aja540i 1906 Report post Posted July 7, 2018 To their credit they did use 3 cable ties, so it wasn't going to fall off! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1669 Report post Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) To be fair they are a sh*t design coupled with sh*t plastic. Guessing they wanted to save money on bolts and tapping threads. Edited July 8, 2018 by Eagle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aja540i 1906 Report post Posted July 8, 2018 I don't believe there is a problem with the design or the materials, until some dimwit decides to re-use one they have broken the top off making it impossible to remove without severe damage. 80 % of the coils are still perfect after 11 years and 160000 km. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1669 Report post Posted July 8, 2018 Ive come across a couple of customers cars like yours which were cable tied also. Nothing is idiot proof but 2 bolts are much more idiot resistant\durable. Still got the original coils in my E39, just ticked over 270,000km Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted July 8, 2018 I had one the other day where an ignition lead and o2 harness were tied to the exhaust. Worked out well 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 Coming back to your car and seeing this parked in front of you. Stuff of nightmares. This a**hole must have no mirrors and his bloody neck fused. Get PDC you prick. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.M.W Ltd 950 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 You have them over there too Dan ? Going by all the scratches on his bumper I think he misses quite a few times. You might have been a lucky one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 Astonishingly when I lived in Europe "bump parking" was a real thing and many people thought nothing of it. I was horrified. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 It’s still a thing in at least some European countries. You park in Rome, or Geneva without at least a little bumping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 cameras and skill. I drive vehicle that's 4.89 meters long, tinted windows , and has a big ass bull bar on the front.. ezy as.. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 It's rife here. It's the older crowd whom were taught this way and the privileged whom don't give a sh*t about others property. Drink driving is out of control too. Virtually no chance of being pulled up for it. If you live in the city you just have to be prepared for it to happen. I have a dashcam for when someone badly damages the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 26, 2018 Listing an item for sale, clearly stating location and price. First question someone asks - "Where are you, and what's your bottom dollar?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted August 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, gjm said: Listing an item for sale, clearly stating location and price. First question someone asks - "Where are you, and what's your bottom dollar?" I hate that so much. I usually reply with, "What's your best offer?" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 26, 2018 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Gabe79 said: I hate that so much. I usually reply with, "What's your best offer?" I suggested it's fairly priced given age, condition, and other similar vehicles currently on the market. There's room to haggle, of course, but I'm not telling him that. I'm having a bit of a sense-of-humour bypass at the moment. Edited August 26, 2018 by gjm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted August 27, 2018 Auckland Transport, NZTA, and now the MOJ... Got an infringement sent to my neighbors address from AT for driving in a bus lane back in March.... it only doesn’t become a bus lane about 20m before you can turn left, and the other lane was queued up. No buses in site at that time either. Anyway, only by chance received the 2 final demand letters as my other neighbor was collecting my mail while i was overseas. The neighbor who received them must’ve finally clicked that the mail belongs to me and put it in my letterbox while i was away for my other neighbor to collect... i still am yet to recieve the original infringement from AT. AT say that the address changed for the car filmed in the bus lane on the 7th April... After the infringement was issued which funnily enough is the exact date i did an address change for my other car that i bought. Now it’s in the MOJ’s hands with an extra bill slapped on. Cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allanw 1072 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 If you change the address of one car, it changes them all.... Mum changed the address for the Model A to theirs, because that's where it is stored - ALL my cars changed to their address too, because all the cars are in my name. I had to go and change them all back! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 34 minutes ago, Allanw said: If you change the address of one car, it changes them all.... Mum changed the address for the Model A to theirs, because that's where it is stored - ALL my cars changed to their address too, because all the cars are in my name. I had to go and change them all back! Yeah... so I know now, you use your drivers license as ID to change the address of a vehicle, it changes ALL vehicles. Anyway I think I may have them on a procedural error as the final demand letters from Baycorp were sent to the wrong address 2 months after NZTA changed the address on the 7th of April to be the correct one. I also found out last year that when I paid for rego and did a change of address (moved house) the data was entered in as 36 *street name* not the correct 36b *street name* Easy mistake to make i guess and where all this sh*t started. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 Seriously.. just goes to show how behind NZ is by still sending out post for infringement letters and all this "important" stuff. Surely they have a contact number and email. It was awesome when I went to china every car had a little tag and it would do everything automatically for tolls on highways, also for entering carparks none of this ticket BS. your number plate gets scanned when you enter the carpark and as you walk to your car you pull our your phone and scan the million QR codes on the pillars in the carpark which pays for your parking then you drive out. None of this validate your ticket BS and people in booths collecting coins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 ^^^ you just made 340 people unemployed. cant have that... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 The 318Ci is listed at $3250. Just received this: I'm struggling to continue being a nice guy... 1 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1669 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 In my experience someone will always low ball you regardless of the price when selling on tm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 16 minutes ago, Eagle said: In my experience someone will always low ball you regardless of the price when selling on tm This was Facebook, which is probably worse! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1878 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, gjm said: This was Facebook, which is probably worse! I had a guy beg me when i sold the e36 to sell it to him for $100 less. He then lost the key 2 days later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 2 hours ago, gjm said: The 318Ci is listed at $3250. Just received this: I'm struggling to continue being a nice guy... my automatic reply to these kinds of offers is "YES!! and $1750 (whatever the balance may be) by bank deposit?" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 12 hours ago, gjm said: The 318Ci is listed at $3250. Just received this: I'm struggling to continue being a nice guy... No thanks. I prefer marbles or bottle caps to cash... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
