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Message: <blockquote data-quote="louistan" data-source="post: 8188" data-attributes="member: 5787"><p>Hi all,emm... First of all, would like to intro myself.New here, staying somewhere in PJ.bought a E36 318 2 years ago, driving till now, feel nice, comfort.Little ICE in car.Changed to 16" BM original ci rim (5 spoke split).re-done interior, deskboard, seats.the rest all Original.got some issues here, hope u sifus can advise.1. when i engage reverse gear (auto), there is a lag, about 2 Sec then only the car will move. anyone know why?2. when i'm doing about 90+ km/j, and i apply brake, vibration will be start on the steering. recently i changed tires (last month), then vibration lesser, but still. This week, the vibration came back. went to my Mechanic, he said the ball joints giving problem, need to change. My front Discs have 'sheme' (donno what is the word) before.2.1 is it really ball joints' problem?2.2 2 of the ball joints are about 100 each, another 2 are about 100+ each, is the price reasonable?3 when i kick-down during driving, or when idling, i make a full press on the accelerator there are some smoke coming out, any idea why?4 Any good mechanic around kota damansara area?thanks in advance.Regards,---LouisTan</p></blockquote><p></p>