Michael.

Looks a bit smaller? I approved!

Perhaps we should expand the Sunday monthly meets to turn into a Sunday afternoon drive out to some East / Western bays decided within the week leading up to it?

Was this the one fitted? I thought it seemed rather nice

It's designed for colder climates, when the mirrors are fogged up with a layer of moisture making them non-reflective, when in that state they work best to 'vibrate' the condensation off / vaporise it. An ultrasonic speaker does the work and is mounted in the back of the mirror. It operates for 5 seconds per button press. The mirror heater then takes over and does the rest. It's not really for rain water drops as you can still see the reflection clearly enough, but this video gives you an idea. Gimicky for sure but it does work in the mornings!

^ Agreed. Btw, I was posting it as a bit of a Joke "awesome" car. I think they do fail a fair bit... the older swoopy CLS worked as it' had the proportions to pull it off. This looks like a life sized toy car for kids with its little wheels and oversized fenders, lights and grilles. What where they thinking of!? Who would want a front wheel drive Mercedes anyway? You'd have to be quite deluded if you thought you were impressing anyone. I'd rather have an MPS if I wanted a FWD turbo hatch back coupe thing.

Yeah too true. Japanese have always had a very electronic focused past, just look at all the gimmicky stuff they had in the 80s. Europeans seemed to be more conservative and less focused on things that weren't really that important. Ie digital dashes vs Analogue, the Japs loved that stuff, don't think many European cars had that stuff back in the 80s? Haha, yeah the one touch setup is quirky, its called the soft touch option.. it's a bit odd if you're used to the regular stuff but quite nifty once you get used to it. Haha yeah the Japanese buttons around the console screen? They used to have english stickers over the top but I hate them as they look tacky and block the backlighting, I've since gotten used to what each button does so it's less of a mystery, only 4 really have functions, Air con, screen control, audio and the trip computer / datalogger. The others are for the GPS map which doesn't work outside of Japan sadly. No NZ coded maps were (or any other country) were made to suit that specific systems configuration, even though it uses Toyota map CDs in a special unit in the boot, some Aussie guys tired Lexus/Toyota supplied Nav discs but they weren't compatible.

Pretty cool. I didn't know the main bearing caps we're only 2 bolt types, assumed they would be 4.

Yeah it's pretty crazy what the Japanese got up to. They really pushed the development of these cars. I think in the late 80s early 90s the Germans were falling behind a bit having ridden on a lot of success in the 70s - 80s and kind of lost focus. Was enjoyably to finally drive a sorted E31. I was surprised how E34 like it felt, reminded me of my old 535i, but just a lower longer 2 door version with a greater sense of occasion. We left TRC on with such wet weather

My 225s vs the 275s on both other cars were a noted point of embarrassment. I need some wide, dished BBS'!

Good shots Jooles. That was quite a fun drive before the rain set in. At least there was enough time for a few pics!

I think this was just a case of the owner leaving it as is. Not so much "abandoned" Internet stories are good fun though.

I'd just buy a Corolla if I wanted a beige eco box. Can't fathom buying a Golf which is essentially the same thing with some leather and a tonne of problems

Newer is always better. Tyres like to be kept out of the sun if you want them to be 'fresh' I've got 2006 Tyres on one car, they work well enough. You'll be fine.

Id paint the rear of the boxes black at least.

Guide lines are fun to stick to though

Just did some reading: Section 4 Modification criteria 4.1 Certification requirement exclusions A vehicle is not required to be certified to the Low Volume Vehicle Code where a suspension modification is the sole modification, and the following criteria is met, provided that the safe performance of the vehicle is not compromised: "after-market suspension bushes may be substituted for the originals, provided they are made from an appropriate material such as polyurethane and there has been no cutting or machining of the suspension arms to fit them" I think on such grounds you'd be okay.

Bloody legend!

Very much improved looking over the F02 style, especially up front.

Check the Low Volume Cert website, under suspension I believe it covers such details. Off the top of my head I think it's okay. That said, why do you want to do this - road or race car? I'd highly suggest not doing it if you're using it on the road often, it's going to increase vibration and noise somewhat for little gain.

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Much improved since Saturday! I must say the E24 is looking much better than the E63 in that picture. Classic BMWs always have the edge..

Shipping will be pretty massive though due to the weight which is why I've never imported brake rotors or control arms. Other aspect to keep in mind are those parts genuine or knock offs?

No wonder the circuit failed, it says made in Japan Mexico!

hahaha. That headliner. With the bushes, you might be okay for a while unless they are clunky or loose. But dry cracked or split boots will just lead to faster wear. If you plan to keep the car get some Lemforder arms from Milland in Dunedin, cheapest way to go for the best quality.