Palazzo

I know Atta's cars... even if I haven't met you yet mate. He is a perfectionist. I am impressed with the car but we're getting close to E30 M3 prices at that price. Pays to be cheeky sometimes tho - you never know what someone will pay

There is a crucial difference, an E30 M3 for that money will be rough, the engine will cost a small fortune to rebuild and they rust just like any other E30, except with body panels that aren't a dime a dozen.

This at least looks like a spend nothing, drive and enjoy car.

Outstanding. You can't make that sh*t up.

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Good article.

The No Worries warranty is exactly the same for Lexus or Toyota, the only improvement on that is the Lexus 2 yr used warranty and you're very unlikely to find an IS 200 now at Lexus, they're getting too old.

Actually, there are no IS200 or 300s at Lexus dealerships at present.

Avoid the ex Singapore ones. Go NZ new, get a Lexus pre purchase check done and then get the no worries warranty. If it's under 150kms, everything is covered (suspension, brake pipes, engine etcetc) with no excess. Apart from that, just look for the normal on any car. The IS300 goes a lot better.

Ben E30(?)s car top of Silverdale hill, looked tidy.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-326289623.htm

It is, just car jammed it.

I would expect 18l/100km out of the AMG and servicing costs that would make your eyes water, ask Glenn about brake costs.

If you have a receipt, I have a friend who could look into it. It may have a small cost.

E46 330i, 69369. Wanker.

Definition:

In the covenant of quiet enjoyment, the landlord promises that during the term of the tenancy no one will disturb the tenant in the tenant's use and enjoyment of the premises.

It's called "quiet enjoyment" and she would have a clear case if she could prove the police have been and the landlord (in writing) has refused to do anything about it. As with anything like this, written records will be her friend.

We had swine flu this year, which was nice. Similar symptons, including my partner dislodging the cartilage from her ribs.

Apparently the flu jab would have made minimal difference due to the virus mutating.

Only lasted about 6-8 weeks.

The article states "globally, about 348000 cars are affected" and it would defy belief that NZ/Japanese models on their own are somehow built differently and therefore unaffected.

I have no problems with parking wardens ticketing for parking issues, but they are gaining all these additional powers which I don't believe they should have without being sworn officers.

Talking to a friend who is a warden, they can now ticket for license plate issues with car, such as incorrect plate or if its sitting in the windscreen.. i.e has to be attached to the car, even warrant and rego I believe should be left to the cops, even if it was noted and passed onto the police that's fine.

At least if you get pulled up by the cops you can usually get the 30 days to get it sorted and they can check all the paperwork in the system.

If the parking guys are ticketing for warrant and rego, they should be checking with the system, not just the displayed paperwork.

Then you'd love the proposal in Auckland that they can go onto private property (eg parking buildings) and ticket cars for rego and warrant offences.

You don't have to go to the district court to get the form etc, they can post it to you. I've had the same situation with stuff being sent to the wrong address and ended up with court fines, called up, got told to go to the court to get form etc and refused.

Tjis is your mess, you sort it and send me the forms.

They sent them, I filled them out and paid the original $12 ticket.

Call back until you get someone reasonable.

Quick thread hijack for Glenn, how much for new UJs for an E30 and where best to get them done?

Blue(ish) sky and no wind, where is it?

yeah, but you wanted to get out of fishing, so you're praying for bad weather. You're the first person I've met who wants to get out of going fishing.

You'd be nuts to go out if it blows up like it says it will, but some dumb-arse will still think its a good idea, until they get into trouble.

Nevermind, I'll think of you as I'm giggling like a school boy doing 20kts off the back of a huge wave with 630hp under my arse on my way out to drag them back in.

I should explain, it was a charter, costing $120pp, potentially to go out in 25 knots and a 2 metre swell, hence I couldn't be bothered. The more recent forecast made it worse. I would rather go out in a boat in the rain, drink beer all day and come home with a fish from the supermarket than sit in the office all day.

What is wrong with you? A wet day fishing is better than a fine day at work (or at home).

I've been promising one of the instructors from 46 South a few hours out on the jetboat to practise some heavy weather handling next time the weather blows up. Might be the perfect opportunity.

Rain is one thing, winds blowing 30, gusting 50 knots is another.

Hope it arrives, supposed to be going fishing Friday and can't be bothered.

Have you not actually checked the pump? Ours crapped out earlier this year, no fuel at rail, no fuel at filter, figured pump and away it went. If you can't smell fuel, it's my uneducated guess, sounds exactly the same as ours.

Random question, do FL tail lights fit PFL cars on an E30?

My convertible currently gets started about once a month, when I reconnect the battery, the alarm goes off and I struggle (failed dismally today) to turn it off with the remote.

It is a Mongoose of some sort, (has the interior movement sensor with auto windows up if that helps) and I suspect it also contributes to my intermittent starting problem ( all lights come on, fuel pumps, no starter motor, then starter motor, instant start).

Can I just pull the wires (all plugs plus power I think) out and throw it out the door, or do I need to get someone to "uninstall" it? Ideas?

I'm not sure that's the right attitude - your insurance companies can withhold payouts if your car isn't warrantable. A lvv cert is definitely needed for a larger capacity and higher powered motor.

I thought to trigger a cert you had to increase power by more than 20%. Yes, no?