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Jon Miller

As said above it is almost certainly the solenoid. Its a common problem and a DIY job if your reasonably handy with the spanners.

If you do a search on here you should come up with a few threads covering it.

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

spokey wrote:
spokey wrote:Just checked again, it's still not there.
Belay that! Hotmail thought it was Junk Mail!

The Cheek

Jon Miller

Jon, can you please send the email, otherwise I don't have it all in one place? Thanks! I sent the email last night around 9.00 to zrbroads2007@hotmail.co.uk it would have come from jonmiller'at'eircom.net, i'll send it again tonight if you didn't get it. I'm pretty sure the Lotus people won't let ...

Jon Miller

Wouldn't worry about it, I assume the car was never registered abroad its first registration was in the UK so its no different from any other Z3, technically the are all imported :) If you are concerned go to a BMW Dealer with the chassis number and they should be able to tell you all the services t...

Jon Miller

Was the first one actually a service or just a PDI (pre delivery inspection) What was the mileage when this was carried out.

Its likely that the first owner bought it from a dealer in Belgium to save a few quid and imported it as a personal import.

Jon Miller

You'll be welcome Jon. I take it you'll want to see the place where they put your car together? :D Elaine and I are booked in. Had to come along, I checked my log book and it will be almost exactly to the day 10 years since my Elise left Hethel, only right I should take it back for its anniversary....

Jon Miller

spokey wrote:
Jon Miller wrote:Is this for Zeds only or can an ex Zed owner come along?
You'll be welcome Jon. I take it you'll want to see the place where they put your car together?

, I'll speak to the boss and see what she thinks.

Jon Miller

Is this for Zeds only or can an ex Zed owner come along?

Jon Miller

Giles, Sorry to ready about this it must be very annoying to say the least! However it is refreshing to read a post of this type where the party at fault has owned up straight away and the innocent isn't left having to fight for the right thing to be done, if only more people in the garage owners po...

Jon Miller

Very Nice, the colour really suits the car, did you keep the CSL as well?

Jon Miller

MK1 Elises seem to be available for low £7s which would probably mean there isn't a great deal more depreciation to go, just need to find a decent low miler I bought an S1 Elise two weeks ago for £8k with 31,000 on the clock, it was bought as a fun/weekend car. I've done around 600 miles in it so f...

Jon Miller

MK1 Elises seem to be available for low £7s which would probably mean there isn't a great deal more depreciation to go, just need to find a decent low miler I bought an S1 Elise two weeks ago for £8k with 31,000 on the clock, it was bought as a fun/weekend car. I've done around 600 miles in it so f...

Jon Miller

AussieZ3 wrote:
Jon Miller wrote:An Elise, in fact I'm on the hunt for one at the moment.
I'm assuming you're 5'10" or shorter then.

5'10" but the ones I've been in I've had to move the seat forward a bit, must have short legs

Jon Miller

Ouch. As others have said glad you're OK, its easier to fix the car than fix you!

All those panels are bolt on (even the sill) so the car should be as good as new when you get it back.

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

An Elise, in fact I'm on the hunt for one at the moment.

Jon Miller

:shock: Not worth it man. Not worth it. Rubbish - took about 4 hours for two people to do - although both of us know how to take a Z3 apart pretty well - kit was around £500 from the dealer - and it all just plugged in - the time taken is how long it takes you to get all the trim etc out - actually...

Jon Miller

43,300 on a June '02

Jon Miller

flyingalexf68 wrote:don't worry if the car you buy doesn't have the leccy hood. The manual one is quicker.

An electric roof can also be retro fitted without to much hassle ( a days work at a leisurely pace)

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

The car actually has nearly 25k miles from new. The current owner (from 2004) has covered 5000 miles. Looks like a nice example but it didn't reach its reserve.

Jon Miller

Is the show repeated later in the week?

Jon Miller

Looks like you all had a great day - very jealous...

Stu - was your mishap near the end of the day?

Jon Miller

I had this happen to me and i managed to get into the boot relatively easily. I don't want to post the method here but I'll PM you with details.

Regards
Jon

Jon Miller

Phoenix Nights wrote:
I think it's nothing more than the knowledge that I'll never be able to own one

You probably thought that about the Z3m a few years ago

Jon Miller

stu wrote: Please pass on our congratulations to Elaine too

Stu & Sylv

Thanks, I'll certainly do that.

Jon Miller

Unfortunately its a black Hood, Blue would look great, though when its folded down, (which is the best place for a hood on a Z3

)it doesn't matter what colour it is

Jon Miller

risquenun wrote:You are making me very jealous -my family are from Terryglass/ Ballinderry and Portumna and I guess your pictures are taken near the Graves of the Leinstermen

I live in Ballina, and the pictures were taken from "the Lookout" just outside Portroe its a great spot on a sunny day.

Jon Miller

Well after selling my first Z3 ('98 2.8) last summer which seemed the sensible thing to do given the immanent arrival of son no2 (Christopher) I have succumbed once again to the lure of top down motoring and bought another :D This time its an '02 1.9i with a whopping 118BHP :shock: Its definitely a ...

Jon Miller

I ordered some online from Roadster solutions before
http://64.225.94.154/ShopSite/page1.html

And had no problems with delivery to Ireland

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

Behind the drivers seat there is a big circle of foam which has been taken out, and there is a hole, and some wires behind it.. The circle of foam behind the drivers seat is actually the location of the Fuel Guage sender unit, so if that has been disturbed it means your car has probably had the sen...

Jon Miller

Thats scary, I can't begin to imagine how stressful it must be working air traffic control.

Jon Miller

Only thing to watch when buying heated seats is that the plugs on the seats changed whe the car was facelifted, if yours is an early car and you get seats from a post Sept 99 car you'll have to change the plugs on the seats so they will connect to your cars loom. The plugs can be bought seperately a...

Jon Miller

It wasn't there as standard but it will fit. I put one on my Zed

Jon Miller

And thats another two posts onto the tally :wink: keep up the good work Gary. I won't be over for any cruises this year due to being Zedless at the moment (it had to go for the time being, second mouth to feed and all that :D ) but i'm working on it (wheres my big book of justifications when I need ...

Jon Miller

A 1970 1302S

It also suffered the indiginity of my first respray

Jon Miller

stu wrote: Would you like me to organise delivery of something for you?

Sense of humour? Just a small one for starters?

No comment on the subject of stickers, we've been there before, but some of the stuff in this thread makes for good entertainment.

Jon Miller

Some super pictures, looks like you had quite an adventure.

Jon Miller

Can be done: You'll need: - pair of heated seats - two switches - Relay Its an easy job and all the wiring is there, However the connectors from the early cars and facelift cars are different so you may have to change these if your seats come from a model which is earlier/later than your own. It wel...

Jon Miller

I think its all been said already but I'd just like to add a HUGE thanks to all who helped organise the weekend especially Stu and Giles who found some of the best roads I've ever driven, I'm still burnt out from that last drive on Sunday afternoon 8-) . I arrived home yesterday evening after an int...

Jon Miller

stu wrote: with a 40 knot crosswind

I better bring plenty of sick bags on the ferry with me then

Jon Miller

Yella,

If you send me a PM with your address I'll post you mine and you can send it back when you're done.

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

Stu,
You can put me down as confirmed. 1 week and counting

see you there

Jon

Jon Miller

I fitted the new window this afternoon, and it was a B*tch of a job, took about three hours all in, most of which was trying to get the zip started on the new window. Unless you have lots of patience I'd suggest taking it to a specialist, anyone used to this sort of job should have it done in less t...

Jon Miller

Congrats, don't forget to post some more pics when you get it home.

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

Thanks for the Links guys, I ordered a new window from BMW

yesterday, might have it today fingers crossed. Looks like a fiddly job but I'll give it a go.

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

3.0 on a 2000 X for 12,500 at a dealer in the South if you're prepared to travel. http://www.campbell-cars.co.uk/cars.asp Fixer, I would at least ring these guys and enquire what their trade in value is. Its two years newer and is a rare colour, Oh and 40BHP extra :twisted: all for £500 more :D If ...

Jon Miller

Lovely sunny morning about 5 or 6 degrees, just nice for a blast to work with the bum warmers on :D . Half way through retracting the hood, CRACK :shock: knew what had happen but didn't dare look. drove to work and put the hood back up hoping that the noise had been something else, but no, the windo...

Jon Miller

was just thinking. I suspect the Vanos stigma keeps ///M prices down. If there was no S50 Vanos stigma then one could imagine ///M's might then be in Boxster territory at around £18k for a 1999 2.5. Instead ///M's are around £14k. If a Vanos on average is good for 50k miles or around 5 years & ...

Jon Miller

AndyW wrote:
Its repeated on Friday evenings - 7.30pm I think.

What Channel is it on I couldn't find it on our Sky listings. ( 5th gear that is not Robins Blowing Club

)

Cheers
Jon

Jon Miller

Giles wrote:
It's strange really, I guess they must either be quite badly kerbed, retrieved from write-offs, fakes or stolen

Or just from people who have fitted aftermarket wheels to their M and don't wish to keep the originals!

Cheers
Jon

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