Bimmer Owners' Club

Hi Gabor....welcome to the Club Is it burnt Diesel or a neat unburnt fuel smell? Fault codes from the ECU would give some information about what is occurring in the system and if it is injector related then so be it, but at £200 a pop, then it's not worth taking a chance without some more diagnostics. Let us know how you get on with it Cheers, Trevor

As Greydog has mentioned, there should be one there already....if not, then can you use the phone's microphone by changing settings?

Haven't seen any posts about boot badges but personally, I will probably remove mine shortly as I don't like the font styling and think they are too chunky so after the repaint I don't think I'll refit them.

Hi Wayne....welcome to the Club How's it all gone with the Clutch...what did they find and has the noise gone now? Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Nigel....welcome to the Club Remap is probably the best initial way forward and maybe worth considering a tuning box? Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Superb looking cars Gemma...I notice there is a similarity with the wheels and colours

Hi Jimmy .... welcome to the Forum Good to hear that you are back in a Beemer although the previous cars you have owned are all very cool. Good luck with the clean up job and great to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

In this thread is as good a place as any.....just use the 'choose files....' at the bottom of the comment box

It is a great all round car, not surprised you're enjoying it. Have you got any piccys of both cars to post up?

That's an aweful shame....but these things happen. Onwards and upwards to another car is sometimes the best way forward

oh dear...that sounds like it was going to be expensive Where was it leaking from?

you could always have both of them and take the convertible out on sunny days ....what am I say, of course we don't get sunny days anymore :-(

Hi Gemma....welcome to the Club Both are absolutely superb cars...I take it you prefer the soft-top over the hard-top then? Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Swirl Flaps, yes....and don't think it would invalidate any warranty as it is a positive modification to improve reliability and not the other way round so can't see it would be a problem.

Definitely worth keeping on top of any bodywork and you probably won't have to carry out much maintenance to the rest of the car as they are pretty bulletproof. Mine was unfortunately written off by a Transit van on the wrong side of the road :-( However, I bought it back as a Cat C and replaced the front bumper and the bonnet and all okay now except for some fresh paint need on the front end (wrong shade of silver paint). Otherwise, apart from servicing and a front caliper which seized, I have never put a spanner to the car, it never needed anything to be fair. Great reliability! Any advice you need just ask as I'm sure there are plenty of experience Z3 experts on here who can help

Hi Jamie.....welcome to the Forum 20k budget, you should be able to find what you want but sometimes its just a waiting game.... Only thing I can think of looking out for is the usual wear and tear which you can find on any used car and need to research vehicle history but otherwise, the inlet manifold acoustic valves tend to fail so make sure they are removed and blanked off or budget for it when haggling over price. Otherwise, great cars...hope you find one soon Cheers, Trevor

HI Gary....welcome to the Forum Great looking Z3, the same year as mine but looks in far better condition. Sorry can't help with recommended garages in your area but other members may know somewhere? It doesn't look like it needs much doing from the piccy Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Great result Chris and thanks for the feedback. I'm sure the cleaning will restore any power loss but again, would be great to know how you get on with it Cheers, Trevor

Hi Jon....welcome to the Club My first thoughts are.... try it and see....I'm sure someone will know the exact answer but I'm sure you'll be aware quite quickly if you need the spacer or not

Hi Stan....welcome to the Club Great to have fellow Z3 owners on here Cheers, Trevor

Hi Bill...welcome to the Club I too traded my Harley and went out to get a Z3....seems to be the done thing at a certain age I guess. Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Wonder if the remote needs programming to close the roof as well, but I know BMW and Merc have auto-drop on windows but not auto-close for safety reasons...could be that I suppose. You want to try voice control on a Honda....absolute joke!

Continental....I agree, a very good brand with not so much following as the others....maybe its the way they market them?

Hi Kevin....welcome to the Forum Great car and can be had for not a lot of money. Mileage is relative to how it's been driven and maintained and if you are getting it for a really good price then it's worth going for if it all checks out okay. Let us know how you get on with buying it Cheers, Trevor

Hi....welcome to the Forum FIne looking Beemer you have there....one of the few cars that really lend themselves to being an estate car and carrying off the looks... Good to have you onboard Cheers Trevor