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pudding:
Yup, it's a pig of a job but it's done well to last 177K to be fair.  I guess with the front end off, you might want to give the intake valves another walnut blast. I last had it done in 2018 at AKS Tuning, so might benefit from another blast.

I never touched the filter housing under my ownership. Whether a previous owner was in there, it's hard to say.  It's not unknown for O rings and rubber gaskets to be fitted incorrectly at the factory when they're rushing engines down the production line.

Yeah I was drawn to that car, probably because of your photography! It just popped looking at it on the screen. The 360 rotation is a nice touch as well.

I removed all the aftermarket front bumper plastics as its not really my bag, but the rest of the car is spot on and mint.  Well, it was until I slid it into the wall at the end of my drive in the snow  :doh:  Got it booked into a proper BMW bodyshop in a couple of weeks to sort it. It only looks like a wing job, but the headlight broke as well, and those LED ones are £1000+ each. You think 350Zs are money pits  :grin:  Never had any issues with Golfs in the snow in 20 years, but BMWs......  :grin:

Adam ed30:
Yea I did think about getting the walnut blast done, will get it booked in with AKS.
Ah sh*t, shame about the bm, I worked at a bmw dealership before knebworth and unfortunately yes some of the parts prices are eye watering (especially headlights)I’m sure second hand are plentiful on eBay it’s just getting one where the led running lights work as they should.

pudding:
Put it low on the priority list.  I noticed sweet FA after getting it done.  If it doesn't cold start misfire, I'd leave it personally. That car always was a good cold starter but some of them can be lumpy as hell.

Insurance are covering it, so it will all be brand new OEM stuff going back on.  I was going to cover it myself but I haven't claimed on insurance for years, so I was due!

LC5F:
Good to see Puddings ED30 in a good home


--- Quote from: Pudding on December 29, 2022, 12:19:54 pm ---Insurance are covering it, so it will all be brand new OEM stuff going back on.  I was going to cover it myself but I haven't claimed on insurance for years, so I was due!

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And que the "we hear you were in an accident" calls!
Shame about the bump mate, how is the new car working out?

pudding:

--- Quote from: LC5F on December 29, 2022, 01:32:44 pm ---Good to see Puddings ED30 in a good home


--- Quote from: Pudding on December 29, 2022, 12:19:54 pm ---Insurance are covering it, so it will all be brand new OEM stuff going back on.  I was going to cover it myself but I haven't claimed on insurance for years, so I was due!

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And que the "we hear you were in an accident" calls!
Shame about the bump mate, how is the new car working out?

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Me too. I wasn't expecting it to show up on the forum again quite so soon though!

No whiplash cold callers/texters yet  :grin:

It's annoying but it could have been worse i.e. something structural got bent!  A wing and a headlight aren't the end of the world.  Winter tyres are a must for next year I think.  RWD cars are pretty useless without them.
Yeah so far so good cheers.  It's definitely the better car for commuting. 50mpg and a super smooth auto, but it's not what I would call a fun car, even in M Sport flavour. It ticked the boxes that needed ticking but if circumstances change, I can see myself getting back into a fast VW again  :smiley:

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