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Hello there, I am paranoid about a roof problem and I think one has started. I have used roof often but not obsessively since buying my car 7 months ago, never when moving or in gusts. Used twice yesterday. Driving today with roof up on slightly uneven road, (but nowhere as bad as some Devon...

BMW Z4 30 i Sdrive built Nov 2009 128,000 miles Off for a 800 mile road trip around Wales soon. Too late to replace water pump, but thought I would check service items as there are no receipts for it when bought six months ago. Removed Denso IKH20TT plugs; managed to loosely fit 0.9mm gauge in...

I apologise for raising a common issue, but it is difficult to find definitive answers while trawling through hundreds of posts. I bought car with misted rear lights. I drilled bottom lights with 2mm bit and they have dried out, although there is coloured residue inside them both. Very heavy...

Sorry, I know it is familiar question. BMW dealership has found cut in rear tyre revealing canvas. Both rears are two years old, have 3mm tread remaining and edges of all four Bridgestone Turanza tyres have ragged/worn edges so previous owner must have been driving very hard. Personally I enjoy...

Sorry, I can't find anything already posted on here so have started new topic. With no warning all windows and mirrors refuse to operate from either door switches or door handles. Master control panel is drivers arm rest is dry and clean. No error codes Red car up on Jack shows in dash. Haven't...

Hello, I called Foxwell today for advice and to purchase a scanner from them, as they are recommended by many BMW owners. I was told the best for my BMWs was a NT530 for a not inconsiderable £164!! Okay, so the first job is to replace the Starline battery the last owner "left" in my Z4 for a...

Hello there, my E89 is going well so I decided to do a bit of work to my E39 525i. It burns oil (4litres /1000miles!), probably from seized oil rings but nevertheless starts and goes really well, no issues accelerating to red line. The plugs are constantly black and fouled, so I replace them...

Hello there, I bought E89 last week. Drove 120 miles home 60 to 80mph: no issues. Removed all four wheels for refurbishment. Car left on four axles stands and two jacks under central jacking points for 6 days where the rain poured onto uncovered brakes and hubs. The repainted and rebalanced and...

Quick question, I have run all my 2.5 E39s and Saab 9000Aero ( as well as my old Cortina) on Momentum /Shell 99 octane. The handbook for my Z4 suggests 95 octane ; I will continue with 99 unless anyone can tell me why I should not. Cheers.

Thanks, and don't worry Jennifer Louise my E39 is going nowhere. Actually, Folks, I panicked about the seat, not realising that is suede not smooth leather around headrest. That's why we should see/drive a car rather than judging phone camera images. The bolster isn't too bad. . But it is a...

Hello again, I have my eye on a very low mileage E8 that is closer to me. The owner says everything is still perfect as he has done 300miles a year for past 5 years (1500) and 35k in total. He confirms tyres are very old and so is the engine oil. In fact apart from a quick drive to dealer, he...

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Hello there, I have a little inheritance and fancied scratching an itch to own a sports car before I am too old. Searches for RWD Petrol manual cars with 0 to 60 under 8s resulted in me considering Z4, never having had a two seater or convertible. I have had my 2001 525i SE manual for 11 years...

Hello there, I have a little inheritance and fancied scratching an itch to own a sports car before I am too old. Searches for RWD Petrol manual cars with 0 to 60 under 8s resulted in me considering Z4, never having had a two seater or convertible. I could spend all day on internet and YouTube...