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Sounds illegal to me, can't be bothered looking it up though. Find another dealer/car.

Ugh soft touch. My Maserati had it everywhere and all of it was sticky. It takes ages to clean off and then repaint. I used this, but probably any paint would do. Dupli-Color Vinyl and Fabric Aerosol Paint, Flat Black - 311g | Supercheap Auto New Zealand

All down to age and tyre type in the OP's case. An old, worn all season vs a new UHP, I wonder if there will be a difference?

If it ain't broke...

All my insurances have gone up significantly this/last year, with State who were the cheapest at the time. So, it's not just AA. Unfortunately for AA, they weren't offering anything over what State offer me and weren't willing to negotiate.

There's a lot more going on under the surface on the cyber truck. Structural body panels, battery tech, steer by wire, etc. Euros are the cars crammed with gimmicks. China knows what's up, make high commodity, affordable, practical, and efficient ev boxes on wheels.

Haven't watched the video yet, but from what I have seen of the new 5 so far. What is the point of it? It's time for some real innovation in cars. Cybertruck is a step in the right direction.

I agree with the anti capitalist notion, but still think we should have a strong focus on sustainability. Just because things will run out under the current system doesn't mean we should use it all as fast as possible.

By the same logic you should replace them every 5k to 10k kilometers or within 2 years as the performance of a tyre drops off significantly once worn and aged, you wouldn't want to compromise your safety would you? There was a tyre reviews video which demonstrated a worn Michelin was significantly worse than a new budget tyre. Regarding the triangle noise, I think I agree, the Laufenns were quite noisey as well. The FRD26 seems pretty quiet though. Everyone has their priorities, as a daily driver not doing any spirited driving I am happy with the performance of my budget tyres and I think they have come a long way in the last 10 years. If I was still interested in pushing the boundaries I would look at something higher grade. I'm also buying in the 19/20" sizes and the difference in price is huge. Think $800 a set instead of $2400.

I have had a few cheap tyres now and few/no issues, used to be a bit of a tyre snob. Biggest issues I have had with tyres is age and i feel anyone complaining about grip levels should check the date stamp on their tyres. I could be wrong but I suspect the main issue with the OP is that they're all season and age. Currently I'm running Farroad FRD26 and Blacklion HU02 which came on my car/wheels. Have had Triangle TH201 and Atturo AZ850 as well and they were fine. With that said I rarely drive spiritedly anymore as sadly the 535i and 330e just aren't worth bothering in that regard. I have an inkling that the new Triangle TH202 is probably a decent buy at present.

Ahh old smokey. A shame.

There's an F10 520d M-sport on facebook at the moment for $8100. A lot of car for the money!

Different experiences. There's certainly plenty of ratty, smoky, Japanese imports. I just don't buy them. Off the top of my head I have had at least 4 Japanese imports that are many years old with various mileages but appear to have just rolled off the factory floor. Usually within weeks of them being here in NZ they scratched in multiple places.

Good luck finding a well maintained NZ new F11 Or any well maintained NZ new car.

Wikipedia has the specs of all the engines, even if the numbers don't quite match all the Japanese models. The 2.5 is an N52. The 2.0 turbo N20B20 would be better. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(F10)