Quick rant thread.

[Eagle 1732]

  On 9/4/2024 at 2:37 AM, Harper said:

Costco

You have to book well in advance and have them fitted\balanced? How much cheaper were they compared to the usuals?

[Neil McCauley 425]

Got my last set of Michelin PS4S's from Costo in the states, was about $2K NZD all-in, although I had some very favourable shipping rates (ie: free).

[Palazzo 489]

  On 9/4/2024 at 3:27 AM, Eagle said:

You have to book well in advance and have them fitted\balanced? How much cheaper were they compared to the usuals?

Fitting and balancing is included. Filled with nitrogen.

Last time I was there ps5(?)s were about $270/tyre for 215/45/17 and re003 were $288.

For the X5 fronts, they were $142/tyre cheaper than I could find elsewhere for ps4 suv.

[Driftit 2154]

Costco tyre shop hours. 

Opening Hours

• Mon-Fri 10:00am - 8:30pm
• Sat 9:30am - 6:30pm
• Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

I can't even get any shop down here to do anything after 2pm. Let alone on a Sunday... 

I miss Costco. 

[gjm 3280]

  On 9/4/2024 at 5:03 AM, Driftit said:

Costco tyre shop hours. 

Opening Hours

• Mon-Fri 10:00am - 8:30pm
• Sat 9:30am - 6:30pm
• Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

I can't even get any shop down here to do anything after 2pm. Let alone on a Sunday... 

I miss Costco. 

Sunday? Saturday late morning - 10.00 - on is difficult, assuming the tyre place is open at all at the weekend. (Could well be a non-urban centre thing, of course.)

And yes - the 'discounts' now being offered are a pale imitation of what we saw only a few months ago. 25% max, whereas 40% was usual. And when buying a new tyre there is a 'Tyrewise Stewardship Government Fee' applied at checkout which should cover the cost of disposal of end-of-life tyres, yet some places are still charging a tyre disposal fee, too.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2995]

Been doing quite a few trips in the dark recently and noticed a hell of a lot of cars with stupid aftermarket lights bolted on. Many of which would be illegal / WoF fails.

Including - utes with LED light bars across the bonnet and above the cab - it’s Auckland FFS not Nevada. 
Old Toyota with “line” style white lights around the rear boot and bumper?

Lots of people movers with blue lights at the front for headlights and fog lights?

Good old retro “neons” lighting up the road under the car - many so badly fitted you can see the actual light under the car!

Half the drivers in Auckland are confused if it rains let alone if it’s dark and there’s what looks like a UFO coming at them. 

[KwS 2442]

  On 9/5/2024 at 4:25 AM, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Been doing quite a few trips in the dark recently and noticed a hell of a lot of cars with stupid aftermarket lights bolted on. Many of which would be illegal / WoF fails.

Including - utes with LED light bars across the bonnet and above the cab - it’s Auckland FFS not Nevada. 
Old Toyota with “line” style white lights around the rear boot and bumper?

Lots of people movers with blue lights at the front for headlights and fog lights?

Good old retro “neons” lighting up the road under the car - many so badly fitted you can see the actual light under the car!

Half the drivers in Auckland are confused if it rains let alone if it’s dark and there’s what looks like a UFO coming at them. 

coloured park lights and angel eye rings piss me off so much. Blatantly illegal, very obvious, owners DGAF and nothing happens to them. I use cold white leds as park lights and get told to remove them by an officer at a checkpoint, and then fail a wof because of them.

[Driftit 2154]

Caravans and sh*t old motor homes.

Why has this become popular again? I guess there is nothing like parking up a few meters from your neighbour and sharing stories of who was the bigger a**hole by holding up the most traffic the longest. 

[gjm 3280]

  On 10/25/2024 at 8:46 PM, Driftit said:

Caravans and sh*t old motor homes.

Why has this become popular again?

Folk can't afford to pay someone else to make their beds.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2995]

  On 10/25/2024 at 8:46 PM, Driftit said:

Caravans and sh*t old motor homes.

Why has this become popular again?  

Wait for a long week-end to hold up the most people.

[Allanw 1073]

  On 10/25/2024 at 8:46 PM, Driftit said:

Caravans and sh*t old motor homes.

Why has this become popular again? I guess there is nothing like parking up a few meters from your neighbour and sharing stories of who was the bigger a**hole by holding up the most traffic the longest. 

You forgot Wangers (Ranger Wankers).

Pass everything in sight on the straights, then hold everybody up while struggling to negotiatiate corners and STILL endanger the oncoming traffic, spending half their time over the centre line.

 

Edited October 26, 2024 by Allanw

[Palazzo 489]

  On 10/26/2024 at 1:40 AM, Allanw said:

You forgot Wangers (Ranger Wankers).

Pass everything in sight on the straights, then hold everybody up while struggling to negotiatiate corners and STILL endanger the oncoming traffic, spending half their time over the centre line.

 

Have you driven one? There’s no way it’s passing anything on the straight unless it’s a bicycle.

[Driftit 2154]

  On 10/26/2024 at 1:40 AM, Allanw said:

You forgot Wangers (Ranger Wankers).

Pass everything in sight on the straights, then hold everybody up while struggling to negotiatiate corners and STILL endanger the oncoming traffic, spending half their time over the centre line.

 

Plenty of them on my way up to the coromandel on Friday. Had a cRaptor trying to prove he was faster than an old 1 series auto. Had to back right off as he was crossing the center line on blind corners. Turned off to Pauwanui (of course he did).

[Cement 909]

On the Raptor, what is the deal there ... they seem to have some type of 'exhaust' on them to highlight the fact they are auto and just sound like complete ass ? Twin pipes out the back looks like it can take some extensions to make it into a wheel barrow ? Then there is the alternate (unsure which pile of sh*t it is) which has a massive plastic cheese grater on the bonnet for ... well I'm not sure actually why, but it looks terrible when new I'd hate to see how it ages !!

[KwS 2442]

  On 10/29/2024 at 12:37 AM, Cement said:

On the Raptor, what is the deal there ... they seem to have some type of 'exhaust' on them to highlight the fact they are auto and just sound like complete ass ? Twin pipes out the back looks like it can take some extensions to make it into a wheel barrow ? Then there is the alternate (unsure which pile of sh*t it is) which has a massive plastic cheese grater on the bonnet for ... well I'm not sure actually why, but it looks terrible when new I'd hate to see how it ages !!

I was surprised to read they are a twin turbo V6.... how did they manage to make that sound so bad? Its a real weird sound, not like a V6.

[Driftit 2154]

The new Burn Your Dollars Shark 6.
A 2700kg EV Ute with a GVM of exactly 3500kgs to avoid it being a Light Commercial Truck.

It will pay the same RUC as a Nissan Leaf.

They arrived in country this week.

[Jacko 2199]

I think this might be peak "trying so desperately hard to be cool"

Fake plastic Wilwoods (in Manukau)

[Straykiwi 73]

At an event someone parked their Model 3 next to my M3.  Lets just say all the kids taking photos of the cars were not taking any of the Tesla.

[balancerider 812]

  On 3/2/2025 at 5:57 AM, Jacko said:

I think this might be peak "trying so desperately hard to be cool"

Fake plastic Wilwoods (in Manukau)

Swasticar drivers in a nutshell 🤡

[balancerider 812]

What else is the seller of this not mentioning (other than the obvious one that the X6 looks like a 🐕 taking a 💩 in profile)

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/5198260276

 

[gjm 3280]

Apparently "that was a mistake".

Something so fundamental would surely warrant either a change to the details, or a remove and relist with correct info?

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2995]

  On 3/2/2025 at 5:57 AM, Jacko said:

I think this might be peak "trying so desperately hard to be cool"

Fake plastic Wilwoods (in Manukau)

The peak is the Stone Island sticker on the door, well known as the Football Hooligans uniform, tops even the fake brakes!

[gjm 3280]

People who buy a $100k+ (when new) vehicle that's maybe 5 years old, then moan about how something like Carplay doesn't work and how it'll cost "as much as $300" for something.

[Jamez 2147483647]

Some responsible mods (not me) deleted a thread before I could have my chance to reply, but in summary:

Someone bought an old second hand car that is renowned for developing oil leak issues. It was purchased without a warranty or an independent PPI. 3 months later it developed oil leaks and they wanted the seller to return it back to the condition it was sold in. The request was made a single time before starting a thread on bimmersport to complain.

Completely unrelated, but I found it interesting given the age of the this forum that "Karen" as a display name was available right up until just today.

[Eagle 1732]

I think we all knew it was something along those lines. Still dont agree with the deleting on the thread though.