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Agreed, he was clearly very dedicated and talented. This thread was always great to watch.

So anyway, back to my original rant take away points - rubber and tire carcases littering local streets = bad. And remember ......

I think we have better things to do than rage at each other, smiling through gnashed teeth is way healthier  

You know that things are well broken when "boy racers" have gone from harmless park ups, to the midnight drag train, to blocking off roads in industrial estates and now to attacking milk tankers. FFS, I think a fair amount of us went through at least some of this, but "back in the day" we had some respect for the law as there appeared to be repercussions for our actions. Getting over reading the news of idiots who are clearly untouchable destroying roads and private property, with everyday people getting to the point where they take the law into their own hands and then get prosecuted. Strange how the police have no capacity to be everywhere to bring a end to this burnout culture, but have all the resources to prosecute individuals that try to protect their property, family etc from this sort of behaviour.

I'm not anti cops, just sick of driving from home to my daughters school and just seeing new black rubber everyday. Nothing is sacred, the intersection outside the local cemetery looks like the burn out box at Meremere. I spoke with the local cops who basically said that this is the biggest issue they currently face in rural south Auckland. 

8 hours ago, gjm said:

Interesting that so much effort is being expended by BMW in quite different alternative propulsion system directions (electric, hydrogen, fuel cell...)

 

Possibly because Audi is making a fair amount of noise in that space, and Merc is not far behind. I think Audi announced an Avant version recently which would be the killer option, but the pricing is still sky high compared to the ICE models RS4/6. 

I like the wire idea, thanks. I think while I'm out and about grabbing that I'll look into either the red or blue chrome chequer plate mats as a fall back option, that contrast with the black interior - BMW really missed the mark on not including something like that as a factory option  

The driver's side floor mat keeps catching on the seat when it moves. This has caused the back edge of the mat to curl up making the snagging issue even worse. I have two memory positions for the seat, one for driving and the second for getting in/out. The seat moves a fair amount between the two positions so everytime it crosses the back edge of the floor mat it grabs hold. My options are get another floor mat that actually fits, super glue the current floor mat down forever more, install a fixed bucket seat or simply walk everywhere with a horn speaker strapped to my back making V10 noises. 

Any ideas on solving this, I'm not a huge fan of the Velcro style pads that hold the mat down. Pretty sure these are M5 style mats from the car yard, and about 10mm longer than required for the correct fitment. All the other mats are perfect.

The whole thing is just click bait unfortunately, "it's rare, so let's change the colour, seats and steering". I'll still watch this unfold. 

It is a bit painful to watch FYI. Comments section predictably reads like anything to do with an S85, haters gonna hate etc etc....

M5 touring

What's left of DRIVETRIBE just bought an M5 touring. 

2 hours ago, tawa said:

Few people at work muttering around the e-bikes and whatnot, one got a 6k pedly, might be a few L to pay off that!

Motorcycle tipped over the 40$ mark to fill this week, still gives two weeks of commute though, not the greatest in the rain though...

Brand new ranger at work, still felt like it was years behind my e70... Sales pitch must be like, 'is ute, is ford, sold'

Not to go massively off topic, but agree that ute's are not family wagons and the top end ones are useless at most things that the underlying platform was designed for - you can dress them up all you want and they are still a horrid ride and now priced at the pointy end of the market. Two years ago we spent a lot of time investigating a family wagon that we could also use on the lifestyle block, and most of all it had to have a drivers seat with proper lumber support - I had broken vertebra in my back and sitting was not something I endured well. Having driven almost everything available we drew the same conclusion as many (but clearly not all) that a double cab is not a family wagon, by the time you try to modify it to be a family wagon with aftermarket everything you may as well have bought a Prado or Landcruiser. Even after all that I nearly put the money down on a Toyota Hilux Mako when I was looking at the M5, I would still be waiting for delivery of the Toyota. 

Back on topic, fuel prices are painful - luckily the M5 has a pathetically small tank to fill  

A quick 4 months later update. As a result of having a life outside of detailing cars (please don't hate me  ) I have done nothing other than gun wash the M5 to keep road film off. Thanks to Covid slowing everything down the wagon has lived outside for last couple of months while the house refurb drags on. Below is an image of it taken a couple of weeks ago, water is still beading up, I haven't put any more CMX on since the original application. 

I have no idea why there are two images in my post - but the edit won't save the removal of the second copy.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m5/listing/3506836571?bof=So2dRU07

I don't even know where to go with this, but we can all tell the this individual is a keen keyboard warrior on the hunt for an exotic v10 which they have done extensive research on (hence the question, got to get one of the late production cars with the lambo engine, it's the only one to have. Thinking about trading mine if this seller says yes.)

As I've been spending stupid amounts of time prepping and painting the interior of the house I've passed the time listening to podcasts. In all honesty it was never something that was on my radar until recently. I can recommend the following car related podcasts for anyone that needs background noise to distract them. 

Smith and Sniff 

Collecting cars 

Both of these are UK based, I find it more relatable than the US podcasts which are still a bit clickbate with no content.

And the YouTube channels that are connected to them are also very watchable. 

If anyone has other recommendations please post up.

AMMO NYC is good watching, I finally got a response from DrColor who are having international shipping issues and have been pretty good at keeping me updated and providing a partial refund to offset the late delivery. So it could take another 6 weeks for the product to arrive from the US. I'm happy to wait now that I know what is going on. 

Classic cover for years, they have been really good to deal with.

Well so far this has been a lackluster experience. Paid on the 4th, no comms from this lot not even an invoice email. Only thing is blurb on their site stating that they are very busy sniffing paint fumes and it may take up to 12 business days to fulfill the order. 

And bought, nearly $20 for courier was a little steep though. 

I'm game, got some road rash around the arches that need a clean up. I'll order some and post some images. 

Pretty sure you could start a Youtube channel with your restoration work.

This is fantastic work, what art museum is it being installed in? 

I had the car out in the sun on the driveway (melting my credit card :D), cracked the windows about an inch and went about my day....... returned to find a laser guided bird sh*t had gone right through the window gap and onto the back seat! Quick clean up and all is well. 

If you were going to buy a wonky M5 may as well get one that's been converted to RHD for a lot less. 

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1989-bmw-e34-m5

This one sold in December in Sydney for AU$37,000. 

20 minutes ago, aja540i said:

Took the M5 to Matamata and back yesterday, easy run, hardly any load, managed to get the average consumption down to 13.6 which is the best its ever been!!

Wow, that's the most impressive thing I've seen all year! What gear do you sit in at 100? 

Latest M5 update includes branding my calf muscle with a distinctive exhaust tip...... I was getting a 30 pack of carbonated beverage out of the boot, summer, shorts, jandals, got a tad close to the passenger side tips when reaching in and boom - nice semi circular brand on my leg. It was definitely a WTF the is that pain, and who is burning a barbershop down moment. I was stunned and then pissed myself laughing followed by some pain and immediately thought I have to tell someone about this