Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si

lucky7 · Post by **lucky7** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:19 pm

Bought my Phoenix yellow 3.0Si on 11 May 2018 in Devon and drove it home to Bangor in N Ireland - 600 mile trip. Car didn't miss a beat. What a time to buy - the first rain during the day arrived on 13 June so hood doesn’t know what it’s like to be up!

. Sorry for not getting all the photos the right way up - beyond my technology skills !

gerryp · Post by **gerryp** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:12 pm

car looks well even upside down.

Z4C_er · Post by **Z4C_er** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:42 pm

Great roadholding abilities, these cars...

Congrats! And lovely colour!

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:43 pm

Wow these PY cars are popping up all over the gaff at the moment!

I bought a PY e92 last week and thought it was rare - seems its common as muck

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:45 pm

Tis the season for Yellow Zeds.

Welcome to the forum.

si-forks · Post by **si-forks** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:50 pm

Looks great

lucky7 · Post by **lucky7** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:09 pm

Think I've got the photos right this time!! The car was very much worth the 600 mile trip to lift her. She handled really well when I got her but even better now with the 8 1/2" and 9 1/2" staggered wheels - just a joy to drive. The wee thing is absolutely mint including the engine bay.

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:11 pm

Any plans to Lower it at all? looks like it could use a subtle 30mm drop

lucky7 · Post by **lucky7** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:12 pm

I had considered lowering it but I don’t really want it to be uncomfortable to drive which is partly why I changed the original 18” wheels to a different set of 18” ones rather than going 19” with smaller tyre profile. Would I be better to go lowering springs or coil overs if I decided to lower it? Would the drive be much firmer/harsher if I lowered it? It would certainly improve the stance. How would she handle the speed bumps if lowered as we seem to have speed bumps everywhere over here?

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:26 pm

coilovers will be a harsher ride - i have them on mine however only budget ones. Eibach 30mm springs are a good compromise as they seem to improve the stance without loss of comfort or ride quality.

Z4C_er · Post by **Z4C_er** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:32 pm

Lovely car lucky.

And if you ever want to be rid of the mud spats (I know everyone's tastes are different) please let me know. I'll buy them from you.

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:37 pm

Z4C_er wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:32 pm Lovely car lucky.

And if you ever want to be rid of the mud spats (I know everyone's tastes are different) please let me know. I'll buy them from you.

he's in ireland, they seem to have a weird obsession with flaps over there

Z4C_er · Post by **Z4C_er** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:14 am

I'm a flap happy chappy myself....

tee.gilding · Post by **tee.gilding** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:31 pm

Love that colour.

lucky7 · Post by **lucky7** » Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:04 pm

It’s that sort of colour where you either love it or hate it, there’s really no in between! The Phoenix yellow is relatively rare and I’d love to know is that because it was an individual colour or just simply because people didn’t particularly like the colour which then led to not that many being sold. Maybe someone in the forum could shed light on why there’s not that many around. I also loved the M3 in Phoenix yellow but at the time of trying to buy one there were none available, probably because I’m too fussy! Bought an M5 instead back then which I recently sold to find the PY Z4. I’ve also got a 535d but since driving the Z4 on a very regular basis the 535d appears to handle like a boat in comparison to the wee PY baby.

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