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  1. balancerider
    Gearbox going to last at 800Nm?
  2. balancerider
    different badging for different markets - the 125kw N13 badged as a 118i in NZ and 120i in Japan, the 'real' 120i had the 2L N20 4-cyl. happens all the time, the Japanese 523d is actually a 520d with N47/B47
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    The 120aH non REX i3 is looking more and more appealing - pick up a second hand one ex-UK, 250ish real world km and pick up a healthy rebate...
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    @DriftitMe too - Mat Watson is bloody annoying with his 'pretending to be Scouser' accent as well...
  5. balancerider
    Took my lead from @Jacko - dog was no help in my case though
  6. balancerider
    @Contrails much more accurate than the other options
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    Spec looks amazing. Can't imagine many cars in 2004 had bluetooth phone prep! Not sure about a towbar on a coupe though... https://bimmer.work/vin/p04e66ce8c919e8c683bc0007b7835b03/ Google translate may have slightly missed the point on the wood.
  8. balancerider
    Unpopular opinion coming up but the M340 sounds better to my ears. Still way rather have the M5 though
  9. balancerider
    The Jinyu Ditchfinders did their job...
  10. balancerider
    < 3 months between first NZ registration and write off. suspect that's the demographic a lot of these E90's are going to now...
  11. balancerider
    probably a little low on the pricing. I6 version just popped up here for 22k GBP https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/alpina-b10-touring-e39-spotted/44347
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    This sounds absolutely incredible and even with the spectacular borkage potential of the S85 I think i'd consider a manual one. SMG is a no go...
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    Prepare for face-melting bills (to go with the face-melting torque) when the engine ancillaries are borked. I think if it's anything like the Touareg V10 TDI, pretty much all work is an engine-out job... Pretty awesome bit of engineering nonetheless
  14. balancerider
    Needs @promo’s expertise (assuming it hasn’t had it already)
  15. balancerider
    @Olaf that boot seal is a satisfying job. i need to get to that on Dad's E91 at some point. excited to see this re-engined
  16. balancerider
    Janky AV installations are just the worst. hopefully this is going to be worth it in the end though. wrt your water leak, there wasn't a wiring grommet for towbar electrics was there - have seen water come in through those...
  17. balancerider
    or ask @promo
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    08 E60 M5

    balancerider replied to han16's topic in Showroom

    Please do this - it's my pet peeve with jap imports.
  19. balancerider
    game over. manual though!
  20. balancerider
    Hope @Driftit isn't commuting anywhere far with 80k of range and a wrecked battery in a 6 year old car...
  21. balancerider
    http://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/313378803 Pricing is wildly optimistic but at 35k I'd probably be interested...
  22. balancerider
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3133258404 Can't imagine this'll hang around. Leather recaros must be pretty rare
  23. balancerider
    This - would steer clear of anything N53 powered. Coils / plugs / NOX sensors all consumables...
  24. balancerider
    Worth it for the blue velour seat covers alone! No cruise control on that one @qube but it's a fairly easy retrofit. On Michelins all round which suggests it's been looked after.
  25. balancerider
    I'd say yes provided the service history is decent. Drive nicely too.
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