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PM sent about instrument cluster, thanks.

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Sadly not. Second owner, got it when it was18 months old.

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OldskoolRS wrote: Are you still on the original rear tyres then or is it only the fronts that have worn out?

Nice thought!The rears were replaced before I picked it up as an approved used car on 16,000 in early '04.

How long do exhausts last these days?

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Pleased to report my 02 will soon have passed a major milestone, 30,000 miles from new. It was a bit of a pain replacing those original front tyres last summer!

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22000 on 02

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I'm sure I've mentioned this before but if so it just continues to strenghen my theory. Are indicators an option on 5 series? Do they market 5 series as the ultimate (bad) drivers machine? My daily grind North up the M1 from the M25 invariably involves some less than courteous idiot in a 5. Usually ...

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Well if it is green Zed day it would be rude not to join in.

Dread to think what would have happened if I'd left the keys in it......

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Spot it - I've driven past one of the sites pictured, a real sneaky one too. One of the early pictures with a van parked on the traffic island in amongst all the roadsigns (Stocklake industry etc) It is a regular in the centre of Aylesbury, on the one way system. For once it is probably a good place...

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Now cars have automatic everything (parking sensors, radar, etc) why can't they invent automatic fog lamps? No button or switch for muppets to press the instant a vague misty day comes along, even though you can still read the model badges on the Ford Sierra 6 cars in front of you. No user sensitivi...

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you have to take the back seats out first

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Hey guys lets not confuse OGII and Oxford_Gruen_ II By coincidence as well as both having Oxford Green cars (simply the best in both our opinions) we've both got Crohn's, spooky or what. Fortunately mines just about as mild as it gets and shouldn't ever need a cut & shut. Hope the recovery goes ...

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My bonnet sensor was replaced under warranty for similar reasons to the ones described. Alledgedly they replace them with a longer version from an X5. Cripes - that means my cars been modded........ its a slippery slope but I'll fight any chrome urges.

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Hi - My passenger seat belt is jammed at the end of its travel (its what comes of having a three year old passenger)

Any ideas how to release the belt?

Thanks

ogII

I don't think that nitrous bottle is connected to the fuel system. Its there for use as laughing gas to convince the passenger they really are having fun.

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It may have started off as a Z3 but it ended up an MR2.

(needs pronouncing the French way if you aren't familiar with the joke)

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The hood is removeable on the cartrix z3 Got a pair of these cartrix Z3s - Great fun racing my three year old son, I'm getting my victories in early as he hs bound to whoop my ass as soon as he discovers PS2 or similar racing games Never seen one in Oxford Green II though, had to settle for blue and...

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By coincidence I asked DVLA to put a M suffix plate into auction - After around 18 months I got a letter asking if I still wanted it to be included in a forthcoming auction. Went into the next one. For a govt dept it was good service. It exactly spells my wifes maiden name M41 SEL - trouble is the g...

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Is this a complete balls up or what? Quote from What Car site: "The Chancellor said a new tax band for cars producing more than 225g/km of carbon dioxide or more would pay for these reductions. Cars in this top band will pay £210 a year, up to £45 more than before. Confusingly, only new cars re...

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Like the BBC comment "The insurer was worried about the kind of cars that were being driven" and the picture of the M coupe

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Hi - Yes you'll need to insure it whilst it belongs to you. Most comp policies will give you third party only cover for any car not belonging to you. Not sure whether in event of claim the insurance co would check to see if the owner had their own policy to prevent us all giving our 2nd cars to our ...

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On the subject of stickers I saw a large FFOC sticker on the back screen of a diesel Focus the other day - Didn't even realise there was a Ford Focus Owners Club. Almost tempted to look up their website to see what they find to chat about. Must have RSI (no pun intended) from waving at fellow Focus ...

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Saw 1 MB on an SLK the other morning - Possibly the coolest plate for a Benz?

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Saw 1T on a new seven series parked outside a Unysis building the other week.

Reckon he must have done a few hours programming

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Ditto Mr Obvious, just shorter.

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At £3,000 is that car you're insuring or the chrome mods?

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So whats up with you Z4 owners? Not got the data (or the inclination) to look into the reasons but why was the Z3 8th in the 2003 Top Gear survey and the Z4 languishing down at 42? 96 % of Z3 drivers said they would buy again - Doesn't look as if the figure would be that high for the 4 Looking at th...

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Hi Alfie If you have the time a way of breaking up the motorways is to take the M3/New Forest/Dorchester/then semi coastal road - It may not be the obvious route but you may avoid the M4 out of London, M4/5 interchange, M5 jams that can crop up on busy weekends. Agree with the Exmoor tip, head up fr...

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Hi, I have a forward facing child seat in my car permanently, as we can't get three of us in the zed and my wife & I rarely use a car if we get the chance to escape out for an evening. You'll be fine as the forward facing seats can be used from 6months up, just enough time to go looking for the ...

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Seeing all these posts about mods it occurs to be the only thing thats changed on my car is the tax disk.

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Widening this out would any of us be happy if our armed boys in blue let off a few rounds in public to see if it was any different to shooting on a range? Next we'll have the anti-terror branch staging private practice at forced entry to an embassy using explosives. IMHO not much difference between ...

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The woman in the article is just plain sad. We could apply the same thought process to disabled bays (especially as many of them are just fat rather than truly unable to walk) How many other prejudices could she cite - old people and free bus passes? If her colleagues leave work early to see their k...

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talking of making your voices heard have you "signed" his online petition? Cunningly hosted on jamieoliver.com (or .co.uk) but well worth signing to keep the pressure up after the the media move onto to a story about some footballers inability to live on £50k a week or whatever else become...

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Hi - I went through same thought process as you given high cost of genuine accessory, especially as you have to buy the generic hoist and then an adaptor cradle for the z3 hardtop. After a couple of attempts at making my own I opted for a second hand genuine accessory, bought from another member of ...

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jhb1 is right about the smiles for days. My son who has just turned two points at the garage where OG11 lives whenever I try to get him into the boring cars (even if it has been a couple of weeks since he last went in it) As I plan on keeping the car a while I'm going to have to get a key safe soon....

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Also had my call.

Anyone spot the errors in the call script the warranty guys use.

Hi, I'm X I'm calling about the Z3 group buy.

Q1 Is it a convertible....

Q2. When was it registered - A 11/6/02

Q3 Date of last MOT.....

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I'd be interested to know more - BMW warranty expires in June

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Hi Any thoughts The current Top Gear magazine mentions a US only option which lets you plug your ipod into a socket in the glovebox and control it remotely Todays Sunday Times mentions a BMW retrofit costing £46 that does essentially the same thing, putting an input in he glove box for Walkman/MP3/C...

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Going slightly off topic I saw a Bentley Continental at the weekend with the plate

5 NOT

Pure class.......

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Help. I know some of you guys run the same kit as me and unlike me know how to use it. Suggestions please as to why my net connection randomly fails, usually after a few minutes use (not always) Set up Netgear DG824M wireless router wired via network cable to PC running XP Home Tiscali Broadband (Sa...

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Hi - for what it is worth I bought my 1.9 from Vines of Gatwick in January. Dealt with Gordon McHattie - Seemed a genuine guy, either a good actor or the real thing - he didn't give me any bull. As with all dealers the price fell considerably on negotiation, around 12% or so - If the market is the s...

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So long ago I'd forgotten all about this post.

In the end I went with the BMW ceiling hoist, bought 2nd hand from 3ster.

It really does make putting the top on a one person job.

The hoist is great, trouble is I keep hitting my head on the hardtop when I walk through the garage.

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Changing tack slightly could it be that Clarkson is right? A lot of his comments about BMW (and Audi) relate to the "me2" herd who want a "beemer" just because everyone else wants/has one, irrespective of whether the model in question is good, bad or indifferent or even whether t...

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Hi - I've been wondering about body armour as well and a spotted this as an answer to a readers letter in the paper at the weekend.

www.auto-unique.co.uk - Park Smart.

Given their odd looks they may be better suited to a Chris Bangle designed car but they look like they might be an answer.

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Thanks for the advice - With the change in the weather I'm tempted to put the thing back on the car but where is the fun in that

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:rtm: Hi- sorry to add to the seemingly endless posts about hardtops but at least this one is about lifting the lid. I've taken my top off, put it in the bag and don't know what to do next. The hardtop manual refers to ceiling and or wall brackets. Typically my used car came with neither. Is it best...

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