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we did a similar tour a few years back we had a week in a mountain village near Perpignan then a week in theole sur mer just outside cannes it was brilliant cruising around with the top down everyday take a boat to st tropez for a day they run like busses from theoul ser mer are cheap and it means y...

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he is right about the pre facelift cars being more desirable (as far as im concerned anyway

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which end is the front

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Boysie wrote:well we definitely have Differing views on this

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honestly our 2.8 has no diff noise or any other untoward whines groans,creaks ect hard top on or off at all.id say if the diff starts whining after a oil change somethings amiss probably the wrong oil

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Badman gee wrote:Mine isn't noisy

ours is silent also

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Well I am the opposite in the sense of height being only 5' 2" I am below the top of the seat, I have no hoops or wind deflector and have no problem with comfort whilst driving at any speed. I do find having the windows down stops wind buffering around the cab as has been demonstrated on occas...

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oops we just unplugged ours as the pump was noisey

but we did this when we first got it around 7 years ago don't think anything has melted id better check

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we have had our 2.8 for coming up 7 years now paid £6500 for it with 55k its had a service every year and been took off the road every winter I stripped all the panels off and resprayed it last year and its just cracked 70k we wouldn't sell it. for what you would get its just not worth it https://fb...

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well its been struggling for a while and now wont move at all so if anyone has a good drivers window regulator/motor for sale please let me know thanks

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PCSAM wrote:was this before or after

wish I never saw that im scarred for life now thanks

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ill take em mate whats your paypal addy

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you can give them a polish up with tcut or farecla g3 after a couple of days air dry laquer does dull off as it drys should be ok to wax after that

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I wouldnt call the mileage high for its age tbh id rather buy a used and loved car than one that's sat parked up which can cause problems to a new user as its brought back into use. value is whatever someones prepared to pay and its a buyers dream time at the moment agree values will go up tho

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sorry for being so negative in my other post and yes well done for having a go and so far doing a creditable job .in my job I have to undo many diy attempts that arnet as good can I offer some tips then to do wheels from scratch rub the wheels down for primer with p180 where paint is sound p120 to r...

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Southernboy wrote:I imagine the 1200 grit paper will provide sufficient key for the primer ??

im sorry but it wont

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you did remember to etch prime first

if not it wont key and youl be wasting time and money (Halfords rattle can primer isn,t self etching)

paul.s

had a look and its a crying shame you cant get more unfortuanatly you too far away from me (if it was mine id be tempted to sorn it for a year values can only go up )good luck tho

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any pics or details was thinking of a slk 230 but may be interested

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place I use turns them around in a day drop car of at 9.00 and pick it up at 4.00 all four wheels done they only take an hour in the oven maybe a couple of hours removing scuffs in the lathe and stripping them .they do three or four cars a day

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well I allways pay to have mine powder coated even tho I could spray them myself (I don't have the facility's to powder coat myself)its much more durable than even the factory finish just get recommendations for a local place to you as with bodyshops theres good and bad

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The last time I had some bodywork done by a large body shop in Bristol (recommended by a large insurance company) the paint didn’t match, they sprayed the rear window & lights, most bumper bolts were not put back on, the rear washer pipe had been crushed by the only bumper bolt put back and the...

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id ignore the above 1500 is far too fine for primer it wont key(if you don't know what your doing don't do it) the thing with ally is no primer or paint will key without first using an acid etch it starts getting expensive and harmfull to your health you can get your wheels powder coated for £50-£60...

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we were towing our boat behind a blue freelander and a rather nice light green zed passed us think it was in the services 10 miles before Carlisle as well heading north

paul.s

keep an eye out on ebay for a mirror I got a mint one for £19.00 and a lot of cobblers who do key cutting can do you a copy key but like said you may have to go to bmw to have it programed

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looks fun hope I never buy one of your old cars tho lol

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Zed Carer wrote:
miller1098 wrote:
I will name her Georgina, and I will hug her, and pet her, and squeeze her
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Hi and welcome to the madhouse / forum.

Your Zed looks very nice and Georgina was my mum's name but she was always called Georgie.

my dogs called georgina we call her george

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ours is stock apart from ebay mesh alloys but the origionals go back on in winter

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id buy one without rust in the bonnet as the bonnets an expensive item to replace and short of cutting the rusted metal out and welding in new the rust will return .

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yes our car passed its mot a few weeks back with the airbag light on I have since bought a cheep reset tool of ebay and switched it off.i asked the tester at the mot station and he said exactly what I said. its not a fail item yet. I think he was insinuating that it will be a fail at some point but ...

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its not an mot fail "yet"

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just bought the mrs f10 NYR one set of illegal plates later and we have F10NY R her names Fiona Rigg

she,s pleased with it . I have P5 BBR my initials are PS and my company initials are BBR

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ahh but does it handle better

itl certainly feel like your going faster through the bends more go kart,ish but is it any quicker our 2.8 has no body roll when cornering quickly in fact the limiting factor is usualy wheel spin and oversteer .and we can tour in comfort

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some spurios exhausts are better than others .yours will be prolly the cheapest available take it back and ask them to change it for one that fits don't take any excuses if they say they cant get any different get your money back and shop elsewhere .iv been in the motor trade for 30 years and have c...

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how much to fit an arial

I removed ours when I resprayed the quarters and it took 5 mins to remove and the same to refit .how can it take 4 hours

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I got one of them for £18 too worked a treat mine was the connection under the drivers seat .one thing to consider if you have had the steering wheel off you may have damaged the squib very easily done if your not carefull that would put the light on too

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imho prices for these have bottomed give the car a couple of years and they will be old enough for the classic car brigade to start taking an interest and they will start to make better money.

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Seems very cheap! I can't believe the prices of the Zs today! When I bought mine for £2250 Ithought it was a good price! What else can you find for £1500??? true but I personaly think they have bottomed out now and as they get a little older the old car crowd will get interested and prices will ris...

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I cannot for the life of me see how it would be usefull at all .a bit like putting a box in your pocket to put stuff in :? :? .me and the mrs toured the south of france in our zed and easily packed 2 weeks of my clothes and her crap into the boot in 2 large sports bags :roll: Ermmm its called addit...

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I cannot for the life of me see how it would be usefull at all .a bit like putting a box in your pocket to put stuff in

.me and the mrs toured the south of france in our zed and easily packed 2 weeks of my clothes and her crap into the boot in 2 large sports bags

paul.s

if the oil is magnetic I bet the filter has a hard time trying to filter the fine metal particles out of it

paul.s

theres very little difference and the perceived difference is more down to the fact you know its the wrong colour .in fact the formulations for both colours is very similar

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it says in the description mate its a selector fork engages the gears inside your gearbox .get it bought its cheap enough

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