Yet another newbie! (from N Yorks)

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 18:26

Hello all,

My name is Tim, from York. I picked up my 2003 Z4 Roadster 3.0i SE on Monday. Absolutely love the car but cursing the weather, still, even light rain is acceptable weather to have the roof down, right?!!

Waiting to give her a good clean before taking any photos but will get some on here soon.

Looking forward to picking your brains with endless questions over the next few years.

Tim.

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 18:34

Welcome on board Tim

Yes if you go fast enough you don't get wet with the roof down

Is that a self portrait

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 18:39

Jonttt wrote:Is that a self portrait

It's an old one, I've put a bit of weight on since then, oh, and had a shave!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 18:43

shoegazer wrote:
still, even light rain is acceptable weather to have the roof down, right?!!

Waiting to give her a good clean before taking any photos but will get some on here soon.

Tim.

Roof down whenever possible - absolutely... good man.

Isn't it strange how men see their cars as females and females see their cars as males.... or is someone going to prove me wrong on that ??

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 18:43

shoegazer wrote:
Jonttt wrote:Is that a self portrait
It's an old one, I've put a bit of weight on since then, oh, and had a shave!

Havn't we all !

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 19:03

Snoops wrote:
Isn't it strange how men see their cars as females and females see their cars as males.... or is someone going to prove me wrong on that ??

Something to do with the amount of trouble they cause you I think, and the cost!

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 19:15

Hi Tim
Welcome to another silver Z on the forum (aka madhouse as you can no doubt tell

)
There's getting quite a collection around York now.

Snoops wrote: Isn't it strange how men see their cars as females and females see their cars as males.... or is someone going to prove me wrong on that ??

Snoops - us old Silverbacks know that a woman is NEVER wrong - well not very often

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 19:47

Titan wrote:Hi Tim
Welcome to another silver Z on the forum

Yeah, not actually sure that I've got the right colour on my profile, was described as "steel grey" but that is not an option for Z4 on the forum. Wouldn't really call it silver, it's that dark metalic grey/graphite type colour that you see around quite a lot, guess I'll find the name and correct my profile at some point!

Thanks for the welcome.

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 20:13

shoegazer wrote:not actually sure that I've got the right colour on my profile, was described as "steel grey"

473 Sterling Grey is a standard BMW colour and is more "silver" than red or blue or green etc.

I don't know where the Z4 is plated - on the Z3 the colour ID plate is on the front n/s suspension turret.
I'm sure one of the other Z4 owners can be more specific - Zed Carer has one of each and may reply.

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 20:37

Have checked paperwork and it is sterling grey, as you say, deffo not green, blue etc so we'll call it silver just to fit in with the York crowd!

Guess I just meant it's not pure "bright" silver like yours, which may I say: looks fantasically bright, nice motor!

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 20:47

shoegazer wrote:Have checked paperwork and it is sterling grey, as you say, deffo not green, blue etc so we'll call it silver just to fit in with the York crowd!

Sorry - my grammar was slightly misleading - I meant other Zs in York - not specifically silver ones.

Guess I just meant it's not pure "bright" silver like yours, which may I say: looks fantastically bright, nice motor!

Thanks - it's officially Dot's car except when dirty (after she's driven it) or needs fuel (after she's driven it)

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 20:50

Titan wrote

I'm sure one of the other Z4 owners can be more specific - Zed Carer has one of each and may reply.

Not quite true and I did pass on your request to the Z4 owner to find the torch and go out in the rain to satisfy your curiosity and I think that you can guess what the reply was

'

I did find the torch - complete with dodgy batteries and went to have a look - there are two plates, one on the inside of each wing at the rear of the engine bay. The nearside one shows the build date and the offside one shows the VIN and kerb weights plus some bits that I couldn't make out (because of where it is positioned you end leaning over and having to read it upside down) but couldn't see anything obvious - mind you the torch could do with some new batteries and I didn't have my glasses on

Will try and remember to look in daylight - assuming that it has stopped raining by then.

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 20:54

Zed Carer wrote: I did find the torch - complete with dodgy batteries and went to have a look

Mind the door step ........

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 20:54

Zed Carer wrote:Titan wrote
I'm sure one of the other Z4 owners can be more specific - Zed Carer has one of each and may reply.
Not quite true and I did pass on your request to the Z4 owner to find the torch and go out in the rain to satisfy your curiosity and I think that you can guess what the reply was '

I did find the torch - complete with dodgy batteries and went to have a look - there are two plates, one on the inside of each wing at the rear of the engine bay. The nearside one shows the build date and the offside one shows the VIN and kerb weights plus some bits that I couldn't make out (because of where it is positioned you end leaning over and having to read it upside down) but couldn't see anything obvious - mind you the torch could do with some new batteries and I didn't have my glasses on

Will try and remember to look in daylight - assuming that it has stopped raining by then.

Damn, is it dark already!? guess I'll find out at 10pm when I get out of this office with no windows!

I take it it's not top down weather then!?

Thanks for looking BTW

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 21:21

Titan wrote:
There's getting quite a collection around York now.

us old Silverbacks know that a woman is NEVER wrong - well not very often

Titan - an educated man if ever I "saw" one.

There are getting quite a few of you over in white rose country - we should arrange a meet on the border after all the summer holidays are over.

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 21:28

Snoops wrote

There are getting quite a few of you over in white rose country - we should arrange a meet on the border after all the summer holidays are over.

Ah but some of us were actually born on the red rose side of the Pennines and just happen to be residing on t'ther side - so it would be a "homecoming" for us

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 21:38

Zed Carer wrote:Ah but some of us were actually born on the red rose side of the Pennines and just happen to be residing on t'ther side - so it would be a "homecoming" for us

Oh dear ZC - I never had you figured as a "sleeper"

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:07

Titan wrote

Oh dear ZC - I never had you figured as a "sleeper" '

I came the "long way round" though: Salford - Battersea - Guildford - Bedford - Cambridge - Newmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Wakefield since 1979.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:12

We have spies everywhere Titan !!

If a border meet comes off then we must wear a compulsory rose to show our allegiance

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:16

Zed Carer wrote: Wakefield since 1979.

MMmmmm - 30 years
Another 50 and you can officially become a "local"

Snoops wrote:If a border meet comes off then we must wear a compulsory rose to show our allegiance

Got to admit Snoops - you had me fooled.
For a while I thought you were the spy that loved me

But the way to a Titan's heart is through his stomach.....
How good are your Yorkshire Puddings?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:29

Lancashire hot pot is my speciality - none of that chewy batter for me

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:34

only on the forum for 3 hours and already I've started a "war 'o' the roses"

See you on the border guys and girls, you'd better come tooled up!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:47

shoegazer wrote:only on the forum for 3 hours and already I've started a "war 'o' the roses"

See you on the border guys and girls, you'd better come tooled up!!

Welcome to the forum, we're all giddy coz it's Friday and we can zed all weekend

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 22:57

Snoops wrote:Welcome to the forum, we're all giddy coz it's Friday and we can zed all weekend

Ohhh Snoops - you disappoint me....
Over on the RHS (ie correct side) of the Pennines we Zed ALL the time

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 31 Jul, 2009 23:13

Well I zed to work then zed home from work but he has to sit pining for me throughout the day whilst I earn the pennies to put fuel in at the weekend

Zedding in wakes me up

Zedding home blows all my cares away

Ian_C · Post by **Ian_C** » Sat 01 Aug, 2009 07:22

Welcome Tim. As you can see we're a friendly bunch on here, plenty of banter

Looking forward to pics of the z4...

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Sat 01 Aug, 2009 10:16

myredzed wrote:Welcome Tim. As you can see we're a friendly bunch on here, plenty of banter

Looking forward to pics of the z4...

Thank you!

Photos postponed for another day, bloody weather!!!

rgf · Post by **rgf** » Sat 01 Aug, 2009 16:24

Welcome Shoegazer.
Just catching up on the forum after a soggy week in Scotland. I've driven 850 miles and seen one Z4 and a Z3 - and that was from the Netherlands!

I'm in Haxby, so will look out for you - but I only come out to play on sunny days.

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Sat 01 Aug, 2009 21:25

rgf wrote:Welcome Shoegazer.
Just catching up on the forum after a soggy week in Scotland. I've driven 850 miles and seen one Z4 and a Z3 - and that was from the Netherlands!

I'm in Haxby, so will look out for you - but I only come out to play on sunny days.

Hi RGF,

My folks are in Haxby so I guess it wont be too long before we pass.

I'm over t'other side of York in Holgate area.

Only out on sunny days eh? spending a lot of time at home this summer then!!

D-reame · Post by **D-reame** » Sun 02 Aug, 2009 06:57

Welcome aboard matey. Look forward to seeing your car.

Roof down unless its lashing down

Enjoy!

texasjohn · Post by **texasjohn** » Sun 02 Aug, 2009 10:23

Welcome to the site!

Richi · Post by **Richi** » Sun 02 Aug, 2009 15:28

Hey Tim!

Welcome to another Yorkie! (I'm ex-Terrington, now down in the city at Heworth)

Sadly I have only managed about 3 days out so far this year due to the lousy weather and my lack of time mainly, but maybe we shall get an Indian Summer in the autumn, so we can all head out over the Howardian Hills and the North Yorkshire moors?

Hope you get and much enjoyment form yours as I do from mine in the good weather!

Rich.

shoegazer · Post by **shoegazer** » Sun 02 Aug, 2009 16:15

Thanks guys,

Just had a drive out to the Howardian hills/Helmsley/Rieveaux there were Zeds everywhere. Finally got some photos taken, complete with a front end covered in squashed flies, so will get them up soon.

New sig pic taken today at Rievaulx.

Indian Summer eh Rich? Bring it on!!

stu · Post by **stu** » Mon 03 Aug, 2009 11:49

Hi Tim & welcome to another local (Howden).

Driving topless in 'low cloud' (I don't like to call it rain) is perfectly acceptable in my book!

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