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What a first week

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What a first week

Post by PTR101 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:51 pm

So I picked up my Z4C just over a week ago, so I thought i'd give a little update.

I've covered just over 900 miles of mostly motorways (unfortunately), but also with a cracking drive up the Horseshoe Pass in north Wales a few times. I still absolutely love it!!

I'm not going to be doing much to the car modifications wise. I have however been looking up the sound generator mod, it just needs o sound a touch fruitier to go with the performance, but we'll see.

The car get's a lot of attention, the people who know what it is remark of how rare they are, and the people who don't think it's some kind of exotic sports car!

Anyway, here's a gratuitous picture parked in front of the house:

[IMG]http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n444 ... 10_131.jpg[/IMG]
(Yeah, it's a bit dirty, being cleaned tomorrow :thumbsup: )

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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:48 pm

Welcome to E86 ownership OP. :thumbsup:

Your car looks stunning, but I may be slightly biased! :lol:

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Post by kis » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:51 pm

Welcome to the forum!

Sound generator? I'm sure at the end of next week you'll have a few other things you want to pursue as well :thumbsup:

Be sure to get some more pics up tomorrow :)
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Post by NickDE » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:54 pm

Welcome ! Auto or manual ?
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Post by Rusky » Sat Apr 22, 2017 6:51 am

Welcome lovely motor :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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Post by jabber » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:09 am

Hi and welcome great looking coupe
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Post by Wood Butcher » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:45 am

Looks fantastic!
I'm also a new coupe owner, so know what you're feeling. The blue is really smart.
Hope you get a nice drive in this weekend, I heard a rumour the sun will shine :driving:

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Post by Ben-R » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:10 am

Lovely E86 there OP! :thumbsup:

Love the colour, it's very striking!
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Post by Kbs133 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:32 am

Nice car. Won't be long before you're sneaking out for a quick blast. 8)
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Post by buzyg » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:27 am

Very nice motor. :thumbsup: Welcome to the world of Zed. Some cracking roads in North Wales. :driving:
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Post by Marlon » Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:34 am

Great looking Zed, not surprised its getting lots of attention :thumbsup:
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Post by firebobby » Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:00 am

Welcome to the forum, nice looking Z, bet you can't wait to get the roof down, oops sorry, yours is the hatchback model (jolly banter between roadsters and coupes) so no sun for you :wink:
Get some more photos up, we like photos :thumbsup:
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Post by PTR101 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:55 am

Thanks all.

Got the car washed this morning:
[IMG]http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n444 ... 104944.jpg[/IMG]

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Post by csquire4 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:27 pm

Lovely car. Fast becoming a classic.

Other easy and cheap mods if you're a manual is CDV removal and a weighted gearknob (ZHP or Storm-Motorwerks V1 or V2) really improve the shift. (Hopefully you're on normal tyres and not runflats)
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Post by idej_z4 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 6:00 pm

PTR101 wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:55 am Thanks all.

Got the car washed this morning:
[IMG]http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n444 ... 104944.jpg[/IMG]

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Black grilles would just finish off. ;)

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