resolve their merchantable goods issue was the first indicator of trouble. My suggestion would be to steer your lawyer towards return of goods and full refund, plus your legal costs. Appears - based on their behaviour - that further work on compromise just draws it out/weakens your position. Let us know who the dealer is, too. Help avoid doing business with them. PS: if you must have a compromise position, it's that they transport it to Winger BMW in Wellington, and pay for the resolution there.

I have a copy-writing Service ? GST receipt provided!

can be frustrating, aye. both as candidate, and hiring manager. find a good one, and the pain is minimised. Which field, Cory?

this is an awesome and well-sorted car. good luck with your sale, Allan ?

@eliongater

Early days, yet. I'll give my thoughts after a decent drive, really only commuting at the moment.

interesting they've given you more toe - beyond the spec - at front and rear. Is this a compromise between 335i and M3 spec?

Absolutely not. Day after buying, it's the car dealer's responsibility to put it right to the buyer's satisfaction, or reject the goods. Dave's advice above is bang-on. Giving away your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act needlessly for what? https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/consumer-guarantees-act

21 August 2018. 170338kms CEL came up while I was bedding in the brakes. Quick check this afternoon, they found the intake boot had come loose - big air leak, over-fueling, running rough. All sorted now, codes cleared, running like a Swiss watch. ?. Thanks Page European!

Welcome, Chris! Beaut cars, and a great drive. Winger BMW recommended I keep my keys in use in rotation, so they dont get a chance to go flat. HTH.

You want a BMW specialist, someone intimately acquainted with the N62. It's a complex motor, and needs all the right gear for re-timing valvetronic if the heads need to come off. Hopefully it's not your coolant transfer tube (becoming a recognised issue with the N62). MBI should cover. Here's a hint. http://www.bimmerzone.com/product/PRT-AGA-PIPE-N62.html Best of luck. Let us know how you get on.

talk with ethirtyandy... use the bimmersport goodbastardexpressservice.

Willdo, thanks Eli. I've just bought new belts, my thermostat and waterpump were replaced 2-3 years ago.

damn! I just bought a new fan thermostat. Would have bought your leccy fan immediately if I'd known.

Welcome, Boston. Look forward to seeing you at the cars and coffee this weekend. You’ve scored a beaut e39, and sounds like you’re heading in the right direction to keep it that way ?

Went out and did the bed-in on an early-morning drive today. Successive cycles of around 80-100 down to 10... cool downs, then rinse and repeat. Feel has markedly improved. Measured temps at start of cooldown (LASER thermometers are the coolest of toys tools, eh?), found left rear rotor 10 degrees (33%) hotter than the others, wondered about a lazy caliper. Seems to have come right on the run back to Wellington. Now just a (fresh, new) CEL to check.

did you also check for vacuum leaks and split intake boot as @Eagle suggested?

17 August 2018. 170,166km. Replaced front and rear brake rotors (genuine BMW) & retaining screws Replaced slider pins and boots front and rear Replaced front and rear pads & sensors (Hawk Performance HPS) Replaced handbrake shoes and hardware (OEM Pagid) Flushed and replaced brake fluid Replaced sunroof seal (Genuine BMW). Out tomorrow morning to bed in the pads.

$500? Where was the accident, Taupo?! ^ this!

If it became a rort for two underwriters as you say, a third and fourth would enter the market, increasing competion and lowering prices. That's what this is about, right? Price vs Cost. The Cost to the community of these uninsured asshats is far greater than panel damage. EDIT: and if the true cost of owning a motor car keeps an uninsured asshat off the road, I'm happy to pay more for my insurance!

I disagree. It's really simple in Australia: no insurance and no safety inspection passed, no rego. Drive car without rego, you're f#$%ked. It would be no harder to implement that here in godzone than any other scheme. Then it's simply a compliance thing. The insurance companies would no doubt be happy, as their revenue would increase covering effectively the same risk they're currently - indirectly - covering for their insured drivers.

Hey, Kyu, sorry to learn of the accident. Delighted to hear nobody injured. Great to be able to walk away from a stack.

wow. sounds like no control with you shop. with myus, I have my own suite. A street address, telephone number. I have secure access to my suite on-line, get to select what happens to each shipment... wait for others to combine. I get emails (and app notifications) when another item arrives. I get packaging options, freight co options... it's all down to me. total control. I get free photos if they think there's damage; I can pay for photos if I want to inspect regular shipments.

I do the same thing with MyUS, and prefer to pay FedEx or DHL because the service is so much better. I'm getting M3 performance for the price of a 320i ///M.

Yep, fair point, Kyu. I failed to include my assumption that one provides all the necessary information, when initiating the shipment. that, and I have pointed out the contrast - NZ Post will not phone the addressees phone number to initiate contact, instead sending a letter. FedEx calls ahead proactively. I regularly praise the delivery efforts of MyUS and FedEx. And sometimes even DHL, though the courierpost connection makes it more haphazard.