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I've found myself browsing Gumtree SA before now. RHD and guaranteed rust free - there are definitely attractions.. Why would it be guaranteed rust free? There is a lot of coast in South Africa and it isn't always that hot in all parts. Roads are a lot harder on the cars as well. I have also owned ...

I really do think electric cars will be awesome to drive, so much more potential flexibility than combustion engines!

Welcome to the Zone - looks like a good car, hopefully should serve you well. Some thoughts on your list; A REALLY annoying exhaust / manifold leak at light load from 3k-4k RPM Sadly this is often the manifold (or header). It is a stainless steel job and not that easy to weld. If the car has been dr...

M10's like to pressurize their cooling systems. I had symptoms that sound exactly the same as yours. In the end it turned out to be a cracked bottom end and when the engine was running, it was pressurizing the cooling system. Can you get hot air inside the car? When you are topping up are you doing ...

It is possible that it is the cable right next to the sender.

I don't think the senders fail that often, but I think they are only around £15 or so.

You have checked the fuse is OK?

In the US, they don't have such stringent fuel standards as we do in Europe. The fuels have less detergents etc in them (which is SOME of the reason why it is cheaper). As fuels in Europe are generally better, it means that products like seafoam have much less of an impact on cars that have been run...

E30's are at an age where body work is probably the most important thing.

If it has good body work, then it is probably worth fixing.

If it has rust issues, then probably better to break.

just being devils advocate, but new parts don't always mean correctly working parts...

On this subject, I would have thought the most important thing is how you apply it rather than anything else. I'm thinking about doing a course on a car. On my Landcruiser it had no suspension on it and was high up on big axle stands -but was still very messy. But on a normal car this would be more ...

Another vote for bilthamber products. Seriously easy to use and in independent test the perform much better than competitors. I used Dynax s50 on my 20 year old landcruiser and I fully expect to still be able to see in on the salty Mozambique coast in 5 years time... They are more expensive that wax...

The you need to make sure the solar panel is powerful enough to charge more than the alarm will drain.

Maplin Solar stuff is usually OK. At least the soldering should be OK unlike a lot on ebay. The Maplin Panel is 1.5w and the VW is 3.2w. I also think the VW one works better in lower light conditions. You could always buy a nice Romag 12v solar panel have some lights and charge your neighbours batte...

By far the best ones are the VW part ones. They actually use them to keep their new car batteries topped up while in transit. They have the best type of solar and they have all the right diodes so your battery doesn't go flat. Can't find any on UK but here is what the look like. http://www.ebay.co.u...

More seriously, NZ does not have much of a car manufacturing industry, unlike Australia which does. So import is less of a problem. If you are however only going for a year - why import it? Just use a Carnet. Have a chat with Paul Gowen at the RAC. (just google Carnet / RAC). Oh and it is perfectly ...

If its going to cost anything near £16.5k you might as well drive it there.

Dam it I'll even drive it there for £10k (serious!)

I remember using a load o silicone sealant to seal them on a while ago. And the made sure I carried around knife / flat screw drive to get them off again if needed. I actually think after a few of the clips have broken behind them the actually fall off pretty easy.

My thoughts are a cheap android phone (you can get an Orange pay as you go one for £80-£100 here; http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/phones/sale) Then install one of the located applications so you can track the phone. Once this is all done you need to think of a way to hide the phone in the car...

I'm in Manchester at the moment and have done this a few times on a few e30s, happy to help....

How much did you get for the shell?

Do they realise it is a BMW engine? (I see you are in the US)

Yea get some breakdown cover - not just for if you break down, but if someone crashes into you. I remember Brainmooooore got caught out in Germany after a Porsche crashed into him. Will be big money to get towed home. The problem is that AA / RAC will charge a fortune for cars over 10 years old, so ...

Seems a bit confusing Gorilla - but where are you getting this information from? I'm sure you could be right it kinda sounds like a proposal that could be true, but the actual impact in terms are carbon savings would be soo limited as there arn't that many cars like this. I suspect the cost benefit ...

Also we are all to late worrying about this as the consultation is closed, on the 27th May.

Hi, This is from another Forum, but it all checks out. On engine Swaps there is no more after date, its the year of engine now, so if your Car is 1989 and your Engine is 2000+ then you will be required to meet the 2000= emissions with all Cats Present !!! Info gathered from another forum. . This is...

I can't believe the disparity between different places. I'm currently using my sisters 1.2 3cylinder Seat Ibiza (2003) its got a huge mileage so only worth about £1k. In London it was going to cost £450 to insure, North Wales £198 and Manchester - £780! I'm a bit of a nomad at the moment and can pro...

M10 doesn't have an idle control valve - only and air slide valve but I doubt this would be causing the issue.

Is it injection or Carb?

Have you looked at the rubber hose from the air flow meter to the inlet? This may have cracks in it which causes the symptoms you describe.

The 'African' solution to breaking the bead is to just drive over it... It could go wrong more easily though and damage two wheels!

Use the standard BMW jack. Put the wheel flat, Put the bottom of the jack on the tyre, then the top of the jack on the car. (car might need to be raised already to get it all to fit) Then jack the car up, if you do it round the front of the car, the weight of the engine should "break" the bead. Do t...

yea ardlight (or however you spell it) is soo useful. I fixed a very leaky radiator with it and a whole host of other things... Gaffer tape is actually strong enough to tape a piece of wood around a borken suspension arm to get you home! quality zip ties will be useful for so many different things.

RE- what spares to carry. The two things to consider are weight and murphys law. If you carry to much weight you will put more strain on the engine / suspension and brakes. Liquids are very heavy. Murphys law is basically the fact that what ever spares you take, it will be the other things that brea...

Awesome idea - a road trip is the best way to really see how far you have travelled. My biggest piece of advice though is spend as much time on it as possible, you can race at Santa Pod - but the stuff you will miss on route if you rush through you will never get back. There are some incredible peop...

Does it have AC? Does that work? Mine had the misty problem as well but the AC didn't work. TBH after I changed the pollen filter and cleaned the glass on the inside (and the rest of the interior) it was fine after that... I liked mine, just don't slam the doors shut by pushing on the glass - always...

I have finally read all this thread - took me three nights! Really really impressive work. I just wish as a society as a whole people could appreciated this kind of thing for its real worth (and allow public funding or something for it....!) Love the gearbox tear down nice to see how it is supposed ...

Oh and if the motor does not make a noise and you can't get it to work, connected a 12v bulb to the electrical connections to see if they are all ok.

Has it been iced up? A lot of cheap screen wash from Tesco's etc only protects you down to -5c and it's been much colder than that!

Give the motor a little tap if it does not make a noise, if it does unplug the hose somewhere and investigate where a blockage may be.

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