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by OXO
Fri 04 Mar, 2011 12:34
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: Fed up with the comments!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3324

I agree with the sentiments here.

The Z-3 for me is classic purely because of its looks. It's beautiful in a way that an MX-5 can never begin to emulate.
by OXO
Fri 04 Mar, 2011 12:27
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: Why???
Replies: 5
Views: 795

Why not??? The last generation of RX-7 engines produced over 270 bhp in standard form. They were physically small and light and would surely have presented less problems to fit into a Z3 than a V8. It looks a nice tidy install, although the finish is a bit Max Power for me, so why not admire the sk...
by OXO
Wed 02 Mar, 2011 09:34
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: the z3 chrome bling is here and im excited,tips on fitting
Replies: 24
Views: 3019

the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here hang about.... surely you can only get one set out of the four you have bought as the key lock hole will be on the wrong side on one set???? :puzzle: Guess what... I have a LHD ;) well, I say &q...
by OXO
Tue 01 Mar, 2011 19:49
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: the z3 chrome bling is here and im excited,tips on fitting
Replies: 24
Views: 3019

legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here
me :D
by OXO
Mon 28 Feb, 2011 20:14
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rusted brake discs - will they be beyond use?
Replies: 8
Views: 887

pingu wrote:Using the braking technique works, but can wreck the pads or discs if the rust is very bad.

Personally, I take the wheels off and use a rotary brush, but I'm sad.
You are..

This is a non issue I'm afraid...
by OXO
Sat 26 Feb, 2011 20:09
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Radio needs reactivating code
Replies: 10
Views: 1174

Sorcerors Apprentice wrote:Hey Cube, you've changed your advert.
Is that what you get from 'sniffing petrol' - 'simulated soaring' :?:
Changed a month ago.. do try to keep up.
by OXO
Sat 26 Feb, 2011 14:17
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Radio needs reactivating code
Replies: 10
Views: 1174

Radio CD.

I will go check the box now :)

That site given above looks excellent for codes !
by OXO
Sat 26 Feb, 2011 12:45
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Radio needs reactivating code
Replies: 10
Views: 1174

Hmmm,

Just realised I bought a BMW CD player from Mark last summer, and I haven't fitted it yet. I wonder if he gave me the code :?
by OXO
Fri 25 Feb, 2011 13:09
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: wanted 2 wheels - to match the ones in photos HELP!
Replies: 10
Views: 807

I suppose it's a bit dim of me to ask if you've looked at the other side of that piece of paper in the box?

:dunce:
by OXO
Fri 25 Feb, 2011 08:24
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: wheres my oil lever on dip stick see pic cheers
Replies: 7
Views: 1221

Robert T wrote:Not sure of their rates, but I do know some very nice Danish girls... :D

Cheers R.
And they can bring bacon, for a nice sarnie afterwards :D
by OXO
Thu 24 Feb, 2011 11:09
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: FairFuelUK
Replies: 50
Views: 10464

What they should do is apply these taxes to those who voted for Blair and Brown..

:twisted:

oh no, wait, that wouldn't work as those people are either on benefit or massively rich..
by OXO
Wed 23 Feb, 2011 13:18
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Masking the problem?
Replies: 7
Views: 520

I reckon you need to try it with the strut brace on again, now you have all new bits.

That will demonstrate if there's any advantage.
by OXO
Wed 23 Feb, 2011 13:08
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: hows the recession affecting you,etc
Replies: 121
Views: 12907

No.. look to France, Germany, Switzerland etc. They have a good combination of some welfare and some healthcare, but not unlimited.
by OXO
Wed 23 Feb, 2011 11:59
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: hows the recession affecting you,etc
Replies: 121
Views: 12907

All wrong mouldy.

It was the creation of the welfare state just after the war which started the erosion of personal responsibility.

No other country in the world has welfare and health service like the UK, and there's a good reason for that.. it's too expensive and destroys your society.
by OXO
Tue 22 Feb, 2011 10:05
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: I hate Chocolate Buttons
Replies: 65
Views: 6358

fanlynne wrote:Hey,i am new here glad to be here with you.....
More SPAM!!
by OXO
Tue 22 Feb, 2011 10:04
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: Wide arched AC X6
Replies: 7
Views: 895

SPAMMER !

Why does this forum not have the normal phpBB report message button?
by OXO
Sun 20 Feb, 2011 07:54
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: clear front indicators
Replies: 3
Views: 481

Where do you find this guy? Does he have a website?
by OXO
Sat 19 Feb, 2011 19:38
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: are these the best chrome z3 door handle covers around
Replies: 10
Views: 1239

Top Man !

Let me know when you're ready :)
by OXO
Sat 19 Feb, 2011 13:56
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: are these the best chrome z3 door handle covers around
Replies: 10
Views: 1239

Does anyone have the left hand ones they didn't use from their set?
by OXO
Fri 18 Feb, 2011 10:14
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: hows the recession affecting you,etc
Replies: 121
Views: 12907

Ballie wrote: I can see there being some sort of rebellion happening, similar to what’s going on in places like Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. :evil: Theres only so much people can take.
lol

To replace the government with what? There's no viable alternative.
by OXO
Thu 17 Feb, 2011 23:58
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: are these the best chrome z3 door handle covers around
Replies: 10
Views: 1239

Re: are these the best chrome z3 door handle covers around

legend wrote:any better ones around than these ebay ones,and anybody with a left handed z3 ill have a set to go

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
Me, me !

Do you still have the LHD ones?
by OXO
Thu 17 Feb, 2011 23:37
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: Would you buy a Z2
Replies: 11
Views: 1371

Maybe they'll make this one. Not sure it's to my taste tho' .. looks a bit too big.


Image
by OXO
Mon 14 Feb, 2011 21:03
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Garmin EcoRouteHD - Few piccies :o)
Replies: 98
Views: 10524

by OXO
Sun 13 Feb, 2011 20:02
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Front clear indicators - non OEM
Replies: 8
Views: 1281

£70 for two pieces of plastic?
by OXO
Fri 11 Feb, 2011 16:36
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: BMW Z3 Complete Chrome Door Handles/Covers - NEW UNUSED
Replies: 14
Views: 3600

Hylts wrote:30 mins left on the auction: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0645700423

Currently bid by US bidders - does no-one in the UK want to bid?? :)
You may get trouble from USA bidders.. aren't these for a RHD car?
by OXO
Thu 10 Feb, 2011 16:28
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Rear wing
Replies: 19
Views: 980

I prefer it to those lip type spoilers.

Why the enquiry? Are you selling or buying? :wink:
by OXO
Fri 04 Feb, 2011 13:13
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: For Sale: Z3M wing mirrors - Genuine OEM (ask W4TKINS)
Replies: 49
Views: 7195

Still got a few of these left if anyone is interested? Can you get close to the price of the german ones on ebay? I'd rather buy from you :) .. finished now, but they'll have more in a few weeks http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170595463937&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_13...
by OXO
Fri 28 Jan, 2011 16:45
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: M Mirror glasses Flat or Convex
Replies: 7
Views: 460

so the glasses are interchangable between sides?
by OXO
Thu 27 Jan, 2011 15:06
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: ///M mirrors eBay and some people don't know a good deal
Replies: 52
Views: 3513

Is it not symmetrical, so they can be swapped over?
by OXO
Thu 27 Jan, 2011 14:17
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: ///M mirrors eBay and some people don't know a good deal
Replies: 52
Views: 3513

Emek wrote:There are M-mirrors on German Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Orig-BMW-M-Spiegel-M ... 27b80f94c1
For RHD cars!! Very good price... 196 Euro incl. shipping :wink:
Are the ones for LHD cars different then?
by OXO
Wed 22 Dec, 2010 19:42
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: how does this steptronic auto thing work on the 3.0 sport
Replies: 8
Views: 666

I don't know if steptronic if better or worse than tiptronic, but I had that on my Audi A4 Quattro, and it was useless. Always too slow at changing gear and I wish I had a manual. I had the paddles too and that was bad, because they were attached to the wheel, not the dash, so they were always somew...
by OXO
Tue 21 Dec, 2010 13:52
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Feet up with a beer time!
Replies: 4
Views: 505

Hmmm.. except they were seen filming in Israel.

Artistic license I expect.
by OXO
Thu 16 Dec, 2010 12:57
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Genuine wind deflector & tonneau cover for sale
Replies: 15
Views: 1493

It's the wrong time of year for selling summer stuff my friend. Add to that it's 1 week till xmas..

Still, I think you'll have more success if you set a price.
by OXO
Wed 15 Dec, 2010 14:19
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Waiting for my Z-3
Replies: 65
Views: 8339

End of year update

Thought I'd update the thread on the progress. Amazingly, bonsai got the car onto a ship, and it arrived at southampton 17 November. I paid the import duty last week, and it should be through SVA and registration after christmas, so we'll be getting it in January :D .. almost a year after winning th...
by OXO
Tue 14 Dec, 2010 18:46
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: e36 strut brace compatible with Z3?
Replies: 9
Views: 3227

Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Yep Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the back of the car. Yep again Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Well... ok I'll accept that Torque is how far you send the wall across the field once you've hit it. Not in a month of s...
by OXO
Thu 09 Dec, 2010 20:25
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: OBD scanner
Replies: 2
Views: 328

This is, I have a Z3 ( or will do soon) and a p38 Range Rover and I'd like to use the same tools on both.
by OXO
Thu 09 Dec, 2010 12:29
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: OBD scanner
Replies: 2
Views: 328

OBD scanner

Hi,

Does anyone know if a cheap tool like this will clear the airbag light on a Z3 2.2 2001?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3314wt_905
by OXO
Mon 01 Nov, 2010 13:15
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: LHD Non-M Z3 Coupe Auto...
Replies: 6
Views: 1284

Re: LHD Non-M Z3 Coupe Auto...

Genuine question for all you Z3 afficianados...and I know this is the Z3 Roadster 'segment' but I think it's the most apt for my enquiry. As you all probably Non-M Z3 Coupes were only ever made LHD but came in 2.8 (CK28) and 3.0 (CN30) variants...the former had 193 bhp and the latter 231 bhp. I had...
by OXO
Sun 17 Oct, 2010 17:14
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Humm.....!
Replies: 6
Views: 730

I actually like that. It's a real Cal look.

Wouldn't work in the UK with all that rain and gloom though..
by OXO
Fri 01 Oct, 2010 14:08
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: z3 spoiler or not
Replies: 22
Views: 3225

g8jkaz wrote:How about this for a spoiler? It certainly puts everyone's subtle lip spoilers to shame!

Image
That's not a spoiler. It's a helipad
by OXO
Thu 30 Sep, 2010 08:08
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: B*&$%*D Drove off
Replies: 11
Views: 915

Waste of time going to the police in the UK. All that will happen is they detain you for a few hours while they check your car, mot, insurance etc.. becauese it's easier to get you for something than to actually go after the other guy. Going off topic a bit however... I completely disagree with you...
by OXO
Thu 30 Sep, 2010 07:34
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Waiting for my Z-3
Replies: 65
Views: 8339

I can't believe that the balliffs took their word for it that they had moved away. Can you use another balliff company that "lean" a bit harder? These are the bailiffs appointed by the County Court. I guess if Bonsaicars don't have a sign at their office, they can tell visitors *anything*...
by OXO
Thu 30 Sep, 2010 06:37
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Waiting for my Z-3
Replies: 65
Views: 8339

This company in Southampton/Salisbury/Stevenage, Bonsaicars are the worst ever. I never believed companies in the UK could get away with this stuff. The latest is that they never responded to the county court documents, so I had the bailiffs go in to collect the debt at their address. The bailiffs ...
by OXO
Wed 29 Sep, 2010 16:15
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: B*&$%*D Drove off
Replies: 11
Views: 915

Waste of time going to the police in the UK.

All that will happen is they detain you for a few hours while they check your car, mot, insurance etc.. becauese it's easier to get you for something than to actually go after the other guy.
by OXO
Wed 29 Sep, 2010 09:09
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Waiting for my Z-3
Replies: 65
Views: 8339

This company in Southampton/Salisbury/Stevenage, Bonsaicars are the worst ever. I never believed companies in the UK could get away with this stuff. The latest is that they never responded to the county court documents, so I had the bailiffs go in to collect the debt at their address. The bailiffs w...
by OXO
Thu 23 Sep, 2010 12:15
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Waiting for my Z-3
Replies: 65
Views: 8339

Yes, mad prices over here. Where in France will you be moving to?
by OXO
Thu 23 Sep, 2010 11:14
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Waiting for my Z-3
Replies: 65
Views: 8339

Just to fill in some details. The company I used to buy the car at auction was Bonsaicars http://www.bonsaicars.com All looked well to start with, and monies were paid. Then the fun started. They continually promised the car was on a vessel, only to reveal when the vessel arrived in europe that the ...
by OXO
Wed 22 Sep, 2010 19:22
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: 1999 Bmw Z3 ///M Roadster - *** €7,250 *** - Pictures added
Replies: 49
Views: 4576

Cloz wrote:
OXO wrote:Les Quebecois are more french than the French :shock:
In what way?

C
Oh-oh, I sense a trap ;)

Have you ever been to France?
by OXO
Wed 22 Sep, 2010 16:35
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Z3 1.9 for sale.
Replies: 13
Views: 1184

I highly doubt you will sell a Z3 to a punter that needs to be enlightened as to what a BMW is. :wink: (In this era of globalization, aside from a meal served in a local restaurant, it's virtually impossible to decide where something is "from". Take a cellphone for example: the parent com...
by OXO
Wed 22 Sep, 2010 16:28
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: 1999 Bmw Z3 ///M Roadster - *** €7,250 *** - Pictures added
Replies: 49
Views: 4576

Makes me weep everytime I read this thread. I so want this car but I know by the time I sell my car yours will be sold :( :bawl: and im gonna be immensely jealous of whoever buys it at this fantastic price Me too, but this bas***d import company have stolen my money and I'm having to go through the...