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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.

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?

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.

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

Really? With an auto? I'd take the 318i.

1) Can you get decent cup holders for an E36? 2) If the ignition key turns around and around in the ignition barrel, then catches, is this: a) difficult to fix? an immediate fix required? c) expensive?

I'm a parent and an E30 owner, yet still have time to go to the supermarket. I park miles away because you can't open the doors wide enough to get him out in a normal park, simply because 90% of people can't park between the lines and the parents parks are covered in people movers parked even worse. Like the clown yestertday in Grey Lynn who parked about 30% of his Caldina in the neighbouring park. I simply put the E30 about 4 inches off his door (in my park) and watched him crawl out cursing from the other side. Back on target, how about the guy who smacked a friends Audi wagon in a work car park, bent the whole rear quarter panel, got out and slashed both tyres before driving off?

There was one for sale a few years back. Enquired at TM BMW once about a crank for one, said there was no such car, so getting parts must be fun.

Can I ask what is probably a stupid question? Do these need their own dedicated cell phone connection/number? That is a new on account or prepay set up to actually run it? I'm assuming this is the case? So connect to car, hidden away, then connected with a sim card? Cheers.

Another clarification, I was referring to an S55 Kompressor (04), the torque is stunning, 1800rpm will take you past pretty much everything. And with charcoal 19's off a SL65AMG and tints, looks stunning too. I'd stand by the pricing though, everytime I mentioned AMG you could hear the tone change and the price go up.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sure does, they don't fit!

As the convertible is a 2 seat rear only, would these fit? Any E30 gurus want to add their knowledge?

For clarification, that was all 4 brakes replaced at 48kms.

Brakes, seat switches ($1300), sunroof switches ($1250), seat airbags (cornering ones, not safety), radiator fans ($2500) etc etc, this on a car with 48kms and 5-6 years newer.

Today the windscreen wipers on the E30 decided to switch themselves from normal speed to high speed, flicked them back to intermittent and they stopped doing it. As these things don't generally fix themselves, what is the likely culprit? Switch? Stalk?

Have a crack at this, record for the 2-3 litre class was set in '59, you should bolt in. New Zealand Motorsport Records THE CASTROL TROPHY - New Zealand Land Speed Record Part 2 - Records Established under Association of New Zealand Car Clubs and Motorsport Association of New Zealand control in the period between 1947 and June 30th 1996. Flying One Kilometre Sprint Unlimited cc: O Evans, Porsche 911 GT Le Mans Turbo, 10.343 sec., 348.061 Kph, Goudies Road, Reporoa, 2.6.96. Unlimited cc (Road Registered): R Williams, Porsche 930, 11.359 sec., 316.929 Kph, Goudies Road, Reporoa, 16.3.96. FIA Class cc Rating B 5,000-8,000 R.Williams, Porsche 930, 11.359 sec, 316.929 kph, Goudies Road, Reporoa, 16.3.96 C 3,000-5,000 B.Bellis, Ferrari Daytona, 166.8 mph, South Eyre Road, Canterbury. D 2,000-3,000 F.Shuter, Maserati 8 CLT, 14.21 secs., 157.40 mph, Christchurch, 21.03.59 E 1,500-2,000 W.York, Ford Telstar TX5, 18.845 sec., 191.032 kph, Ninety Mile beach, 23.04.90. F 1,100-1,500 P.M.Hoare, Maserati, 15.30 sec.,146.2 mph, Christchurch, 5.10.57 G 750-1,100 D.W.Wild, Lotus, 18.115 sec., 123.5 mph, Christchurch, 5.10.58 H 550-750 W.Mauger, Austin 7 Spl., 29.455 sec., 75.944 mph, Christchurch, June 1956. I 350-550 R.Campbell, Cooper, 20.725 sec., 107.9 mph, Christchurch, 22.02.58 LPG Powered Vehicles: A.Wilson, Holden Commodore, 226.017 kph, Canal East Road, Waitakaruru, 10.4.94. Diesel Powered Vehicles: Heather Spurle, Peugeot 306 Diesel Turbo, 191.448 kph (118.894 mph), Canal West Road, Waitakaruru, 3.9.94.