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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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- Location: Bangor, Co. Down
Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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 !
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
car looks well even upside down.
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
Great roadholding abilities, these cars...
Congrats! And lovely colour!
Congrats! And lovely colour!
2006.5 E86 Z4C si SE Phoenix Yellow
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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
I bought a PY e92 last week and thought it was rare - seems its common as muck
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
Looks great
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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.
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- Lifer
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
Any plans to Lower it at all? looks like it could use a subtle 30mm drop
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
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- Location: Bangor, Co. Down
Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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?
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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.
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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.
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.
2006.5 E86 Z4C si SE Phoenix Yellow
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
he's in ireland, they seem to have a weird obsession with flaps over there
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
I'm a flap happy chappy myself....
2006.5 E86 Z4C si SE Phoenix Yellow
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
Love that colour.
2007 Z4 3.0si Sport (E86) : Stratus Grey : Black Oregon leather : 19" Veemann V-FS33 : BC Racing coilovers : Kumho Ecsta rubber : MTEC discs : Brembo pads : stubby aerial : ZHP gear knob
Instagram: @stratus.z4coupe
Instagram: @stratus.z4coupe
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Newbie with Phoenix yellow 3.0Si
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.