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Gazza wrote:Forget Southend too

Yes....unless you want to walk the famous Pier, better off going to Leigh-on-Sea if you 'really' want to visit South Essex
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DON'T GO TO NEWQUAY, unless you want to surf as the beaches are good however the town is HORRID. Better off visiting Clovelly in North Devon, then Port Issac to Padstow (cycle the path from Wadebridge) and then make the effort to visit St Ives. On the return along the south coast visit The Lizard pe...

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Frank.A wrote:Also read the description.

Brilliant description....obviously written by a local

I'm always up for a hint of class in my interior

Rod

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Mine sent ...enthusiastic or what!! Thanks again for organising this monthly prestigious event.....a bit like the Turner Prize....but not so weird.....and no prizes of course!......so I guess ...nothing like the Turner Prize!! :) .....and why would you have a prize for a small production car manufac...

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I don't think it would be the same book as this was going to be on sale for around £10 if my memeory serves.....it just looked quite interesting that's all, a modern perspective of the car as opposed to aging road tests.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1845842901

Rod

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Some months ago I saw on the Amazon site that a brand new book on buying Z3’s was going to be on sale named (unimaginatively :) ) "Bmw Z3 1996-2002 (The Essential Buyer's Guide)" by Andy Higgins Although I’m a Z3 owner, any information is always gratefully received as the book promised tip...

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.....you mean the Z3 has a.....ROOF?????

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This may help, it's a Pdf of the sales brochure showing what you get for your money....nice car by the way....but Hey! I would say that

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6666038/Z3/Z3%2 ... 202001.pdf

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I think that answered a lot of my own doubts and questions...thanks for that all....sadly though, through all the talk of stiffer suspension, stability on bends and less flexing through the body structure...the main reason I would buy one is I do like to look at a few shiney bits on the Z :oops: ......

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Well I finally made me mind up & fitted a strut bar this weekend.............too early to say if its made a great improvement as we have not been on a long run yet. :( [/img] Hi TWO, like yourself (and a number of other people it seems) I've been pondering over the 'to have or have not a Strut ...

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Couldnt agree more,just changed my run flats for falken452` event tyres £438-,loads better ,less road noise ,no tramlining,excellent grip,and half the price Bargain :thumb: Mozza Just to add my pennyworth....after 'thumbing' through these knowledgable pages and chatting to my own local tyre supplie...

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we pulled up along side a silver Z3 yesterday and I hollered I had one and mentioned my dif, he directed me to this page. Gosh, another Z owner acknowledged you!! Amazing :!: I've waved, flashed (...headlights) and generally made an ass of myself to no avail so far :bawl: ....guess it's maybe you'r...

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My Z is 'E7 R--' I was on the A326 on the 14th July....having the afternoon off from working at Southampton University, and on my way to Bucklers Hard. I subsequently went on to Lepe and parked two down from a very nice 3.0ltr Violet Red Z3, coincidently registered 'E8 M--'. :o Didn't see the driver...

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Yes, I had a debate with myself concerning the Tyre vs Spray Can dilema and came to conclusion that the tyre would do more to get me out of trouble than the 'goo', to that end I bought a Tyre Bag off E-Bay (stored in with the spare wheeel) and a couple of Elasticated Straps in case there is a passen...

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...when changing windscreen wipers place a mat or thick towel on the windscreen as if the sprung wiper arm slips from your hand after removing the wiper itself it makes a star shaped crack in the screen! :bawl: Arrghhh! So speaks the voice of experiance who is old enough to know better however thoug...

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On my way home from work yesterday evening I was poodling down the A12 dual carriageway (around 6pm) and I was passed by an R reg Estoril Blue Z3, I done the usual wave and flash of headlamps to a response of nothing whatsoever….as always!! :cry: If that driver does read these esteemed pages I’d jus...

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Well, no harm in asking....don't ask, don't get!!

So in this case (in the words of the song) "just walk away Rene(e), you won't see me follow you back home".....for your luggage at that discount!!

Rod

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I see the leather belts??....no sign of the braces though, guess they're underneath!!

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Dear god...a 3.0 and a 2.8....think you guys could stay in 2nd/3rd if we organise something? :P If you want someone else to potter along with you at the back of the field I'm up for that over the summer sometime....be good to meet some other Z3 owners that may wave....most don't I've noticed.....th...

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...nobody's mentioned Pink Swinging Dice, a nodding dog and those names transfered across the windscreen!!!

....ok ok...somebody had to so I thought it would be me to save others embarassment

Rod

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I dont really get people waving just cuz they have the same car...its not like Mondeo or Vectra drivers all wave at each other :D I suppose the differance is between people who 'just' drive their car to get from A to B and people who are enthusiastic about the bit between A and B, people like us th...

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Very Very smart......the bin could do with a polish though!!

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Hello All, I'm trying to get hold of the "Z3 Jazz CD", issued free just before the R/H drive Z3's were imported from the USA (around 1997) and featuring artists on Blue Note. I'm a bit of a fan of both Jazz and of course, the Z3, so it would be a double wammy for me if anyone wanted to sel...

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TitanTim wrote: if this forum turns into a Morris Marina owners club, then I'm first out the door .

http://www.morrismarina.org.uk/

....quick....run for it!!!

Rod

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Cloz wrote:I have paid $1.29can.-93,52eur yesterday south shore of Montreal.

Wow!! that makes it around 82 pence a litre (GBP).....

....(thinks!! what's the best route to get the Z over to Canada? Mmmm, it may involve some sea and ice....

....no top down then!!?)

Rod

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mmmmbbbmmbbm.....pah!! Ok, I'm not anymore!!

Yep! still no pictures!!

Is like the Peake Code Reader? I'm thinking of getting a reader myself.

Rod

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Well Done Tim, Happy Birthday, don't worry I'm ahead of you and its fine.
Hooray for starting this forum....hours of informative and amusing reading....give that man a cake!!!!

Rod

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daverave wrote:I'm in Spain (Cartagena, Murcia) and filled up about a week ago and regular petrol was €1.34 a litre although it is certainly on the rise.

Gosh!! Wish Spain was nearer....cheaper fuel AND more sunshine....ahh, open roads, top down....

Rod

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As I drive to work and pass the Petrol Stations along the way it seems to me that the cost petrol appears to rising at least one pence a week, not that long ago I was seeing £1.34 a litre (EUR 1.55) for Regular Unleaded, now I see it at £1.39 for that same litre (I've rounded up that riduculous '.9'...

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Dave L2 wrote:All I can say is this, stop reading and drive more.

Thank you all for your comments......the suns out so dam all those 'hacks' pounding their keyboards...its top down time!!

Rod

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I am now finding it quite irritating that the mainstream ‘motoring press’ seem to be quite derogatory to the Z3. Having read Martin Buckley’s comment in the February ‘Classic & Sports Car’ where he writes of the Z3, “the Barbie and Ken image of the hideous little US built roaster that is happily...

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All, A little late I'd say for most of us however, Amazon are advertising a new book to be released in July concerning the purchasing of a certain motor sports car called a BMW Z3! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bmw-1996-2002-Essential-Buyers-Guide/dp/1845842901/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=12984...

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Great...made me laugh out loud....even though a very dark film!!

...this was good to, from the same You Tube page....pity it isn't a Z though!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhRcnLb4 ... re=related

Rod

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The only accurate way to check fuel consumption is by "brimming' the tank. With my 2.2i auto I consistantly get just a wee bit under 30mpg, this is both buzzing around the village and, before Christmas, when my day to day utility vehicle got sick, thundering up and down the A12 dual carriagewa...

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Ok Ok you've all got me worried now :cry: In your opinion(s) how warm should the front (or rear) hubs/calipers be? Concerned that all is how it should be I did go out for a brief run of a few miles, no heavy braking just the normal 'out on the road' and back again, after which I had a feel of the fr...

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Be patient, do your research (as it looks as though you've been doing) and 'your' car will show itself....it worked for me...with a bit of leg work and imformation from all assembled here. Always good to get the best you can afford though as true basket cases usually cost more in the long run....don...

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...any Windscreen Sticker manufacturers out there that can reproduce the logo...I'd buy a couple, one for the Z the other for my utility vechile so there is a chance that when I excitedly forget myself and wave and flash (headlights!) at other Z3's when driving the Scenic there is a vague chance tha...

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so how do you check the level in the auto-box,cant see nothing in my manual As Gary the Fish implied the Transmission Oil has to be at a certain temperature to check the level, I'm guessing because it expands and if poured in when cold would possibly overfill. The Bentley tome :rtm: does give a tem...

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Thank you Mr Silver for that little tip of pre-charging....my Z had been sitting on the drive for a couple of weeks in the cold (poor thing) so I guessed things were a little sluggish (...a little like the driver!) I am assuming that an automatic cannot be moved (in Park) unless the engine is turned...

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[/quote] I think Rod was using that as an excuse to go for a spin :)[/quote] Dam! you've seen through my little plan!! Incidently I did try to shift it into Neutral on the drive however it didn't seem to want to shift.....but I didn't try that hard I have to admit I will bite the bullet and clamber ...

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Just in auto mode...I didn't use the Step-tronic. In all that I have read it says the gearbox will 'step-in' (no pun intended) when revs reach a high level to protect the engine. I must own up to being a new owner of an automatic and it's like learning to drive all over again hence my enquiry questi...

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Hello assembled Z’ers, …So, Sunday arrived and I was busying myself at home fitting skirting boards when I needed to get into the garage however my beloved Zee Zee (ok ok…enough :oops: ) was in the way of opening the garage door. Being an automatic she couldn’t be moved by just letting the handbrake...

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seasurfer wrote:Wonder where RodsZ3 has gone, do you think we have frightend him off, :

...don't worry I'm still here enjoying this crazy banter!!

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Well...that started something!!! I'm going to keep on waving, flashing...erm, with headlights that is, and tooting aswell when needs be! Only to Z's though or I may be arrested. Cheers for the comments...real fun...can't wait for Spring and getting that hood down. Thankyou for a great welcoming comm...

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Hello all you Z owners, may I wish a Happy New Year to one and all. After much reading for some months of these halloed pages…filled with info from the best material for wishbone bearings (polyurethane seems favourite) to what’s happening on X-Factor (best leave that!) …and, after some years of look...

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New Z3 Book....or not?

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Tip of the Day...

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Wanted: Z3 Jazz CD

Cost of fuel in Europe

Fed up with the comments!!

New Z3 Buyers Guide

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Auto gearbox sluggish or is it just me?

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