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The car is now sold! Bit less than I'd have liked but still happy with the price... And with tax, MOT and insurance due in the next few months a few hundred lost isn't the end of the world. It's been real fun and I'll say again what a great community this forum is, good knowledge and everyone being ...

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P.S. I'm sure I'll pop back to check out some of the eye candy on here

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Cheers guys! I've always been 100% honest when it comes to any dealings - it's just pointless otherwise! I hope it goes onto give someone else the same pleasure it gave me :D The Figaro is my wife's and as it's starting to appreciate, we thought we'd hang onto it forever as we privately imported fro...

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Also, please take a look here for some more photo's on our alpine jaunt!

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32655

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I know my time with the car has been sadly brief, it's now definately time for the M to move onto a new owner as we're expecting our first child in June, so now the focus is on cots, "travel systems", ISOFIX etc... With this and work commitments, I'm basically never using the car, so it se...

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I think the "facelift" (hood lining, central locking fuel cap etc...) all helped with the refinement and build of the car, so the later S50's had this as well as the S54's. The DSC is potentially a large plus point if that's your thang, as it's only ABS on the S50 which is always prudent t...

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The weather is a huge part of it as well... At the moment, 90% of people will not look for a convertable - the 10% of canny buyers will butthey're after a bargain ;) WHen spring sping's on us, people will just start to look for more toys, then with more people looking you'll get more interest. I'd h...

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I just can't be bothered with selling privatley when you get so many people either not turning up, or wasting time when they come and expect to haggle massivly, it's just a waste of time, and I would prefer a nice easy sale, which I will end up paying for by such a low trade in price. In the time =...

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The only odd one on all BMW's is a 7mm hex socket... 90% of all socket sets seem to come with 6mm and 8mm so can be a PITA to find a 7mm in a hurry

I'm sure the guides mention this but worth stressing IME.

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Excellent piccies. Are you lowered, or were you cornering? Do we know the red Z? I didn't speak to the owner of the Red Z (didn't venture much further than the heaters in the car! Brrr!) but he was certainly making good progress as well! The car has H&R dampers with Apex springs so a little low...

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And some pics from the Official Photographer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphoto ... 347940615/

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Lovely! Best American Muscle out there IMHO

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Did the engine turn over? Or just click? Or nothing at all? If all the lights on the dash dimmed and nothing happened then likely to be the battery just not having enough amps. If it's turning and not firing then it could be a few things, cam sensors, coil pack, flooded and foul the spark plugs etc...

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Classic! Very good indeed

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Interesting about the rack... Good to know. Well, 3rd is good for 90mph and there's not many a road tyre that can get round paddock quicker than that I'd think... It's more that the Z3M is sooo long geared, as "most" cars 3rd is only good for 70mph(ish) so really does make a difference. Bu...

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For what it's worth, my son's Z4MC at Keevil last weekend was suffering overheated brakes at first. He found that with the DSC 'ON' the brakes became much hotter than with it off. The assumption was that the brakes were working hard to stabilise the car while it was being driven on the adhesion lim...

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If you're smooth then maybe 1mm... Maybe 2mm if you're out all day long. If however, you're giving load of sideways action then you can be down to the canvas in a day Also, it'll depend on the circuit, and temps... A hot airfield will destroy tyres (the tarmac is really abrasive!), while a cold &am...

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Your friend has a big head... Next time get some serious Gs round the corners so his face sticks to the window! ;-) Great idea! A sucker on the side of the lid and just stick him to the window :D But can't complain too much, as he did take some nice photo's: http://mrmphotography.co.uk/p153449318

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Excellent. Scary how quickly you catch people in the corners - just when you don't want to brake or lift off :shock: . LOL! Tell me about it! Not sure if I got it on video, but some people braking in the middle of a corner (normally Paddock) certainly made for some serious puckering action!!! :shock:

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I only did BH once, after an Instructor lap I shaved 5 seconds of my lap and increased top speed to around 125 through the start/finish line. Paddock Hill bend can easily be done in 4th, just takes Balls of Steel lol Cooper Straight you can just get 4th Drift to the outside of Clark Curve to cross ...

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Interestingly, I know it was cold, so the exit from Clearways was a bit dicey, but the main straight it was only getting up to about 115 - 120mph... I'd have thought with the power it'd be a bit quicker, but I guess the exit really hurts there... On the exit you need to drift to the outer edge of t...

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Great video. It looked like you were having fun and I liked the tyre squeel sound effects you added :wink: LOL! I was going to add a F1 V8 engine noise but thought it may have stood out ;) This is from the first session out, so a bit more tentative... Also, the camera angle is a bit pants, sorry ag...

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Cheers guys, Yes it was all day, but then I headed off about 2:30pm to miss the worst of the traffic over the Dartford Crossing... Alas, the M25 demons were out in force and it still took me 1.5 hours to get to the otherside of the river :( Brands would be a great place to stop, as you say, plenty o...

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Here we go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCzFNfx-JN8

Enjoy!

I'll see if I have any more worth encoding!

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Right ho, video one on it's way up! It's quite big being full 1080p, so it's taking a wee while

It never looks fast on video... *rolls out the old excuses*

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How much tyre wear can I expect? Obviously they are going to wear much more than they would with normal road use, but how severe is it? (i.e. am I going to ruin my expensive bridgestones in one day). If you're smooth then maybe 1mm... Maybe 2mm if you're out all day long. If however, you're giving ...

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Get the videos up, i promise not to tell 8-) There is a seat mod you can carry out and I believe the normal Z3 steering rack is much quicker. Worth looking into? I'll see if there's a better way to put them up other than YouTube... Or maybe pop them up for a wee while ;) I've done the seat tilt, wh...

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Hey, good news the forum is back online! Just though I'd share my day at Brands today, in a very cold and slippy December morning :( Still, the sun was shining and it wasn't raining :) And taking a Z3 on track is interesting; the engine is stonking! Didn't use a drop of oil all day long and merrily ...

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Lapping pretty damned quick as well

Sorry I didn't come and say hello, but was trying to get some laps in before needing to head home early!

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Also, make sure it's covered when store as really it's the UV from sunlight that wrecks rubber compounds (and pretty much everything else), so that would help it's life if you do decide to keep...

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Good luck!!!

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pingu wrote:INPA EDIABAS OBD reader doesn't do resetting

Bugger... And there's no SSS on there either?

I'm sure INPA does some of those functions but may be thinking of my E46, where it can open the ABS valves to allow correct flushing of the brake fluid and bit's like that...

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How much under if you don't mind me asking?

And were they desperate to get rid?

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For me, I was always in the ol' anti BMW camp... But my motorsport roots had always made a very large exception for anything that came from the M division. So when I needed to replace my old Xantia and RX7 with an "inbetween" car, there's suddenly very few rear wheel drive cars out there.....

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It's a shame you're so far away, as I have software running on a laptop which should reveal all, or at least I'd hope so!

If you every need to head down south, feel free to give me a shout.

There is software on eBay, but then you'll also need serial adaptors, OBD plugs and the like...

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Hi all, I've not been on here much as been busy working away, but looks like I'm going to sell the M Roadster... There's a few reason, changing circumstances mean that I'll probably rarely drive it, aligned to when I do get the chance it's just too fast to have a laugh with, maybe it's too much trac...

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I'm off to pick some up for my 330d from "Spurs fan in a coupe" this week

So no more being stuck for me I hope

He said they're a little old but I'm sure they'll still be better than my summer tyres!

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Come next year my '99 MR2 mk2 Rev 5 will be going on the market for £2500. Half the price of my old Integra. A great buy in my opinion. :) Agree, that is a bargain! There's an absolute mint dark purple rev5 down the road from me, 100% stock, even the wheels and it's looks the business... A lot of m...

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Come next year my '99 MR2 mk2 Rev 5 will be going on the market for £2500. Half the price of my old Integra. A great buy in my opinion. :) Agree, that is a bargain! There's an absolute mint dark purple rev5 down the road from me, 100% stock, even the wheels and it's looks the business... A lot of m...

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Are you sure it's not just UV damage to the pigments in them?

Like the "pnking" of the red M stripe?

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You guys! I'm with the original question... It's more that as the screen isn't massively raked and above your head, as I'd said before there's a bit of barnet buffeting, and if you do get caught out in the rain and there's no where immediate to pull over then whenever the windscreen is wiped, it pus...

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I bet there's no real technical reason for the different service intervals S50 vs S54 other than it became fashionable for manufacturers to do so in the early 2000s, particularly for fleet owners to go longer distances. Using the same/similar oil means it should be the same interval, 15k is far too...

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Isn't he saying there's only 30 "02" models? Rather than the "52" and 03 ones?

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Carry on Mark. I was also thinking about them for my 3 however got winters for the Z so when it snows we'll car share Z and will keep mine on the drive :) Cool, thank you :D No winter tyres in this household so kind keen to get something sorted should it get all snowy again! THen I'm 100% first dib...

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I doubt it will ever be made as I can see it taking sales away from the Z4 as these types of cars occupy a niche market, if it priced nearer the Z4 then why bother with the Z2. But if it means you can push up the price of the Z4 into entry level 911 territory, and only have the more powerful engine...

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Cool, PM sent... I appreciate that J1SUA asked about them first, but definately interested if he isn't!

Cheers,
Mark

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I'm not sure, I think it'll grow like pretty much all BMW's to be honest... It's not a terrible looker, but of more interest is if they can keep it to a ton in weight, it'll be a nippy little bugger!

Finally, people getting that light = fun... Shame Lotus seem to be forgetting that

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I'd be interested in the wheel please!

I'm after some 17's for my 3 series to get some winter boots on ready for the cold!

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LOL! Love the pic and so true ;) Where do i sign up? is there a belt system like Tae Kwon Do? Each ISP is a dojo, and you must fight for your ISP ;) The first grading is to head to YouTube and just start randomly insulting everyone and everything... In fact, I think that explains the YouTube commen...

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LOL! Love the pic and so true ;) we're not just being keyboard warriors :D Where do i sign up? is there a belt system like Tae Kwon Do? Each ISP is a dojo, and you must fight for your ISP ;) The first grading is to head to YouTube and just start randomly insulting everyone and everything... In fact,...

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Re: It's official - Z3M For Sale (1999 S50 Estoril Blue)

It's official - Z3M For Sale (1999 S50 Estoril Blue)

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