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So pretty much no power loss from new? That is impressive...
(assuming they are mostly standard!)

Purple Z1 is quite funky.

I see you had a rolling road, how close to quoted figures were you all?

4.3 sounds far too low to me...

189 is almost 200, I guess.

I heard the Great Uncle Bulgaria version had 400bhp.

I do like the "please keep any negative remarks to yourself" bit...
ROFL.

Wouldn't be my choice, but, to each their own, as you say.

I think the Route Napoleon goes from somewhere around Cannes to Grenoble, basically around the base of the Alps. It's the route the little Frenchman took when returning from exile in Elba in 1815 when he was on his way to overthrow the Louis the 17th or 18th - I'm not really that au fait with French...

How come the green car has no front plate?

It's a bit out of the way, but, if you go due south from Paris, through Clermont Ferrand, you can cross the Millau Bridge (as often see on Top Gear). If memory serves me correctly, it's the A75. Then you can drive up the coast to Nice through Montpellier and Marseilles.

Interesting bit of parking there...

I assume that's somewhere in and around Belfast?

Why is it named after a Womble?

There's a silver Z8 in Lisburn as well. Normally parked in the car park as you come in from the Union Bridge.

I have no idea who makes the stuff, some info at http://www.bowkerprestonbmw.co.uk/parts/own.html?id=633

If you can get it as a freebe, it's well worth having

The Alpina is a more exclusive car for a start. It came in 3 versions, depending on age - 2.8 (240bhp - 136 made), 3.0(250bhp - 749 made) and 3.2(265bhp - 342 made). They would have been cheaper than the M3 new. They also came in Touring and 4 door variants (I know the M3 came as a saloon later on)....

The Audi and the 6 would be my contenders out of what you have posted there. I'd not bother with the 630 though and go straight to the 645 though. The Monaro is a reaonable car, but, they are horrible inside, remind me of a Cavalier inside. I toyed with getting one, but, that put me off. Maserati Qu...

The only thing I didn't like about the 1 was the Continental RFT's, early on, I swapped them for 18" Pirelli PZeros and was much happier with it. Right at the end, I refitted Michelin RFTs and was stunned at how much better they were. Had I have known that at the start, I would have never went ...

The Z1 is still a stunning car - it still looks modern, and is a tribute to your attention to detail.

Has anyone got these fitted to their Z4?
I've seen the Dynamic ones fitted to a few cars, but, I'm a bigger fan of the Classic style (partly as I have variants of them fitted to the rest of my BMW collection!)
Wouldn't mind seeing them fitted to a real car though before I buy them...

I was going to go for black initially, but, I reckoned that a bright color would show off the curves better, it did require quite a leap of faith in ordering it unseen, but, I was very satisfied when I saw it in the flesh. Explaining the color to people without them seeing it, you can always see the...

I got it on mine, and I think it's a good job. The car is without a doubt easier to keep clean and looks better with it.
It's definitely something you can get them to throw in for free if you're not getting the discount you wanted. I think they normally charge £250 for it on the Z4.

He was eventually jailed and after having another 40 (yes, FORTY) motoring offences taken into account is now serving 4 years although he's probably out by now. Clears up the crime stats quite nicely then :roll: The crims do this on the advice of they solicitor as it wipes the slate clean, and norm...

The Z4MC outperforms pretty much every other production BMW at the minute...

Think Roaders did have a 118d.

Irish tax rates are https://www.motortax.ie/mtoapp/pdf/moto ... 004_en.pdf

I'm in the North, so, it's the same as GB.

Only seemed to affect this site AFAIS

I'm sure this will raise a bit of controversy, but, to be honest, in every day driving, there's not a huge amount to separate the 3.0 and the M in my opinion. I tried both before ordering, and the difference certainly isn't £10k's worth (and then the extra running costs). It's a nice driving car, an...

Another new member, I've had a fair few BMW's in the past - 5's, 6's, 7's, an 8 and 1, but, I bought a Z4 coupe at the end of last year. I also have an E28 M5 (which has been in the garage over the winter), and a 635CSi which is just ending it's restoration to keep it company. I also have a 1, which...

The ISOFix / airbag disable via key option is £60 when ordering the car when new. Retrofitting ISOFix would entail a new passenger seat, while the airbag disable option would be quite tricky as it would involve retrofitting the key part and the warning light. Disabling the airbag is legal, but, you ...

I do like Phoenix Yellow:


But, an M5 should be black...


Hence why I own those 2 cars
The M5 to me is all about subtlety, it's meant to be a Q-Car.

I think they suffered from Nykasil liner problems - yeah they did... http://www.bmwworld.com/engines/nikasil.htm First post on the forum! I've had a few 7's and 5's, which share a fair few components with the 8 as well as an 840Ci Sport... Only the early 4.0 840's (about 94 --> mid 97) would have p...