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Mine is an April 1999 (just pre-facelift) 2.8 and came new with the M logo on the steering wheel and gearknob, but I've never really considered it to be an 'M' as such.

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If you're in Wakefield and are prepared to look at Doncaster/Barnsley/Leeds, then presumably the north side of Sheffield would be OK for you (no more than 15 minutes from M1 junction 36). I can thoroughly recommend Shaw Motors Ltd, Loxley Road, Malin Bridge, Sheffield S6 4YE (tel 0114 234 7604). Loo...

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Spot on, Mike and Mich!

For the record (and this is without even referring to my owner's handbook), I believe it's every two years for brake fluid, every three years for coolant.

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I was soooo annoyed that I had to miss this, especially as it was literally on my doorstep. Count me in for the next one. I see from one of the pics (with Stu's car parked beneath the sign) that you had a lunch or coffee stop at the Plough Inn at Fadmoor. I know it well. I had to make do with a quic...

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It really is great to be back - for me, in more ways than one. I mean, I leave you all to it for a month or so while I swan off to New Zealand and Australia and what happens? Disaster! I realised something was amiss when I tried to access the forum while I was in New Zealand. It was working OK when ...

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After three days in Singapore, my wife and I arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, yesterday after our second overnight flight in five days. I saw only one Z4 in Singapore, but as soon as I left the hotel this morning I saw an immaculate bright red Z3 2.8 coming towards us.

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Many thanks for that, Spokey. Yes, it's working fine. Who's the Fat Controller? Well, er, the boss man, I suppose. Nothing personal! Anyway, having got back on line, I'm now going offline for around a month! I'm leaving in around two hours' time for New Zealand and Australia, flying out from Heathro...

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Thank you. I had thought of trying to work that out for myself, but she who has to be obeyed called me through for lunch.

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When I started driving (scooters/bikes from 1960, cars from 1961) bog basic petrol ('pool' as it was called in those days) was about four shillings and sixpence a gallon in old money - which if my maths is correct is the equivalent of around 4.5 pence a litre by today's standards.

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Good morning, Kruisn - well it's morning here in the UK, though hardly good. It's quite mild, but wet and windy.

I'll be in Auckland from Feb 10-12, staying at the Sky City Hotel. I'm looking forward to a bit of sun on my back.

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Welcome to the forum, from an ex-Donny lad and fellow 2.8 owner - mine's a pre-facelift (April 1999), in Arctic silver (I presume yours is Titanium) with tanin leather, but I have the same wheels as you. Looking at the pics of your very shiny car, it confirms my belief that silver painwork looks bet...

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Very nice too. As the owner of a 1999 silver 2.8, I am tempted by the chrome radiator grille, the mesh bumper grille and the colour coded number plate surround and foglight cut-out. Did you have your original kidney grille professionally chromed, or was it a new part which came ready chromed? Where ...

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I can imagine it right now!

New wife: "What's worn under the kilt?"

Stewart: "Nothing's worn - it's in perfect working order."

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Welcome, Borka26. You won't regret getting a 1999 2.8 - I've had mine from brand new (April '99), and I've absolutely loved every minute of ownership (mind you, I'd already been a BMW owner for 20 years when I bought the Zed, so I knew roughly what I was getting myself into). I've had virtually no p...

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As the ‘keeper’ (none of us strictly ‘own’ our numbers) of two cherished registration numbers which don’t need to be mis-spaced, misrepresented or doctored in any way, I admit that I am probably biased, but I would just like to add my thoughts to this discussion. What some people seem to forget is t...

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Coca-Cola Championship: Sheffield Wednesday 5, Southampton 0!!!

Five games, one defeat.

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And_101 said: As to your cloudy rear screen, I'd recommend BMW's own screen polish. Works a treat, though slightly tricky to do the inside surface, you have to be a bit of a body contortionist. Did you hear about the out-of-work contortionist who was having trouble making ends meet? Joking apart, I ...

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We're talking more like £500 here, plus fitting - a bit cheaper if you don't have the double walled, slanted tips.

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You mean something like this?

This in an Eisenmann stainless steel system with 85mm double walled, slanted tailpipes compared with the standard 70mm.

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I can't check my own car and owner's handbook just at the moment, but I am sure this is a routine setting which can be done at will. My 1999 2.8 displays temperatures in centigrade, but I'm sure I have altered it to farenheit in the past when I was exploring the various setting on the OBC. Can't rem...

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It's years since I had a rattle in the passenger seat.

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Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs, as we say in Yorkshire. Not only can I now access the BMW Car Club and Z Register section, I am now listed as a moderator! Thanks to whoever was responsible for that. This is the first time that I have been able to read the debate on the future of the Z Regis...

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I seem to remember that a similar topic was discussed around 18 months ago and I thought at the time that it had been resolved, but perhaps not ... I am a Z Register member (and listed as such), but when I try to go into the section headed "BMW Car Club and Z Register - posting limited to Z Reg...

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Don't worry - I've got the wife lined up to cut it tomorrow morning.

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The only modifications I have to my 1999 pre-facelift 2.8 are a 2.8 boot lid badge (which was fitted as standard on the facelift models) and an Eisenmann stainless steel exhaust with 80mm twin, double walled, slanted tailpipes. I'm only posting the pic of my car's rear end because I'm getting the ha...

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Thanks for the pic, Andy. Yes, mine looks exactly the same as that and, I'm pleased to say, my engine bay looks just as clean as yours after spending a couple of days fettling the car last week. It's amazing what you can do when you're retired! If I manage to do it correctly, I'll be attaching my ow...

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Touching on a point I raised in my post about Haynes manuals, I am seeking advice from those who know about these things in relation to single/double Vanos. I know there was some discussion about this some months ago, and I believe somebody posted details of a site where you could enter your VIN num...

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Thanks for that, but that is the one I was referring to in my original post. It only covers Zeds up to 1998. Although mine is one of the last pre-facelift 2.8s (built March 1999), it has the double Vanos engine which most books about the Z3 say did not come in until the facelifted models later that ...

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I don't seem to be able to locate a Haynes Owners Workshop Manual for a 1999 2.8 Z3. Does anybody know if it exists? The nearest I can find is a combined manual for 3 Series and very early Zeds.

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I wouldn't dream of leaving my Zed parked for more than a minute or so with the hood down. I suppose it depends just where you are - in a dodgy urban area or, say, out in the country somewhere. The movement sensor inside the cockpit seems to work quite well, but apart from the chance of getting some...

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Just back from 16 days in France. No, I didn't spot Mike Fishwick's red Zed when I drove through Daglan on Thursday, 14th June but amazingly, all on the same day in and around Bergerac, I saw three Z3s (one silver, one Boston green and one in that chestnut metalic colour - can't remember what it's c...

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Zenior - sorry - I meant to say Art and Lynn Weith, not Weiss.

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Hello and welcome Zenior. I know Phoenix is a big place, but I don't suppose you know my friends Art and Lynn Weiss by any chance? They're both seniors, but perhaps not quite as senior as you.

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Oxford_gruen_II said: "As often as I can. Every day if possible. In summertime when I don't have work, I can sometimes wash it twice a day." I can just about understand how you have enough time on your hands to post 3,600 messages since July 2005. I can just about understand how you find t...

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I am just about to start a new "season" with around 41,000 miles on my April 1999 2.8. I wouldn't have thought that was excessive, until I saw Steve E's mileage over roughly the same timespan! Mine is virtually used summer-only (I'll just take it out for the odd spin to stretch its legs on...

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Welcome, Ryan. I've had my April 1999 2.8 from new, and it has always felt a little how you describe compared with other cars I drive. I wouldn't worry about it too much, unless you feel it's worth having a strut brace fitted. Is yours a pre-facelift 2.8 like mine, or a facelift model (i.e. from aro...

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Did you hear about the flasher who was thinking of packing it in, but decided to stick it out for another year?

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I think the Z3 is more likely to become a classic in years to come than the Z4. Whether the Z3 or the Z4 is the better design is obviously a matter of personal preference (I much prefer the Z3 but then I would, wouldn't I?), but the Z3 is as retro as the Z4 is modern, and therefore I think is more l...

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With acknowledgements to BMWworld.com: On most BMW engines that use a single VANOS, the timing of the intake cam is only changed at two distinct rpm points, while on the double-VANOS system, the timing of the intake and exhaust cams are continuously variable throughout the majority of the rpm range....

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You have impeccable taste, if I may say so. Your car looks identical to mine (Arctic silver with Tanin leather), even down to the wheels, the only difference being that mine is April 1999 (the last of the pre-facelifts) and therefore has the double vanos engine. I've had mine from brand new, and int...

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Bigfut: Yes, Crakehall - I thought I recognised it. I use the A684 perhaps two or three times a year on my way into Wensleydale. It's next door to the lesser known of the two Newton-le-Willows! The log cabins you mention are probably at Keldy. There are some great driving roads around there, and ver...

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Welcome! Where was the photo taken? It looks vaguely familiar.

My Zed is wintering at the moment, but come March I will be out and around in North Yorkshire.

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Hello, Rodzy_NZ, and welcome to the forum. I also have a 1999 2.8 in Arctic silver, but mine is pre-facelift (April 99) and my upholstery is tanin red rather than black. At the moment it is tucked up in its garage (it's very wet and windy here at the moment) and only comes out for the occasional bur...

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Sorry, DavidM - I forgot to say "thanks" for looking up those two sites.

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So, my £1,200-plus guesstimate was on the low side! I think that's what Sytners said it would have cost in 2000-ish if it hadn't been under warranty. But that was for a complete power hood assembly, which still leaves my original question unanswered - is it possible to go to a dealer and just have t...

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"Doctor, doctor, I keep imagining everybody's ignoring me." "Next, please!" Well, I feel a bit like that! Doesn't anybody know the answer to my question below, i.e. whether it is possible to have just the fabric replaced by a BMW dealership, or whether one would have to splash ou...

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Are we talking here about just replacing the fabric of the roof, or would it mean having an entire new roof assembly including the metal stays, etc? If the latter is the case, we'd be talking well over £1,200 from a BMW dealership, wouldn't we? Is it in fact possible to get a BMW dealer just to repl...

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Have you tried living somewhere different to Boiling Springs?

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A little pane in the bottom, eh?

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The roads were lethal this morning in my neck of the woods (to the west of Sheffield), but nothing to do with diesel. It got down to two degrees centigrade at about six o'clock (anything below three degrees, beware of black ice - the air temperature doesn't need to be freezing), and then it rained f...

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