Sammo

New neighbour has some toys

I've just got 80a on my CABs and sway bar bushings, which don't impact NVH as you would expect - I would keep it fresh OEM rubber everywhere else though - certainly for engine / trans / diff, although have heard subframe may be OK with Poly.

Looks great on the weaves though!

How is the M2C - do you still have the E36?

3 year anniversary with the F31 and after humming and hah-ing a sideways move to something smaller and zippier like a GTI, have decided its too damn handsome and practical to replace without dropping $$$ and its better the devil you know, so will keep it another few years and treated it to a proper service to set it up for a little while: Oil / Air filter / fuel filter / cabin filter New Valve cover (only electric ones don't have a leak here haha) and breather hoses. Oxygen sensor

Thanks bro - just great having it at the point were its just lapping up the miles - enjoy Beach Hop!

Another perfect Saturday, another early morning drive. This time went over the Awhitu Peninsula - through Waiuku to Karioitahi beach, then up and accross to Grahams Beach / Big Bay and Glenbrook. Stunning area, especially with the morning low fog today. Roads not as good as last weekend (from City to Waiuku is pretty boring) but once there its beautiful. To do list: Need to replace my drivers window seal - 51321904782 (bloody expensive) and sort my drivers seatbelt reciever before the next WOF. Also have a rattle from the exhaust that I'm hoping is just a hanger / mounting issue.

What a series, and what a car - one of the best sounding race cars IMO.

Making the most of this incredible run of Auckland weather - got up early (for me) Saturday to do the classic but great run from the City to the Pohutakawa Coast > Kawakwa Bay / Kaiaua - a good 4+ hour in the saddle allowing time for exploring / photoshoots / more photoshoots 🤣 Zero car issues, aside from a few old rattles on coarse chip open road speeds - nothing opening the windows won't fix.

Looks lovely aside from the mismatched seats, I definately bought at the top of the market haha

Not surprised, sharp price!

Been a while since I updated here - car has been great, getting used less these days, becoming a little bit more of a garage queen but still getting enough work. Was out today with a group of interesting cars - (Elise 111r / E30 M3 S54 / E92 M3 / B7 RS4 / E30 M42 Supercharged / 306 XSi) for a really good blast for 3-4 hours - car was a champ, the M20 still just loves to rev but she does get a little wallowey when pushing on - H&R sports are too cushy but perfect 95% of the time. The Elise had 330whp - sufficient for 850 odd kg.

Going to want to throw in quite a few Tacos for $11k

At least he is now 'saving some for the rest of us'

I'm a big fan of the M20's character / sound (I'm assuming B20 vs B25 isn't too different - I may be off the mark there). M42 / M44 however will be a little quicker than a 320i and should also feel lighter / pointier up front and more eager to rev - I suspect it would a better contrast to your beast. While the weight balance of a 325i / 318is may not look much different on paper, I was genuinely surprised how much less 'push' there was driving an M42 swapped car vs mine back to back - mine felt clumsier once you started to push on a bit.

I'm sure you could snatch those for $3k? My staggered Maxilites were just under $2k landed from Classic Wheels Australia (split shipment to keep each under $1k threshold) - I love them TBH, a slightly larger centre cap and subtly angular design which I like against the chunky Tech 2 - look fanastic and still like new 2 years later. At that point a genuine set like this was for sale but $4k and I kind of wanted the staggered look, even if it made the car a little less lively.

Thought I was watching 'The Office' for a minute haha

Been spending plenty of quality time with the F31 - May not be the most thrilling drive but is bloody practical and looks great. Had the rack bushing replaced again (free repair FTW) and new front tyres - post prang she’s looking as good as new.

I’m only 178cm but can’t imagine someone your height wouldn’t fit - likely similar size to an E61. The 320d is a little low on horsepower but diesel torque is strong (380nm from 1700rpm) and the 8 speed gear ratios help out too - a 328i would be much more lively - 250hp from a modern 2.0 turbo isn’t highly strung these days.

Had our F31 for 2.5 years and 50,000km - it’s been great - 320d Msport. Only niggle is the electric steering racks have a bushing that goes causing a front rattle - easy enough fix but ours is getting done for the second time this week. Handles and rides well but the electric steering is uninspired. They look fantastic in the right spec and plenty of space for gear as well.

Yup - my frame was snapped there too! How was removing the trim peices? heard its fiddly and I still have a box of the pricey clips to do this one day.

Looking porno as - love it haha

Got a proper Italian tune up today alongside some superior machinery - after so many km, still enjoys a bit of rough housing! All cleaned up again and ready for an E30 Coffee meet tomorrow morning @BMTHUG @Tobias01