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Diamondj

Really do like Angel eyes, very tempted to make the change myself.

Diamondj

It appears that 51 litres is right Mick which is just over 11 gallons, i'll do some more checking and find out more - appreciate everyones input so far as i'd rather be spending extra cash on little mods i want than tax for the Government so i want to get this sorted.

Diamondj

i'm gonna have to do more checking on this, what's the fuel tank size again? Wanna make sure i've got all my figures right.

Diamondj

A biggy is fuel... do you use supermarket fuel? as if i use this i get shocking mpg... about 180miles out of a tank. Only shell v power gets me good mpg. I average 28-32mpg running on v power. short drives will always get you bad mpg.. best ive had out of my 2.8 was 290miles out of a tank on vpower...

Diamondj

Mines a 2001 2.2 Sport and I do about 40 mile round trip every day, mostly on A roads with a bit motorway thrown in and get about 30 mpg using normal unleaded. Just switched to V power premium unleaded and now getting a smidgen more, so think there must be something wrong if you're only getting 20m...

Diamondj

Ardchyle wrote:Does your car get up to temp? The temp guage should sit bang in the middle and not move as it is a buffered temp guage.

Yep, bang on center.

Diamondj

She's a 2002 2.2 sport - has been seviced regularly all her life but not by me as i've only owned her a year and it's not time for the service yet. Admittedly i don't work that far from home; work travel is only a max of 15 miles each way but i do try to give her a blow regularly and MK roads mean s...

Diamondj

OK, here it is, i've been driving around on this tank of fuel like an old lady thinking that it is purely my driving style that is giving me less than sterling MPG but i'm coming to the conclusion that it isn't me! I reckon i'm going to get not alot more than around 20mpg out of this tank but that's...

Diamondj

I must admit i'd quite like a smaller steering wheel - what do people recommend?

Diamondj

I know what you mean - by hiding the mechanicals of the roof the whole car just looks that little bit sharper.

Diamondj

Got to be honest mate, yellow is not really my colour but it does look like you've got a lovely car there

Diamondj

That is truly, truly awful - end of story.

Diamondj

Not been on here for a while but i would like to add the MPG i get from the BP ultimate vs the standard unleaded is better but with the shell my car just drank through the stuff! One thing i would like to mention is my car is getting absolutely attrocious MPG at the moment, even on a run it's not go...

Diamondj

Thanks for the response, did you have anything else done by them? I'm kind of looking to find an Indy that i'll be able to use for all things that might come up; a regular place to go that i can trust and be confident in their work, whatever it is that i want them to do?

Diamondj

Hi, haven't been on here much for a while, i'm in the middle of buying a new flat so i've been a little busy, busy in a good way though :). There are few things i want checked out, steering feels a little soft for one and was wondering where my closest Indy BMW specialist is that any of you guys wou...

Diamondj

I'm honestly not sure - i like the chrome on mine as i think it works really nicely with the Estoril Blue but on yours, the Steel Grey/Black combo could look really sweet

. I'm also thinking about the Carbon badges aswell although i like the blue ones.

Diamondj

Thanks for the reply. I've never owned a Beemer prior to the Zed and still learning their little ''idiocincricities''. Water seems fine and so does everything else so things should be OK but i'll keep my eye on things, just to be sure - thanks again

Diamondj

OK, here's the thing, i can't be sure if this happened or not as it was raining pretty hard today but a seed of paranoia has been put into my mind. I was on an incline waiting to get to the roundabout and maybe over revved the Zed a little but i swear, through the corner of my eye i saw a ''burst'' ...

Diamondj

I like the spoiler on Yaldens car but that is only because the whole car has been ''tweeked'' to give it the entire aggresive look but in general i don't like the spoilers big or small.

Diamondj

Hi Phil, welcome to you and your 3.0

Diamondj

cheers jonttt, i'll have a crack at it in the morning.

Diamondj

I got it on ebay and it's more of a stubby than a beesting to be fair and it is just the aerial unit (no new base), i'm hoping it will look really good but if it doesn't......that's why i need to make sure my original aerial doesn't get damaged as it might end up having to go back on the car. If it ...

Diamondj

Just bought a new aerial, a stubby beesting, just wondered about taking the old aerial off. Any tips on taking it off smoothly as it doesn't seem to want to budge and i don't want to break it?

Diamondj

Looks great to me and with 54k hardly a shed load of miles :roll: :roll: Would be on my radar if local, love the colour combo 8-) and not so common. Tim. Missed the bit at the top with the mileage, 54k is not much at all, it just looked like the car had been ''well used'' , i was obviously wrong.

Diamondj

I really like what you're doing with your Zed

Diamondj

I bet that car has got a shed load of miles on it, it just has the ''feel'' of a car that's been ''used''; interior is nasty, what it needs is some deep blood red/black seats and and blood red leather fascia replacements, some schnitzer pedals/handbrake handle and a short shift gear knob, jonttt's B...

Diamondj

muppet wrote:If it is not raining.... the tops is down

Total agreement

Diamondj

Just seen them on ebay, nearly cried, i love those wheels but they won't fit my car

And what makes it worse is, we know Jonttt takes care of his stuff so these won't be duffers - someones gonna' get a lovely set of wheels.

Diamondj

Build your own Z3m from scratch

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-Z3M-Z3-M-Karosse ... 20b2624555

Diamondj

Must admit though jonttt, i do love those Schnitzer Type II's, wonder if i could cram them onto mine

Diamondj

Looks like a lovely unmolested ''Bond'' version of the Zed, nice work fella

Diamondj

Absolutely gutted for you, hope it can be fixed.

Diamondj

Thanks for vote of enthusiasm Jonttt, by the way i'm extremely jealous of the Breyton Magics you had on your lovely M originally, i did a little digging and they appear to be WAYYYY out of my price range at the moment :( but it is very possible that Holly (that's her name :) ) will be getting some n...

Diamondj

I've had the car about 3 months now and still loving it and i think i've finally come to a decision. I was going to leave the car standard but....i'm going to start making little changes in an attempt to make my car more individual/better. I'll be starting with the Cosmetics first with plans for the...

Diamondj

Very impressive, a Beemer for almost every occaision

Diamondj

I've got a 2.2 sport and i've yet to get more than 24 MPG but....I do live in Milton Keynes and from my house to my place of work is only ten miles and the roads are all 60/70 MPH dual carriage ways with lots of roundabouts and stop starts and i am a permenantly ''Spirited'' driver, i do ''drive it ...

Diamondj

Landscaper at the moment but thinking about a change, got a plan, just putting the money together

Diamondj

I only use BP, usually i go for Ultimate but just this once i used their normal stuff to see if it made much of a difference and being honest, she doesn't seem as ''raring to go'' on the normal stuff, the Ultimate definitely has the edge concerning performance.

Diamondj

Too rich for my blood but to be honest, i'm happy with my standard plate, it almost looks like a private one due to the arrangement of the letters and numbers

Diamondj

thanks a lot for that, much appreciated

Diamondj

Hi, looking for a good and trusted paint shop in or near(ish) to Milton Keynes to do a little work, couple of small things that are niggling me and want done before the summer ends - any help would be great, thanks

Diamondj

saw a red Zed by the City Centre today - top down belonging to a Blond, think it was a W reg :) MK is full of them, now the suns out they've appeared like magic, pleased to say that so far most have all had they're roofs down apart from a couple i've seen in the mornings - for my part, if it ain't r...

Diamondj

Because its strange behaviour for me. Starting tinkering under the bonnet after a lapse of about 30 years. Washing polishing driving yeah but under the bonnet has been left to the mechanics and not interested me at all. Now I find myself looking for jobs to do its great! Zeds have a habit of making...

Diamondj

i'm definitely learning about the fuel gauge shenanigans, last week, the thing was moving down so fast, i swear i could see it happening, this week, it barely moved until today

, but i forgive her

Diamondj

I'm 35 but easily ten years my junior in tastes and outlook - luckily, look younger than i am (others opinion not a statement of my own

), so i can get away with living in trainers and listening to ''Yoof'' music

- had my Zed 3 weeks

and we're still very much on our Honeymoon

Diamondj

whiteminks wrote:Sienna red is one of the most gorgeous colours.............. next to steel grey and ............................... and silver of course!

You forgot Estoril Blue

Diamondj

I have a late 2002 2.2 Sport, and can identify with the clutch control problem. Mine has 'fly-by-wire' throttle control and I don't like the insulated feel it gives. This is the main reason in my case why a smooth 'creep' isn't easy. My everyday car (Citroen C5) is an auto with 'fly-by-wire' everyt...

Diamondj

Nice M you got there - excellent work fella

Diamondj

I have a late 2002 2.2 Sport, and can identify with the clutch control problem. Mine has 'fly-by-wire' throttle control and I don't like the insulated feel it gives. This is the main reason in my case why a smooth 'creep' isn't easy. Mines an 02 2.2 sport too so our "problems" the same, j...

Diamondj

As i said when i first joined i might ask a few silly things and this maybe one :roll: What's the correct tickover RPM for a 2.2 sport? I looked about and made a search but can't find this little gem of info, any help would be really appreciated. Anywhere between 6,000 and 7,000 at the traffic ligh...

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