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Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by mr wilks » Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm

:cry:

This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear " :cry:
what a absolute disaster :( must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers :? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1

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Post by jamie_z4 » Wed May 29, 2019 8:19 pm

oof! Shame that as wheel and colour combo is lovely!
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Post by mr wilks » Wed May 29, 2019 8:20 pm

jamie_z4 wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:19 pm oof! Shame that as wheel and colour combo is lovely!
Wheels do look like Veemann 37s , can't fault those :D
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Post by Jollyjoiner » Wed May 29, 2019 8:37 pm

Such a shame, nice looking motor otherwise
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Post by john-e89 » Wed May 29, 2019 8:43 pm

That’s truly ghastly....nice car ruined by chav crap.... :thumbsdown:
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Post by Thrustyjust » Wed May 29, 2019 9:11 pm

Oh dear .................... :rcard:
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Post by Smartbear » Wed May 29, 2019 9:16 pm

john-e89 wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:43 pm That’s truly ghastly....nice car ruined by chav crap.... :thumbsdown:
Unfortunately as these cars become cheaper it attracts them like bees to honey :cry:
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Post by john-e89 » Wed May 29, 2019 9:25 pm

Smartbear wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 9:16 pm
john-e89 wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:43 pm That’s truly ghastly....nice car ruined by chav crap.... :thumbsdown:
Unfortunately as these cars become cheaper it attracts them like bees to honey :cry:
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Yep, they really don’t deserve that shite thrown on them Robmero, they’re a very nice car, not in the Saxo Fiesta chav backward cap wearing shell suit bonehead league.... :(
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Post by john-e89 » Wed May 29, 2019 9:42 pm

mr wilks wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm :cry:

This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear " :cry:
what a absolute disaster :( must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers :? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1

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It’s an AC Schnitzer jobbie as well Andy..... The owner must have paid a packet for a twin double barrel load of skip fodder.... :o
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Post by mr wilks » Wed May 29, 2019 9:45 pm

john-e89 wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 9:42 pm
mr wilks wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm :cry:

This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear " :cry:
what a absolute disaster :( must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers :? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1

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It’s an AC Schnitzer jobbie as well Andy..... The owner must have paid a packet for a twin double barrel load of skip fodder.... :o
Well you might as well stick a clowns nose on the bonnet to round it off.
Looks a mess whoever made them
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Post by MACK » Thu May 30, 2019 7:20 am

Got to love those skinny barrels the Veemans have though. But looking at the elastic bands for tyres and the fact they're runflats someones going to very quickly learn if the Veemans are any stronger than the OEM ones!
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Post by mr wilks » Thu May 30, 2019 7:37 am

MACK wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 7:20 am Got to love those skinny barrels the Veemans have though. But looking at the elastic bands for tyres and the fact they're runflats someones going to very quickly learn if the Veemans are any stronger than the OEM ones!
I'd take a Vee rim over a Oe bmw one any day.
They are very well constructed.
Pic here of the inner part you can't see once tyre is fitted
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Post by Tcochrane92 » Thu May 30, 2019 7:46 am

"only z4 fans would understand this car"

... No we don't :lol:
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Post by sunnydays » Thu May 30, 2019 8:24 am

Tcochrane92 wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 7:46 am "only z4 fans would understand this car"

... No we don't :lol:
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Post by R60BBA » Thu May 30, 2019 8:27 am

mr wilks wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm :cry:

This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear " :cry:
what a absolute disaster :( must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers :? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1

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Those are AC Schnitzer boxes mate.
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