Quick rant thread.

[arktis 58]

55 minutes ago, Straykiwi said:

Speed Revenue Safety Cameras about to quadruple in number "to increase safety"

Yeah right...

Rant over

Got a link? I've seen a ton more vans recently. Radar detector might be bumped up the list a bit..

[Vass 831]

6 minutes ago, E63 said:

Got a link? I've seen a ton more vans recently. Radar detector might be bumped up the list a bit..

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/133430315/speed-cameras-to-quadruple-nationally-as-nz-transport-agency-waka-kotahi-takes-over-operations

Quote

NZTA is calling them "safety cameras" in a Cabinet-ordered attempt "to shift the public away from perceptions that safety cameras are an enforcement, revenue-gathering tool".

Hahahahhh

[Gaz 1061]

I'd like to see red light cameras rather than speed cameras. Not sure what its like in other parts of the country but here in Christchurch, its a plague 

[gjm 3258]

56 minutes ago, Gaz said:

I'd like to see red light cameras rather than speed cameras. Not sure what its like in other parts of the country but here in Christchurch, its a plague 

Insufficiently soft target.

[Cement 871]

1 hour ago, Gaz said:

I'd like to see red light cameras rather than speed cameras. Not sure what its like in other parts of the country but here in Christchurch, its a plague 

It's my personal mission to get out of the blocks hard and fast on green lights and simultaneously get on the horn for those dirt bag light runners 👮‍♂️👍

[arktis 58]

24 minutes ago, Cement said:

It's my personal mission to get out of the blocks hard and fast on green lights and simultaneously get on the horn for those dirt bag light runners 👮‍♂️👍

In the Odyssey right? 😂

[arktis 58]

https://x.com/BoostedBoiKyle/status/1733188049750626669?s=20

[Allanw 1071]

6 hours ago, Cement said:

It's my personal mission to get out of the blocks hard and fast on green lights and simultaneously get on the horn for those dirt bag light runners 👮‍♂️👍

I launch this POS at them:

OK... "Launch" might be a bit strong... but it sure scares people when it's converting petrol into noise and aimed directly at them 🤣

[Allanw 1071]

5 hours ago, E63 said:

https://x.com/BoostedBoiKyle/status/1733188049750626669?s=20

At least it looks better than a Tesla!

[balancerider 758]

Wairarapa SH2 roadworks claimed my windscreen this morning. Not excited about the replacement process, especially at this time of year. Given the terrible reviews of S+S Glass (who are preferred repairer) wondering if I should call Continental Cars and see what they'd charge. Screen has rain sensor and high beam assist camera so hopefully I should get an OEM screen rather than some janky chinese crap

Edited December 19, 2023 by balancerider

[M3AN 4016]

Aramex... again.

Amazon package 'attempted delivery failed, unable to locate premises" on Friday. Delivery location...

Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain, Parnell 1010, Auckland, New Zealand. And they have delivered there many times. 🙄

Yes, that's the correct address. And it's a pretty big building, in a pretty big park. Any courier driver that can't find that shouldn't be in the "profession".

So I called them and confirmed the address. Now, tracking update Monday "Held in Problem Freight", called them again, new tracking update Tuesday "Held in Problem Freight", called them again, new tracking update Wednesday "Held in Problem Freight"... ffs.

Their offshore call centre can't transfer me to "Problem Freight" (despite tracking updates imploring me to talk directly to "Problem Freight" because even they can not call this department, they can only message them. So Customer Service can do nothing except regurgitate what is available on the public tracking site. smh.

[Palazzo 477]

1 hour ago, M3AN said:

Aramex... again.

Amazon package 'attempted delivery failed, unable to locate premises" on Friday. Delivery location...

Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain, Parnell 1010, Auckland, New Zealand. And they have delivered there many times. 🙄

Yes, that's the correct address. And it's a pretty big building, in a pretty big park. Any courier driver that can't find that shouldn't be in the "profession".

So I called them and confirmed the address. Now, tracking update Monday "Held in Problem Freight", called them again, new tracking update Tuesday "Held in Problem Freight", called them again, new tracking update Wednesday "Held in Problem Freight"... ffs.

Their offshore call centre can't transfer me to "Problem Freight" (despite tracking updates imploring me to talk directly to "Problem Freight" because even they can not call this department, they can only message them. So Customer Service can do nothing except regurgitate what is available on the public tracking site. smh.

We never have any problems with our local Aramex courier (touch wood), had a minor Fedex problem last week (Tried to deliver) that extended it out by a week with no updates.

Ordered from Amazon Au yesterday, package delivered this morning in less than 24 hours. Take a bow DHL.

[lord_jagganath 421]

^ have had AliExpress packages come in less than a week of late, we're living in mad times. 

[Driftit 2078]

5 hours ago, balancerider said:

Wairarapa SH2 roadworks claimed my windscreen this morning. Not excited about the replacement process, especially at this time of year. Given the terrible reviews of S+S Glass (who are preferred repairer) wondering if I should call Continental Cars and see what they'd charge. Screen has rain sensor and high beam assist camera so hopefully I should get an OEM screen rather than some janky chinese crap

Mines currently cracked in two spots from the same road. 

Wairarapa Windscreens are my go to. Recently did my E55 with a genuine screen. 

I haven't bothered fixing the 1 series yet. Roads are still stuffed. 

[Allanw 1071]

23 hours ago, M3AN said:

Aramex... again.

 

I've got one of those...

Picked up in Auckland, 18/12/23...
3 days and it's somewhere between there and Whangarei.

However, the NZPost parcel from Tauranga came overnight... INCLUDING Rural!

[aja540i 1906]

On 12/15/2023 at 12:03 PM, Gaz said:

I'd like to see red light cameras rather than speed cameras. Not sure what its like in other parts of the country but here in Christchurch, its a plague 

Have you met Auckland??

[aja540i 1906]

On 12/20/2023 at 12:26 PM, balancerider said:

Wairarapa SH2 roadworks claimed my windscreen this morning. Not excited about the replacement process, especially at this time of year. Given the terrible reviews of S+S Glass (who are preferred repairer) wondering if I should call Continental Cars and see what they'd charge. Screen has rain sensor and high beam assist camera so hopefully I should get an OEM screen rather than some janky chinese crap

Had a mission with my insurer over this, long story short insurers will only cover cost of aftermarket screen, you will have to pay the rest yourself (probably)

[gjm 3258]

40 minutes ago, aja540i said:

Had a mission with my insurer over this, long story short insurers will only cover cost of aftermarket screen, you will have to pay the rest yourself (probably)

I would have expected a 'fit for purpose' requirement which so many of the cheap 'soft' screens just aren't especially when some more complex requirements are brought into play.

That said, they are insurance companies and are the demon brethren of the hellbeasts known as real estate agents. So they've probably wriggled around anything that means they should do something properly.

[Palazzo 477]

My insurer (who to be fair is otherwise excellent) told me they wouldn’t give their lifetime guarantee on the repairs if BMW did it as they weren’t an approved repairer. Otherwise, I was free to use them.

I said I’ll take the punt.

[balancerider 758]

Longish wait for an oem screen so I’ll see what kind of job s+s do and dig my heels in if not up to scratch 

[Neil McCauley 394]

@balancerider don't accept anything less than like-for-like. It's an OE screen that's cracked so that's what should go in, no ifs or buts. Definitely dig in your heels when they try and cheap out with a non genuine item.

Then there will be the inevitable argument about re-using the original sensors rather than new, which will never work as well as they did from new.

Dealing with insurance companies as a supplier to them almost killed my soul - the commerce commission needs to take a blow-torch to the entire industry.

[balancerider 758]

19 hours ago, aja540i said:

Had a mission with my insurer over this, long story short insurers will only cover cost of aftermarket screen, you will have to pay the rest yourself (probably)

Quote for new screen + installation ex-CC BMW WLG = $3100! 😱

[Gaz 1061]

2 hours ago, balancerider said:

Quote for new screen + installation ex-CC BMW WLG = $3100! 😱

It'll be done properly, all the spacers and other consumable parts replaced. Insurance companies don't like like doing it via a dealer as Smith and Smith will do glass only for $800

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

I doubt very much if Smith & Smith have all the right equipment for re-calibrating all the sensors either. Auto lights and auto wipers no biggie, but if you’ve got the adaptive cruise etc it can be a bit more important.

Have come across quite a few cases of insurances companies not wanting to pay out to do it properly, some owners have dug in their heels and got the genuine parts in the end, a few haven’t, and a few have had to have the aftermarket screens pulled out and genuine ones put in to get stuff to work.

[balancerider 758]

They certainly weren't my first choice @E30 325i Rag-Top but the car will be out of comission til 12th Jan otherwise. I think my ideal option would've been a non chain outfit fitting an OEM screen but that wouldn't have been any quicker Fortunately it only has auto wipers and high beam assist so hopefully a lower chance of being stuffed up. I'm realistic that it might need another screen (the 'buy cheap, buy twice' principle at work)