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by SLCZ3
Wed 24 Mar, 2021 13:46
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: 2.8 Z3 Boston Green for sale (1998)
Replies: 2
Views: 6334

Re: 2.8 Z3 Boston Green for sale (1998)

Just to update on this, MOT for the current year (2021-2022) has been done (and yearly service) no current advisories, it has not been advertised this past 12 months for the obvious reason. Again hoping to move house in the near future now that the vaccinations are being run out full scale. Willing ...
by SLCZ3
Mon 29 Jun, 2020 09:40
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: WANTED 2.8 or 3.0 z3
Replies: 5
Views: 2512

Re: WANTED 2.8 or 3.0 z3

Hi, i have a Green 2.8 manual 1998 i am looking to sell, that has done approx 63K regular servicing, not concours has seen some minors scrapes, location Barnsley South Yorks, if more info needed will send you some pics.
by SLCZ3
Thu 05 Mar, 2020 09:04
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: 2.8 Z3 Boston Green for sale (1998)
Replies: 2
Views: 6334

Re: 2.8 Z3 Boston Green for sale (1998)

Just to add to the info, MOT will be done next week and it will have an oil and filter change on an agreed sale.
by SLCZ3
Thu 05 Mar, 2020 09:00
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: 2.8 Z3 Boston Green for sale (1998)
Replies: 2
Views: 6334

2.8 Z3 Boston Green for sale (1998)

Hi all there well looking at selling the Zed, had it for about 12 years now, mileage mid 60K, new discs/pads/brake piping 3 month ago, new rear tyres approx. 300 miles ago. Looking for some interest, I am the second owner, since I owned it has been serviced as a minimum every 12 months as the mileag...
by SLCZ3
Fri 21 Feb, 2020 19:20
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Private plate
Replies: 0
Views: 7636

Private plate

Anybody who knows what this (C5WYP)refers to and is interested in the plate drop me a message.
Price negotiable, 1K-2K.
by SLCZ3
Fri 22 Aug, 2014 07:16
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Coolant leak
Replies: 0
Views: 574

Coolant leak

Hi all, noticed there is a small loss of coolant, which has accumulated over the last few months, noticed there is some crustation on a small diameter hose into a "union" into the cylinder head beneath the inlet manifold, anyone else had this problem before I get into rip it out and replac...
by SLCZ3
Tue 06 Aug, 2013 15:42
Forum: Spotted!
Topic: Blue Z3M coupe
Replies: 0
Views: 829

Blue Z3M coupe

Blue Z3 M coupe traveling through Barnsley last Friday afternoon.
Was it you, first time i have seen one in the area.
by SLCZ3
Thu 11 Apr, 2013 10:15
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Steering Wheel shake?
Replies: 8
Views: 878

Re: Steering Wheel shake?

Thanks for the advice chaps, i did discount the caliper as i had a new one fitted 18 months ago, the whole thing had seized and was not suitable for continued use, the disc lip seems to be related as it is several years since they were changed and with less than 4000 miles a year and little use in t...
by SLCZ3
Wed 10 Apr, 2013 10:04
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Steering Wheel shake?
Replies: 8
Views: 878

Steering Wheel shake?

Had a peculiar occurance last friday on the M1, i had been driving in the Zed for about an hour when there was a pronounced shakeing occured through the steering wheel, it was accompanied by a peculiar noise from the front left side similar to when you have a partialy deflated tyre. Pulled over onto...
by SLCZ3
Thu 04 Apr, 2013 12:03
Forum: Spotted!
Topic: Three yesterday
Replies: 0
Views: 562

Three yesterday

Well spotted three Z3"s today between GT Yarmouth and Kingston on Thames, one blue on the Gorleston side, exiting the Jet garage, and one eggshell green? on Hampton court road, and then one (silver) on the bridge alongside of me, in Kingston itself.
by SLCZ3
Fri 05 Jun, 2009 09:45
Forum: Event/cruise aftermaths
Topic: Doncaster Rolling Road Day - cancelled
Replies: 9
Views: 2163

Hmm, should be home early July when is it planned for??? :thumb:
by SLCZ3
Wed 07 Jan, 2009 14:56
Forum: Spotted!
Topic: Alhambra Car Park Barnsley
Replies: 2
Views: 1030

Maybe it was, but for me colours are red, blue, green, black e.t.c. and just light, dark or metallic.
I think the reg was S ? with soft top.
:dunce:
by SLCZ3
Tue 06 Jan, 2009 23:06
Forum: Spotted!
Topic: Alhambra Car Park Barnsley
Replies: 2
Views: 1030

Alhambra Car Park Barnsley

Blue Z3 parked next to my Green Z3 this pm, anybody from here?.
by SLCZ3
Sat 13 Dec, 2008 15:49
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Rear tyre wear Z3
Replies: 6
Views: 1147

Sounds like normal wear pattern to me.
Converting to miles gives 22,000, which is very good, for a sports car rear tyres.
by SLCZ3
Sun 15 Jun, 2008 20:46
Forum: Spotted!
Topic: Z3"s Barnsley
Replies: 0
Views: 581

Z3"s Barnsley

Black Z3 on topcliffe road Barnsley friday night.
Eggshell blue? z3 parked off Carlton road Barnsley.
by SLCZ3
Thu 27 Mar, 2008 08:28
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Z3 2.8 Costs
Replies: 36
Views: 3509

haha yeah. i wouldnt take it to bits unless necessity intended it cant believe it. my insurance this year will be £1428 (3 points for dodgy tyre, one non-fault accident) but next year it drops to £900, just because i turn 21. its silly really. its hardly like, when i turn 21 im suddenly going to ge...
by SLCZ3
Wed 26 Mar, 2008 06:58
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: Ouchy!
Replies: 6
Views: 988

THE CAR COMES WITH, V5 (LOGBOOK), 2 OWNERS, FSH (BY LAMBORGHINI), SPARE KEY, 6 SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX, USER MANUAL, NEW CLUTCH, NEW FLYWHEEL, UPRATED EXHAUST, XENON HEADLIGHTS, SAT NAV, TRACKER, HEADLIGHT WASHERS, LEATHER SEATS, IMMOBILISER, ELECTRIC MIRRORS. Engine? Tyres? Rims? oh yes and two owners...
by SLCZ3
Thu 20 Mar, 2008 07:28
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: So what happened then ?
Replies: 23
Views: 2985

Yeh, apparently this nobhead was boasting over on the Pistonheads forum of what he had achieved (although it could of course just someone pretending to be him). From the info on some of the other forums that were hacked..... "What this guy did could have been done with any webdav client. IIS w...
by SLCZ3
Sun 09 Mar, 2008 21:14
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Glad to see Z Roadster back up?
Replies: 46
Views: 6951

:sunny
Nice to see the site is back up and running, well done that man. :cheers
by SLCZ3
Sat 02 Feb, 2008 02:54
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: UK Petrol costs
Replies: 47
Views: 5092

Re: Petrol price

Yesterday Shell anounced profits of £13-9 Billion for YE 07.The press asked the CEO why motorists were being ripped off, he suggested asking the Speculators who are keeping the price of crude artificially high :twisted: Maybe "making a bomb" SLCZ3 can advise ??I am sure those nice oil own...
by SLCZ3
Wed 23 Jan, 2008 10:19
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: WindDeflector - for cars WITHOUT hoops.
Replies: 11
Views: 1704

I will get back to you on this i am abroad at the moment, if anyone else wants it before i get back go ahead with it. Ok. 8-)
by SLCZ3
Wed 23 Jan, 2008 09:43
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: WindDeflector - for cars WITHOUT hoops.
Replies: 11
Views: 1704

That looks good, how is it located into the rear section???
:?:
by SLCZ3
Wed 23 Jan, 2008 06:38
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: WindDeflector - for cars WITHOUT hoops.
Replies: 11
Views: 1704

Exactly what type is it?? Looking for one to fit to "hoopless" 2.8 Z3 :drive
by SLCZ3
Sun 20 Jan, 2008 12:28
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: UK Petrol costs
Replies: 47
Views: 5092

garythefish wrote:What sort of bomb???? :shock:





:)
If i told you, i would have to kill you!!!!! :pirate:
by SLCZ3
Fri 18 Jan, 2008 11:14
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: UK Petrol costs
Replies: 47
Views: 5092

Note the common factor of all the following countires and some i have missed pick for yourselves: India, China, Malaysia, Venezula, Nigeria. All these countries subsidise the price of oil, all these countries export cheap goods to Europe and America. All these countries have American, and European b...
by SLCZ3
Fri 18 Jan, 2008 03:12
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: UK Petrol costs
Replies: 47
Views: 5092

The differential between diesel and petrol really pi$$es me off. A few years ago when petrol was the fuel of choice diesel was always noticeably cheaper. Now that diesel has overtaken petrol in popularity, diesel mysteriously costs considerably more than petrol. I've never been particularly revolut...
by SLCZ3
Thu 17 Jan, 2008 12:39
Forum: Let's talk
Topic: UK Petrol costs
Replies: 47
Views: 5092

Luxury sheer luxury, who would have thought Obediah, back then petrol was half a crown a gallon, a fit tart filled it up for you and you got edinburgh crystal port glasses thrown in!!!! ( they always broke).
Happy days eh!!!. :cheers:
by SLCZ3
Wed 26 Dec, 2007 03:46
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Removing existing gear knob and replacement
Replies: 15
Views: 2053

Re: Knob Removal

Mike Fishwick wrote:Sideways andupwards pressure usually works for me. Ignore the fiction in Bentley etc that it needs an 80lbs upwards pull - my wife often pulls it off while changing gear!
That could be interesting in some situations.
:devil:
by SLCZ3
Mon 24 Dec, 2007 09:38
Forum: Computer help
Topic: Cannot find my boots!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 3352

I can rule out a virus as they are at different locations, and that there was no direct contact plus the difference in the time they went down is about 5 months. The home computer went down on the 22nd of dec, i left home on the 12th and everything was fine then. In fact i had downloaded and install...
by SLCZ3
Mon 24 Dec, 2007 03:14
Forum: Computer help
Topic: Cannot find my boots!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 3352

I have tried all that stuff on my Toshiba, to be honest i suspect that the cleaners in my Hotel moved/dropped it, i just wondered if it was related to not updating. I have tried the repair and reformatting and just the same situation, so i am assuming either both have not installed an update that sh...
by SLCZ3
Sun 23 Dec, 2007 11:43
Forum: Computer help
Topic: Cannot find my boots!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 3352

Yeah did that with the Toshiba nothing different, and the wife will not even attempt it. :rtm:
by SLCZ3
Sun 23 Dec, 2007 11:14
Forum: Computer help
Topic: Cannot find my boots!!!
Replies: 8
Views: 3352

Cannot find my boots!!!

I have just been told by the wife that the home computer is refusing to boot up when switched on, just shows message, reboot e.t.c. Now i amworking overseas, and trying to get the Lady of the house to try to diagnose anything on the computer is like trying to get Osama Bin Laden to eat a bacon sandw...
by SLCZ3
Sat 15 Dec, 2007 04:19
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: 2.8 Exhaust
Replies: 16
Views: 1890

I had what appears a similar problem with the exhaust system on the wife"s 328i, it turned out to be the heat shield, and with some appropriate tack welds the problem dissapeared. :rtm:
by SLCZ3
Wed 28 Nov, 2007 05:57
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: workshops near Leeds
Replies: 8
Views: 1260

Try enterprise garage bottom of Summer lane barnsley, works on some exotic stuff, but to date only works on one Z3 ( mine ) i think.
01226 288282 :rtm:
by SLCZ3
Tue 27 Nov, 2007 12:35
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Hard Top
Replies: 4
Views: 948

What sort of fracture was it slow or fast, what do the ends of the fractures look like, crytaline or grey?, any sign of a defect in the ends? dark or light spots/lumps or aero bar texture??? :puzzle:
by SLCZ3
Fri 09 Nov, 2007 09:03
Forum: Boyz Toyz
Topic: What do you think of this plate?
Replies: 5
Views: 1780

Re: What do you think of this plate?

PERRIN Z3M wrote:Im looking at buying a new plate for my ///M, what do you think?


P13 RRN


My surname is perrin
So is your first name Reggie?????? :puzzle:
by SLCZ3
Tue 16 Oct, 2007 12:02
Forum: Spotted!
Topic: Wednesday fan??????????????
Replies: 3
Views: 1180

Obviously a die hard OWLS fan who did not want to be seen, much like myself, in fact i haven"t been seen since 1966, the last time i went to a Wednesday "display".
( Match really does do their opponents a disservice) :rtm: :drive
by SLCZ3
Thu 11 Oct, 2007 08:15
Forum: Boyz Toyz
Topic: sat nav for speed traps
Replies: 3
Views: 1406

Re: sat nav for speed traps

Hi, just been done by a mobile trap I never saw doing 72 in a 60 limit. Have seen an ad for road angel 9000 that is linked all the time for updates by built in moble phone technology and covers mobile cameras. Anyone know how good it is for 399.00 pounds. henry1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...
by SLCZ3
Sun 07 Oct, 2007 08:56
Forum: Stock exchange
Topic: Extremely Reluctant Sale BMW [Z3 2.8]
Replies: 10
Views: 2182

How much are you looking for for the tonneau cover?? what colour is it?
by SLCZ3
Sat 06 Oct, 2007 09:47
Forum: Performance
Topic: Lower steering joint recall
Replies: 5
Views: 1410

So the thick plottens Watson!!!
by SLCZ3
Sat 06 Oct, 2007 09:13
Forum: Performance
Topic: Lower steering joint recall
Replies: 5
Views: 1410

What mileage and age is your Z ??? Have you checked with a BMW main dealer as to the recall being genuine?
by SLCZ3
Tue 18 Sep, 2007 09:45
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Power steering failure
Replies: 9
Views: 1137

Power steering

Well thanks for all the replies, obviously no common denominator except it is the same pipe but time and mileage are not apparantly consistant across the board. :drive
by SLCZ3
Mon 17 Sep, 2007 09:44
Forum: Z3 roadster
Topic: Power steering failure
Replies: 9
Views: 1137

Interested to know what mileage that it failed at?? mine has only done 33K so far.