Anyone else's Z just sitting...?

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:27 pm

Well mine hadn'd moved for quite a few weeks. But the sun came out and dried the road after three days of heavy rain had washed all the cr#p away. So I made a point of driving it's to Tesco and back for a tank of Super, last week

Too be honest though, I barley warmed the engine up and now I have a full tank of fuel I have to somehow burn through.

-Tom- · Post by **-Tom-** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:51 pm

Feels like mine has hardly moved in two years or so. Wet winter, lockdowns and what not last summer, and a very wet year before. The other half actually asked me this week if I forget that I have it, as she had

Hopefully we get a nice spring!

Wyldie85 · Post by **Wyldie85** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:09 pm

Ventured to BMW for its first service on the 19th of Jan.
Apart from that, I think it was sometime early December since it has been out.

It’s a February 2019 car and has a whopping 3750 miles on it now.

It’s clean and on the trickle charger in the garage.

-Tom- · Post by **-Tom-** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:19 pm

Wyldie85 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:09 pm Ventured to BMW for its first service on the 19th of Jan.
Apart from that, I think it was sometime early December since it has been out.

It’s a February 2019 car and has a whopping 3750 miles on it now.

It’s clean and on the trickle charger in the garage.

That's a lovely shot!

Stevo1987 · Post by **Stevo1987** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:29 pm

Wyldie85 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:09 pm Ventured to BMW for its first service on the 19th of Jan.
Apart from that, I think it was sometime early December since it has been out.

It’s a February 2019 car and has a whopping 3750 miles on it now.

It’s clean and on the trickle charger in the garage.

Well, good for you following the rules. Some are not.

Stevo1987 · Post by **Stevo1987** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:36 pm

Stevo1987 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:29 pm
Wyldie85 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:09 pm Ventured to BMW for its first service on the 19th of Jan.
Apart from that, I think it was sometime early December since it has been out.

It’s a February 2019 car and has a whopping 3750 miles on it now.

It’s clean and on the trickle charger in the garage.
Well, good for you following the rules. Some are not.

I concur. Great piccy.

Ole gits rule · Post by **Ole gits rule** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:37 pm

Mine is doing 20 miles per week at the moment - 3 miles to work 3 days per week so not even warming the engine up so sat on a trickle charger when not in use.

Roll on spring and the end of lockdown hopefully

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:11 am

The M140i went into winter hibernation back in Sept as it does anyways but with working from home and everything else it been hard using the Hyundai Kona. Before the latest restrictions I was trying to give it a few runs a week but since Christmas it's only been out twice for essential trips and with the bad weather it's just not been used.

I did make the mistake just before Christmas of washing the car and leaving it 2 weeks before needing to take it out and the rear pads had stuck firmly to the discs rock solid. It was quite a faff trying to free them off so now I leave the hand brake off and chock the wheels.

Tim.

Bottom · Post by **Bottom** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:10 pm

Sorned on 31st October, battery removed and put on the trickle charger in the garage, Stormforce cover fitted to her and I've not even lifted that since November. I'll get it MOT'ed and taxed in March I think assuming lockdown has lifted enough to let me use it.
Even my i3 runabout has only been charged up once since Xmas.

Attilio · Post by **Attilio** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:47 pm

Old-Duckman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:10 pm Did an official insurance "withdrawn from use" since 1 January. It is still covered with comprehensive insurance (fire, thief, tree falls on garage etc.) but should I foolishly take it on the road and have an accident...I would not be covered. I can reinstate the insurance anytime I wish with just a phone call.

Of course withdrawing it from service saves me money and I don't care to expose it to road salt, brine or whatever other garbage the state decides to throw on the roads.

thanks for the reminder! I can and will do the same on Monday!

My Z4MC has been off the road since November:

Z4mal · Post by **Z4mal** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:02 pm

Mines been SORNed since Nov and won’t be back on the road until end of March depending on COVID and weather. Daily (hardly call it that as working from home ) is my 7. I feel very

. I need to get out driving again soon.

kis · Post by **kis** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:12 pm

Last long journey was probably Nov '20 when it went out for a healthy 100 miles round trip to and from Ross at RBM! Safe to say it's not getting used as much as it ought to be! Probably only done 5-10 extra miles since then

GAZA62 · Post by **GAZA62** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:53 pm

Managed to sneak out for an early morning run to the coast on New Years day only outing since then was around a 50 second drive to MOT station down the road from me last Friday

Tommo61 · Post by **Tommo61** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:09 pm

SORNd and garaged since 1st Dec. with the dull winter weather and lockdown, I don't expect to be going anywhere till March. At least the tax is offsetting half my garage rent...

ben g · Post by **ben g** » Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:30 pm

Mine is currently occupying a prime spot on my driveway without any way of moving it (without a manual push)

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It desperately needs a cover over it, after giving it a good wash. I need to sort out the grass/mud area really. I think the last time I drove my Z4 was in November

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