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I have all the other gear if needed. Pedal box, linkages, driveshaft etc.

You should stop listening to media who are pissing in the govts pockets to hide their incompetence and broken promises around housing. Lodged bonds for Auckland rental properties have been lower over the previous five months than closed bonds. Active bonds for Auckland are lower year on year, despite over 16,000 new dwellings being consented throughout 2020. Investor lending is significantly down to what it was in 2019 and before. Investor lending only makes up 25-30% of total lending for residential properties. Around the same as FHB and half of owner occupiers who've owned a house previously. Media are using investors as the scape goat. Investors have bailed out of the market due to increased red tape and risk, so rental stock is reduced further, as demand for emergency housing increases. Watch the media continue to bash investors over this while the government & the unintended consequences of their failed policies are let off the hook. But yeah, a lot of the time banks are useless, more so now they're closing up a lot of branches and all their specialists have gone mobile. I was in the process of buying a rental in Levin 2016 which was just before the 60% LVR came through for investors. I was ready to put the offer in but had no reply from the bank for the week. Only for them to come back with they won't lend due to too high LVR. Rant - is it a new trend for the flogger brigade in the dual cab Utes to fit extremely negative off set rims, then running ten or 12 inch tyres. Might start selling cheap wheel bearing kits for when they need to be replaced every WOF.

The reference to Ute fuel consumption was in response to the assumption they’re gas guzzlers, which they’re not.

How do you figure that... I can get high 7s in the Ranger and Hilux, and when towing about 2.5t over the north Island mid 13s. New Ranger with the 2.0 is said to get in the 6s. I see the green faction is stepping up the hate on Utes as of late. Enviro nazis using emotive phrases but no logic to get the gullible on board and guilt trip those who own one or are contemplating it. Anti motoring rehtoric pushed by green ideology, politicians and the media. They're targeting Utes, which appear to have some support on here. But what next, your 30 year old car? Your modern car which is perceived to have an engine larger than what is needed because some bureaucrat said so? All these things are stepping stone to more regulation, control and tax. For what the Utes are, and are capable of, the misinformation said about them is unwarranted. BTW, no fan of dual cab Utes by any means. Mainly due to the floggers who drive them. They're the most over priced, over rated and under developed vehicles out there. Scrap FBT loop hole and get employees back into mid size cars like Camrys, Mazda 6, Mondeo as they were in the 80s and 90s. Before the ute fashion statement took off.

I don’t know why FB hasn’t capitalised on this and set up their own type of user pays eBay/TM as an aside like messenger. Account already linked etc. Current FB market place is a mess and seems to be more ferals and dredges of society active on it, selling their sh*t with minimal info or no asking price ‘seeing what it’s worth’. Not to mention most new posts get bumped down the page and can be hard to find quickly. I gave up on selling stuff on FB, currently copping TMs excessive success fees.

TG will benefit north bound. It will make south bound worse for the morning commute. As Grenada-Petone link has been cancelled. This complemented TG and was crucial to avoid the bottle neck at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, which can go back as far as Porirua. Now we will have more people moving north to escape one of the most over priced areas in NZ, with the assumption their drive into work is gonna be a breeze.

I have several knipex side cutters but one of my most used tool overall is the long nose side cutter. Will cut through hose clamps, fuel and air hoses, large split pins etc no worries. after over a decade on the tools, the hands and wrists have taken a hammering so these are also easier on the palms as well. To further the whinge on NZ roads/road works. the last couple of days they’ve re sealed about 500m both lanes on the desert road. Yesterday afternoon they left it nearly finished except loose chip was still on the surface resembling an unsealed rural road with a temp 50k speed limit. I went through both directions last night/this morning in my 9 axle truck & trailer and at 50kmh these things throw the stones for miles including into oncoming traffic. I feel for anyone who has taken a decent car through there this weekend. Im pretty sure in years gone by any unsealed or loose sections of roadworks were 30k.

Has anyone been watching this car on TM? I note the dealer has put the price up to $35k. After it sitting at $30k for most of the year. it was momentarily dropped down to $25k for a week or two a couple of months ago. Maybe he thinks (perceived) classic car values follow the demand and price increases for residential property... I can’t see FOMO with this one though.

Its a bloody joke. From the end of the Waikato expressway (Karapiro) all the way through to Mangaweka SH1 there are multiple road works between all of the towns. Not full sections being resealed just the quick patch job all in succession. They finished one part north of Tokoroa two weeks ago and it was pot holed the day they removed the 50kmh limit. The speed restrictions are too inconsistent. Put out cones for 500m and drop the limit to 50 for nothing. Then some have loose metal or gap 20 and it is also 50kmh. People become complacent and start to ignore the speed restrictions. Cops dont appear to police it (buggered if I know why, it would be a huge cash cow). The re seal south of Taihape on the weekend was 50kmh with loose metal everywhere. I'd hate to think how many cars received chipped windscreens or paint work. Glad I didn't take a classic thru there & there were a lot heading to/from Karapiro show. Edit, my rant. BMW, VAG and Peugeot drivers who think they need their rear fog lights on.

What’s the obsession for emissions testing at WOF? A system already too by the book and over regulated. (Maybe I’ve been spoilt after living in WA for the last 8 years where there is no WOF type system, even for heavy vehicles. It seems to work pretty bloody well.) Is this so faux environmentalists can pat each other on the back in their circle jerk while thinking they’re saving the planet? The result will be more regulation and cost. Cost for those who can afford it the least. Or aren’t able to afford it at all.

What box were you supplied with? I’m chasing a 260 for my E34.

Glad to see it saved. Nice work. Bloody unreal how something like this can end up at a scrap yard to be crushed. You’d think the scrappies would have the nouce to throw her up on TM $1 reserve auction... The large wrecker on Tremaine Ave Palmy North appears to save a lot of older cars that are coming hard to come by now. Also has a silver E39 Touring on the heap too btw.

It will be quicker to go through Turangi - whakamaru then on to Te Awamutu than SH4/3. Limited passing opportunities on SH4 and being a Sunday it will be busy. Western lakes (sh32) to Whakamaru has bugger all traffic and even less from Whakamaru to Te Awamutu. Just be careful around Waipapa dam, some corners are tight. As for Wellington parking. Avoid Wilson’s at all costs and the CBD in general. You might find free parking at the upper end of Tinakori Rd by Botanical Garden. If I were staying in Wellington I’d be going Airbnb in one of the suburbs.

You could do Paihiatua track instead of the saddle, which is pretty rooted & congested being the main link to theHB from Wellington and Manawatu. But yes going up through the Wairarapa& Vinegar Hill would be the go (or instead of Vinegar Hill go Kimbolton- Apiti Rd and come out at SH1 Mangaweka via Rangiwahia). Carry on from Vinegar Hill or Mangaweka up SH1 to Turangi. Turn off western access towards Whakamaru. Then back road to Kihikihi/Te Awamutu along Waipapa dam then across to SH39. That was my go to route when I used to live in Auckland and often go to Wellington in my motorbike. Except I’d do SH1 south of Turangi. Young and dumb on my gsxr1000 Highbrook Dr on ramp to Aotea Quay in just over 5 hours.

I’m running Dunlop spot 300E 205 65 15 on my 560SEL. I was going to go Contis but he did me a decent price on them. Around $140 each off the top of my head. They are quiet but apart from that no comment on how they perform - the car had 18s before it with poor ride quality, and currently the rear SLS shocks are buggerEd so ride quality isn’t what it should be. I have a set of genuine 3 piece 18x8.5 monoblocks in need of a refurb if you may be interested. I think I have some spacers for the front to suit the 126. I don’t know how they’d look on a 126 sedan. I think they’d suit more the c126, 124 or the r129 chassis. My 560 came with replica 18” monoblocks and IMO it looked wrong for two reasons. It needed to be lowered as the profile of the tyre was dwarfed by the huge wheel arch gap. And the rim exposed the tiny rotors and calipers behind it. Edit - Ron, your post above reminds me of something I read from the 80s when these were new. F1 driver, it may have been Senna, was driving the 500 or 560 spec in Europe chasing a 911 and the Porsche couldn’t loose it. But yes, I’ve owned several of these cars including the under tyred 2200kg W140 (16 inch rim) and they can get a bit hairy at a decent pace.

I recently put a set of 33" ATs on my 100 Series Land Cruiser. Was gonna go with Kumho at around $360 each but read several owners reviews of them being sketchy in the wet. That coupled with the price put me off. Went with Goodride SL369 AT at $190 each and no complaints. Currently commuting up and down SH39 in the Waikato which is pretty slippery in the wet thanks to tar bleed and I haven't had any moments. Good ride quality and quiet as well. Surprised tyres on the market here don't have to adhere to some standard or regulation that vehicles have to.

here’s hoping KwS, that common sense will prevail. unpopular opinion but the open road limit needs to be dropped to 90. Maybe not all the time but between the hours of say 6am-9pm or so. reason for this, legal limit of heavy vehicles and towing vehicles creates a huge rolling road block (this will be exacerbated with no tolerance as passing won’t happen as often). Those who don’t have the confidence or competence to do this limit (especially at the sight or a corner or a bridge giving the perception the lane narrows) also create rolling road block. Make it worse as they are usually ones who speed up on passing lanes without realising. Mainly those driving Nissan Tiidas or the likes. Having the discrepancy in speed limits makes some drivers feel it is their right to do 100, and make that well known to slower vehicles (tail gating etc). The amount of traffic on our open roads has greatly increased, as well as more driveways due to more houses being built/properties sub divided. Open road driving during daylight hours in this country is painful. I note police are taking advantage of the recently reduce limits across the Waikato (100-80kmh), constantly patrol these areas (SH39 Te Kowhai, Mystery Creek, Ohaupo - Te Awamutu). Too bad they don’t place as much emphasis on motorists not having their lights on in thick fog or tailgaters.

We are one of or if not the most isolated country in the world. We had one month after the rest of the world until we had our first infection, and our population is smaller than Melbourne, with next to no population density. Clutching at straws to compare us on the world stage. I don’t think the majority of complaints are about not being able to go to their batches. A few will make it to the sensationalist media so they can run with it. The complaints are more to do with the destroyed businesses and livelihoods across the country.

It's not a failure? The whole thing has been a farce with a govt making it up as they go along. Reactive not proactive. IF this is the first case of community transmission, the authorities are bloody lucky it has taken this long... US film crews isolating in a Wellington hotel that was being shared with domestic tourists on holiday. The countless number of people who escaped isolation. The amount of people let out of isolation early. The amount of people let out of isolation without being tested. The number of people entering isolation and mixing with others in there who were about to be released. The whole thing is a f**k up and every kiwi that has sacrificed so much this year has every right to be pissed off at the most incompetent Govt this country has seen. Remember the two infected women that drove Auckland - Wellington for a funeral. Supposedly had 300 contacts, yet no community outbreak. That, or there are a whole lot of people out there infected and they don't know. To top it off, it took me 1 hour 50 minutes to get from Ramarama off ramp to Bombay Caltex this afternoon. Only for a cop at the Bombay off ram to ask me where I was going, who then ushered me back towards south bound motorway. I didn't have to show my ID, wasn't asked why I was leaving Auckland or why I was there in the first place. A complete waste of time. Forgetting the fact the govt gave Aucklanders a 9 hour heads up to leave the place, they still haven't put proper measures in place to prevent this spreading to other parts of the country by interrogating those trying to leave.

Had a similar issue with one of my 722.4 W140s. The pushrod at the end of one of the servo pistons and acting on one of the bands used for 1st, 2nd and 3rd dropped ontop of the valve body due to excessive clearance as the band/drum had worn. 'B2' band (google it). Mercedes sell different rod sizes to compensate for the wear. I think there were three lengths to suit the B2. It was around $4 ex Singapore. An easy fix as long as you don't mind ATF dripping on you. How does a 190E go with the 3.0? Should have come like that from the factory!

I have thanks. Beautiful car. Not wanting to spend that much at this stage. Is the seller firm on the price?

Yes, it appears he can't confirm if any work has been carried out on the brakes, cooling system or if the timing chain etc has been replaced. Sounds like the typical neglected kiwi car where a WOF and engine oil changes constitutes a service. Any fussy owner would likely be looking at timing chain, brakes, suspension, cooling system and a decent service after buying. $6500 could double in no time.

Also open to any tidy E34 535i as well.

Hi, I’m after an E32 740i or E34 540i. Prefer tidy and original but will consider anything out there. Cheers.

Did the 540iS actually sell?