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Post by Pipkin38 » Fri May 19, 2017 11:06 am

Hi all,

I've been lurking for a week now and its about time I introduced myself.
For the past year I have been living like a recluse to save for a Bmw S1000rr sportsbike.
My doctor has now informed me that i need an operation on damaged cartillage in my knee so the bikes on the back burner.

I had one of those 'senior' moments as you do (at 47 years young ), and I decided that I would still have a Bmw that had blue in it, with 200bhp but with an extra set of wheels.

Now the proud owner of my first Z4. She's a 2011 23i M Sport Highline edition in deep sea blue.

I cannot stop grinning which is rare for us Yorkshire chaps I'll tell thee.

Looking forward to more lurkiness and being part of the group.

Steve

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Post by enzed4 » Fri May 19, 2017 11:23 am

Very nice - love the blue colour :thumbsup: :thumbsup: . But the light interior would scare me everytime I (or a passenger) got near it :o . I'd start seeing dirty marks whether they were there or not...
Enjoy the great new ride, should be a blast.
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Post by GBZ4 » Fri May 19, 2017 11:25 am

E bye gum welcome t thee forum lad. Sweet looking Zed there, I do like a nice blue :thumbsup:
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Post by jamie_z4 » Fri May 19, 2017 11:28 am

t'oreet cocker! looks a nice example.
18 Z4s owned to date.

Current: 2.5i Titan silver

Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.

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Post by Marlon » Fri May 19, 2017 1:05 pm

Welcome to the forum - lovely looking Zed :thumbsup:
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Post by buzyg » Fri May 19, 2017 3:26 pm

Welcome on board Steve. Great looking sports Bike you got yourself there. Enjoy. :driving:
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Post by jabber » Fri May 19, 2017 3:30 pm

Lovely zed welcome to the forum
Z less again
14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg

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Post by Pastry » Fri May 19, 2017 3:45 pm

Welcome to the funny farm :thumbsup: lovely looking E89 in one of my favourite colours, enjoy! :driving:
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Post by Smartbear » Fri May 19, 2017 3:56 pm

Hi Steve, there's quite a few of us with bikes as well as a zed-they seem to hold a strong appeal to bikers :thumbsup:
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e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
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Post by Ben-R » Fri May 19, 2017 4:01 pm

Welcome to the forum

Lovely looking Zed, great colour too :thumbsup:
E85 3.0i SE Auto
F10 530d SE Auto
MX5 mk1 (with lots of upgrades!)

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Post by Pipkin38 » Fri May 19, 2017 4:10 pm

Thanks for the friendly welcome chaps.

Youre right about the leather enzed4.

I will definately be on Maguires christmas card list with all the leather cleaning products I'm going to buy.

Steve

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Post by firebobby » Fri May 19, 2017 4:17 pm

Welcome to the forum, that's the best colour combination too
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
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Post by Rusky » Sun May 21, 2017 8:28 pm

That is a classy looking zed ya got there dude :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
3.0l Silver SMG, whippy and ginge fringe/ Sound gen mod/ Media bridge fitted (bluetooth and audio streaming) / Clear third break light/ Hard Top/ Eibachs springs and DLV back box/ Roof motor in the boot/ plus lots more.

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