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Desiro

c_w sorry to disapoint you I'm sure you thought the thread would have included a trip to the ring. Next year I will attend a track day in the uk for sure. It was a lovely trip, if not a little rushed and the Moselle is very beautiful. Not sure I would recomend that particular route to anyone though....

Desiro

Not me, you would have seen me franticly waving

Desiro

1596 trouble free miles, I think the car runs better now in fact after a good run. £269-50 in fuel – some of it was the 100 ron stuff, but I didn’t notice any difference in performance, maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough. I borrowed a tom-tom before we went which was a must for finding hotels in town...

Desiro

lovely looking car john. , well worth the effort finding it.
Do you have any details, I may have it it whilst Iv'e been away.
Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.

Desiro

Thanks Jolly
Just ordered the Bilt-Hamber.
Been looking for the right stuff for a while

Desiro

Thanks Jolly
Just ordered the Bilt-Hamber.
Been looking for the right stuff for a while

Desiro

I'm not exactly a boy racer either I insure with Saga :lol: Canman sent me a pm with his phone number and said he was available Thursday and Friday this week. Friday looks excellent for weather but it is the day I am off to Germany for the road trip. Thursday work. Maybe a pm to Canman for this week...

Desiro

best mode you can do for a few quid and only took 20 mins to do (I used a lift).

I think you are forgetting this one

http://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtopi ... hlight=mod

Desiro

HaHa 3 local boys

We should meet and go for a run in the peak district.
I normally go for a blast on my own weekdays.
If you are interested let me know, we can sort a date

Desiro

are you off to harewood house? typical im on nights

Dont meen to gloat but I am off on a roadtrip in Germany for a week

Just could not resist it Dover to Dunkirk £42 for The Zed the wife and me return

Will post a few pics when I get back.

Desiro

Good news Canman that seems like a very reasonable price.

When you are there have look if they have any nice goodies from the damaged Zeds they have on their website. I am looking for a strut brace and but strut in particular.

Nice wheels by the way they suit the car very well

Desiro

Hi Canman
I know the feeling my Z has not been out of the garage all week

There is a link to an Indy review somewhere on here and Quarry come out very well.
I will be taking mine there for the next service.

Desiro

Only 4 Estoril blue

1) Desiro
2) ///M Roadster S50 1998
3) Manual
4) Boston Green/ black roof
5) Black leather
6) 26,000 miles
7) Yorkshire

Desiro

Might be an oportunity to fit a chrome surround, if you have time to get one.

Desiro

Lovely looking car Jon

Time to start with the detailing again. Oh well it will give you something to do over the winter

Desiro

Hi flip
Have you had all 4 wheels balanced?
It may be as simple as that.

Desiro

I went with Saga too. Low excess European cover and all for around £260

Must add I'm guestimating the price will correct tomorrow if wrong

Desiro

I went with Saga too. Low excess European cover and all for around £260

Must add I'm guestimating the price will correct tomorrow if wrong

Desiro

Sounds like a nice car in a great colour combination and at a sensible price. With the cosmetic repairs done and the fact it does not need a service afterall it has got 3 green lights to go :) Plugs and air filter have allready been changed (not much more in insp 11)so an oil service would probably ...

Desiro

Brian thought they looked great.
Said he was getting fed up of seeing Z3's though

Desiro

Very sorry to here that, try to enjoy your holiday and dont think about it too much.
I know that last bit is a big ask

Desiro

I only managed 2 pics because my camera gave up the ghost :( Being a forum reader I went straight to the canon forums and found out my camera suffers from a bad soldered joint on a pcb. Unfortunately out of warranty so decided to give it a good thump on the desk and hey presto it works again :D The ...

Desiro

Car price guides mean nothing.
Cars are worth what they are selling for.
Find several similar specced cars and see what price they are advertised at remove a litle for knock down and that is what your car is worth.
Good luck

Desiro

H Bert Having my wheels refurbed today at the wheel specialist in Leeds. A little more expensive than BMW at £70 a corner, but I do know they remove the tyres acid bath shot blast powder coat and lacquer so I still think it is good value. I supose whether it is good value or not depends on what they...

Desiro

Looks Fantastic Harry and great pics

exactly what I intend to do next year.
Having a trial run this September, cant wait

Pm sent

Desiro

I almost bought one in Phoenix yellow .
Then I went to spec savers and bought the Boston green

The wheels are very bright now and I really like the contrast so I guess iv'e answered my own question.

Desiro

Looking good Titan

You have done enough to convince me I'm booked in for 4 new boots and a wheel refurb next Tuesday.

Still undecided shadow or silver

Desiro

What about the S54 jontt mentioned in another thread.
It's the next ad in AT

Desiro

That's the most improvement I have seen.
looks great

Desiro

If you fancy asking them how much a set of 265/30/r19 cost I would be eternally grateful a pair for somewhere near £300 would be lovely

Falkens are £245-90 for 2 delivered from Camskill.

Desiro

The car looks really nice in the large garage with chequered floor and trophy's in the background. It will not be like that when you come to sell it. Also Colin Blower motorsport will not count for much if you are not Colin Blower. It has been for sale for a long time, I agreed to go see it before I...

Desiro

If you want low mileage how about this on Piston heads.

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1162205.htm

Desiro

Not quite got the hang of posting pics. Really must read the howto's some time

Desiro

As Jonttt says I was there and I wanted to see/hear your Becker :( I hope to have some pics but they were not taken with my camera so still waiting for the email. If the pics are rubbish i'm going to deny taking them at all :) I had a great time being the filling in a Z3M coupe sandwich. ps dont for...

Desiro

I will be there about 11:00 on Sunday. Does anyone know where our stand will be and can we pay at the gate? I must say I am really lookng forward to meeting people and seeing what mods have been done. My car is 100% standard It's not been touched it except for cleaning of course since buying it a fe...

Desiro

That looks a nice hard top and a bargain at the price.

Can it be driven back 20 miles without these?

Only if you drive in reverse

I have the instruction book for hard top fitting and can bring it to Chatsworth on Sunday if you wish.

Desiro

It gets worse

I found a sticker under the bonnet with the answer to my original question.

Desiro

Don't know if it's of any interest, but the KwikFit chain were doing a special offer on re-gassing air con units.
IIRC it was around the £40 mark.

Looks like I'm going to get my hands dirty just bought a tin from Halfords for £40

Desiro

WoW Jonttt she's absolutley beautiful.

Where did you get the M wheel centres from and what's the extra mirror for, have you been towing a caravan

I hope that is not a reflection of you in the offside rear wing in pic 6

See you at chatsworth if you can make it.
John

Desiro

Thanks Si I was just hoping it would be a case of topping up what had escaped through the seals etc. over time. I have no idea if the system is empty or not but wanted a quick fix. If necessary I will recover (and weigh), pressure test and tripple vac over winter but still need to know how much refr...

Desiro

I would like to come Nick depending on dates

Desiro

Does anyone know how much refregerant the M roadster air con holds?
I would like to fill it up with a can from Halfords but I think it's detrimental to have too much as well as too little.
Failing that I will just put the hood down':)

Desiro

Thanks for all your comments guys. ':D'
The wheels could do with a refurb though, is there a recommended outfit in S.Yorks? Three of the wheels have the little M badge missing, is it still possible to buy them?
Hope to see some of you in Chatworth park.

Desiro

I will be there. Looking forward to meeting other Zed owners.

Desiro

Where are my pictures(':dunce:')
Will have another go.

Desiro

Whilst looking for an S54 I stumbled on this S50 for sale on ebay and could not resist. It's a 1998 in Boston green and covered only 25,000 miles. It has full time based service history Mainly BMW and the rest by Mavrommatis Motors in Redruth. It came with a hard top but not headlamp washers Gazza :...

Desiro

Yes definately a manual hood and the seller was very knowledgable
Gazza see pm

Desiro

No I did not view the car, I made the conditional offer after factoring in the wheel refurb front bumper paint and the fact it did not have an electric roof. The latter not a deal breaker on it's own but there were other things as well. The guy that was selling the car provided all the information t...

Desiro

Just thought I would update you on the purchase. I made what I thought was a fair offer but it was gracefully declined. I'm still looking and going to view an S50 tomorrow.

Desiro

Thakyou for all your replies: @jonttt will definately check diff mounts and boot floor spot welding. As you say it is what is underneath thats important, i can allways offer less for a wheel refurb and paint to the bumper. @NorwegianBlue an interesting history I think. Good to know it's an ex forum ...

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