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Replaced transmission filter, gasket, drain, and fill plugs. Took out some old ATF, added in some new. Need to do a proper flush now the pan itself doesn't leak anymore...

Removed a pebble (from bad asphalting in Stanmore Bay) from between my rotor and backing plate. The grinding noise could be heard from blocks away. 

Thinking about this all wrong. Dude's old, married with kids and finally has money to get the car he wants. He just has really bad taste in car colors.

EDIT: No, dude thinks this picks up women... I still stand by my original assessment. Then again, I wouldn't know much about picking up chics anymore... last one I picked up is still around a long time later.

2 hours ago, hotwire said:

^^^ Have bought several times from them & seen the warranty offer, each time i think to myself what the challenge would be if i was to request warranty.

At best there would be shipping involved in which case, would often nullify the effort/cost.

There is no effort. Package them how you see fit, as long as it arrives to them. I've sent back a few things and it's simple as anything. I do cheat, in that I both go to the US often-ish, and have people come from there to me (so they can bring, or take back stuff for me) but comparing the price of wipers from the FCP ($30 for my E39) versus here ($100ish) ... I'll pay shipping once a year, sure.

Buy from FCP Euro. Lifetime replacement on wear items is too good to pass up.

Bump

@JackoHey Chris, looks like you can't receive messages. 

I don't know how I missed this. I'd have jumped on this!

Actually... regardless of whether the dealer is genuinely mistaken or not, that is an extremely misleading advert. I don't imagine the dealer genuinely thinks it's a M3... I reported it as misleading on trademe.

This is beautiful. That looks to be in such nice condition, impressive.

45 minutes ago, hotwire said:

Appreciate the fixes but why cant the forum itself be fixed without having to mod things?

@M3AN's post isn't saying for you to mod things. It's a quote from the forum software creators, suggesting it is trivial to fix the problem we're having here. 

My offer stands, I'll happily fix this stuff up. It'd make a difference to me, and I sit in front of a computer all day most days anyway...

19 minutes ago, 3pedals said:

335e is a fake hybrid like the Prius , only difference is it goes and handles like a 335i . The battery is 1.3kW giving it  a range of a few kilometres only . Made for people who have bought into the prius stupdity but want a nice car. 

330e is a smart plug in hybrid well worth considering given that good  FC Ev's are still 5-10 years away. 

Note current gen Prius (and from 2012) are plug-in hybrids too. 

10 hours ago, gjm said:

That's a detail that's not in there. Same as age and references.

This comes up a lot for me, as I have a few folks whom I work with who are 'older.' Whilst it isn't an issue for me, my folks have conveyed that being 'old' in IT is serious business today and if you're over a certain age (mid-40s?) and are an 'engineer' and not 'management' people discriminate against that.

References are a given. We always ask for them. Job description details or not. That said, I've never had someone give a reference who wasn't positive, so game that sh*t, it's what everyone seems to.

What year 330i? Maybe post the part number/link you're after?

3 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Biggest issue is the 335i Active Hybrid does not count as an "electric vehicle" for incentives and bonuses, etc. as it is not a "plug in" type hybrid, it purely generates charge from regenerative braking and using the petrol engine as a generator. Also, pretty poor electric range as only small electric battery pack.

Without the benefits of a full electric car, then the price doesn't really stack up, so available pretty cheap in UK and as a result importers are trying to bring them over here to sell and make a profit.

When trialling the 535i Active Hybrid, the only thing we were using the electric motor for was the "eBoost" kick of acceleration, LOL.

What's the range on the electric motor on the 335i Active Hybrid?

Bump

14 hours ago, Allanw said:

https://www.micksgarage.com/

Mine were NZ$210.63, but today, with NO voucher, they're NZ$313.12 shipped, for all 4. (so includes NZ$39.46 shipping currently). with a 25% voucher, it'd be down to NZ$244.71 shipped.

 

Sometimes the parts are discounted as well as being able to use the voucher too.

 

There is a current 10% Easter voucher I think, but I've ordered for a mate a few weeks back with a 17% voucher (st paddys day) and previous occasions with a 20 and a 25% voucher.

One of those times, I got 2x PAIRS (4 bars) of roof racks, for NZ$243 shipped :-)

How do you get the vouchers? Sign up for their newsletter? This makes me want to do my brakes sooner, rather than later!

EDIT: Sorry, I don't mean to be rude. It happens without effort sometimes... Thank you so much for that link!

55 minutes ago, Allanw said:

Micks garage again... shipping to NZ is just under NZ$40 :-)

4 Mintex discs for the E39 were NZ$210 SHIPPED

wait for a 17%, 20% or 25% off voucher if you can :-)

WTF. Link?

4 hours ago, limepanda said:

https://imgur.com/a/RGJTt

You can buy a cheap fob from ebay (f you send me your VIN I can tell you the kind to get) and test that. If a new fob works, the problem is the old fob, otherwise... it's expensive.

EDIT: Another option is to have someone else's key, init to your car, and test. It's mild hassle for the key owner though, so it'd have to be a good mate.

Picture of your key?

14 minutes ago, zero said:

Schmiedmann wont discount shipping but will discount the cart if you ask.

 

But there is no beating that fcpeuro warranty.

I will be buying my brake rotors from them for free lifetime replacements

 

I plan on doing brakes whenever my parents come from the US again. Shipping on rotors is killer though. It's almost like buying new each time on shipping alone (and we'll get taxed on that, so it'll really hurt)

Just now, zero said:

Both have pros and cons.

FCP has the best warranty - even on wear items.

Schmiedmann usually is a little cheaper, and has cheaper shipping.

Well, my post was half tongue-in-cheek. Note that FCPEuro's shipping... it's not that it is negotiable, but if the price seems weird, email them and they can often make the shipping costs nicer. Plus that warranty... 

FCPEuro is the best site. Nevermind all that Schmiedmann rubbish.

12 hours ago, Mikan said:

Thanks mate, yup, oil checked and changed for a thicker weight. Have replaced oil pressure switch, but not level sensor - do you think that would impact pressure? 

Have had a gauge on the engine, and blocking vanos off did show an increase in pressure, so we hoped that refreshing the (petrified) seals would get it over the line. 

Jon at Auto 38 who has been slowly working through the list of remedies from cheap to ruinous for me said he saw enough metal in the (three month) old oil to suggest that the true cause was main bearing wear. 

Sorry, I did mean the level sensor, but I was thinking of the switch which you have already replaced anyway. There are lots of threads on this on bimmerforums, and you have tackled the right stuff. Also, the VANOS could have been the issue, I was wrong. I'll just bow out in shame now.

1 hour ago, Mikan said:

Sadly not. 

Sorry mate, the two aren't related. You may be low on oil, but I figure you've checked that. Oil pump on its way out? Does your oil level sensor work? The sensor is cheap and you can replace it easy enough at next oil change. The pump.... less cheap. 

And a convertible. That's a nice toy.