Palazzo

Agree on the lights, it looks like pooh. Too high, ugly kit, ugly wheels. Pass.

After I destroyed a balljoint in a huge pothole 2 weeks ago, the Auckland CC has kindly offered to fix. . . . . the pothole. What was I thinking, good luck with your paint.

Saw none at all, was in Fiji, home of the diesel Toyota and all of NZs old buses.

Handles as well as a 944? Goes harder? 50hp more than a 320i? Are the hallucinogens in the glovebox, or do you just replace reality with your own version?

William, I know you know what you're doing, but forgive me if I pass on the chance to get under there for a look when I finally make it down. . . . .

It's ours. Has no rust except for sunroof panel (which I have a replacement for). NZ New, 278kms, rebuilt motor at 205kms, more new bits than I can be bothered listing. Missing fog lights (previous owner). Has heavy duty clutch and had been in storage for 2 years prior to us buying it. May be for sale sometime soon.

In a world where "Sustained loss of traction" is a charge, I can only assume he's lost his licence, or are there two laws in this country?

You can write anything on a rego sticker. My convertible is a 325i IQW. Anyone tell me what that is? I filled out a form to re rego the Lexus and she told me it didn't exist as I had the brand and model wrong.

I ride an old ('99?) Specialized FSR full suspension. Not much since I came off, got the bars in my ribs and my thumb bent back to my wrist though. It's a great bike, but it's no car. . . .

Early 325i (E36) was 192hp/141kw, then when it became 323i (with 2.5 motor), was strangled with 320i (from memory) intake manifold to bring it back to 170hp, in order to differentiate it from 328i, which still had 192/3hp, but as previously stated, a much flatter/larger torque curve. A 328i can apparently gain substantially more power with an early E36 325i intake and a remap. Logic says that a 323i would have the same jump in hp, by adding an early 325i manifold as well.

Lease /sell commercial real estate, not houses. Office/industrial/retail buildings. Great job if you like listening to people who lie. Commission cheques mostly make up for it. Those Mitsi vans, ever notice how they'd get stuck, but you could get out and push it off an obstacle with one hand? Hopeless.

A car thief from Westmere eh? Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.

We towed a 2100kg boat with a 320i, then sold it. I think it's now the only long wheelbase 320i in Tauranga. It actually did it fine, including up the ramp, but I wouldn't make a habit of it, at least not in my car.

Cain, I thought E34s were OK with 2 bags, not otherwise?? Got that off the LTSA I'm sure?? I get the same fuel consumption you mention from an LS400 (Lexus, cue the booing).

There's no way the convertible would sit on the road over night, if that's what you're thinking. Maybe I'm paranoid after having the Legacy stolen, but I'm 100% confident that the roof would get cut. It's just too easy. And even on the E30, people still pass the odd comment about being a bit "flash". MX-5? My cousin had his tyres slashed on his, only car in the car park to be touched (guess they didn't cut the roof though). During the day it's not too much of a hassle, just park it where you can see it. At the end of the day, as a second car, it's all worth it for a strop down a country road.

Mobil 1 in the m325 and Fuchs in the convertible. Neither burn or use any oil. After changing to M1, I swear the car turns over a bit faster first thing in the morning, but could be imagining things.

Don't know why, but when the mexhanic I use put a different year head on a 320, it wouldn't run properly, kept missing. After lots of head scratching and consultation with other Bimmer mechanics, he changed it for the same year head and away it went. Something to watch out for.

Try this, www.fritzsbits.co.uk They offer a full range of performance upgrades, including cams, triple carb conversions etc. Try and get some info that way. They are expensive for some bits though.

I guess airbag hasn't gone? If it's cheap enough, I'd be interested (maybe) and you can keep the big block.

Andrew, I'm easy, let me know when suits. Cheers.

If the CD stops playing on bumps, the suspension is hard IMO.

Done.

Our m325 has had the Bilsteins replaced with Monroes and most of the time it's absolutley fine, in fact it's great fun. The convertible has had Msport springs and bilsteins put in by me (who knew that convertibles and coupes had different ride heights??) and even with the flexi conv body, it is IMO, better. But only at higher speed cornering. If you hit a compression in the road just b4 a corner, give me the bilsteins. Their control over the body for rebound etc is def superior. The ride is pretty hard around town ,but that's a reflection of spring height, not the bilsteins, which will be replacing the Monroes at some stage. Does this make sense, or am I just ranting?

Let me consult the finance committee. Not sure how keen she'll be on a set of tyres sitting around the house..

Thanks guys. Damn you're good Will, I knew you'd have the answer! It's shorting out my alarm, which didn't bother me until the other car got stolen last week. Thought maybe it was time to make it work again.