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Post by Tingworthy » Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:35 am

Hi there,

After going without a car for the past 20 years or so through a combination of riding my Vespa, working from home and sharing the wife's motor when needed, I recently took the plunge and purchased a 2007 2L 205E model from eBay. I'm a complete novice when it comes to all the technical stuff, so being pointed towards this forum early on was a great help. Having said that I did commit the cardinal sin and not get any checks done before I committed to buy, hopefully that won't come back to bite me in the months and years ahead but we'll have to see. :oops:

I've got loads of questions I want to ask as I'm getting to know my Z4, but I'll do some more looking at previous posts before I make requests for information which may have already been covered but one thing I wanted to ask was, is there a way of accessing online versions of owners manuals anywhere? I've tried entering the VIN into a couple of websites which offer the service but this hasn't got me anywhere. Ideally I'd like to get hold of an original hard copy but they are going for daft money on eBay and I'm not sure where else I might locate one.

Thanks for letting me join the forum, cheers, Tingworthy

PS - Bearing in mind I'm a complete novice and I have lots to learn, if there are any Z4 officiando's anywhere near me in Barnsley who wouldn't mind acting as my Z4 mentor it would be great to hear from you! :D
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Post by enuff_zed » Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:38 am

Welcome aboard. Lovely looking car.
I recently advertised a manual on this forum. It’s not going so happy to haggle 😁
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Post by enuff_zed » Tue Jul 04, 2023 10:40 am

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Post by Tingworthy » Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:01 am

That's spot on, if it covers the 2007 2l model I have no need to haggle I'm fine with that price, PM me your details and I'll do a bank transfer if you like? :hattip:

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Post by Tingworthy » Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:01 am

That's spot on, if it covers the 2007 2l model I have no need to haggle I'm fine with that price, PM me your details and I'll do a bank transfer if you like? :hattip:

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Post by Pondrew » Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:14 pm

Hello and welcome. Second post in and enuff has already fleeced you for a few quid! :lol:
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Post by enuff_zed » Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:37 pm

Pondrew wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:14 pm Hello and welcome. Second post in and enuff has already fleeced you for a few quid! :lol:
Yeah, sorry, a bit slow today :D
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Post by jock156 » Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:50 pm

Did you buy the car from a guy named Ronnie?

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Post by Tingworthy » Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:32 pm

No, he wasn't called Ronnie - not sure whether that question was leading to a joke but just in case it was, he wasn't called Arthur either :D

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Post by 1536Z4 » Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:44 pm

Welcome Tingworthy . Be warned that manual will probably be the cheapest thing you buy now you have joined the forum . :D
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Post by Pondrew » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:23 pm

1536Z4 wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:44 pm Be warned that manual will probably be the cheapest thing you buy now you have joined the forum .
That's not a very nice thing to say about enuff's printing skills. He spent ages trying to get the ink to dry! :lol:
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Post by Scubaregs » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:26 pm

Welcome Tingworthy, just be aware that enuff_zed, thinks Z4's are porn, so some of the pages in that manual may be a bit sticky.
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Post by jock156 » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:31 pm

:rofl:

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Post by Ole gits rule » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:32 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum, great looking zed. :thumbsup:
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Post by paddy wright » Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:09 pm

Hi - welcome along, I’m over in Penistone and happy to help with anything you need :thumbsup:
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