Belated ‘Hi everyone’

[Crazy Harry]

I would have been on here a little sooner but it’s taken me a week to get a photo on!

Picked up my Zed last week and promptly drove over 300 miles home in torrential rain with snow storms chasing me – yes I was on the M25 on Thursday as well. Photo is from the following morning.

Next long trip will most likely be up to Durham in a few weeks time to get the motor for the soft top moved into the boot – must have taken gallons of water on board during the trip home and suspect not all of it flowed straight through that small drain – but I had a fixed grin all the way!

The Zed joins my Caterham 7 (and other classics) as a more refined (less screaming than the 7) top down car for daily driving replacing my Focus RS.

I’ve got loads of questions about retro fitting items so will be back soon.

[bmwaddict]

Hi and welcome! Looks a lovely motor there, what engine is it?
Any info and pics of your classics from a fellow classic car fan?

[Crazy Harry]

Sorry should have said - it's a 2008 3.0si

Found a pic of the Caterham. Also have a 1971 mk3 mini; my airportable Landrover and a Scammell Handyman in various states of repair and a 38 Wraith for very special occasions.

[metal licker]

Hi and welcome
Some very nice cars you've got there !

[Marlon]

Welcome to the forum, 3.0si - great choice. Interesting 'sprinkles' covering it

[kis]

Hi and welcome! Great car to add to your collection

Picked up my Zed last week and promptly drove over 300 miles home in torrential rain with snow storms chasing me – yes I was on the M25 on Thursday as well. Photo is from the following morning.

My wife sat in that for about 3 hours!! Still I presume you had a good time fiddling with just about anything and everything in the cabin getting it just right? Air con, seat, etc.

I’ve got loads of questions about retro fitting items so will be back soon.

What are your plans?

[Crazy Harry]

Hi Kis,

I got onto the M25 around 14:00 and managed to keep moving all the way - made at least 40mph through the section I did from the M4 to the M11.

The Zed felt quite stable in the wet even with run-flats and I was very impressed with the fuel consumption given that apart from the M25 I did a steady 70mph for the rest of the trip.

To do soon plans are: hood motor into the boot; sound system - I've got the business radio head but no CD changer fitted or aux socket - might run my ipod into the cd socket via one of those little boxes (yes dead technical I know); check the heated seats - I have the switches mounted in front of the seat controls looks quite neat but not standard any one else got this?; hard top for winter; think about changing the run-flats.

Marlon - beech nuts blown down by the storm - they find their way into all parts of car engine bays and drain channels - a right pain.

[chapeau]

Welcome to the forum. That's quite a car collection.

[bmwaddict]

I'd say definitely ditch the run flats, I did straight away and was such a great improvement.

[Crazy Harry]

Yea, its the tram-lining that spoils it although in the rain and snow I found the Zed far more measured than my old RS which was front wheel drive had loads of torque steer and was skittery if it even saw a white line in the wet.

[kis]

The Zed felt quite stable in the wet even with run-flats

Generally stable unless you hit a pot hole! I think the non-runflats improve the handling and overall drive/comfort. Tracking may also play a part so maybe one for the 'to-do list'

I've got the business radio head but no CD changer fitted or aux socket - might run my ipod into the cd socket via one of those little boxes (yes dead technical I know)

Mine came with a parrot bluetooth hands free system. Allows me to connect ipod (cable) and or use iphone via bluetooth... really good IMO.

check the heated seats - I have the switches mounted in front of the seat controls looks quite neat but not standard any one else got this?

Not sure what these are? Pics?

Cheers, Kis.

[kis]

Welcome to the forum, 3.0si - great choice. Interesting 'sprinkles' covering it

As well as the icing sugar

[Crazy Harry]

Here you are Kis - just been out in the dark and cold.



The heated seat switch is the one on the right of the photo - front of the seat moulding. I think that all seats have some form of cover/cap/closed plastic grommet in this position. I guess that someone thought this was an easer fit than the centre console - unless this position is standard on other BMW's (this is my first) and the seats have just been swapped into my Z4 - they are Z4 pattern seats though.

[RickRob]

Hi and welcome.

I have not seen the heated sear switch there before. Normally a 3-heat setting switch by the ashtray.

For what it's worth I don't subscribe to the view that the roof motor should be moved into the boot as preventative maintenance. I frequently check my drain holes and in nearly 3 years of ownership I haven't had an issue. That is with the car outside on most days whatever the weather (but inside at night). The vast majority of the folk on here have there motors where BMW put them.

Enjoy

[buzyg]

Welcome to the forum. Never seen a button there before. More Photo's of the fine sounding fleet, would cause many smiles.