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    Grabbed a spare laptop, installed Windows 10 on it and got PA Soft going on it. Proceeded to go scan codes and look around to find cylinder 2 misfire codes. Clear codes, hope for the best... drive car... Hi misfire codes! Will change spark plugs today, which I'd been meaning to do anyway, then if the misfire continues, will do proper diag on it. Wish me luck!
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    Built some ramps and changed oil and oil level sensor.
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    They're reliable and professional. You won't go wrong there.
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    It's bulletproof because the timing guides and chains deflect the bullets!
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    I dunno man. I'd take a model T or X any day. The market here is limited sadly.
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    I spend ~$2400 in petrol per year on the toyota now. With a Leaf, I expect to spend ~$800/year on electricity (additional to what we spend now.) Whilst it may pay for itself in 6+ years, in, say, 3 years, I've recouped a significant portion of the cost of the car. With a petrol-powered car, you have no recoup. All you have is the depreciation.
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    6.25 years till the leaf pays for itself, based on the petrol savings alone. There is no such payoff from a car running on petrol. There is no comparison. The drawbacks of electric cars relate to logistics, more so than any cost associated with running them. Namely, charging stations aren't numerous (yet) and range is an issue. Neither of these are a problem for me, personally. We work from home and my driving is largely to/from kindy/school/local errands on a daily basis. Our old beemers are not good for the planet. Also, in my use case, my driving patterns are bad for my beemer!
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    That's the math that I worked out, albeit with a lowly 530i.
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    Batteries seem to be lasting at least 6 years going by first gen leafs still having their original batteries. You also don't need to replace the whole battery when a cell fails, so as a whole, a battery can last a long time in theory, in practice we'll only know in 5-10-15-20 more years. In any case, the numbers seem to be well beyond 3 years, so that's made up for. Cost-wise, you get a 1st gen leave for ~$10-15k. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/CategoryAttributeSearchResults.aspx?keyval=7980585&from=fav&shipping=all&sort_order=expiry_desc The maths work out that you end up paying roughly 1/3 in electricity as you spend on petrol. For us, we spend ~$3k/year between the two cars. I only drive the e39 when going further than a 20 minute drive, which is what we'll continue to do. We spend the bulk of our petrol ($2400ish/year) costs on the toyota, which is driven daily for about 20 minutes total, and once a week for 40ish minutes total. That's the car we'll replace with a leaf. It's not at all an odd way to save money...
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    We're trading in our toyota for a leaf. The majority of our driving is <10 minutes total drive time. It's unreasonable wear and tear on the e39 to me.
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    This seems like a specious argument. Even if car to car they end up even in terms of final disposal, effects on environment of production, etc... Specially in NZ, where the majority of our electricity comes from renewable energy anyway, the environmental impact of electric versus combustion engine doesn't compare.
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    75% off NZ prices is not actually so crazy in my experience...
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    Check this page out about ULF models: www.bimmernav.com/ulfchanges.html
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    Quick rant thread.

    Gabe79 replied to Apex's topic in Off-Topic

    I think that belongs in the "Life is choice bro" thread instead.
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    It works for me on vlc, but why not keep it simple and upload to youtube and make it unlisted? EDIT: Note, I can't hear anything conclusive in the video. The background noise is in the way.
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    That's a decent price if it's in good condition, or you can get a MBI for it. The steering wheel is a $150 issue if you want to replace it with a plain black one. No fuss there.
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    I have the e39 Bentley pdf here if it'd be helpful. I hate trees myself, but the pdf has its uses.
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    I had the opportunity to buy a pile of repair manuals recently in bulk and ended up with one of these. Anyone keen? Say $30+shipping? ***This is sold now.***
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    If a car is newer than 20 years old, it needs to meet emissions standards. Older than 20 years old, you can import to your heart's content. This is intended for classic cars, but is a bit of a gap in the current legislation...
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    Allan got the key cut a bit cheaper than I've found. I pay close to $75 at armstrong for a 4-cut key (2-cut key is cheaper). Aftermarket keys with transponder from ebay cost ~$20NZD delivered. The coding tool costs ~$50NZD delivered from ebay. I, and others, have the tool and can code if you ship your ews module. Learning how to use the tool was the slowest part and I had my keys done in a week. I'd be happy to do keys for folks here and can show you what keys to buy and such.
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    Items 2, 5, and 6 are quite cheap and you can get them all for well under $100 and are easy to install yourself too. I have no clue on the regulators, and the radiator I might end up outsourcing too, although I am a bit weird and would probably give it a go from youtube alone, at which point it'd cost a lot less than $750.
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    Do I have to buy my car from said dealership too? Or would they inspect and insure a car they didn't sell?
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    e39 keys can be had for a lot less than that. I can, and others on the forum can too, code them for you. You can end up with a diamond key for ~$80, most of which is the cost of getting the key cut.
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    That colour. I want!
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    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?61718-INFO-E46-Instrument-Cluster-Test One of you e46 folks try this^^ The equivalent e39 one works exactly like that.
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