Adrian@TORQEN Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Decided to get rid of the old Landrover Freelander and try a new toy that should help in taking my daughter to school, or for shopping and so on, something to waft around in. Went to see the car on Thursday and collected it on Friday, paid for it on Saturday Bloody Barclays bank won't let the payment go through. Anyway, here is the new toy, which I fell in love with, a lot of car for the money if you ask me Needs a bit of TLC, but it's in good condition overall. Few problems needed a little bit of attention: - The Panoramic sunroof did not work properly, but after a little bit of work, it now functions perfectly well. Had to remove some plastic bits, springs and also cut some plastic pins using a dremmel, it's a well known fault on the BMW with sunroofs - The radio / amp module is water damaged, rusted and corroded, ordered a new one from eBay: - The headlamps are a bit hazy, will have to clean on next weekend when I'm back First mod due, the sound and satnav, the existing one is crap, old and nearly useless. Found a company that does some Android based system that looks OEM and comes with all possible tech specs: BT, GPS, WiFi, DAB, DVB-T etc, and is not extremely expensive, being on Sale now until November 30th. Nice toy, so far I'm pleased with it, will see how it goes... P.S. Must resist http://www.esstuning...e-Software.html Edited November 24, 2014 by octet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Not a fan of the wooden trim but other than that love it. Love the way that engine sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Yes, I need to dip them, I hate them as well Must resist, must resist, I'm closing the browser!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Mmmmm Estoril. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybhoy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Love the colour always fancied a z3m in it. Nice machine bet it shifts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I do like these and love the colour. Good choice Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 they are nice to drive but you wont be passing many petrol stations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 370z looks awesome lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You got the face lift which looks much better than the previous one. Nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I do like these and love the colour. Good choice Adrian The colour was one of the key reasons why I wanted this one, it's different, so many silver and blacks on the road they are nice to drive but you wont be passing many petrol stations You tend to ignore this aspect if you're buying a 4.4L engine... 370z looks awesome lol Haven't started it for 2-3 weeks now, will drive it on Friday You got the face lift which looks much better than the previous one. Nice car. Yep, didn't like the pre-facelift version also. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Yes, I need to dip them, I hate them as well Must resist, must resist, I'm closing the browser!!! yeah yeah, ok shall we open a book on how long before Ady mods this in regard to performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I do like these and love the colour. Good choice Adrian The colour was one of the key reasons why I wanted this one, it's different, so many silver and blacks on the road they are nice to drive but you wont be passing many petrol stations You tend to ignore this aspect if you're buying a 4.4L engine... 370z looks awesome lol Haven't started it for 2-3 weeks now, will drive it on Friday You got the face lift which looks much better than the previous one. Nice car. Yep, didn't like the pre-facelift version also. Thanks! thats not something easily ignored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Great car, had one just before the Zed, actually had both at the same time for a while.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Is your SC kit going to arrive before my engine parts? just trying to plan my weekends in December 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Keep your head down Dazza and finish your car LOL!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc1987 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 is it weird that i bought exactly the same car to be my daily run around to preserve my z?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 is it weird that i bought exactly the same car to be my daily run around to preserve my z?! A similar car or the exact car? I got the v5 from DVLA Thirsty b1tch she is... 17.4mpg in about 500 miles so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Just wait until it needs tyres Oh wait, can you put commercial tyres on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamez Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 is it weird that i bought exactly the same car to be my daily run around to preserve my z?! A similar car or the exact car? I got the v5 from DVLA Thirsty b1tch she is... 17.4mpg in about 500 miles so far thats surprisingly good, I averaged 17 in my 350z and I'm getting 14 in the m3. I would have expected single figures for something so big! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Just wait until it needs tyres Oh wait, can you put commercial tyres on that? Mixed tyres for the win!!! Hope Ekona is not reading this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashurik Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Oh no!!!!...SC,,,then another gear box failure...then rebuild...then SC and mods for sale ,car back to stock...What a journey! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) They are tuners that know how to tune a car properly, no need to rebuild the gearbox on each supercharger build, but won't modify this car, rest assured Edited December 5, 2014 by octet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashurik Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 They are tuners that know how to tune a car properly, no need to rebuild the gearbox on each supercharger build, but won't modify this car, rest assured Adrian ! I was taking a mickey! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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