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Gordon Bennett :head: you bunch of big jessies I'm beginning to think you all bought Zeds because you thought you were saving the planet! Just drive and enjoy the bl@@dy things. All this talk about the odd percentage point gained on MPG, gggrrrr It's so easy - drive it with a grin on your face, when...

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Smartbear - I wish you'd stop cleaning your bl@@dy cars

I'm getting a tinge of guilt

You are shaming me into throwing a bucket of soapy water over mine

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No idea what mpg I get from my humble little 2.0.

I just fill it up when it needs it.

Admittedly for the past couple of months rather than seeking out the cheapest bog-standard supermarket stuff, I've always used Tesco Momentum or V Power.

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Local good garage is doing a deal of 2 shocks replacement for only 45 euros this week including alignment and tracking so someone else can get oiley and dirty for a change. Just waiting for the shocks to arrive today with DHL. That seems a good price. I've just had a quote from my local ATS Euromas...

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I'm afraid the situation is much worse than you might think.....

You've got runner beans growing in your boot !!

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That's incredible!

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I may be wrong (usually am

) but that looks like a radio aerial connector on the end of the cable to me.

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As it is, you'll be lucky to get £4.5k for your car regardless as to what you think it is worth. The Loss Adjuster will assess the vehicle on it's current market value. You can find taht out yourself by using something like webuyanycar.com to get a rough trade price then adding 20 -25% uplift to rep...

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That's a nice looking garden - oh, and the Zeds look nice too

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lightning wrote:

I viewed one that was totally red inside, including the steering wheel and dash. Each to their own l guess!

Really?

Sounds like a tart's boudoir (so I've been told)

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Going to have to wait until the end of September for the Z1 Sep 01 9:00 PM - WD: Ford Thunderbird Sep 08 9:00 PM - WD: Jaguar XJS Sep 15 9:00 PM - WD: Audi TT Sep 22 9:00 PM - WD: VW Split Screen Sep 29 9:00 PM - WD: BMW Z1 Oct 06 9:00 PM - WD: 1903 Darracq (100th Episode) Oct 13 9:30 PM - WD: Linco...

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Rafolian wrote:BOUGHT!

Aha - a fellow pedant

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Now, even I think that this is a beaut - but £34.5k

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C532062

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Heated seats and a hardtop if being used all year round as a daily driver (as mine is)

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There seems to be something of a glut of low mileage Zeds for sale at the moment

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C511789

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http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... -8/2730593

Here's another.

What a waste

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I have the same problem, but it appears that some of the mobile alloy wheel refurbishers will do the set of four in one day thus removing the requirement for a second "slave" set of wheels.

Try googling for a local company

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If you are not mechanically minded, you might want to consider one of the high street fast fit companies like ATS Euromaster.

They will supply (although I'm not sure of what brand) and fit them for you. Whilst I haven't had them do my Zed, they have done my previous car at a very competitive price.

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If you have some cash burning a hole in your pockets..

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... es/2570292

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There's a photo on the Photobucket link.

Appears to be a very well cared for example, still in tip-top condition - I wonder if a regular Waxoyling is responsible?

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I'd been to the showground at Harrogate today. On the way back just after where the A1 joins the M62 at around 4.40ish I was overtaken by a silver Z4 with the reg ending in "UFO". I said to my wife "I think that is Maurice the Martian". She looked at me as if I'd lost my marbles....

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There is a favourable review of the Z1 in September's Classic and Sportscar magazine (in the shops now) and they've just posted this short video teaser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iC8xs8jZoE

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Not sure what you'd do with it - if you drive it, you start to lose what makes it special.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 99/2703057

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Hope you have a great run out

Whilst you are out and about, you may see lots of Triumph TRs and Stags around the Harrogate area as we are having our annual get together over this weekend too.

Remember BMW own the Triumph car brand!

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I wonder why the fact that the previous owner was a tanning salon owner means the car was well looked after

IMHO greatly overpriced for a CAT D.

It is a lovely colour though.

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. So in short, don't rely on your Tom Tom as true because the likely hood is that it won't be. :) But a satnav is the best an "ordinary" motorist will get to accurately knowing their speed, unless they regularly have their speedometers calibrated. I'm also under the impression that modern...

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Looks very nice.

Is it just in the photo, or is the Z4 badge lopsided?

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Why should it matter what other people do with their own property? If they want to drive with the hood up, it's their business and no-one else's. I suppose that by the same token you are frustrated by people who drive cars with radios fitted but don't always have them turned on? Or drivers who don't...

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Looks really nice and much more up-market than a black hood.

I guess you'll now have to have the upholstery burgundy coloured as well to match

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........ generally the standard of paintshop workmanship is poor. These guys are no longer craftsmen... they work for the insurance houses and are parts / component replacement outlets who do their best to turnaround cars as quick as possible. They aren't interested in repairing and quite probably ...

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I just had to look at the photo again....

...I think I'm in love

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I was in Manchester today and spotted this lovely Coupe near the Bridgewater Hall around lunchtime.

I'd seen this colour on adverts and pictures on the web, but in real life it is absolutely stunning.

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lightning wrote:That's what l said!

We are agreeing with you

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I have a pair of magnetic rear wheel arch protectors on my car which were supplied by another Forumite. Frustratingly there are stone chips appearing either side of the protector on each wing. Has anyone made a wider version, or a longer one to cover the rear of the sill? Wonder what it would look l...

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Woody1000 wrote:My front bumper and bonnet is being done next week £300 if that helps.

That seems good value.

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Good luck with the sale.

That'll be a decent profit on the buying price after 9 months

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It makes you wonder about the quality control of the garage that did the work. They must have had to move your car when it was with them, I assume by driving rather than pushing it. Either (a) they were aware of the warning lights when they did their final QC checks and chose to do nothing, not even...

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Will do, thanks.

I'd still be interested in DaveJue1 suggestion about some sort of protection that could be applied.

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I just got mine done. I took it to the local BMW dealer bodyshop (Williams Stockport) and they repainted the front bumper for £200 + VAT. They removed it from the car and did a superb job, none of the stone chips are visible behind the new paint. That is very tempting. Will ring my local dealer Blu...

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Now this is impressive (no H&S in those days

)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4r0Kk-xX4o

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What are "relief pockets" ?

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........and how about in the snow..Coop's mate?? :D http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j207/pdykins/Z3/cid__9E9908A14CCD9A4E8D539C93269ED769CopartO365_onmicrosoft-Copy_zpsbccd47fc.jpg 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 ...

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Use mine every day for commuting.

However I can't remember the last Z3 I've seen on my journeys.

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so basically you think the entire classic car market is a complete waste of time then? Not at all and that is not what I've written. The secret of classic car investment is to buy cheap and sell for lots. But then that is the same for all investments isn't it? Here you would be buying at the very p...

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It is lovely, but what would you do with it?

Keep it cacooned away hoping that it would become an investment? You'd have to wait a long time to see a return on £18k.

Drive it and it becomes just another M (so to speak

)

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Actually, the advert now says it is no longer available, so must be sold (despite the colour

)

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I'd have it.

Regardless of the iffy colour combination. I'm sure I'd grow to like it.

Just can't afford it

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Strong money for a (comparatively) high miler isn't it?

I still harbour the desire to use one as my daily hack though

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For me, I know I got into the habit of moving the seat backwards and forwards when I was getting in and out of the car for the 4 weeks before the light came so I am assuming the "wire broken issue" but I'm not ruling anything out until I find the cause. Interesting, because that seems to ...

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Some great stories on this thread.

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