Do you use your Zed through the winter?
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Life after work indeed. 
yep, 370hp and winter tyres is quite, um, interesting!
Lives outside, though under cover most of the time, not used every day but weekly at least. Do give the underside a good spray if the salt has been out though. Some great great winter drives to be had, these car's are pretty well made corrosion wise, get out there and use them I say
Life's too short.
Lives outside, though under cover most of the time, not used every day but weekly at least. Do give the underside a good spray if the salt has been out though. Some great great winter drives to be had, these car's are pretty well made corrosion wise, get out there and use them I say
Life's too short.
TomK said:Some great great winter drives to be had, these car's are pretty well made corrosion wise, get out there and use them I say
Couldn't agree more and I hope you're right about the corrosion resistance
It will all be about paint depth gauge no? They must have taken those readings? If it's ever been repainted outside of bmw you'll be knocked back. To have the front and rear of one side of the car with corrosion I'd say it may have been repainted? Just hope it was done by bmw.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
yeah its right i used my own PDI for it, and its all original paint, you can tell , especially on the bootlid the orange peel is present & correct lol.
they already took depth readings, apparently they didn't take good enough pictures of the small rust blebs on the wings so they want to take some more ...
they already took depth readings, apparently they didn't take good enough pictures of the small rust blebs on the wings so they want to take some more ...
Yep that's man logic for sure. Intend using my Zed at weekends or nice days throughout the year. Not sure whether it has been covered but if you do intend to store your car over winter one issue to think of apart from the usual recommendations is to ensure you have a tank full of petrol. With the EU requirement to up the ethanol in petrol, water droplets can form in a partially empty tank, causing rust problems and starting difficulties.
Mike6 said:
Interesting bit of advice. Is there still a belief that petrol 'goes off' over time?
Thats worth doing. Never thought of wash and wax under the car. Never use it on the actual paintwork thats always wash, polish then wax for best results but not always practical during winter months, hence the several layers now.paulgs1000 said:Nanu said:
Excellent - you see the earlier post where pvr says he pressure washes under his cars and then does the same with a wax wash to help protect
OMG!!!!!!! :dizzy: All those luuuuverly Zed's with dirt on them and covered in snow.............think.............I'm..........havin'.................a............coronary........................
TBH I tax,insure mine all year round. Nice drive on a dry,sunny,crisp winters day, roof down, bum warmers on,heating up full....
TBH I tax,insure mine all year round. Nice drive on a dry,sunny,crisp winters day, roof down, bum warmers on,heating up full....
jakblade said:OMG!!!!!!! :dizzy: All those luuuuverly Zed's with dirt on them and covered in snow.............think.............I'm..........havin'.................a............coronary........................
TBH I tax,insure mine all year round. Nice drive on a dry,sunny,crisp winters day, roof down, bum warmers on,heating up full....
Have you seen the photo on my first post :lol:
Yep fairly easy to keep warm in the Zed even on the coldest days (good hat scarf and gloves will sort the rest).
TitanTim said:paulgs1000 said:[Think I'm at the age where I'll use the special attachment on the Kercher Tim :lol:
Its less ardious than washing the carCouple of large aerosol cans and the jobs all good. I've done the Z3 twice in 7 years.
Tim.
Aerosol cans - now that sounds easier - I'll look the stuff up . . . .
