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Great wheels but the rear mudflaps spoil the whole look of the car for me and the wheels are in desperate need of some spacers- especially at the back- so for those reasons and a deficit of around £10,000, I'm out!

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Jeez, how any photos is this guy going to take of me?

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Here is the sellers response to some of the concerns raised; Dear Peter, Thanks for your email. As you say, i have heard it all before. The guy is correct if buying for stopping fuel gumming/going stale in the system, an in-line unit will only stop this, if it is an injection system. It won’t with C...

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I have contacted seller and highlighted many of the concerns. Lets see what response comes back.

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I can understand everyone's concerns however I have had some correspondence with the owner and he seems very genuine and knowledgeable. There are also several testimonials on his site from recognised clubs, albeit most of them very old car clubs which I guess backs up Mmassoon's observation re the u...

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Typical, you pick a nice position on the beach with a great view of the sea and then some arseholes come along and spoil it.

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Now that really is some pedigree, chums.

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I thought I was the beach bum around here.

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Anyone tried one of these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z1-Z3-Fuel-Cat-Unleaded-Convertor-Fuel-Booster-Catalyst-/180767644422?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a16975b06#ht_2835wt_1056 As an aside I bought some of the high power HT leads from them for my Jeep and it made quite a di...

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mmmmm, Let me see, do I want rare, medium or well done?

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I have removed my hard top so I can sell it however I now understand that I also need to sell the fitting kit currently fitted to my car for it to appeal to anyone. My question is how easy is it to remove the fitting kit and will it leave anything exposed that will need additional blanking plates et...

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Interested to hear how you guys get on with it and what you think.

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To be totally honest I'm not sure what the fitting kit is! All I know is that the roof came with and was fitted to the car. I think I might need to do some research....

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Ok Sorry- wasn't aware.

£500.inc stand and cover.

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I'm starting to feel guilty- may be we should pass them round..

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Thanks Mike. I am getting all of the bushes etc checked next week but the fact that you have had to fit several braces, revised dampers and springs goes a long way to proving my point- the standard car of 14 years ago was not a good handler and therefore these things have to be fitted to bring it up...

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I got my wheel wax from Halfords- they only had one can and I haven't seen any there since and the body wax I got off the tinternet- E-bay I think from memory - couldn't find it anywhere. I think Amazon does it too. Good luck.

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On the wheels you are not meant to touch it. I did not find that it left a satin finish although my wheels are not coloured like yours. If you use the body work wax- which I rate very highly- more so than the wheel one- you can buff it up after but again it does not seem to leave a nice creamy finis...

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Cheers Bill- sounds like the way to go. Can you give an indication of the costs involved?

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Cheers Chris, I'll look them up.

If all else fails I might just paint some red winglets on my silver Z as it seems to handling about as well as Buttons car at the moment...

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Anyone going to the Chilli and Chips evening at Grosvenors BMW in Reading today?

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Artic.

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Hi Chris, I don't think the Z3 M's are expensive in fact I think they represent excellent value for money its just that as you get further upmarket more competition becomes available where as at the lower end of the market there are not so many obvious alternatives making it a much easier decision t...

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looks a great bargain. If you are going to sell it why not sell the private plate and hard top separately. The sale price of the car will cover your outgoings- the top and plate will be your profit. I don't think either will add much to the price of the car if sold as one.

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Trying to work up the enthusiasm to put this on e-bay but thought I'd try here againfirst so if anyone is interested please do let me know. Someone suggested waiting until Autumn to advertise it but looking out of the window I can't see that there will be a great deal of difference! Great condition ...

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Hi and Welcome. That S2000 looks great. Your Z looks good too but I suspect by seeing what you did to the Honda that it will not stay standard for very long?

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Hi Mike- I have not researched it in anyway but I'm sure the M has a number of little tweaks that help make it handle better than an ordinary Z! Perhaps I should start saving! Re the sidewalls I was not attributing all of the handling woes to this but I'm sure the taller sidewalls of a 17" tyre...

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Haha- If I take the plunge you will be the first to know!
Cheers

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I like the original style aerial, not sure why anyone would want to swap it for the Bee sting stubby job.

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Has anyone thought or tried to fit one of the BMW fin like aerials- known as Shark aerials I think to their Z? I guess it could be mounted on the surface of the boot above the 3rd brake light. Just a thought..

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They usually charge per panel so it doesn't matter how many you have on each door....best make sure they agree to this before going ahead, if they don't there's plenty that do. I agree these cars do seem to be particularly vunerable to parking dents, mine has a few on each door and rear wings, as di...

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Great looking car!

Gosh your roads get very wet in Wales though...

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Yes- understood. I've got it booked in for a "pre purchase inspection" at Grosvenor BMW next week- so I'm sure that will identify all of the areas that need attention. They did one on my last Z and it produced a list of things to do- some urgent and some to do over a period of time. New bu...

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"Funny thing is that he wants something more comfortable and a quieter cruiser and I want my Z3 a little harder and sharper: Perhaps we should swop."- and there's the rub. It's a balancing act. My last car was an import only Japanese luxury coupe ( albeit with twin turbos) but it had been ...

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Well it has been a few weeks since I first used both of these products so time I think for an update; Wheel Shield - works well and is extremely easy to apply. Used it on to my Wife's Toyota IQ and the wheels have remained immaculate despite the rain and mud of late. The chrome wheels on my Jeep (do...

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After a few "spirited" drives I've decided that my 2.8 handling leaves a lot to be desired. Its only got 50,000 miles on it so I suspect it is down to the original spec of the car rather than lots of worn components. I also appreciate that these cars were not designed as the "ultimate...

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Paul, that looks in brilliant condition- a real shine on that bonnet. Not sure of the suggested wheels though.

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Nice looking Z. Those wheels really transform it.

In the third picture- how on earth did you get out of the car??

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Why not just use stick on vinyl cut to shape? Why bother with the magnetic stuff. I have to say I had the magnetic guards on my last Zed and there was quite a lot of muck under them when I took them off... will probably use them again but will remove regularly to clean from now on.

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Hi Jane, thanks for your response- I don't think it is the wiring- may be the first problem was but as nothing now works I think there is a secondary fault- I think I might just take it in to my friendly local Indy and save myself a lot of unnecessary stress!

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Hi , just tried that and now nothing works! Nothing is responding to the remote; neither door or boot or alarm....

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Hi, I have a niggling little fault in that the drivers door neither locks or unlocks with the remote central locking- works OK with the key but has anyone any idea what the problem could be?

Thanks.

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I got waved at the other day by a guy in a big floppy hat and a long drooping moustache- I think it was a Mexican wave.

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from memory the accelerator pedal on the 98 was set too high next to the brake pedal so when the brake was depressed you would of had to dislocate your ankle to "blip" the throttle but on the 99 the pedals are almost level when the brake is depressed - still a little too high to be ideally...

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Are the pedal positions adjustable or did the positions change slightly from year to year? I can toe and heel reasonably comfortably in my 99 where as I couldn't at all in my 98 and I'm almost certain that my feet are the same shape and size as they were 6 weeks ago....

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This 2.8 with 44000 miles just sold on Ebay for £2600. Appears in good order but surely someone's picked up a bargain here?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120919048641? ... 500wt_1287

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Brilliant- Thanks Bowei001, worked a treat!

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Having just bought my new Zed the radio is asking for the code to be entered- I have the digits but not sure how to enter them.... the preset channel numbers only go up to 6 but one of the numbers is a 9. What am I missing here? What do I need to press to enter the numbers. The unit is an original B...

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Just an update on this. I treated some alloys (not on the Z but on my Jeep) with this about 2 weeks ago and they are still spotless. It definitely seems to keep the dirt and brake dust off so a thumbs up from me. I have also just treated my Wife's IQ with their "All Shield" wax too so will...

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Car looks wonderful. Fantastic colour and I love the leather.

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