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Jazzbass

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  1. LOL- I had to click on this thread just to find out what D1NZ meant!! Now I know.
  2. E39'er here. Not interested in filters either, sorry.
  3. http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index.php?showtopic=8555
  4. I forget to get a gap between the T and the 8 - would have looked better.
  5. LOL! Man, you'd have to be a true loser to buy that!!
  6. I think weaves look great - but they're a pain in the bum for keeping clean! I'd swap my weaves for more a open style any day for that reason. I was my car every weekend and curse the small bits on the waeves...
  7. http://www.europlates.com/ I got mine for $NZ55 total this time last year. Passed two wofs with them since then.
  8. I went to high school with Stinky (The Sultan of Brunei). I'll ask him next time I see him!
  9. Left-foot braking From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Left-foot braking is the technique of using the left foot to operate the brake pedal in an automobile, leaving the right foot dedicated to the throttle pedal. It contrasts with the normal practice of the left foot operating the clutch pedal, and the right foot operating the brake and accelerator pedals. It is most commonly used in auto racing, but is also used by some drivers for use with an automatic transmission, as the left foot is not needed to operate a clutch pedal. The most significant consequence is that the driver can operate both the accelerator and brake at once, creating the potential for spins, while not allowing the clutch and brake to be used together. Critics say that the practice can be dangerous. At its most basic purpose, left-foot braking can be used to decrease the time spent between the right foot moving between the brake and throttle pedals. It can also be used to control load transfer.
  10. I've never had a problem with that on my BMWs. I did have problems on my Fiats though.
  11. Jazzbass

    Alfa 8C

    Damn ugly front view!! Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how the grill on late model Alfas tend to look a tad like female genitalia???
  12. ThreeOneEight, I'm with you - white instrument dials = bleeeechhhh! Ollie - that's a nice average in semester one. What's this - no fails (so far) ? What sort of a student are ya, mate? LOL - well done. Rog
  13. Sure as hell not my style. I have dreams about buying a large tank and blowing every suv in the world off the face of the planet..
  14. Jazzbass

    Big bad 22

    Happy bidet, mate!! Whoda thunked you'd be over the hill so fast. It s all downhill from now on, ya old fart!!
  15. Jazzbass

    NZ Darwin Award

    Still more proof that smoking kills!!
  16. LOl - all the bikes are long gone...
  17. Indeed - total wack job!
  18. I'm old enough to remember when an off-duty traffic cop saw me being a hoon on my Bonnie and gave me a ticket 4 days later when he saw me at a fish & chip shop.
  19. This is a fairly typical story about the 'high speeds' experienced during a police chase. To me 140kph is not even close to high speed. Even my E36 318 auto waited until 160kph before changing into top (in S mode and foot hard down, of course). Come to think of it, I had to have my foot hard down about 90% of the time just to get it to do anything. Back on topic- IMO 140kph is NOT a high enough speed for the police to abandon a chase on the open road. In this case the kid died and since he stole the car, I have zero sympathy for that. Thieves are scum and I'm glad when they exit the gene pool. What speed do you think the police should abandon a chase at (assuming good weather and light traffic etc)? The 19-year-old, believed to be driving a stolen vehicle, died instantly when the car failed to take a sharp bend, left the road and struck a tree stump in a roadside ditch near Waipukurau. The crash happened about 3am on Saturday on Racecourse Rd. A police patrol had earlier tried to stop the Toyota Corolla sedan because of a "dangerous driving incident" in Waipukurau. The driver took off and was pursued for about five kilometres at speeds of up to 140km/h before the fatal crash. A police statement said the patrol car was about 500 metres behind the Toyota when it veered off the road. Hastings area commander Inspector Dean Clifford would not comment on why the pursuit was not abandoned given the high speeds involved till he had more information. But he said the male constable involved had been in contact with the police communications dispatcher who was managing the pursuit and it appeared correct procedures were followed.
  20. Quite. However, I doubt that there's anyone here, myself included, who hasn't gone a tad silly behind the wheel when we're with mates....
  21. LOL trust you to go against the flow, mate. The E39 is considered by most motoring writers to be the most beautiful BMW ever.
  22. I was going to put a towbar on my E36 325, but it was going to cost $1500, cos you have to run wires all the way to the front etc or else the computer gets its tits in a tangle and reports lighting faults. I have one on my E39 528 and have towed heavy trailers with complete ease.
  23. It didn't do it before he changed the belt.
  24. I got the cam belt changed at 100k when I had an E36 318. after the operation, performed by an automotive tutor where I worked (UCOL), the fan was dreadfully noisy. He said it was normal and that's what Falcons do. I said the last thing I wanted was for my BMW to sound like a Ford. I sold the car not long afterwards, 'cos I couldn't live with the fan noise. I've often wondered - what did he do wrong?
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