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    yep down through national park etc is the way to go, not only quicker than SH1 but better. then through the Paraparas, which is a good road if you have at least 200hp under your foot (no idea what an integra type r has), less than that forget it.

    Travel down to New Plymouth, around the mountain down the coast thru to Wanganui, then onto Wellington ... not the quickest way but some of the best driving roads out there, not chocked up with traffic either..

    Sweet as!!! thanks for the replies! Yeah this sounds like the way to go. Should be a bit of fun......

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    Hey Guys,

    So a friend and I are going up to Auckland to pickup a car so he can get it back to Christchurch. I offered to help him out with the Auckland to Wellington part. Firstly, no its not a BMW.... its not even euro.... not even sure if i'm allowed to use the "H word" on this forum. Yes its an integra but a really tidy fresh import type R.

    We will be leaving auk before 10am so have a whole day to get to Wgtn so thought keen to test out the Honda and put it through its paces and wondering if you Northern folk can recommend the most enjoyable way to cross the north island???

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    Have a small oil leak in my 2001 e39 530 together with a burnt oil smell in the cabin when stopping from a run. Been told::-

    (a) It is almost certainly the rocker cover gasket and

    ( B) it is a difficult job to replace.

    Any info as to what I am likely to be charged for the job?

    Have had the car for past 8 years and mileage is now 60,000

    Appreciate any comments

    There's lots of instructions on how to do it out there. I did it myself on my 325 a couple of years back. Was very straight forward and didn't take very long.

    However, did it on a toyota a couple of months ago and it was a disaster, i think what i learn't from that is seek advice whether or not to use a silicon compound... (i did and it leaked 1st time- spent the rest of the day cleaning oil off the driveway - didn't use anyting but a bit of oil on the bimmer) and BE SUPER CAREFUL TORQUING THE BOLTS TO THE CORRECT TORQUE, i snapped 2 heads and had to drill out and retap thread - what a mission.

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    Just had a brand new corolla for week, its a petrol, don't know if they have a diesel??

    so thought id just do a quick little review in case your mom, wife or gf looking at buying one.

    What i liked:

    • Bootspace - for a hatch back, was very surprised at the size, fitted two large cases and other gear etc in the back easily.
    • Interior - Quality and design I was very impressed with, i know Corolla have gone a wee bit more upmarket because of the Yaris at one end, and the likes of Golf at the other, it has to slot in.
    • Exterior design - definatley away from the conservative style they have been for many many years.
    • Well built feel - doors thumped "like a BMW", feeling of safety
    • OBC read out 6.4L/100km over the time i had it, i was driving pretty sedately most of the time except over the Crown Range

    What could be better, but expect in this car as I'm not the target market i guess

    • Automatic gearbox - an auto is nice, but this seemed to act like a CVT more than an Auto.
    • Steering - very light, no feedback
    • Performance - lacked power on open road, overtook one vehicle didn't trust the car to do it again.

    What I didn't like

    • Visibility - I'm 6'3", so on the tall side, but rear view mirror feels like its right in front of your face. Enormous B-Pillars and a tiny rear window also don't help, and even I couldn't see the bonnet of the car, so parking was a bit of a bitch. This alone made it feel unsafe and defiantly wouldn't buy. Person i was with is about 5'9" at a guess, and they didn't find it any better.
    • No temperature gauge
    • Car seemed very overweight for what it was

    hope this helps!

    One more thing. The stereo was amazing for a "cheap car" stock system. Very impressed.

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    did you find the rear view mirror constantly felt like it was in front of your face.

    I know i daily a hiace with a massive windscreen so I'm used to that, but still

    Hmmm cant say i noticed. I drove a 2011 Corolla wagon [cvt] daily as a work car last year, so kinda used to them.

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    Have to say though, looked pretty ordinary in white. See them round in the blue and that looks ok. Not sure if i'm a fan of the new front end.

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    I was driving a 2013 corolla for a week or so about a month back. Had about 300ks on the clock. Mine was a 6 speed manual which i have to say was very good. However dynamically it felt quite big and heavy when driving. Small car - easy to park, However lots of space inside - although i too am 6ft 5 and have the seat in a position where you would have to have no legs to fit in the back. Took it for a thrash over the paekakariki hill road (as you do) and it handles not too bad though the corners.

    Apart from being a bit heavy feeling i felt it was a pretty good car, handled well and cruised well on the mway with plenty of space for all my crap. Not a bad car, would buy if i wanted something boring and fuel efficient.

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    Sucking oil and detritus through the turbo won't do it any good, but unless that has caused turbo seals to fail, I don't think it would cause the whistling you are hearing.

    Does the note or pitch of the whistling vary with engine speed and/or throttle position?

    Yeah it does. Sounds like a leak right? Might have to start replacing hoses....

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    sounds like something isnt assembled correctly.

    nobody left a rag inside the intercooler did they?

    Have double checked all the assembly. It was only removing the 2 bottom hoses and removing intercooler. Didnt really mess around with too much. :/

    Check the hoses. Unless they've been changed they are at best 7 years old , and do perish. Removing and refitting the i/c may have been enough to expose this.

    Cheers, yeah this is looking most likely... any chance we could have dammaged the turbo though? There was quite a bit of oil and crap that came loose and may have rushed though the pipes. Also when we first started it yesterday the engine was flooded so it didnt start smoothly. Hoping for his wallets sake we havent dammaged the turbo....

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    Hey guys,

    Spending the weekend at mates batch in Akaroa, naturally we decided to clean out the intercooler on his e46 330D (as you do) he had a couple of seals to be replaced as there was oil leaking from the boost pipes. We changed these and cleaned out the oil from the intercooler with some meths, let it dry and reassembled.

    However on the road test we noted it popping off the pipe from intercooler -> Turbo at the intercooler with a pshhh sound then also a whining sort of almost whistling sound that sounds like its coming from the turbo.

    Has anyone got any thoughts on what might be causing this? All the pipes seem tight. All we have done is dropped the intercooler and cleaned.

    Cheers!

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    My e36 used to do this. I was told that it was normal for it to be a little bit off balance but also a symptom of warn shock absorbers. Wasn't quite as bad as that though, you could tell if you were looking for it but else it looked normal. At a guess it was probably 3 centimeters MAX out at each side. Its lean seemed to change dependent on how much fuel was in the tanks too.

    E46 never did this that i noticed... but it was lowered and on bilsteins etc

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    My mother bought one new in 2006, My brother has it now with about 70,000kms on it and has not had any major issues, and the small issues it has had have been cheap repairs. It got stuck in a sinkhole in the CHCH earthquake and required work on steering and body work, i remember hearing that this was surprisingly cheap luckily as insurance refused cover for some reason.

    We had the 1.4 petrol model. It is veryyyy gutless, not too enjoyable on the open road as it rings along at > 3k rpm at 100kph in 5th. Still, amazing on gas and its been decently reliable especially considering my brother and i thrash the crap out of it.

    My mother has now upgraded to a fiat bravo sport 1.4 turbo which i drove down to christchurch for her (bought in wellington) fantastic to drive! I remember at the time being worried it was more fun to drive than the 328ci and muuch better on gas - possibly something to look into? Still a safe and reliable car.....

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