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- Wed 16 May, 2012 09:11
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: WANTED:Looking for a new Zed 2.8
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4429
Re: WANTED:Looking for a new Zed 2.8
I am about to sell my 2.8 Orinoco individual edition which I have owned for the last 7 years. I am only selling due to lack of use (and a small grandson:) .) Car has done less than 49,000 miles and has covered less than 500 miles in the past year . It is a 99 on a 'T' plate - V5 currently at DVLA to...
- Sun 03 Apr, 2011 15:19
- Forum: Let's talk
- Topic: wheeler dealers new series
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1158
Wheeler Dealers, A **** Is Born, Wrecks To Riches. They are all must see TV for me.. Definately. Wrecks to riches was filmed near me in Gloucester and I was talking to Pete Rochester recently when he was admiring my zed. He is big into Mercs and what hedoesn't know about rebuilding cars isn't worth...
- Fri 24 Dec, 2010 17:08
- Forum: Let's talk
- Topic: Prospective Z3 2.8 Buyer.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1321
- Wed 01 Dec, 2010 20:54
- Forum: Let's talk
- Topic: iPhone 3 to 4
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2532
Changed from 3G to 4 at launch. sold our 2 old ones on fleabay for £520 and paid £300 for the new ones. The camera and movie camera are the big advantages. I have a business contract and get 2 phones from O2 with shared 300 minutes. free o2 to o2 calls. 10 free landline numbers. unlimited texts and ...
- Fri 15 Oct, 2010 22:13
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: What wheel cleaner do you use
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2015
- Wed 13 Oct, 2010 21:42
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Brake Fluid change and Service Lights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2568
- Wed 13 Oct, 2010 09:32
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Tyre replacement- Went with Falkens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1153
To be truthful I didn't know what tyres to put on. The car was originally on 16 inch wheels with Michelins and I hated the handling on them as you could put the car sideways on a dry road if you pulled away quickly (bearing in mind I am a retired police driver trained to pursuit level). Changing to ...
- Tue 12 Oct, 2010 19:52
- Forum: Site Announcements and Feedback
- Topic: Call for site funding
- Replies: 87
- Views: 20547
- Tue 12 Oct, 2010 19:28
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Tyre replacement- Went with Falkens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1153
My better half has a 330ci and the rear PS2's were replaced with Falken 452's. I know and advise not to mix tyre brands but she only travels to and from work a distance of around 10 miles per day in traffic so what the heck :wink: Whilst they may be very good on the Z3, I feel a little uneasy pushi...
- Mon 11 Oct, 2010 22:03
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Tyre replacement- Went with Falkens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1153
Tyre replacement- Went with Falkens
Well had the zed mot'd this morning and got my indie to change the brake fluid as the light was on -great all in price for mot and brake fluid was £86. It passed the mot fine, but there was an advisory on the rear n/s tyre (Goodyear F1). I decided to bite the bullet and replace both rears. The F1has...
- Fri 03 Sep, 2010 21:35
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: removing sticker residue
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1759
- Sat 14 Aug, 2010 10:04
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: cleaning the 'rocker cover' or whatever it is called now
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1345
- Sat 14 Aug, 2010 09:49
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Bad day for me and the z
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4831
So glad to see that you got your car sorted. I do not believe there are more than half a dozen 'Orinoco' limited edition cars in the 2.8 version in the Country. Incidentally I know about Mercedes being strong. My previous toy was a 300ce I owned it 6 weeks and a boy racer decided not to stop on a mi...
- Tue 25 May, 2010 18:58
- Forum: Spotted!
- Topic: Orinoco Spotted in Gloucester
- Replies: 0
- Views: 528
Orinoco Spotted in Gloucester
spotted an Orinoco 2.8 on an S plate in gloucester this mornig.
Unfortunately i wasn't driving mine I was in the F**d.
Anyone from Here?
Unfortunately i wasn't driving mine I was in the F**d.
Anyone from Here?
- Thu 06 May, 2010 19:08
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: AG Clay Detail Kit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1053
I've got a cyclo machine polisher ( rather pricey but very good and no danger of burning the paint). After snow foaming and claying I use collinite 476 as my polish of choice. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e170/risquenun/Z3/P1020749.jpg http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e170/risquenun/Z3/P102076...
- Thu 06 May, 2010 18:24
- Forum: New to zroadster.net?
- Topic: car canopy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1739
I live in abungalow and have a cantilever type car port.Iit is on the gable end (we are semi-detached). There needs to be a metre of brickwork above the canopy for it to work. Because of this there is one bracket near the front mounted on the wall (so still no supports needed). I would thorughly rec...
- Sat 27 Feb, 2010 19:44
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Velvet Z3 Getting Topless For The Coming Season.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1596
- Mon 25 Jan, 2010 21:54
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Private Message strange request
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3704
- Sat 23 Jan, 2010 17:02
- Forum: Let's talk
- Topic: private plate opinions
- Replies: 161
- Views: 22994
We have private plates on both our cars which I bought fron DVLA for £250 each. My plate H3LJA is on the Z (its second car). DVLA are doing well with my wife's plate H4SBA has been on 5 cars in the same period which has earnt DVLA a few bob! I wonder how many retentions are sold on and the purchaser...
- Wed 13 Jan, 2010 09:35
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Tech report on car Ouch!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2767
- Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:26
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: New car pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1155
I really like the 5 spoke smoothline alloys. I have the sport 17 inch on my car at present which look great but are so time consuming to clean even with an eezi brush. Talking of wheel refurbs hit a pothole last week in our 58 plate fusion and broke a tyre and scuffed the alloy. The other one had a ...
- Wed 06 May, 2009 21:14
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: Silver Z4 - which sealant?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1476
- Fri 27 Mar, 2009 18:46
- Forum: Computer help
- Topic: Dell Laptops any good?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7733
I bought an IBM Lenovo laptop 2 years ago and paid £137 for a next day on site warranty. 4 weeks later it had a new motherboard fitted in my home. last week the plugon the power lead started to pull away from the cable. I cheekily rang lenovo and they shipped me a new A/C adapter FOC as a warranty c...
- Fri 27 Mar, 2009 18:29
- Forum: Let's talk
- Topic: which famous babe did i meet the other night,in leather
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1510
- Mon 16 Mar, 2009 19:35
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: What is your Z?
- Replies: 133
- Views: 19253
- Tue 10 Mar, 2009 14:36
- Forum: M Roadster and M coupé
- Topic: Ctek Charger
- Replies: 9
- Views: 927
- Sun 08 Mar, 2009 16:49
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: My Orinoco gets a Treat - Updated 16th March
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1053
I use an American 'Cyclo' twin headed polisher which uses 4 inch discs. It is very safe for a novice and very robust ( they boast some 50 year old machines are still in service). I have found thaat you can get into quite tight places with the smaller pads. I considered the Meguairs G220 but saw on d...
- Sun 08 Mar, 2009 11:39
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: My Orinoco gets a Treat - Updated 16th March
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1053
My Orinoco gets a Treat - Updated 16th March
Well this is my first effort at detailing my zed. The engine was first cleaned with megs APC and cleaned with Swissvax style brushes. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e170/risquenun/Z3/P1020739.jpg After being rinsed with my Karcher on low setting it was dried with a dishcloth before being dressed ...
- Thu 05 Mar, 2009 19:24
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Trip for the 51st
- Replies: 7
- Views: 970
- Thu 05 Mar, 2009 16:58
- Forum: The Beauty Parlour
- Topic: Power Polishers ......
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2014
I have recently purchased an american made twin headed 'Cyclo' orbital polisher for £210 from motorgeek (Best price I have seen it at in UK). I used it last weekend on our Ford Fusion and the results were great. It uses two 4 inch pads which because of the design enables you to get in some quite tig...
- Thu 05 Mar, 2009 16:39
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Refurbishing Wheels
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1527
I had my Z3 wheel centres sorted yesterday. The centres had signs of corrosion. These guys sanded the centres back to the metal , priimed them and then painted and lacquered them - blending it into the spokes. They charged £207 includingVAT for all four wheels. Last week they totallly repainted a wh...
- Sun 01 Mar, 2009 16:11
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Some people eh!
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6009
Back in the 70's when i was serving in the police there was a radical 'save the whales' group attacking japanese cars in Cheltenham with paint stripper. Loads of cars were attacked and were then repainted and I clearly remember seeing many of them a year or so later with the paint bubbling up. I per...
- Sun 01 Feb, 2009 22:53
- Forum: New to zroadster.net?
- Topic: some info please
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2116
- Tue 27 Jan, 2009 14:29
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: Replacement rubber buttons on remote control
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2303
- Thu 01 Jan, 2009 10:13
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Current values buying prospects and advice.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 741
I used to have an E34 with the 2 litre 6 cylinder. At 145,000 miles it drove like new. I would personally pay a little bit more and find one of the many lower mileage' toy cars' that are out there. I reckon the credit crunch will see many of these on the market in the next few months at a knock down...
- Mon 29 Dec, 2008 14:23
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Starting Fault
- Replies: 3
- Views: 632
- Wed 24 Dec, 2008 18:29
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Airbag Light Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2905
- Fri 19 Dec, 2008 23:36
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: 1999 Z3 2.8L for sale
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1853
- Wed 17 Dec, 2008 09:31
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Furious with dealer (or is it stealer?)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4702
The Fusion was not purchased because of its looks but to cope with the high mileages I drive (15,000 miles since july) for which I receive a mileage allowance. The car is comfortable, reliable as the Fiesta upon which it is based, realtively quick and quiet (for a cheap 1.6 diesel) cheap to purchase...
- Tue 16 Dec, 2008 21:48
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Furious with dealer (or is it stealer?)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4702
I had my 2007 Ford Fusion serviced 3 weeks ago and the dealer tried to stiff me(for the 1st time ever). Did I want the fuel system cleaned (with a car that does 500 motorway miles a week :lol: ). Would I like the brake fluid changed (err no the car is only 17 months old). Whilst the car was there - ...
- Mon 15 Dec, 2008 16:23
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Aerial Help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 795
- Mon 15 Dec, 2008 13:29
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: car cover winter storage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1004
- Sat 13 Dec, 2008 10:18
- Forum: Stock exchange
- Topic: car cover winter storage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1004
I have an original BMW cover (outdoor) which my car lives under in the garage. It is the business. There are little flap vents either side at the top of the roof and I feed the wire for my ctek battery charger thrrough and into the cigar lighter socket. i bought it off ebay (unused) 4 years ago for ...
- Wed 10 Dec, 2008 22:58
- Forum: Z4 roadster and Z4 Coupe
- Topic: A bit hacked off
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3205
- Wed 10 Dec, 2008 22:58
- Forum: Z4 roadster and Z4 Coupe
- Topic: A bit hacked off
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3205
I think I would be pretty livid if I found I'd bought a car that was that age without knowing it. I definately wouldn't pay for the brake fluid change and I think I would be talking to BMW about the sharp practice of one of their dealers sellling such an old car as nearly new....... I once new someo...
- Sun 07 Dec, 2008 20:49
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Thinking of selling
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1080
- Thu 04 Dec, 2008 23:13
- Forum: Let's talk
- Topic: 1 Series
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4703
My 82 year old Aunt took me shopping to find a replacement for her Polo 18 months ago and ended up buying a new 1 series 120d auto at twice the price! As she kindly insured me to drive it I can say that it is a very quick bit of kit and the 6 speed auto is spot on. Her car is post facelift and i wou...
- Tue 02 Dec, 2008 19:39
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Whats the Orinoco Edition?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1932
The Orinoco was a well specced special edition. I have the 2.8 version which cost £4,500 more when new than the standard car. As well as the unique paint and interior colour standard were M rear lights,white front indicators and side repeaters, chromeline interior and exterior which included chrome ...
- Tue 02 Dec, 2008 19:18
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: How to? get the roof down
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1284
- Fri 14 Nov, 2008 21:47
- Forum: Z3 roadster
- Topic: Z3 woes....
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4140