Cammsport

That price sounds about right. I'd ring Autosure though just to see what they charge. Initial cost is one thing, but willingness to pay out is another. I had a mechanical warranty with Protecta and it was like pulling teeth to have the broken timing chain covered on a VQ Nissan engine. Ended up being a battle lasting over 6 months, threatening lawyer/CGA action, reports on timing chain longevity etc etc. Apparently (I think there was a thread on here) Autosure are more inclined to accept claims.

1 hour ago, Gaz said:

Can you expand why did you not claim on the starter motor and cover gasket? Starter motor itself is worth alot more that your excess!

I bought a 2nd hand starter as a part of my trouble shooting (I didn't want to pay the $300 excess if it ended up being something inexpensive) and the gasket happened at another time and another excess. Same thing with coils. 

Depends if you fancy yourself a gambler. When we bought our E91 (N52B25), we went with a 3 year 3rd party mechanical cover by the well known company (can't recall the name). Looking back I wish we risked it. We've had to have it serviced by a recognised workshop that foots a bill of around $400 annually. The servicing is average at best and only the oil + filter is changed. On top of that you have the initial cost ~$1500 + excess $400. Over the 3 years you'll roughly spend $2700 on the above not incl excess if you claim. I've had to replace all the coils (at separate times), cam cover gasket and starter. These jobs weren't big enough to justify claiming and paying excess so are on top of the $2700. We won't be renewing the cover, hopefully that doesn't bite me... Touching wood. 

Managed to make it out to a small E30 meet after work. 

This sort of thing definitely tickles the suspicious side of me and screams shill bidding. Auction had met reserve but the top two bidders have both pulled out? Owner offers a fixed price. Hopefully no one from here was genuinely interested. 

On 1/20/2020 at 1:46 PM, m325i said:

Most overvalued ///M car of all time with a corny celebrity tie in IMO. 

Yea what they sold for is irrelevant to any other LTW in my opinion. Factors driving the price up would be that it was for charity and they are ex-PW. I hope this hasn't given false hope to Joe Bloggs LTW owner. 

27 minutes ago, Blackie said:

Large premium being asked but they seem to hang around for years. No doubt they're great cars but 50k is still too much for what it is in my opinion.

I personally don't see the appeal of them. I understand they're ~250kW go carts but even then, I'd rather buy other appreciating BMW models with similar factory power figures for less money. Personally I'd rather a FL E46/92 M3. 

Hallway wall has been ear-marked for it. 

Woweeee. A PFL 318i coupe with 180,000kms for $14000. Looks like the seller is getting flamed in the questions box for trying to flip it. Would love to know what he/she purchased it for. 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/2462265293

4 minutes ago, GorGasm said:

All this 130 talk makes me want to buy a manual one and modify it haha.

Good work everyone.

Same! Although I doubt I'd find a score like this. 

Thought I'd share this with the group as it may spark some nostalgic interest. Was given to me from my neighbour. Twelve A2 art prints from the '80s or '90s im guessing. Now to find a wall to show them off on. 

Oh, wine bottle for scale too. 

Some illegal parking for an update. 

All three of mine are either falling off post windscreen replacement or are old and brittle. Anyone have a source for BMW ones? 

Heater core replacement write up if you get bored? Mine has a leak also.

Now that you've refurbed the 14" basketweaves.. I see this set of 15" are available on Facebook if you're interested Olaf.

1 hour ago, balancerider said:

Suggest contacting SD European - that's where I got my BMW OEM Westfalia bar / electrics.

Cheers for that. Do you have a rough price?

I'm after a tow bar so I can cram more stuff into the E91, let me know if you have anything available. Prefer folding/removable to keep the rear end pretty.

2 hours ago, modz said:

@Cammsport looks like you cut and welded the manifolds to fit?   And to confirm the pics of them wrapped are around the opposite way vs how they fit on the engine? Thanks

Yup, correct and correct. 

An annoying aspect is how minimal the damage is, but still having to pay ?

Its burnt through the clear and damaged the edges of the diffuser so a simple buff won't "cut" it.

On 11/16/2019 at 12:59 PM, Olaf said:

Woohoo!  Congrats Cam!  e30 Mega Meet here you come!

Wof and rego all on today buuuuuuuut unfortunately I won't make the meet ? work and all that jazz ?‍♂️

21 minutes ago, aja540i said:

Even if the van was exceeding the speed limit you are still not allowed to reverse into it, option 2 seems like a pretty good outcome considering.

It's hard to give way to something when they've exceeded the posted speed limit. But yes, thanks to everyone for the advice. Will get back to them option 2 ?

Thought I'd pose the question in here as there's alot of sensible people who may have been in the same predicament. A couple of weeks ago we had a wee bump in the wagon. At the time our insurance broker was confident we weren't at fault. Until yesterday. They've changed their tune, read below.

I told them I was disappointed with the situation and I'd get back to them. Check out the CCTV footage below and tell me who's at fault. The van going past or the reversing wagon. Its a tough one because yes, I was the one backing out but I think they were going too fast for a parking lot.

Couple of snaps from the Skid Factory meet at Greenlane.

Cheers @WYZEUP! You were a help re cert process a couple months back when I messaged you.

Still have the WOF to get when the cert plate arrives, and one of the things I failed a WOF on was headlight direction. Thought I'd show a wee before and after/how-to on the process. Firstly, remove the 2 screw from the grille along with the 3 clips on top.

Then I removed the 3 screws holding the headlight assembly to the car, along with the 3 very brittle plugs at the rear.

You'll be left with something very mad max looking after you also remove the clips from the kidneys.

My WOF guy didn't want to touch the headlight adjusters as they were seized up and didn't want to risk breaking them. A couple squirts of silicone penetrant and a wriggle of the adjuster with pliers on the metal free'd them up good as gold.

Also took off the headlight metal surrounds to remove the light surface rust and give them a quick paint. Only paint I had lying around was Arctissilber from the E36 ? But it actually looks really nice. Job done. Had a quick line up of the headlights on the garage door but now that the adjusters move freely under finger tips, I'll let him use his reflector to dial it in.

A keen eye will notice I've removed the IS lip. This lip is less prone to driveway scrapes when toing and froing from WOF/CERT etc.

10 minutes ago, Olaf said:

? yeah, my declared plan is M42, but I do have a good mate in my ear suggesting M50 or M52... I'm nearly at the end of my list, and wishing good fortune on this M40!

Yea to be honest M42 is very is OEM+. I was on the fence for a very long time. Next time you're silly enough to come to Auckland, have a drive of my M52.