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Post by Tinker15 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 2:14 pm

Hello Everyone
As per the subject title I am new to BMW but not to sports cars. In the past I have owned Morgans and currently own a TVR Chimaera 450 which will shortly going up for sale. My Z4 was bought last Friday but I won’t be collecting it until we return from France next Saturday. It is a 2010 3.0i Automatic with just over 35000 on the clock and a good selection of extras including heated seats, front & rear park assist, satellite navigation, professional radio and ambient interior lighting. Although I’m not sure what this is?
My wife and I are both retired and spend the summer months in France so the car will, hopefully, be seeing hot weather and some quiet and excellent driving roads. No doubt I will have many questions to ask from the knowledge on this forum so I will thank you all in advance.

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Post by Dave 2 dogs » Sun Oct 14, 2018 2:49 pm

Welcome to the forum
Looks like a lovely car . Well done for including pictures first time ( we love pictures ) wish you lots of happy driving :driving:
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Post by firebobby » Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:09 pm

Welcome to the forum, I love the TVR growl. Good 1st post and fine looking Zed :thumbsup:
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Post by RustyZ4 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:58 pm

Hi & Welcome :thumbsup:

The ambient lighting is,, lit up door handles inside and outside, lit up door pockets, and lighting behind the seats, that well lights up the parcel shelf
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Post by Tinker15 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:25 pm

Many thanks for your welcome and replies. I wasn’t too disappointed with the ‘noise’ but of course the TVR does take a bit of beating. The car is in Christchurch so I could only drive it around the local streets which wasn’t ideal but at least gave me a reasonable idea of what it was like to drive. Thanks for the info on ambient lighting.

When I collect the car on Saturday I will be driving from Christchurch to Holmfirth in West Yorkshire a trip of about 250 miles. I guess I should know the car a little better by the time I get home! :)

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Post by montymog » Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:34 pm

hi bill from 1 newbie to another welcome :thumbsup:
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Post by Doddsy » Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:40 pm

looks awesome :thumbsup:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:16 pm

Welcome to the forum Bill. :thumbsup:

Bonus points for photos in your 1st post too! Your car should be great for cruising around quiet French roads in the summer. :driving:
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Post by Jembo » Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:42 pm

Know the feeling, my previous E85 was my first Beamer

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Post by DHO51E » Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:29 am

Welcome from another newbie! Nice car. Well done.
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Post by GBZ4 » Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:52 am

Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy the experience :thumbsup:
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Post by Keet » Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:31 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum :thumbsup:
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Post by Scott S » Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:31 pm

Welcome to the forum, really nice looking car. I hope you have as much fun is yours as I have had in mine


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Post by buzyg » Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:09 pm

Great looking Zed. 8) Welcome to the board. :)
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Post by Tinker15 » Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:15 am

Thanks guys. Such a friendly lot! :D
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