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- Thu 14 Mar, 2013 10:13
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: LSD - @Ivor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1208
Re: LSD - @Ivor
Interesting - thanks. Yes, now you mention it, the green car used to whip around to its limiter with an that the black one doesn't possess. Wasn't thinking of adding an LSD (although now you mention it...) but there's a debate raging over the fact that the M135i (one of which I now own) doesn't have...
- Tue 12 Mar, 2013 10:04
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: LSD - @Ivor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1208
LSD - @Ivor
Just out of curiosity Ivor, does the green car still have the LSD fitted?
If so, do you notice any benefits in the way it drives compared to the red one (which I assume doesn't have one)?
If so, do you notice any benefits in the way it drives compared to the red one (which I assume doesn't have one)?
- Mon 11 Mar, 2013 17:21
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 on front cover of BMWCC SS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5678
Re: Z1 on front cover of BMWCC SS
Ahh...thanks.
- Sun 10 Mar, 2013 18:44
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 on front cover of BMWCC SS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5678
Re: Z1 on front cover of BMWCC SS
Anyone fancy posting up what it looks like? I forgot to renew my CC membership (irritating that it doesn't renew automatically).
- Mon 25 Feb, 2013 13:40
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Service Schedules.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4199
Re: Service Schedules.
Wouldn't using a good specialist be a better bet? Last time I serviced my Z1 (just an oil/filter service), I had two options (i) take it to Park Lane's Classic Workshop in Battersea who are (relatively speaking) local, would do it for £200 and claimed familiarity or (ii) take it down to Munich Legen...
- Mon 25 Feb, 2013 13:04
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Keeping a z1 on the road
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3771
Re: Keeping a z1 on the road
Ho, ho. No, that's the joy of plain black leather....TJS wrote:RT
Am I correct in assuming Ivor also needed to recover the drivers seat ?!
You were lucky not to be seriously injured
TJS
- Mon 11 Feb, 2013 18:01
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: BMW Z1 Register (Cars From All Countries Welcome)
- Replies: 90
- Views: 105130
Re: BMW Z1 Register (Cars From All Countries Welcome)
That's one eclectic bunch of automobiles!
- Mon 11 Feb, 2013 11:54
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Keeping a z1 on the road
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3771
Re: Keeping a z1 on the road
He asks for 40k $.... Too much by any standard.... With damaged chassis.... But again, how much would you pay? Well, the wreck of my first Z1, which looked like this (probably worse than the one you are looking at) before Ivor lovingly repaired it, was valued at about £4k by the insurance company (...
- Tue 22 Jan, 2013 10:57
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5601
Re: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
Founding? I thought the AA was founded over 100 years ago in the early 1900s?Southernboy wrote:Ah yes, that was a founding catch-phrase for the AA in 1951....Let them come out in the cold & wet to fix it....
- Mon 21 Jan, 2013 10:45
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5601
Re: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
I believe runflats are now optional on normal BMWs and the M cars have never had them fitted. Until recently I had a 2007 E60 M5, which didn't have runflats and rode very acceptably, particularly in view of the sort of car it was, thanks to adaptive suspension. I'm sure Felix can confirm as I think ...
- Wed 16 Jan, 2013 09:32
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5601
Re: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
^^ This. Where is it supposed to go? On your passenger's lap!?sfh3l wrote:I suppose it is true to say that the size of the damaged tyre that you remove will always be a problem though.
- Tue 15 Jan, 2013 20:28
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5601
Re: Tyreweld v Mobility kit
I have used the bmw/mini mobility kit on several occasions. Its very good, the tyre 'weld' is like copydex glue, but seals up nicely.The electric compressor works, all be it slow. I have these kits in all my cars now as they are so good. M Interesting. I think I shall also get one of these. Otherwi...
- Thu 29 Nov, 2012 11:33
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Cheap Z1 on PH
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5349
Re: Cheap Z1 on PH
Absent any unexpected body parts failures (touch wood), I have found the Z1 to be an inexpensive car to run. - The tax is standard pre-2001; - The fuel consumption is normal (unremarkable); - I service mine annually regardless of mileage but that's out of choice and I think the last oil & filter...
- Wed 21 Nov, 2012 18:30
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Cheap Z1 on PH
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5349
Re: Cheap Z1 on PH
The only Z3 that remotely interests me is the Z3M Coupe because it's appealingly barmy. As a general rule, I find the (1st generation) Z4 a much more appealing car in both roadster and coupe form to the Z3. But none of them are comparable to a Z1, which is simply a different sort of car to all BMW'...
- Tue 20 Nov, 2012 23:55
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Cheap Z1 on PH
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5349
Re: Cheap Z1 on PH
The only Z3 that remotely interests me is the Z3M Coupe because it's appealingly barmy. As a general rule, I find the (1st generation) Z4 a much more appealing car in both roadster and coupe form to the Z3. But none of them are comparable to a Z1, which is simply a different sort of car to all BMW's...
- Wed 24 Oct, 2012 12:33
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: BMW's for auction at Duxford on Tuesday evening.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2106
Re: BMW's for auction at Duxford on Tuesday evening.
Granted that interior is nasty but I can't be the only one who thinks ALL the standard interiors are basically horrible reminders of what wasn't good in the 1980s and that a decent re-trim shouldn't kill value?
- Tue 23 Oct, 2012 23:58
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: BMW's for auction at Duxford on Tuesday evening.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2106
Re: BMW's for auction at Duxford on Tuesday evening.
That's depressing!
- Tue 23 Oct, 2012 12:55
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: M5 Z1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1845
Re: M5 Z1
Not digging that bonnet-bulge!
- Mon 22 Oct, 2012 18:02
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: BMW's for auction at Duxford on Tuesday evening.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2106
Re: BMW's for auction at Duxford on Tuesday evening.
Seats are horrid but the colour looks normal enough?
That car's been up for sale before in the past few years - there can be only one with those seats...
That car's been up for sale before in the past few years - there can be only one with those seats...
- Tue 09 Oct, 2012 09:20
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: I've recovered my seats-with pics.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2312
Re: I've recovered my seats-with pics.
Looks very nice. One of these days I need to get someone to have a go at the grey leather in my car (eg the dash, door sills) which is looking awfully scuffed.
- Wed 03 Oct, 2012 18:00
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Winter Zzzz
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4291
Re: Winter Zzzz
Jamal, Woburn is a 10 minute drive from home, I will see what I can do. You have a distinct advantage when it comes to "cheeky" parking in London, no front registration plate, which means no one can identify the car or owner. TJS The Z1 is the worst car in the world for anything discreet,...
- Fri 14 Sep, 2012 08:52
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Taxed & SORN Z1's - Vaguely interesting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2116
Re: Taxed & SORN Z1's - Vaguely interesting
In fact mine's my acting daily driver at the moment as I am inbetween daily drivers. To be honest, I can't wait for my new "normal" car to arrive (should be in about a month). What have you done RT? A V10 M5 was a very fine toy to play with for 18 months but I did eventually tire of its a...
- Thu 13 Sep, 2012 17:07
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Taxed & SORN Z1's - Vaguely interesting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2116
Re: Taxed & SORN Z1's - Vaguely interesting
I never SORN mine - the saving isn't worth the bother. In fact mine's my acting daily driver at the moment as I am inbetween daily drivers. To be honest, I can't wait for my new "normal" car to arrive (should be in about a month), as it's quite a fag getting the Z1 in and out of the garage...
- Thu 13 Sep, 2012 17:02
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Never thought I'd see this...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1635
Re: Never thought I'd see this...
Except Clarkson has a soft spot for Z1s so probably wouldn't do that to one.
- Mon 10 Sep, 2012 15:11
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Poor car!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2554
Re: Poor car!
Would need a major service to recommision with all fluids changed,plus four new tyres due to flat spotting. And then as soon as it gets on the road and gets some miles under it's belt the value drops! crazy. Bet lots of perished rubbers and things - cars hate being left unused for any length of tim...
- Mon 10 Sep, 2012 10:51
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Poor car!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2554
Poor car!
This really is a sad sight! http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/bmw-z1-brand-new-z1-antwerp/166477519.html?lang=en&pageNumber=1&__lp=2&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=searchNetGrossPrice&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=3500&makeModelVariant1.modelId=...
- Wed 05 Sep, 2012 13:26
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Never thought I'd see this...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1635
Re: Never thought I'd see this...
That's just bizarre. Yes, so you get wet in a carwash in an old convertible. Not news and frankly anyone who puts a decent car through a mechanical car wash deserves boiling, particularly a car whose bodywork is not the strongest and is hard and expensive to replace! No, definitely just soft top in ...
- Wed 29 Aug, 2012 12:26
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Spotted in Monaco
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4738
Re: Spotted in Monaco
Think this is the same car I spotted in Monaco two years ago:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4189214.htm
Unusual alloys.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4189214.htm
Unusual alloys.
- Wed 22 Aug, 2012 14:49
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: BMW HUB CAP EMBLEMS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1743
Re: BMW HUB CAP EMBLEMS
For item 4 on the diagram of the Z1 alloy, I paid Park Lane I think something like £16 last year. Pretty sure they are about £4 each - it's just a metallic sticker. You have to peel the old ones off (which really needs a heat gun or soaking in very hot water), clean off any residue and then just sti...
- Fri 10 Aug, 2012 13:46
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: V12 in a Z3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 770
Re: V12 in a Z3
Not sure about the egg yolk paint colour though!
- Thu 09 Aug, 2012 10:57
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Gaydon 2012
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2367
Re: Gaydon 2012
I would but I'm in Italy that w/end. Not my year for car shows.
- Thu 09 Aug, 2012 10:56
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: V12 in a Z3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 770
- Tue 31 Jul, 2012 09:00
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Art Drive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1130
Re: Art Drive
I need to get to this on Saturday although I don't fancy the scrabble across to East London on the tube with all the gormless Olympic hordes.
- Mon 30 Jul, 2012 10:35
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Silverstone Classic
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5654
Re: Silverstone Classic
Was a good day and the weather was fantastic for once! And nice to meet all you chaps again :D I'm still recovering from no sleep for 23hrs due to clubbing till 04:30 :shake: I`d be quiet about that Mr T, thats definitely an age related issue :D Thanks to Sam and Senior Sam, Mr T, Steamview, Ivor t...
- Tue 17 Jul, 2012 18:46
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24909
Re: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
I have a problem. I have left it far too late to obtain BMWCC tickets and a Display pass for the Zedfest on 21/7. I am happy to buy AA sponsored tickets but do not know how to get the Display Pass that would enable me to access where the Z1s are to congregate. The official ticket agency suggested I...
- Mon 16 Jul, 2012 09:05
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: UK Insurance
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3031
Re: UK Insurance
An independent witness doesn't necessarily help because the law can be an utter ass and seems skewed in the favour of defendants. In our case, we had a very credible one whose written testimony entirely backed my mother's case. However, because the offending motorist refused to admit liability to hi...
- Wed 11 Jul, 2012 15:22
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: UK Insurance
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3031
Re: UK Insurance
In my view you should pray you never have an accident. My mother was insured with Saga until somebody hit her car whilst it was legally parked, rendering it undrivable. Saga contracts out all its claims handling to a claims management firm, who we found aggressive and unhelpful in their approach, an...
- Fri 06 Jul, 2012 09:02
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24909
Re: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
As are the ones I have.
- Thu 05 Jul, 2012 16:38
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: What Tyres should I go for?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1637
Re: What Tyres should I go for?
I have Pirellis on the front and Fuldas on the back (I was a bit concerned that Fulda was some sort of dodgy Chinese remould but no, they are apparently a rather well-regarded German tyre manufacturer who did that special Mayback coupe a few years back). If I was replacing them, I think I'd bite the...
- Wed 04 Jul, 2012 13:23
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24909
Re: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
Anyone need Saturday tickets? Looks like I am not going to be able to make it. :cry: If there not gone already I'd love them and will buy them if there not already sold! Call me any time, 07776238662 Regards, Ben I left you a v-mail. Having spoken to the organisers, we might be able to sort out a s...
- Wed 04 Jul, 2012 13:11
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: UK Insurance
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3031
Re: UK Insurance
It seems to be very postcode-sensitive like normal insurance. Notwithstanding that I pay an arm and a leg to garage my Z1 (far far more than the difference it makes to the insurance), being in London just seems to load the policy. My insurance is up for renewal and the renewal quote of £320 from Hag...
- Fri 29 Jun, 2012 13:13
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24909
Re: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
Anyone need Saturday tickets? Looks like I am not going to be able to make it. :cry: If there not gone already I'd love them and will buy them if there not already sold! Call me any time, 07776238662 Regards, Ben Nope, still got them so you're welcome to them, although they've not actually turned u...
- Thu 21 Jun, 2012 10:03
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Recommendations for Interior Valet
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2623
Re: Recommendations for Interior Valet
I had mine done by this chap last year but I don't recall him "fluffing" the nubuck ("Fluffing the Nubuck" sounding like either a new band or a euphemism for something perverted) - nevertheless it looked good afterwards and cost £65 for a mobile service (he's based in Surrey but ...
- Wed 13 Jun, 2012 09:23
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24909
Re: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
No, holiday-related. Turns out to be the only week we can get away and my other half stamped her foot very hard indeed over the idea that we should fly out Sunday rather than Friday night as that would mean in her world view "losing" the first weekend of the holiday.
- Sun 10 Jun, 2012 22:30
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
- Replies: 106
- Views: 24909
Re: Z1 attendance at Silverstone Classic ZedFest 21st July
Anyone need Saturday tickets? Looks like I am not going to be able to make it.
- Thu 17 May, 2012 12:59
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: This looks reasonably priced
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2969
Re: Canadian Z1
2.8?
- Tue 15 May, 2012 10:33
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: This looks reasonably priced
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2969
Re: This looks reasonably priced
Looks like the photos of the real car are now up - looks tidy for the price: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3825518.htm
- Fri 04 May, 2012 09:13
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Groan.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2213
Re: Groan.
Well with luck whatever it is won't be expensive. Unlike the £1,600 I had to fork out this morning for a service and new dics/pads on the M5. And that wasn't even at a main dealer! My wallet is still sobbing. its worth it though, isn't it, every penny? your fav car? Hmmm. The jury is out on that wh...
- Thu 03 May, 2012 17:05
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: Groan.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2213
Re: Groan.
Well with luck whatever it is won't be expensive.
Unlike the £1,600 I had to fork out this morning for a service and new dics/pads on the M5. And that wasn't even at a main dealer! My wallet is still sobbing.
Unlike the £1,600 I had to fork out this morning for a service and new dics/pads on the M5. And that wasn't even at a main dealer! My wallet is still sobbing.
- Sat 28 Apr, 2012 19:49
- Forum: Z1 roadster
- Topic: This looks reasonably priced
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2969
Re: This looks reasonably priced
Quite so. I saw that one in the back of Classic & Sports Car. And most you see advertised these days here in the UK start north of £20k unless they are tatty.
Hence why the Classic Heroes one looked decently priced at first glance.
Hence why the Classic Heroes one looked decently priced at first glance.