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New Z4 Owner
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- Lifer
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New Z4 Owner
Hello and welcome to the forum, great looking zed
M4 Vert in Yas Marina Blue
2011 23i M Sport Highline in Alpine White with Smart Top installed - Gone but not forgotten.
2011 23i M Sport Highline in Alpine White with Smart Top installed - Gone but not forgotten.
- colb
- Senior Member
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- Joined: Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:45 pm
- Location: Newport, South Wales UK
New Z4 Owner
Nice looking car, just hope the roof motor was relocated to the boot when it was changed to avoid future problems arising with it.
Also good move to get a decent code reader in your toolbox, it will come in handy sooner than later!!
I can reccomend a Creator 310+ or their latest version 410+, easy to use and quite capable of reading the modules on the car.
Also good move to get a decent code reader in your toolbox, it will come in handy sooner than later!!
I can reccomend a Creator 310+ or their latest version 410+, easy to use and quite capable of reading the modules on the car.
Z Shed Cymru member
1999 1.8 Z3
2003 2.5 Z4
1998 Honda Deauville 650
If the forum helped you, why not help the forum back. Thats the Z4 way!
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1999 1.8 Z3
2003 2.5 Z4
1998 Honda Deauville 650
If the forum helped you, why not help the forum back. Thats the Z4 way!
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- Newbie
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- Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2022 2:57 pm
New Z4 Owner
Thanks all.
The car has been de-catted and remapped, found this after through an old advert online, no paperwork about it. Failed MoT on emissions and couple other things in may, which I knew about and asked dealer to sort, which they said they would. Dodgy MoT applied on day of purchase, September, from the dealer. Car absolutely stinks of fuel standing still which was a giveaway really. Top it off car was delivered with missing wheel bolts on 3 of the 4 wheels.
Got DVSA involved and they proved dodgy MoT was applied. Dealer refused rejection even though it was within 7 days of purchase. Then dealer doubled down by claiming the car I part exed was faulty, it wasn't had brand new MoT and service, claiming they needed to do work to it, despite them having sold it on as the logbook had been updated again a week after I part exed it.
Some of this is on me though as I'll explain in the longer post. But you live and learn.
No problems with the engine, well not that we have found. I'll write a longer post in the Dealer section of the forum. Short version is that the car arrived with stereo not working, no sounds from parking sensors etc...Limited paperwork despite saying there was full service history. There is £3k worth of work on fuel lines in what paperwork was handed over.
The car has been de-catted and remapped, found this after through an old advert online, no paperwork about it. Failed MoT on emissions and couple other things in may, which I knew about and asked dealer to sort, which they said they would. Dodgy MoT applied on day of purchase, September, from the dealer. Car absolutely stinks of fuel standing still which was a giveaway really. Top it off car was delivered with missing wheel bolts on 3 of the 4 wheels.
Got DVSA involved and they proved dodgy MoT was applied. Dealer refused rejection even though it was within 7 days of purchase. Then dealer doubled down by claiming the car I part exed was faulty, it wasn't had brand new MoT and service, claiming they needed to do work to it, despite them having sold it on as the logbook had been updated again a week after I part exed it.
Some of this is on me though as I'll explain in the longer post. But you live and learn.
- Mau
- Member
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New Z4 Owner
Welcome aboard! Though a less fortunate motive, still an excellent choice: 3.0i in Toledo blue!
More on the '03 roadster and '08 coupe:click me.
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- Lifer
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- Joined: Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:20 pm
- Location: Spaldingski
New Z4 Owner
There are some extremely dodgy dealers around. sorry to hear your woes with what should be a premium car. Why anyone would want to realistically remap a 550bhp and 600nm M6 is beyond me TBH.
Look forward to reading the whole story.
The Z4 should be a little less troublesome anyway. If for any reason it is, there are numerous very helpful people on this forum who will help out. It really is 'old school' on here
Look forward to reading the whole story.
The Z4 should be a little less troublesome anyway. If for any reason it is, there are numerous very helpful people on this forum who will help out. It really is 'old school' on here
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!