BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 16, 2004 Maybe shifting to Dunedin in the near future hmmmmm that would make 4. DavNZ Aliluya BMW POWER yb blu (New) M Coupe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2004 still have a better turnout than any of the auckland meets lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted December 17, 2004 still have a better turnout than any of the auckland meets lol cause the majority of auckland members are gay and no one wants to deal with that sh*t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 19, 2004 Good news. Yesterday Mum & Dad got a new Pioneer head unit. MOSFET 50w x 4 Out ID3 TAG Support Detachable face 6 Band memory for FM + more (can't be bothered writing) Hmm price.... $350 down from $450 And Its only single disk But hey Thats what MP3 is for aye 160 songs on one disk Me thinks Music ahhhhhhh.... The 10 stack didn't work when we got it. Pissed me off a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 What does everyone reckon of the 1 series? I've got a few mags about it , and what i can pick up is that its the "Best handling Beemer yet" Who thinks its true? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 I've just got given 2 BMW jackets by my brother too, and two caps and a calander ... it's nice and warm ... I'm gonna take a trip down to the BMW center here with him to see what else they have there ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 28, 2004 Sounds good Um did i mention the jacket is a early b'day pressie? Ah well it is. I must admit the BMW "Official Licenced" stuff is not as nice looking as the replicas. The Official stuff only has like one tiny logo and the replicas have heaps and are really well made. Did you pick your bro up from Melbourne, Aliluya? Because i was reading in general and its said you were in Melbourne-- Or are you going to the Melbourne BMW place? Oh well wherever you are have a good New Year - That goes for everyone too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted December 28, 2004 New signature Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2004 Yeah i'm in Melbourne already ... Took a blast on his machine yesterday in the wet .. boy was that fun !!!! So much sideways action ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 Ooooooo... sounds like fun. A while back i had a go in my big sis's 1970 sumthing Mitsi Lancer (Nicknamed "EVO") It was bright green, like REAL bright green.... It was funny cos we were going round in the paddock (with sheep in it) and they had an expression on there faces like WTF???? Yeah anyway the point of the story, there were a few drifts , a couple of tearings up of the paddock, a couple of stalls (yeah i know, i have learned abit now). Man those were the days. After that Danny (her BF) took me down to get some food from the shop and on the way there, there was this huge as gravel pit (the one i take my bike to) and he sort of had "one of those smiles" on his face and then all of a sudden we were in this huge donut , spinning round and round. Poor Mitsi, it got a bit of sh:t that day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonripsnorter 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) Really well its just they said its so complicated they thought they couldn't handle it Do you know Hamish and Ross?. Well of course you do.Hi Emma, You have to be very careful what you say on the internet as you never know who may read what you have typed onto a forum As for you mentioning that they thought they (cooke Howlison BMW) could'nt handle fiber-optics, I think you will have misinterpreted what may have been said to you as ( and I think you are aware) Cooke howlison BMW have New Zealands best technician working for them (as awarded by BMW NZ) who also in a world wide competition , came 3rd ( thats the third best technician in the BMW world, right here in Dunedin) I'm sure Brian could tell the Germans a thing or two about fiber-optics so to sudgest that some one said they could'nt handle it is "most" likely to be incorrect i would say. As for wanting to be a BMW technician your self, I wish you all the best & I'm sure you could do it . In this day & age, the more you know about the electronics side of things would be of great use at thats the way things are going as "control modules" are used for every thing in the new models & it is these that can cause the most, shall we say "interesting" problems when (not if) they go wrong. I would also suggest as Ali has to talk to John Marsh one day & inform him of what your intensions are in regards to become a technician & ask what he would suggest you do to prepair for this ( keep it short & sweet with john) Edited June 16, 2005 by vonripsnorter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) Hi Emma, You have to be very careful what you say on the internet as you never know who may read what you have typed onto a forum As for you mentioning that they thought they (cooke Howlison BMW) could'nt handle fiber-optics, I think you will have misinterpreted what may have been said to you as ( and I think you are aware) Cooke howlison BMW have New Zealands best technician working for them (as awarded by BMW NZ) who also in a world wide competition , came 3rd ( thats the third best technician in the BMW world, right here in Dunedin) I'm sure Brian could tell the Germans a thing or two about fiber-optics so to sudgest that some one said they could'nt handle it is "most" likely to be incorrect i would say. As for wanting to be a BMW technician your self, I wish you all the best & I'm sure you could do it . In this day & age, the more you know about the electronics side of things would be of great use at thats the way things are going as "control modules" are used for every thing in the new models & it is these that can cause the most, shall we say "interesting" problems when (not if) they go wrong. I would also suggest as Ali has to talk to John Marsh one day & inform him of what your intensions are in regards to become a technician & ask what he would suggest you do to prepair for this ( keep it short & sweet with john) Hello there.I'm sorry but as you might have read that now that is an extremely old post. I was just a newbie who didn't know what i was talking about back then, now i am older and wiser i have come to realise that that was very much the wrong thing to say. I apologise fully to Cooke Howlison BMW for that and, well come to think of it what the hell was i thinking when i said that? I fully regret it. Yes i have read about Brian ( i think in the BMW Magazine) going to Germany, but i didn't realise that he came 3rd in the world.. wow that is an excellent acheivement, and to have him right here in Dunedin is even better. I have also read about Gavin Brindle who was Apprentice of the year from Jerry Claytons, thats also an excellent acheivment. Now comes the question, Do you work at Cooke Howlison? I will edit my post, and full apologies i can not even beleive i wrote such a stupid thing As for my becoming a Tecnician, i wrote a letter to BMW HQ NZ in request for a booklet from them about careers with BMW. I haven't recieved a reply, but that doesn't matter, i was told to talk to Ross Farquhar about it when i am 15. Who is John Marsh? Thanks. Emma. Edited June 16, 2005 by BMW POWER Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 I thought that this thread had been deleted anyway because its so outdated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonripsnorter 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 John Marsh owns the whole of Cooke Howlison ltd you find him in the end office nearest the road the E39 looks like a nice one, they are better cars than a Jap import E36 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 John Marsh owns the whole of Cooke Howlison ltd you find him in the end office nearest the road the E39 looks like a nice one, they are better cars than a Jap import E36 Thanks for that, I will talk to him next time i'm at Cooke Howlison. I read you other post in Maintenence, I'm not being snoopy or anything but what did you do at BMW, Were you a Technician? Thanks for the compliment on the E39, it really does beat the E36, i love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 Another double post, But could this please be deleted now because of its total irrelevance since the E39 has filled its space, Thanks Mods Emma. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) Wow .. i was suprised you didn't know who john Marsh is.... BTW good luck just bumping into John and being able to have a chat with him ... He is either not in the office, or he's really busy ... But still he's a really nice guy, even tho he is really busy he still says hi and asks if i'm being looked after to me every time he sees me .. I remember following him from uni all the way back to Cooke Howlison, and i asked if i could take some pictures of the John works mini that he was driving .. all he said was "do you wanna take it for a spin?" .... i was like sweet ..... and you know what .. because of that test drive mum and dad ended up buying a $61K car off Cooke Howlison... hahha .... Another Dunedin member, good to see ... Also who are you vonripsnorter?? Would been keen to find out, do you work at Cooke Howlison? If so what is your real name we've probably met before. Edited June 16, 2005 by aliluya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted June 16, 2005 i'd love to see BMW employees making thier real names known on this forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) Wow .. i was suprised you didn't know who john Marsh is.... BTW good luck just bumping into John and being able to have a chat with him ... He is either not in the office, or he's really busy ... But still he's a really nice guy, even tho he is really busy he still says hi and asks if i'm being looked after to me every time he sees me .. I remember following him from uni all the way back to Cooke Howlison, and i asked if i could take some pictures of the John works mini that he was driving .. all he said was "do you wanna take it for a spin?" .... i was like sweet ..... and you know what .. because of that test drive mum and dad ended up buying a $61K car off Cooke Howlison... hahha .... Another Dunedin member, good to see ... Also who are you vonripsnorter?? Would been keen to find out, do you work at Cooke Howlison? If so what is your real name we've probably met before. For the five years that I was involved with BMW.....A quote from vonripsnorters other post. So he doesn't work at Cooke Howlison, he either worked there, or at a different dealer.I think its Paul, The ex-parts manager from Cooke Howlison. Edited June 16, 2005 by BMW POWER Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonripsnorter 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) I think its Paul, The ex-parts manager from Cooke Howlison.Hey!!, Your spot on there Emma, Yes its Paul & Yes , of course we have met Aliluya!!(infact, Ali, there was something you asked about , that I'm never sure if I told you about & that was the alloy pedal covers that are showen in the accessories catologe, that were not listed on the EPC , I contacted BMW head office for you who came back to me to say that in genuine form, these are only avaliable for left hand drive. thinking about this, you could still use the pedal covers , just not the foot rest part of the kit. it was available ex Germany at a price which escapes me at the moment If your wondering where I have gone, I'm now parts manager at the local Mercedes-benz dealership here in Dunedin, but thats another story Edited June 16, 2005 by vonripsnorter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2005 Oh man .. you shouldn't have left cooke's ... The new guy there ... ugh ... i ask so many questions he doesn't know anything .. always has to get back to me .. and never does .. until the next time i go in there and i have to ask him did he inquire for me ... ugh .... Put it in a not so nice term ... he seems a bit dumb ... i demand you to go back to cooke's ... hahahhahah ... But with the pedals it has to be together to look nice .. heh ... oh well .. they shouldn't advertise it in the NZ parts book if they can't offer it to me .. ugh ... We were supposed to finish the conversation on doing up my car .. hah ... oh well life goes on ..... they treat you better over at mercs ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonripsnorter 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2005 Oh man .. you shouldn't have left cooke's ... The new guy there ... ugh ... i ask so many questions he doesn't know anything .. always has to get back to me .. and never does .. until the next time i go in there and i have to ask him did he inquire for me ... ugh .... Put it in a not so nice term ... he seems a bit dumb ... i demand you to go back to cooke's ... hahahhahah ... But with the pedals it has to be together to look nice .. heh ... oh well .. they shouldn't advertise it in the NZ parts book if they can't offer it to me .. ugh ... We were supposed to finish the conversation on doing up my car .. hah ... oh well life goes on ..... they treat you better over at mercs ?? Funny you say the things you do, I hear this from every one, I know for a fact that the sales & service depts at cookies would have me back anyday & that the new guy is shall we say "hard work"thems the brakes you should make it be knowen to Boyd , what you think of the new guy there, trust me, you wont be the first to have made a comment & if you tell boyd, he will go to John with your comments infact, it would be interesting to see what you get told Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonripsnorter 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2005 (edited) But with the pedals it has to be together to look nice .. heh ... oh well .. they shouldn't advertise it in the NZ parts book if they can't offer it to me .. ugh ...unfortunatly the accessory brochures we get in NZ are a generic worldwide publication so there will be items in there that are not applicable to some markets & or cars .The worst brochure was the E65 as it showed all sorts of items but when you looked into many of them were only available as long as the car had been spected with various other items from the factory , many of which were not retro fittable, it was a bit of a pain, this mainly applied to anything electrical Edited June 17, 2005 by vonripsnorter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2005 Oh man .. you shouldn't have left cooke's ... The new guy there ... ugh ... i ask so many questions he doesn't know anything .. always has to get back to me .. and never does .. until the next time i go in there and i have to ask him did he inquire for me ... ugh .... Put it in a not so nice term ... he seems a bit dumb ... i demand you to go back to cooke's ... hahahhahah ... But with the pedals it has to be together to look nice .. heh ... oh well .. they shouldn't advertise it in the NZ parts book if they can't offer it to me .. ugh ... We were supposed to finish the conversation on doing up my car .. hah ... oh well life goes on ..... they treat you better over at mercs ?? Funny you say the things you do, I hear this from every one, I know for a fact that the sales & service depts at cookies would have me back anyday & that the new guy is shall we say "hard work"thems the brakes you should make it be knowen to Boyd , what you think of the new guy there, trust me, you wont be the first to have made a comment & if you tell boyd, he will go to John with your comments infact, it would be interesting to see what you get told I think i might just write a letter direct to John Marsh, since he knows our family pretty well anyway ..Would you ever go back to being the parts manager if you could ?? Hmm ... now to dig up my formal letter writting skills ... hah .. i don't think i have any .... anyone wanna gimmi a hand ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted June 17, 2005 I think its Paul, The ex-parts manager from Cooke Howlison.Hey!!, Your spot on there Emma, Yes its Paul & Yes , of course we have met Aliluya!!(infact, Ali, there was something you asked about , that I'm never sure if I told you about & that was the alloy pedal covers that are showen in the accessories catologe, that were not listed on the EPC , I contacted BMW head office for you who came back to me to say that in genuine form, these are only avaliable for left hand drive. thinking about this, you could still use the pedal covers , just not the foot rest part of the kit. it was available ex Germany at a price which escapes me at the moment If your wondering where I have gone, I'm now parts manager at the local Mercedes-benz dealership here in Dunedin, but thats another story How ironic is that.. from BMW to Mercedes you should have stayed at Cookies.How did you find your way onto bimmersport? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
