Did my last drive out in the Z4 on friday evening, and then Saturday morning, a nice chap came down from Macclesfield and drove my car away!
I am now zedless
had a good run... bought the car for cheap 2 1/2 years ago, mainly as a trackday toy, and had some great days out in it, and a few sketchy moments... had a high speed spin at Bedford, and did a 180 on the grass at Oulton Park... avoided binning it at a soaking wet cadwell as well. But by far the highlight was driving the 400 odd miles to spa for a trackday, on which the car held its own against a miriad of 911s, fezzas and lambos
had quite a few problems... alternator packed in (which scuppered an evening session at donington) and the brake lines corroded all the way through (donington) and a maf problem meant the car went into limp home mode at times (also at donington)
but when the car was working properly, it was a great performer - good handling, great soundtrack (removed a piece of foam from the generator) and reasonably fast. Certainly a step up from the old 328i's i had previously, which never really felt they were designed for circuit work.
This also marks the first time in nearly 7 years i have not had a track car, and am now back down to just one car. Maybe in a few years i'll get the bug again and buy another toy (quite fancy a porsche with a flat 6) but we'll see. Anywhos, time for a trip down memory lane...
I am now zedless
had a good run... bought the car for cheap 2 1/2 years ago, mainly as a trackday toy, and had some great days out in it, and a few sketchy moments... had a high speed spin at Bedford, and did a 180 on the grass at Oulton Park... avoided binning it at a soaking wet cadwell as well. But by far the highlight was driving the 400 odd miles to spa for a trackday, on which the car held its own against a miriad of 911s, fezzas and lambos
had quite a few problems... alternator packed in (which scuppered an evening session at donington) and the brake lines corroded all the way through (donington) and a maf problem meant the car went into limp home mode at times (also at donington)
but when the car was working properly, it was a great performer - good handling, great soundtrack (removed a piece of foam from the generator) and reasonably fast. Certainly a step up from the old 328i's i had previously, which never really felt they were designed for circuit work.
This also marks the first time in nearly 7 years i have not had a track car, and am now back down to just one car. Maybe in a few years i'll get the bug again and buy another toy (quite fancy a porsche with a flat 6) but we'll see. Anywhos, time for a trip down memory lane...
North West Surrey