gjm 3258 Report post Posted December 11, 2020 Swore at it. Well, swore at Miss M's car. A lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 2:43 PM, LemonHunter said: Apparently the ball for being approved insurers is pretty low, though, half of them are IAG brands anyway. Yeah, just gotta be cheap, thats all insurers care about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2154 Report post Posted December 13, 2020 Itd be cheaper just do the job once Goes back tomorrow... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) Celebrated the summer weather and Auckland water restrictions being relaxed and gave the gar its first two bucket wash in 6 months. Was so nice outside, decided to slap on a coat of CarPro Elixer while I was at it - so nice holding a hose again haha Edited December 14, 2020 by Sammo 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2154 Report post Posted December 14, 2020 ^ That car is stunning. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 14, 2020 ^ That is a fact. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 14, 2020 I went for a WoF in the 130i today... it took a sum total of 14 minutes, paint me stunned. In the first instance I rocked up to the local garage at 16:35 and expected them to tell me 'after Christmas' but the owner said 'we'll do it now if you want' - first surprise. I said yep, I'll wait and, after taking it for a quick drive, the owner drove it back in to the free bay and 3 people descended upon it and worked like bees. I drove out, with a fresh WoF, at 16:49... couldn't believe it. Admittedly it's mechanically sound, very clean underneath and has new tyres but 14 minutes (including paying)!?! VTNZ need to take a lesson. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 647 Report post Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Re-complied. WoF'd. New plates. Rego'd. Road legal. Yesss, today was a good day! 😊 Edited December 16, 2020 by treone 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2154 Report post Posted December 16, 2020 Take two Much better! I think some people got yelled at. Looks new now, did a sh*t hot job the second time around. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted December 18, 2020 Removed rear quarter tint, up until this week had assumed it was a factory privacy glass and it bothered me (don’t like tint at all on older cars, especially with a nice interior to show off). Didn’t have to remove the window and both sides came out in one piece, good times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted December 18, 2020 Removed rear quarter tint, up until this week had assumed it was a factory privacy glass and it bothered me (don’t like tint at all on older cars, especially with a nice interior to show off). Didn’t have to remove the window and both sides came out in one piece, good times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 20, 2020 Washed the 130i in the driveway for the first time since, well, Covid I suppose. Used the Bosch water blaster I got during the original lockdown for the first time ever, it's been sitting in the garage taunting me since May. It was 25% off for a week so I thought 'why not?'. Delighted with the pressure washer and the included 'snow cannon' seems to work just fine, no need for a $100 extra at this stage. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 647 Report post Posted December 20, 2020 Drove it. One year and 2,500 kms of use, thought this was pretty cool... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 757 Report post Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) @treone that's a sizeable fuel tank! Edited December 21, 2020 by balancerider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 647 Report post Posted December 21, 2020 It sure is @balancerider! It has a third more filling capacity than my HSV wagon, which has 1.7l more cc’s. Thats why this one hovers around the halfway full mark 😎. but the bigger tank is in line with its GT nature 😁 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted December 21, 2020 Like the E38, 95L tank, best not fill from empty ...... 🤕 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1906 Report post Posted December 23, 2020 Put new wiper blades on the M5, the last set have been on there as long as I have owned the car so $155 for the pair is actually pretty good value IMO. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1874 Report post Posted December 24, 2020 Gave it a Christmas clean and thrash. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted December 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, BreakMyWindow said: Gave it a Christmas clean and thrash. Mean. Car looks so good mate. My e39 is not getting an Xmas thrash this year. Has a funny engine knock sucking sound. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GorGasm 563 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Recently cleaned and protected the 535i. 1) Meguiars spray clay - This stuff is actually really good. Not quite as good a finish as a real clay bar but for the effort put in I am more than happy with the results. I'd say 90% of a real clay bar. 2) Autoglym Super Resin Polish 3) Meguiars NXT 2.0 And then today I gave it a spray down and then put on a coat of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax. Will see how that goes. Meguiars NXT 2.0 already comes out real slick but doesn't last too long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1060 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Got it from storage and bought it home. Now to clean it up, guards rolled and a wheel alignment 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 607 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Fitted a car bra...not sure if I’m sold on it or not 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1060 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Not sure it works on the yellow... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Not sold but that Dakar is sure purdy! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 607 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Gaz said: Not sure it works on the yellow... Yea neither... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
