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At least anyone wanting it has got at least an additional month to save up for it.

High trust model at work. Im sure some people require it asap for upcoming rent, food etc so it has to fast for that and given the volume of people applying that can't not be.

The wage subsidy is to encourage employers to keep people employed but it wont save everyones job. Some businesses maybe not be able to pay 80% of their employees wages for this extended period (no income, cash on hand etc) so they may not apply for the wage subsidy. In that case it's a matter of discussing what measures (if any) can be done to keep your employment eg voluntary annual leave or unpaid leave etc. I think there will be additional assistance packages once the lock down period has subsided. You can't force anyone to take annual leave without 14 days notice unless its agreed upon with your employer. It's always been like that but some employers are ignorant, or try and sometimes succeed to preying upon employees who don't know their rights.

Yeah. Poor quality but you get the jist of it.

Originally owned\built by Kerry from Mosen Euro parts in the late '00 iirc. He then sold it to Graham who got it tuned properly (Gavin Hi-velocity iirc). Dont know how many owners its been through since then but im sure its been played it over the years. Someone broke or swapped the original diff out by the sounds of it.

Yeah i think a 4WD V6 Diesel VW would be harder burden to live with than a crack addition.

Good idea to reset adaptions when changing the fluid. You really need to drain at least twice to get most of the old fluid if you are using the fill and drain method.

To me it would mainly depend on condition of each and country of origin, both are decent choices and i couldn't say one is truly better than the other even though id probably go with the E34. Main issues i have with the E46 M43 are the potential very expensive failures ($450+ DISA valve and ABS module) but M52 has more smaller problems which can add up costing a bit. If you dont care about performance and are in it for the long haul then the E34 suspension is noticeably cheaper, stronger and generally easier to work on.

I'm pretty neutral on the matter, it's something most do to varying degrees that i have no real issue with as long as they being dishonest about anything. People just about never tell you what they bought something for when selling if they got a bargain (unlike the opposite) which tells you something about the human psyche. Personally when ive got good deals on things and haven't invested much time into them then ill give someone else a good deal if they are a reputable buyer. 30k is a fair market price and the rest is purely subjective

To me people can ask whatever price they like as is their right, just like people have to right to freedom of information in these situations.

You didn't say what engine but Its likely number 6 in the diagram if its an m52 http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E36-Sedan/Europe/328i-M52/R-A/browse/engine/crankcase_ventilation_oil_separator

Had similar problems on a E39 and a couple of Japanese cars at work but it was always the going from drive to manual gear selection. Both times it was caused by wear on plastic pieces which needed the shifter assembly replaced.

+1. If the rear carpet is damp then that foam underneath will be soaked. Probably pay to remove the rear seat and bottom trims and see if you can pry the carpet up enough to air it out, otherwise you may have to remove the front seats and center console. Sealing corners of rear quarter panel glass helps lessen water entering when the seals are aged.

I bought a older F650 with carburetor for my first bike - great reliable all rounder with decent power and nice to work being a single carb with center stand. Only thing i didn't like was the typical single banger vibration you got through the bars at 100kph+, but it was nothing you couldn't live with. Not a fan of 250's myself, singles are too under powered for open road use and the inline 4's are torqueless screamers which need too much revs for me . Plenty of bigger capacity ie 500cc+ modern LAMS bikes to choose from if you got some more coin. As always it comes down to preference and your use case in the end.

They are likely a secondary set of cats, the primary ones are integrated into exhaust manifold. Depending on your emission standard you may or may not have post cat O2 sensors after the primary cats. Doubt you will achieve much by deleting them, maybe a slight change in exhaust tone for better or worse.

Long service internals don't help longevity but from what ive seen its more due to internal engine tolerances being relaxed for fuel economy reasons, added complexities etc. Im sure some of it is also down to new buyers not breaking in the a new engine correctly.

Well you can get Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 instead for $725. Triplemax's are probably fine for the average person especially compared with your average Chinese etc crap, but depends on what your expectations in regards to performance and tire life are. I say the majority here favor performance and would spend the few hundred extra.

Hyperdrive.co.nz have some deals on atm. Michellin PS4's are what i always recommend for the price, they are currently $852 for all 4 with the buy 3 and get 1 free deal.

Hard to guess without it being pinpointed to an area. Does it change when revved? Maybe check the fan clutch\blades.

I know Mercedes dealers use that same Behr radiator nipple and they actual list it unlike BMW. I was got one many years ago for my E38 for approx $20.

Avoid the the 4 cylinders in these cars unless you like potential money pits. If you want a 4 cylinder BMW that fairly reliable then you'd have to buy an older 3 series with M10, M43 or M44 engine. Sixes are better but do have some expensive faults that can occur. Plenty of info from members on here and net about N52 engine.

E28 - First born E34 - Staunch older brother E39 - Favourite child E60 - Misfit F10 - Cybernetically enhanced F90 - Version 2.0

Luckily it wasnt always the case.

Maybe the N40 engine ones are better. Lady at my old work had a E87 118i manual with that engine in it, looked fairly clean, she hadn't spent much on it with over 200,000km on the clock. NZ New with mostly open road driving though, opposite fate of your typical 4 cylinder jap import.

Too bad it's in the south.