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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:03 pm
by derin100
Lovely photos! And the car looks really great with those wheels!

fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:22 pm
by fredej
I did a road trip in the Varberg and Falkenberg area last year. I stayed off the motorways and only drove on country roads (not gravel). It was great fun. :D
The photos were taken at Grimeton Radio Station.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:43 pm
by fredej
I miss summer sunsets.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:40 pm
by fredej
Through the woods.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:28 pm
by fredej
Same woods, different color.
I really enjoyed the autumn colors.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:29 pm
by fredej
Less than a month until it is time to take her out again. Spring can't come soon enough.
My brother is driving (with me behind the camera) somewhere around Fjärås, Sweden.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:31 pm
by fredej
Finally out of hibernation!
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:29 pm
by fredej
Särö again. First time this season.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:44 pm
by ErrErrminator
Great looking coupe. Stunning scenery. Really nice photography. Keep them coming! :thumbsup:

fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:15 pm
by fredej
Thank you Err. :)

fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 6:41 pm
by fredej
The view forward.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 7:26 am
by KevinC
Silver Gray and Space Gray seem so close to being the same color. I'd love to see them side-by-side.

Your car is beautiful, great pics.

fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:01 pm
by fredej
KevinC wrote: Tue May 28, 2019 7:26 am Silver Gray and Space Gray seem so close to being the same color. I'd love to see them side-by-side.

Your car is beautiful, great pics.
Thank you!
I guessing yours is Space Grey? I think grey suits Z4 very well. :)

fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:06 pm
by fredej
I've had the Coupé for almost a year now. I still turn around to look when I have parked it.
This was one of the first photos I took of the car. Even though the side profile is my favorite angle, it looks great from the front as well.
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fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:41 pm
by fredej
I haven't updated this thread for some time. So I thought I will recap some things (might be reposts from other threads) from the past year while I wait for spring to arrive.

Lets start with a picture. (we all like pictures on this forum :D) It's probably my favorit picture of the car so far. (taken, to the day, one year after I purchased it)
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Spring cleaning included removing the exhaust tips for a thorough clean. They turned out nice!
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And back on the car again.
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Inspired by this forum I bought and installed a genuine ZHP shift knob. It looks really nice and feels good too. To improve shifts even more, I'm considering changing the transmission fluid (never done) at next service.
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And full interior view.
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In late summer I finally changed the Bridgestone RFT to Goodyear Eagle F1 ASY5. The aim was improve comfort. It helped. The car felt more nimble, no more tramlining and less harsh on bad road surface. But I can't say it was night and day, as some reported on here.
A suspension refresh is nothing I'm considering for this year, but it might be of interest sometime in the future. (the car is still on its original springs and dampers)
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In the autumn I saw tendency of condensation buildup inside one of the headlights, so I replaced the back covers which seemed to have fixed the problem.
One of the foglights has condensation buildup and some oxidation of the chrome parts. I will leave it as it is for now. If it becomes a lot worse, there is always the drilling trick.

I have really enjoyed driving the car, but as a weekend toy I only drove it a little less than 5000 km during the past year. When the car was put away for the winter it had just ticked over to 80000 km on the odometer.
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The spring can't come soon enough! Until then, I will try to post some pictures in this thread from now and then and continue to participate in the monthly photo competition.

Even tough I'm not posting a lot I really enjoy this forum! :ilz4f: