balancerider
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Buying e90 320i - Anything to look out for?
balancerider replied to 325_driver's topic in General Discussion
There are also millions of them (N47 in particular) in circulation. The issues are certainly less than the N46. They probably don't like excessive service intervals though... -
Buying e90 320i - Anything to look out for?
balancerider replied to 325_driver's topic in General Discussion
This. Fuel consumption not amazing either. -
As of yesterday, Winger BMW says no active recall on my March 2016 production 335d Xdrive touring. Looks like it would be included in the recall in the UK...
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Whether we'd see in NZ might be another issue. Although we got the 340i touring here whereas the 330i was the top touring model in Australia so I guess there's hope.
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Not what those of us who like tourings want to hear!
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Got the impression that neither the E34 nor the E61 M5 touring were a commercial success. I reckon an Alpina B5 touring would be amazing though.
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Not sure that it would be my choice for 176k but it's a nice colour nonetheless. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1831653935.htm?rsqid=17fe6d637bbb40e4bac4eafc95190d60
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That one is prob 4wd based on ride height / double rear pipes? (M135i xdrive??). Interestingly the current f20 generation is available in a proper (i.e. rear biased rather than front biased) xdrive in the UK in RHD Still valid points though.
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Pretty sure Alpina doesn't replace the boot roundel with an Alpina logo. Keen to see more pics though, they are rare as rocking horse poo in NZ.
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31 335D tourings by my calculations. Only 6 pre-LCI ones though. Black is the most popular colour...
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interesting database that one. going to have to figure out how many 335d tourings there are in the country when I get a chance
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Assume that diesels in NZ will be recalled too (eventually) https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bmw-recalls-268000-diesel-models-uk-over-fire-risk
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Both VIN's show an n53 engine so I guess it's possible?
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not sure if I'd consider buying an e60 from that dealer, service history absent on most of their vehicles...
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easy to spend another 24k when the big end bearings sh*t the bed. not sure that e60 m5 is ever going to acquire classic status.
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Wellington Drivers - I am hoping you can help.
balancerider replied to Philster's topic in General Discussion
The road from the bottom of Makara hill (Makara side) to the beach turn off is pretty rough and I think a 70kph limit? -
good spotting. supposed to have gold Style 666M on it. That explains the Nexens then I guess...
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May have been a hard 6000k then
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https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1788923969.htm why on earth has this weapon got Nexens on though? Surely for 218k the dealer could put a new set of Pilot Super Sports on
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Not for my new car - but for my previous one. Anyone have a recommendation for re-gassing boot struts in Wellington?
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another option?
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Newbie to the forum from Auckland
balancerider replied to roony86's topic in New Member Introductions
they should have a 4 digit code on the sidewall i.e. 0716 first two digits are the week of production, second pair are the year. -
somewhat less likely to be rusty than the UK cars though...
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Not many of these pop up. Might consider with a spare 130k. This dealer imports some interesting stuff from Japan. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1777805317.htm?rsqid=eefb8233dc364dd681df8922da2ce5fb
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Break Open The Piggy Bank - M4 CS
balancerider replied to E30 325i Rag-Top's topic in TradeMe discussions
also intrigued. looks like the most recent plate on the black M4 was 'TSWP' - not sure if this means anything to someone? proceeds of crime act??
