Happy 300k

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BonBon
Joined: Tue 08 Jan, 2008 21:10
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Happy 300k

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Well.... a small milestone today.
Had most of the typical ailments over the last 7 years as the Z3 reaches middle age........... and enjoying every minute.
Perfect car for the capable tinkerer.
Present open issues are the sender unit and a disintegrating rubber differential mount.
:cheers
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TR4man
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Location: Woore, Near Nantwich, Cheshire

Re: Happy 300k

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Well done, a great achievement.

I'll bet that your car runs better than many low mileage Z3s :)

I wonder if anyone has a higher mileage Z3?
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BladeRunner919
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Re: Happy 300k

Post by BladeRunner919 »

Good work!
TR4man wrote: I wonder if anyone has a higher mileage Z3?
That's about 187,500 miles. There are some 200,000 mile plus cars around - one of the guys on the US forum has around 250,000 miles on his (400,000km)
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Davejue1
Joined: Sun 22 Sep, 2013 07:25
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Location: Mansfield

Re: Happy 300k

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Nice work, looks like it could do with some petrol tho! :)

Cheers
Dave
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BonBon
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Re: Happy 300k

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There's lots of petrol.
Just a duff sender.
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Mike
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Re: Happy 300k

Post by Mike »

Good to see someone else has joined the 300000 Kms club. Mine did the same a few months ago. Usual Z3 niggles on the way but nothing odd.
Congrats and look forward to another 300K
Trevsky
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Location: Leeds

Re: Happy 300k

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Hi BonBon, just interested to know what engine you have.
Rafolian
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Re: Happy 300k

Post by Rafolian »

186k miles, just about run in!!! My 1998 2.8 has only 65k but my E46 328Ci before it with similar engine had 164k miles and was as good as new. My neighbour here in Spain has a Rover 75 turbo diesel which he brought over from England and has a BMW engine and has over 600k miles on it (virtually one million kilometres!) and it still runs as new!!
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BonBon
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Re: Happy 300k

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M44 1.9L
spurs fan in a coupe
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I'm getting there, with the lack of seriously interested buyers I think I might hit 200,000 miles!

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we expres: " He did hear the bells ringing, but doesnt know where where the clapper hangs".
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BonBon
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Re: Happy 300k

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Going to pick up a sender at a UK breaker in August and use your post to see wtf is going on with mine.
Hopefully this season will be the right time to trade in that "Red and White".
spurs fan in a coupe
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Re: Happy 300k

Post by spurs fan in a coupe »

BonBon wrote:Going to pick up a sender at a UK breaker in August and use your post to see wtf is going on with mine.
Hopefully this season will be the right time to trade in that "Red and White".
We will have to see what Pot is going to bring in.

I have a fuel pump/sender if you need one.

Actually very easy to fit/change

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we expres: " He did hear the bells ringing, but doesnt know where where the clapper hangs".
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BonBon
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Re: Happy 300k

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Cheers - but yesterday just delivered to the in-laws in Essex from the bloke breaking a 48kmile grey 2.8 on Ebay.
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