Morning blast with a French Flavour

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Sat May 18, 2019 8:53 am

We're heading into winter, so when I saw the forecast for this morning was for a mild day heading up to 18c, I threw the camera in the boot and the wife in the co-pilot's seat, and we enjoyed an hour and a half's drive over some twisty bits to Akaroa. French settlers arrived here in 1840, only just beaten by the British who signed the Treaty of Waitangi with the Maoris and pretty much sealed the failure of the French settlement plans.

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step_change · Post by **step_change** » Sat May 18, 2019 9:36 am

Yay, looks great! Nice pictures.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Sat May 18, 2019 9:48 am

Great pics, is your zed behaving itself now Sean?
Rob

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Sat May 18, 2019 10:49 am

stunning scenery

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Sun May 19, 2019 11:20 am

Smartbear wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 9:48 am Great pics, is your zed behaving itself now Sean?
Rob

Do you know, it didn't seem nearly as bad on the way there/back as it has been, so I'm not sure what's going on. The hellishly expensive refurb of the front Bilsteins was a definite improvement, but there was still 'something' going on with some steering vibration and front end 'clunking'. Still thinking sway bar, drop links, tie rack/rod need a good looking at, but I just haven't had the time to leave with (yet another) garage to fiddle with. I'd really just like to drive and enjoy it.
Nearly 6 months on and I'm still waiting on the Bluetooth upgrade I paid for to get music streaming working. Every time I ask the car yard they say the guy that does it will do it next time he's down here in the South Island. Wish they'd give me something more solid

. Will just have to keep on at them.

YDB · Post by **YDB** » Wed May 29, 2019 4:41 am

Lovely part of the world and I bet you don't spot many other Z4's. You're virtually tropical there, I have in-laws living in Dunedin and Invercargill. 18'C is approaching a 'scorcher' down there.

enzed4 · Post by **enzed4** » Wed May 29, 2019 8:36 am

YDB wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 4:41 am Lovely part of the world and I bet you don't spot many other Z4's. You're virtually tropical there, I have in-laws living in Dunedin and Invercargill. 18'C is approaching a 'scorcher' down there.

Bah, who cares, there's nothing civilised south of Christchurch anyway...

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