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[Closed] About to pick up a BMW Z3 - Will I

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catch homosexuality or become a hair dresser simply by owning it?

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Sunny days


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:10 pm
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@WCA given what you've been through I'm not going to answer the question


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:12 pm
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If it is the 1.9 you'll be luck to catch anything.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:13 pm
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surely you already are one or the other? Unless it's one of these....

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Posted : 26/04/2013 1:18 pm
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Short back'n'sides please... Unless its an M version, then WOOOOOOO!!!!


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:19 pm
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No, but it will allow the esteemed inhabitants of Lordshill to throw objects directly at you as you drive past.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:21 pm
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Based on WCA's recent train related postings, am I the only one who expect this thread to end with "be able to fit my bike in to so I can go to the Big Bike Bash"?


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:30 pm
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I had a couple of them a few years ago.

The 2.8 is a great engine. And the wider body on the facelift ones look great.

The M Roadster and M Coupe are both great, but you don't really need them to have a great drive, just avoid the 1.9 and head straight for the 2.8 wide body models.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:32 pm
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Of course it is the 2.8, I am not that far out of the closet


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:41 pm
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I've driven an M-coupe.

They are an absolute riot, every roundabout was an adventure.

Another friend had a 2.8 for a long time, nice car just the right side of quick without being scary


 
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Of course it is the 2.8, I am not that far out of the closet

Good man !

What colour, and is the wide body version ?


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 1:47 pm
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Silver but not wide body. Just a summer toy before I rebody it as a Maserati 300S from the 1950's later this year


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 2:06 pm
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The Z3 breadvan is very cool - esp in the M2 guise
The Z4 is nearly macho

The normal Z3 - did you get it in pink?


 
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Silver but not wide body. Just a summer toy before I rebody it as a Maserati 300S from the 1950's later this year

More details please 😉


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 2:36 pm
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Of course it is the 2.8, I am not [b]yet[/b] that far out of the closet

Still a Z3 there, Twinkletoes


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 2:38 pm
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i think you will need a bumper sticker for that....

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Posted : 26/04/2013 2:43 pm
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😉


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 2:48 pm
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Perfectly good car the 2.8, why bother butchering it into something it isn't?

Hope it's got the auto box.

And summer is here btw.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 2:51 pm
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OK really interested in the Maserati kit? Can you supply some detail? I could be rushing out for one as its simply a stunning car.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 3:16 pm
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Just got back from picking it up from Basingstoke. Basignstoke! I just need to lie down in a warm scented bath with some candles while I recover.

Back with details of the Maserati once I feel up to it darlings


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 3:41 pm
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Current car:
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Target Car:
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Method:

The guy at Tribute Automitive does this to MX5s to make them look like Ferrari 250s and avoid IVA rules
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And he does this to Triumphs to make them look like D-Types
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The Plan:
I am going to use bits of the D-Type and bits of the Mistral and A352 that he has to create a car 'inspired' by the period. Not a direct replica or copy but something with similar lines but the modern drive train and cockpit from the Z3.

I am heading down to chat with Chris next week to work out the details.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 3:49 pm
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Nice. Back when they first came out I was doing IT training and had a contract showing BMW dealers how to use their systems. I pulled the short straw and had to fly over to the Isle of Man to do theirs. Job only took a couple of hours but flights put me there all day so me and a salesman took the new Z3 out and did a few laps of the TT. Great fun. Must put one or a Z4 on my shortlist, not driven one since.


 
Posted : 26/04/2013 3:55 pm