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Hi Mate. I'm selling my E-Tech strut brace separately from the car so PM me if interested. It's currently on a 2.2l sport but may well fit a 3.0 litre? £75 plus a tenner for postage or feel free to collect from Torquay. Bolts straight on using original bolts and clears all the engine bits. http://i1...

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Price dropped to £3500 on this site as wife wants a new cooker in the house....and it won't be me

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Need the garage space for the bike so it can't go there. Wife's parents are over for a month over Christmas so need a four seater for that. Just can't see the point of it sitting there unused. Went out in it today and it is bloody enjoyable but thern we don't have any rooms to decorate at the moment...

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Gutted to have to do it but our lovely Z3 is up for sale :( We're just about to complete on a house and although we don't need the money from the sale for a deposit etc I can't see us being able to use it much in the coming year - I think weekends and summer evenings will be taken up with stripping ...

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jam_boy wrote:Well I certainly look forward to seeing the pics! what colour is it by the way?

Metallic gunmetal grey, black roof, staggered split rims........

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We won't be using it as a wedding car!

But should be fun on the way home to Devon from Kent........not going on the bloody motorways

If I get my arse in gear this weekend will give it another polish and post some pics.

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Don't have a 2.8 - only a 2.2 Sport - but will be selling after Easter. Gutted to have to but we're moving house and will be spending most weekends and evenings doing it up so those lovely roof down drives will have to wait :( Plan is to get a family hatch for now and another Zed when the house is d...

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I have a 2001 2.2 Sport with OEM staggered split rims but one of the fronts is corroded to the point of the tyre is not sealing correctly and is letting air out. I've had both fronts off and the tyre centre has rubbed them down as much as poss but within 4 months one has gone as bad as it was before...

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Yep - gotta love those sunny days in the UK winter 8-) Worked Sat morning and drove the 20 miles home at 9am with roof down all the way - should have remembered to put the wind deflector up before hitting the M5 though :? Then today Mrs Ming declared it a roof-down day and off we went along the coas...

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If tomorrow morning is as clear as it is tonight I could well be going to work at 5am with the top down

If not, there's always the drive home to hope it stays dry for

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There will be times when there is a need to wash the screen and if that time happens to be when you have the roof down then the water will tend to come opver the top, although on mine it mostly comes round the side window so make sure that's up. If my screen gets dirty then I try to do the "was...

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Just had front pads replaced as the warning light was on. Yes they needed replacing but there was still quite a bit of meat on them so I guess BMW build in a decent amount of "play" before they touch metal to metal. Had a cam sensor problem highlighted by a code reader which was spot-on - ...

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If you haven't already, get a quote with your wife as named driver (assuming you have one......) - ours was cheaper with my wife as main driver (car is in her name BTW so no worries there) and even my van insurance (for courier use) was cheaper with her named on the policy even though she'll never d...

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mines not covered yet, needs a clean and polish but the dovets are out :wink:[/quote] Lightweight :roll: With the micro-climate we have in Torbay I would have thought you'd be out and about many times over the winter - we certainly will be, so if you see a steel grey 2.2l around during the week it'l...

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From the other end of the scale - I paid £3100 for my 2001 2.2l Sport and 80k miles and that was at the end of June

Yes your mate's car has super low mileage on its' side and you may get someone willing to pay for that I suppose.

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Thinking of lightening the zed and wonderd where i should start.. Or what others have done? The idea is to maxiumise mpg. it may also improve performace Slightly? Spend £60 or more on shopping at Sainsburys until Sunday and get 10p per litre off petrol or diesel. :) I don't think the Zed is the typ...

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He's now all tucked up for the winter, we wont be seeing any more warm weather now, thats your lot :cry: Tim.[/quote] You tart - as long as it's not raining or snowing we'll have the roof down whenever the car's used. Heated seats and a decent heater are all you need. Took ours for a 20 mile blast o...

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If it's any use I have the same wheels and was quoted £100 per loose wheel for refurb including splitting the rims, although mine aren't as patchy as those - just a bit scabby all the way round where the 2 pieces join.

I think someone said they were about a grand new as an option on the Z3.

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Kirstie- can't help with the whisps of steam but mine also had the rough idling problem. Turned out to be cam sensor. Had it replaced and now it starts/idles/runs fine. I have the same year and engine size as you. I'd try to find a decent non-franchised BMW specialist near you as the one I use often...

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Have receipt for new pads and discs all round 19k miles ago and now the brake pad warnign light has come on.

Is this normal mileage for pads or was the previous owner light/heavy on the pedal?

Also is there a preferred make of pad for normal road use?

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Right Ming, get a re-gas before you find out if your condenser has had it. :roll: Check for leaks first, AC leak UV indicator dye should be in the system I would have thought, so use a UV light for highlighting the UV leak indicator dye. Ming, your AC or CC should be on all the time, or your Renaul...

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If I was unlucky enough to be in the vicinity of a 3 year old I would gladly lock him/her in the boot for a lot longer than the time it takes for the light to go out.

Maybe 6 or 7 days..........

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Hello all, My aircon doesnt work, is there a known part that fails on these cars? I know from past experience that the coolant gas being low can cause this. Im just concerned its something more sinister. The aircon light comes on (Switch lights up) but the air doesn't cool. Any help or comments wil...

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Well this story had a sting in its' tail :? Car continued to fail to start twice even after being fully charged the night before. Went to a reliable auto electrician and he wired it all up and could see there was only 10.2 volts in it and indicated a bad cell. Game over for the battery then. I did g...

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Going past Texaco garage in Kingskerswell this afternoon was a nice silver Z3 (twin pipes so a 6cyl of what capacity I have no idea...) with a number plate I should have on mine.....

Starts with MNG!!

Anyone on here?

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To end this saga: Got the battery tested today and it's showing 12.6v and 520CCA which is pretty good apparently. The feeling is that because of several short journeys prior to it resting for 10 days the battery drained out. Will just have to take it for a blast every few days now then....... 8-) An...

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Video'ed the boot light going out when the boot is closed so that's fine.

Will get battery checked asap.

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Put the bulb back in and pushed the actuator swicth inside the boot lock mechanism and it goes out, so clearly not that causing it to drain. Will have to get it checked properly now. One thing - the (BMW) battery has a sequence of coloured dots on it and a viewing spyhole. If it's green (which it is...

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Arse

Will have a go at finding that out later....

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UPDATE: Mate popped round with a battery charger just now and have found that the switches on the boot lid are not turning off the boot light when closed :cry: For now I have taken the festoon bulb out (as it's rarely used at night anyway) and put the battery on a fast charge so hopefully tomorrow a...

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Just tried to start it now and it's dead again, 2 days after taking it for a long run.

Guess that's the decision made for me then......

I don't have the radio code though in the manual - any idea how to get it out of the radio before the battery gets changed and I have no music?

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Cheers Dave. Where did you get your charger from?

Problem for me is the car is parked on the driveway and so don't really want electrical leads running from the car to the garage.

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Shocking behaviour

Having said that, I'm not sure I'd leave the roof down on mine in Sainsburys (and I live just up the road from there...) although I do wonder why the hardtop with all this sunshine still to come.......

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Cheers guys. The battery is the original I think and so would be 10 years old now. Having said that, the one on the van and both bikes are also old and those vehicles have been left for 2 weeks or more with no probs, although only the van has an alarm (and the bikes don't have interior lights..........

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Been on hols and so the Zed hasn't been started for 10 days. Had some usew prior to that and never had a problem with starting it until today when it just clicked instead of turning over. No drama - got it started on jump leads but got me wondering whether I have a duff battery or whether it's norma...

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Nice job buddy.

I used the Autoglym one recently and although it's better and beads water if it rains really heavy, it seems to soak in if it's just drizzle.

Agree with the comment about getting Autoglym on the windscreen though.....

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I'd be surprised if your price includes new bolts. When I had my best quote of £100 per loose wheel plus vat there would have been an extra charge if any of the bolts were not re-usable....about £3 each bolt, so with 20-odd bolts that's a lot extra! The guy I spoke to in Exeter has done loads of the...

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That doesn't seem a bad price as long as the ones you can't see are as good! I have the staggered 17" rims as a factory option on my 2.2l sport and also was quoted £120 per wheel for a refurb. Not sure if these are the same wheels though or just "similar"? Regarding tyres - I have Con...

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Couldn't agree more with what's been said - we originally looked at an MX5 mark 2 1.8 as an ideal introduction to soft top 2 seater motoring but when my wife saw the Z3 shape and heard the 6 cylinder noise it was all over. :) If money was an object then the MX5 is available cheaper and no doubt will...

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Xbox 360 owner for a few years now but haven't been drawn into the world of online gaming - just don't have enough time as I only play for 20 mins or so at a time when I need a stress-relief! Play driving games like WRC2010 and Forza. Prefer simulation games rather than arcade driving games where yo...

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When we were looking at getting an open top 2 seater we were originally looking at a ten year old MX-5 as a base car. Then started looking at options and once the missus saw the Z3 I knew if I'd bought the Mazda she would always be looking at a Zed and wondering........what if? :x So......started lo...

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Sorry if it came across as bragging :( I genuinely haven't seen any Zeds (and I looked at several 1.9's before I got mine) with leather. I remember XJ Jags back in the 80's could be specc'd with cloth instead of leather as a no-cost option. Same thing with a manual gearbox - most Jags come with auto...

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Don't think I've ever seen a Z3 advertised with anything other that leather seats - were they a no-cost option for folks who don't like hide?

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I sigh of relief was heard from Ming Towers this afternoon........ :) Got the car hooked up to the diagnostic reader and sure enough the Lambda sensor had had a reading that was out of its' allowance and popped the warning light on. Probable cause is an air leak somewhere but the garage man couldn't...

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As stated above, there is no milky white deposit in the oil filler.

What exactly is the garage man sniffing for - I had a sniff in the coolant tank but to be honest I've no idea if it was what was supposed to be in there!

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Before you loose sleep - ensure that the cap is not faulty. After a good run open the bonnet in a quiet environment and listen for a fine hiss from under the cap. You need to get close - but don't burn your cheek. Just tried that - no hissing at all from the cap. Top and bottom hoses all hot as was...

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Sheee-it - that's not the greatest news I've heard :shock: There was defo pressure on the expansion tank cap when I undid it an hour or two after it had been used today. Never had a problem with the temp guage swaying from dead centre and the emission light only came on yesterday for the first time....

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Whilst checking over the Zed this morning I saw that the top of the expansion tank has a white residue all around the cap and top of the tank, as if the cap is leaking. Checked it and it seems fine/was done up correctly so can't see why the white residue is there - and why white? I would have though...

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I should have added that I have seen plenty of Zeds advertised for more than yours and probably not in as good condition/maintained but of course I have no idea if they ever sold. Like I said - I'm sure it'll sell it's just how long you can wait for the buyer who wants one that your car fits the bill.

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