New Zealand mini meet
01-05-2010 | 05:23 PM
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From: Wellington, New Zealand!!
My Ride: AmethystGrau '03 530i
There were only two of us, and we are members of this forum, one from Auckland (Leong) and one from Wellington (530_nz) - hence the mini meet.
Not really planned, as Leong managed to get a few hours free after arriving in Wellington on New Years day. So we got together at the Loaded Hog first. After a drink moved on to the New Zealand Parliamentary ground for some uniquely NZ photo opportunities.
The 2004 Titanium Silver 530D has had some modifications done to it (lowered-30mm, authentic 166(?) alloys, M-tech, M-style steering wheel, LCI tail-lights, straight exhaust tips).
The 2003 Amethyst Grey 530i is the standard E60 fare, apart from the shadowline style trim.
Location of the photo-shoot:
Now the pictures, not a lot but at least we've got some :-)
Not really planned, as Leong managed to get a few hours free after arriving in Wellington on New Years day. So we got together at the Loaded Hog first. After a drink moved on to the New Zealand Parliamentary ground for some uniquely NZ photo opportunities.
The 2004 Titanium Silver 530D has had some modifications done to it (lowered-30mm, authentic 166(?) alloys, M-tech, M-style steering wheel, LCI tail-lights, straight exhaust tips).
The 2003 Amethyst Grey 530i is the standard E60 fare, apart from the shadowline style trim.
Location of the photo-shoot:
Now the pictures, not a lot but at least we've got some :-)
01-06-2010 | 11:07 AM
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From: Auckland, New Zealand
My Ride: BMW 530d
Hey D,
Good to meet you. Amazing how time flies when talking cars - sorry I had to run off when we realized what time it was!! It was a good end to our South Island Road trip - 3722km over 13 days at an average 7.0 l/100km. That's only $278 in diesel
I'm curious to know if there are any other NZ E60 forum members here, perhaps for our next meet. I think Whakapapa may be a good location, being quite central (in the North Island at least)?
Good to meet you. Amazing how time flies when talking cars - sorry I had to run off when we realized what time it was!! It was a good end to our South Island Road trip - 3722km over 13 days at an average 7.0 l/100km. That's only $278 in diesel
I'm curious to know if there are any other NZ E60 forum members here, perhaps for our next meet. I think Whakapapa may be a good location, being quite central (in the North Island at least)?
01-06-2010 | 04:01 PM
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From: Wellington, New Zealand!!
My Ride: AmethystGrau '03 530i
That's okay. My wife started calling me about 10 mins after we left.
When I arrived home a neighbour of mine was waiting outside my house wanting to borrow:
a. jumper cables - which I don't have
b. the E60 to help jump his car - which he no longer wanted once I said that I need to read the manual first before connecting those cables to my car.
It was an exciting afternoon, I can tell that.
On July, we should find a big, flat, snow covered field on July, and do what Anzafin (and other people) did. After turning the traction control off, obviously! As far as I know we're kind of the active members from NZ in this forum.
When I arrived home a neighbour of mine was waiting outside my house wanting to borrow:
a. jumper cables - which I don't have
b. the E60 to help jump his car - which he no longer wanted once I said that I need to read the manual first before connecting those cables to my car.
It was an exciting afternoon, I can tell that.
On July, we should find a big, flat, snow covered field on July, and do what Anzafin (and other people) did. After turning the traction control off, obviously! As far as I know we're kind of the active members from NZ in this forum.
01-07-2010 | 07:07 AM
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From: HK (N.T), UK (Surrey)
My Ride: BMW E60 530i , Silver with leather Air Con iDrive 17" Breyton Rims with Dunlop Sp Sport tyres (M-Tech Bodykit and rims WANTED)
Alfa Romeo 147 TS1.6 , Black with Air Con 17" Multi Spoke alloys with Bridgestone RE040 tyres
Toyota MR-S 1.8 VVTI , Lagoon Blue with Red leather Air Con 15" standard alloys with Toyo tyres
Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI, Lagoon Blue, Air Con, 16" Standard alloys with Kuhmo KU31, EBC Green Stuff
Great pics 
Looks like your guys had some fun there
Looks like your guys had some fun there
01-07-2010 | 07:24 AM
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From: Milky Way, Earth, N. America, CA, San Jose, 95136, Latitude N 37� 16.837, Longitude W 121� 50.461
My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
nice mini-meet.. thanks for sharing
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