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Post by Nota TR5 man » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:41 pm

Driving my untrusty BMW 318 touring when a Z4 for sale at less than 3k caught my eye and when the sales guy said he would give 1k for my old touring I became the new owner of my Z 2.2i to complement my special that is like a Lotus 7 but powered by an MX5 turbo and my Quantum 2+2 track car I was delighted to find the Z had a 6 pot motor after expecting a 4 pot.
Years ago I had a TR5 which I loved and was the car I should never have sold and here in my Z I have found a car that would possibly be a modern equal to that great Triumph and more to the point is that BMW own the Triumph name.
I really like the Z and have owned it for over 3 months and it has the usual BMW water loss and oil leak as yet to be investigated after I first check the DISA valve. The tyre pressure light stays on and I am used to the BMW unreliable warning lights from my 318.
The Z will be used to get me to work though I am 67 I still go in for 2 days a week.
I love the handling and the modern look of the car plus the fuel at over 35 mpg is better than I thought and on a run over 40mpg is very good indeed. but have no plans to modify it in any way as my special gives me enough thrills as it is.
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Post by Crazy Harry » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:50 pm

Hi and welcome - roadster always a good choice in my book :thumbsup: (says a roaster driver!)

I run a Caterham as well so my Zed is almost stock - the great thing is the Zed has turned top down motoring - in the Se7en from a summer treat to an all year treat :lol: The cabin heater in the Zed and heated seats (if yours has them) make below zero top down motoring a fantastic experience.

Have a look at some of the threads on the forum (search facility on top left tool bar) and find out how to get your warning lights sorted; some of them are there to save you a shed load of money (if not your life) and in my view you need to trust all of them.

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Post by RustyZ4 » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:51 pm

Hi & Welcome :thumbsup:
Nice write up and intro, sounds like you are really going to enjoy it :D
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Post by Dave 2 dogs » Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:57 pm

Welcome to the forum , hope you have lots of fun with your zed :driving:

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Post by jabber » Thu Aug 16, 2018 3:34 pm

Hi and welcome :thumbsup:
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10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
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Post by firebobby » Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:13 pm

Welcome to the forum, the special looks great. I wish they would do away with Q plates on kit cars.
What part of the country are you in ?
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Post by Jembo » Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:34 pm

Welcome
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Post by Marlon » Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:40 pm

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Post by Keet » Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:04 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum :thumbsup:
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Post by Nota TR5 man » Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:39 pm

firebobby wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 4:13 pm Welcome to the forum, the special looks great. I wish they would do away with Q plates on kit cars.
What part of the country are you in ?
I built the special and had a choice of an age related number plate but the DVLA had already wasted 2 months of the summer by losing my cheque for registration so any more messing was not an option plus the emissions have to comply with the year of reg but a "Q" is not so strict although I had to put a CAT on it to pass the CAT1 test and I will never build another car as the SVA test is so easy to fail. Oh and I live in south Hampshire ten miles short of getting very wet in the sea!
Thank you all for your welcome and I do indeed have the heated seats so look forward to some winter top downs when the Special is hibernating.

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Post by Z4 COUPSTER » Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:59 pm

Welcome young sir. Petrol runs deep in them veins I see, love it. And yes our zeds are very retro when you think about it,TRs love them as well.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Aug 16, 2018 8:24 pm

Hi and welcome - good looking Z4 and a lovely special. :thumbsup:
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
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Post by buzyg » Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:38 pm

Welcome on board. Two cracking cars. Enjoy. :driving:
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Post by davros » Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:37 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum. It looks like you have 2 special cars to enjoy :thumbsup:
3.0i E85 Sterling Grey, Infinitas supercharger, Aero sills, xenons, pro hi-fi with dsp & nav, power fold mirrors. B12 kit, Eisenmann backbox, //M-Sport Seats, carbon dash, cruise and more mods in near future...... :)

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Post by Nota TR5 man » Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:45 am

Thanks for the welcome folks.
Yes a complete petrol head family ours is, wife is a qualified driving instructor and has a pristine MX5 and has had a string of sports cars. Daughter owns several classics including a 90's M3 and has raced at Le Mans. (check out Dave TV's new classics show this Sept in which she is a presenter).
I feel that the Z is a true modern classic and as such will never have to go down the banger isle before accepted as such.

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