Mavrick

Cheers fr the comments thus far. Yes, i do mean the 1st gen Mazda 6. The only issue i have with the Mazda 6 is that they are everywhere, whereas the passat is a little less common. What is the quality like between the Mazda and the Audi/Passat? Plans for the car are tints, black wheels and possibly lowered so it wont look like the standard car (bit dubious on the Passats looks in standard trim). Cheers,

Evening All, Am looking for a wagon for my next car (have been carless for about 9 months now). Think i have narrowed it down to either an audi a4, vw passat or mazda 6 (2.3ltr version). Looking to spend roughly 12k max, but am leaning towards the passat at this stage for most bang for buck. Want an engine size of 2.3 or larger, car will either be black or gunmetal grey, manual preferred but that wil be slim pickings with a euro. If anyone has anything good or bad to say about any of the above, or peoples opinions on what would be a better buy it would be much appreciated. Really need to get onto one before Christmas other wise the Xmas holidays will be spend travelling in a beat up 91 corolla. Cheers,

And the figures from the dyno are?

Yes Glenn, its a water cooled unit. Apparently BMW do not make this part anymore, you can only get a BOSCH part which is a beefier/better version of the original. The guy doing the work is reputable and i've told him im just going to have a hunt for a price. Westy - alternator is poked, hes taken it right out and its not a simple case of replaceing the bushes. Happened to me over New Years, battery light started flickering then stayed on, then she died on me (over a 2 hour period)as i was doing 100kph around a corner. Rather odd feeling when the car starts jerking about at that speed. Initially i thought the battery was a goner becasue i had had some problems with it in the past. Camera Doctor - I would rather new. Cheers for the replies so far.

I need a new alternator for my e39 (facelift). Have been quoted $1170 + GST from the local stealers and about $90 cheaper than that from a local auto electrician. What are my options in purchasing it cheaper without the stealer markup, importing my own parts is out of the question unless i could get it here by middle of next week. Any help would be appreciated. If Christmas and New Year werent expensive enough already..... Cheers, Hamish

Buy mine, click. Am negotiable on price. Worth a try.

Don't I know it, our 5 hour drive to Raglan took 11 hours on the 28th Dec (the only day it decided to piss down) due to my alternator shitting itself.

bump New trademe ad, lowered price and am willing to negotiate. click

Is it back on trademe? Or just through here? Cheers,

3min 20sec, ridiculous.

Yeah had a quick browse on Ebay but would rather a good quality one. Cheers,

Long shot, but does anyone know an importer of BMW die-cast motorbikes? In particular a 2004/5 K1200s in indigo blue? Am trying to get one for the old man to match his actual bike but am finding it difficult. Our local importer cannot find any of these between his 4 main importers. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers,

Very similar to my old mans car if not the same one, however his did go to Hamilton. 50ks on the clock when he sold it and i think he only got 45k for his not even a year ago. Mint cars with plenty of tow for passing. I would definatly recommend it for a new purchase.

Refer trademe ad here. Am willing to negotiate on price if need be.

Hi there, Could be quite keen, but it is pending the sale of my car. So there is not much point in pursueing this too much further unless you happen to know of someone who wants a e39 540i? Worth a try. Cheers, Mavrick