Been staying in Wells next the sea in North Norfolk this last week. The weather generally has been hot 8/8's top down blue skies . Been sitting on the various quaysides, biking rural roads and sitting outside various drinking establishments enjoying a beer or two.........but not a single Z3 to date! (a few 4's mind). Where are you?
I can only imagine that most of the Z3 visitors are like me, in the family motor loaded to the gunnells......shame really, with such beautiful scenery begging for open top driving. Perhaps I'll spot you tomorrow?
1997 Z3 2.8 (M52) Roadster Montreal blue
2013 330d (F31) M Sport Alpine White
Only if you get to Lincoln Pete. We visited Wells a few years ago when we stayed at Hopton near Gt. Yarmouth. There are some very nice roads and places down there. Rev on .org is a BIG Norfolk fan and I can see why.
"Knowledge and experience are not always the same"
Love Wells but always there in the Holiday bus. Always on my mind when away, wish i was in the Z
"more Z3's on the street where i live than Mondeo's (3)"
Plenty up here in Dundee and around the Highlands. Just a hint of sunshine and temperature above 12 degrees and the shorts are on and the tops (soft tops) are down.
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Read Wells and thought I was there end of April but I was in Wells, Somerset.
There are quite a few Z3s around and about here in the London suburbs. I see some regularly and sometimes spot a new one and wave. It is interesting how many drivers don't acknowledge this friendly gesture but I suppose that is the way things are in this part of the world!
Not much scope for real driving either but my Z is really a possession anyway rather than an essential means of transport. Reading the forums it is clear that for many owners they are a second car and are only driven when the sun shines.
Mine came to me with 57000 miles on the clock after 14 years so it did not spend that much time out on the road. That is why we don't see so many. They are all under wraps being lovingly cared for .
Any other forum members think the same?
MM
Hi
Read Wells and thought I was there end of April but I was in Wells, Somerset.
There are quite a few Z3s around and about here in the London suburbs. I see some regularly and sometimes spot a new one and wave. It is interesting how many drivers don't acknowledge this friendly gesture but I suppose that is the way things are in this part of the world!
Not much scope for real driving either but my Z is really a possession anyway rather than an essential means of transport. Reading the forums it is clear that for many owners they are a second car and are only driven when the sun shines.
Mine came to me with 57000 miles on the clock after 14 years so it did not spend that much time out on the road. That is why we don't see so many. They are all under wraps being lovingly cared for .
Any other forum members think the same?
MM
Koolflyer wrote:Been staying in Wells next the sea in North Norfolk this last week. The weather generally has been hot 8/8's top down blue skies . Been sitting on the various quaysides, biking rural roads and sitting outside various drinking establishments enjoying a beer or two.........but not a single Z3 to date! (a few 4's mind). Where are you?
I can only imagine that most of the Z3 visitors are like me, in the family motor loaded to the gunnells......shame really, with such beautiful scenery begging for open top driving. Perhaps I'll spot you tomorrow?
I might pop over to The Victoria in Holkham tonight and see my borther, he is head Chef there.
Day on the beach at Wells next the sea and right in the car park amongst the buckets and spades was a silver 2.8 Roadster P699**P (with some nice ACS wheels). If that was you.....thank you for completing my holiday!! Very sad I hear you mutter....ya right!!
1997 Z3 2.8 (M52) Roadster Montreal blue
2013 330d (F31) M Sport Alpine White
I have been wondering the same thing, I have just got back from a few days in North Wales and did not see a single Z3 til I got back into England, beautiful roads, ideal for the zed but only a couple of Z4s and no 3s. Had a nice convoy with a pair of MGBs for a while but had to leave them in the end.
Come on people get your Zeds out and enjoy the sun, it is what they were made for.
Quite a few of them here in the costa Blanca north where I live (at least 6 within a 5 mile radius of my house!), a couple of coupes and a couple of z4's. Thankfully there seems to be more z3's than mx5's!!
I see plenty of 3's all year round between Cambridge and Milton Keynes. There are two black 3's in my village, i keep meaning to ask them if they are members here or on .org.
I don't see that many in Dorset either. But like mine I expect a lot of them are now 'second' cars. Just been in the garage and The Valkyrie is certainly smiling at me. 15 years old and still a looker - compare it to a same age TF or MX5, no contest. Get the Z3s out and enjoy I say; but put the sun cream on your face first! Ci
As a newbie Z3 for only a month now, I never really looked out for them until now, and have since seen 4 or 5 in the Gillingham, Kent area. In fact I was following a gorgeous silver facelift model yesterday, gave the driver a wave but I think he thought I was missing a screw .... which i am..
Koolflyer wrote:........and how about in the snow..Coop's mate??
I have to say that my little Zed is probably the worst car I've ever driven in the snow, but it was a case of needs must...
Re my earlier post about the lack of Z3s seen on my travels, I was at Telford College today and parked in the carpark was a silver Z3 1.9. I have to say it was the most dog-eared Z I've seen. Filthy and unkempt with lots of green mould on the roof and an interior that looked as though it had never, ever seen a vacuum. Sad really.
I often see a Z3 in Norfolk but usually from the inside unless I'm looking out of the kitchen window!
In fact there are 2 or 3 regularly lurking around the Hopton area. I'm not sure where they are based but if the owners are members of this forum I'd be interested to know.
Incidentally, 'Nelson' would be an appropriate name for a Norfolk based Z3 this being "Nelson's County". Great Yarmouth even has a Nelson Museum but I couldn't see any BMW parts in there.
Stayed at Hopton Holiday Village a couple of times before I had my Z. A really nice place. Would like to come back in the Z but would probably struggle for luggage space so my wife may have to bring her VW Eos too.
"Knowledge and experience are not always the same"
There are two at work, I don't know the owners so assume they work in the warehouse. There in a terrible state. One has recently had its rear window removed by use of a Stanley knife and now has some sheet plastic and gaffer tape holding it in place, every panel has damage on it too, the other is silver with a green bonnet, not as poor as the first but has rust issues. Don't think either are owned by enthusiasts!!
Cheers
Dave
"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!"
No shortage here in North West Kent. One of my neighbours would have bought my old green 2.8 but missed out and then got himself a very tidy black 2.2 that is often parked right outside my house. There's another less well cared for black 2.8 about 500m away so I see one or two every day.
Koolflyer wrote:Umm.......you know where NOT to park yours then Dave
Pete, I don't take mine unless really necessary, I.E daily in for MOT or similar. The carpark at work has very narrow lines and I've twice had my daily scratched, there's a section of disused yard next to the carpark so now park on there and had no bother. On the odd occasion I have taken the Zed it's been parked as far from mankind as physically possible!
"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!"
Davejue1 wrote:There are two at work, I don't know the owners so assume they work in the warehouse. There in a terrible state. One has recently had its rear window removed by use of a Stanley knife and now has some sheet plastic and gaffer tape holding it in place, every panel has damage on it too, the other is silver with a green bonnet, not as poor as the first but has rust issues. Don't think either are owned by enthusiasts!!
. Been sitting on the various quaysides, biking rural roads and sitting outside various drinking establishments enjoying a beer or two.........but not a single Z3 to date! (a few 4's mind). Where are you? 
Don`t see any either only mx5`s Maybe all the 3 owners are polishing instead of out driving 
