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very pleased you avoided, mate.

careful mate, you'll get arrested for the latter. ? on a serious note, I was wondering how you were getting on with that plan. If you buy pork, will your 335i remain?

I'm suitably unimpressed with the drop in the kiwi against the USD. GBP? Be worthless, soon.

yep, if you're stashing coin to bring back, the extra leverage is a bonus. esp if you're saving for a house or similar.

10 August 2018. 170,136km. Replaced rear window seals (upper, and lower). Some outstanding service from Novus at 138 Adelaide Road, Wellington. Big shout out to Reuben (member on here)! My second experience with Novus, and again, very positive. I decided to get someone else to do it, after my recent experiences with the windscreen in my e46... it was the right move. So here's what a typical aged seal looks like on an e60. they're a trim part; you don't need to remove the glass to change them out. A wrinkly old seal, yesterday PS: if you're ordering the seals, there's two pieces. bottom rail (which even has a velvet seal to the bottlid), and the top (which includes the sides). There's the version (for top and bottom, respectively) for double-glazed/armoured, and the 'normal' version.

Looks fab, John. have heard the Turbos (and GT3?) are the safest bet for crank and seals, use same block, separate from the rest and built to different spec. There’s your business case justification for boost ? PS: within 3 weeks my e60 will be in a suitable state for you to drive. Brakes with 2 weeks, I reckon. I’ve a boot full of new rotors ?

Good outcomes all round, Charl

I have to challenge you on your populist Labour viewpoint here, Graham! The charge that the NZ Health system has been run down over the past ten years presupposes it was in a good state to start with. It was not. Successive governments, regardless of branding, party, or resident health minister, have under-funded, and perpetuated mismanagement in the heath sector for decades There have been large numbers of missed opportunities for betterment since the 90's and even before. Any government will tell you retrospectively that they did the best they could at the time, and you can be sure they did. If you had the opportunity to read the cabinet papers, and follow the decision making trail and Governance, I'm sure it would all read well. You can be sure that our elected officials truly did what they thought best, within the constraints at the time. The retrospective view always gives greater clarity, and is clouded if you don your blue-blocker sunglasses. It would be significantly healthier (pun intended) to acknowledge it's all a bit broken, and look to the government of the day (today)to put in changes that will truly make a difference. It's futile blaming one side or the other; these things were decided by our government of each time... the consistent thread. The cost to do this? I'm sure it's a number so big that the budget would need significant rebalancing, and a great deal of courage. As much as our system is seen as broken, it's a lot better than some of the other countries I've visited. NHS excepted; my limited view is that the NHS works pretty well. I certainly agree that the massive number of semi-autonomous DHBs in NZ is a total and complete waste of resources. Perhaps someone could code up an online game called Fantasy Niuzillund Government... a bit like a cross between Championship Manager, The Sims, World of Tanks, and SupermarioKart, only instead governing NZ Inc (or use the NZ Collective skin, if you prefer)... one could trial radical healthcare restructures (note I avoided reform), and find the funding to make it stick, all the while managing the flow-on effects of short-changing other areas of the economy. It'd be a hit! Cheers

PS: Interested to know what the dealers thought of market value, if only to understand how far away from the mark I’ve been. IM me if you prefer. I can keep a secret. ?

F10!? Ooooh. I’m not jelly. Honest. ?

Look around for a used Nikon SB28 flash, they're inexpensive, have a buttload of power, and with the right filter to colourmatch ambient light, you're laughing.

Graham, there are a few threads on retrorides with Landrover diesel transplants, including M57 and OM series diesels. It's still going to be a draughty, noisy, uncomfortable thing when you can 'waft' at 70mph (it's a comparative thing, really - like wafting in a scaffold bridge) and overtake things... and you'll still need to make it steer. Just buy a Land Cruiser and be done with it. Errr, I'll get me coat, then...

Hey, if this is actually a For Sale thread, @francoisv I apologise. I interpreted it as a discussion thread to help establish what you should be asking. Say the word mate, I'll delete my posts to help you clean up. Sorry! May be worst unintentional thread crap in the history of thread craps. Mea culpa.

Stop worrying and read your policy document.

+1. If your policy had an “agreed value” (those words), that’s what you should be paid for a total loss, less your excess.

Interesting. N62 Valve stem seals are a potentially pricey repair, though don’t cause catastrophic failure of the engine. Same for coolant tube through the valley; I’m (personally) mitigating that risk with annual coolant flush and replacement with genuine BMW coolant. Other than that, the standard coolant pump and hose replacements, and coil replacement one does with any BMW of a certain age. Am I in blissful ignorance of other lurking N62 maladies? We can then contrast this with M60/M62 V8 issues (timing chain/tensioner/water pump etc) in e39 and e35, that cost $3-5k to address ahead of failure, and result in significant engine damage when deferred/neglected. Which is worse? The M60/M62 is older tech and better understood, though is that really the safer bet?? I think the depreciation end-stop must just about be reached with the e60, same as e39 and e34. It comes down to whether one’s been well-fettled (lower risk), or neglected (lower price), providing that the car is of an attractive spec. The rest is down to general demand for that model. ?

there was a decent green one went for just over $2k the other day...

care to expand; who's experiencing the schadenfruede here?

I think $16k is slightly optimistic? The good: Kms are low, aparrently good service history, ///msport not so good: it’s down 400 or 800cc (and thus power/torque), it’s pre-LCI (presumably). H&R springs - good if buyer wants them, otherwise a detractor for many punters. It’s thirteen years old, not fresh enough for some. The market: 545i’s are $6k to $14k tops, these days, regardless of ///M. You can find good 550i ///M LCI $15-20k. People are understanding these cars respond well to loving maintenance, throw tanties when ignored. They’ll be wondering about valve stem oil seals, factoring a trans service in 25k kms (better than not done and 125kms on the clock). The question must be: what is going to tip a punter towards your vehicle at the upper end of the price scale? If you can sell/persuade that, you’ll secure that $16k ask. I’m biased, I think everyone should own a v8 e60. However, the prices are dropping with age, based on complexity and younger more attractive models. I’m keeping mine. hope that helps!

Hi Mike, great to see you along here! Looking forward to seeing this beast. you might want to ‘follow’ the Wellington meetings room - that way you’ll get notifications of all upcoming events. Tomorrow night - Thurs 2 August - 1830hrs at 1812 in Johnsonville is our next social night, if you’d like to meet up. cheers Richard EDIT: Is Permafrost a ‘Magazine’ reference?

31 July 2018. 169,986km. Replaced Transmission Mounts (gen BMW) Replaced Engine Mounts (OEM Hutchinson) Replaced front radius rods L&R (OEM Lemforder) Replaced front control arms L&R (OEM Lemforder) Alignment. Woah. Mounts? Even starting the engine.... it's like butter! I love engine mount/trans mount replacements. At around 170k kms/10+ years, they're not performing as they did when new. Control Arms/Radius Rods? Steering significantly improved, smoother lock-to-lock, and the car behaves significantly better over bumps (particularly in compression). My old ones had had a bit of a minor graunch in the steering (particularly right hand side), that's grown in the last few months; the balljoints were reaching end of their useful life. Replacement is great. I've only driven it at urban commuting speeds so far, it is transformed. I'll update this post when I've had chance to drive it at highway speeds. Next up: rear window trim seals sunroof seal Rotors Pads Lower oil pan & gasket

jeez you guys. this weekend my rental is a camry hybrid. you don't so much drive it, as operate it. it's an appliance. *any* BMW is better than that.

Christchurch - nay, all of the SI - is smouldering, just waiting for ignition to rekindle the BMW Car Club NZ. We're watching with interest, ready to support a nucleus when it forms. Don't give up hope, I think there is a growing number of folks in your position!

just add the pics, man. we're all driving projects, don't be shy... welcome to the forum, look forward to seeing you at a meet up. check in to the Meetings room, subscribe to the Wellington room to get notifications. BMW Club night on at the pub once a month, plus runs, coffee meets, and longer trips too.