TonyC

Have to second that Mark,John helped me out on the last bank holiday weekend,(and for the cuppa)much appreciated,and i love the way he drives his Z :shock: :cool: ,did he take you for a spin ;) will be recieving more parts soon John ;) Tony

Agreed,had same probs,not going past 2nd,line solenoids were knackerd,and bands burnin out as a result :( Tony

Me,Donna and kids up for it :) Tony

Me,hopefully,sodin conectors doin me head in :rolleyes:

Very nice mate,great choice,if you get a new bumper would be interested in the one on it presently :) Tony

Yes got me T-Shirts Mac,thanks,got loads of pics but the camera(same old one)decided to give crap pics out,so i will sort some of the better ones for later,shame you could not make it,or more Z ownwers,bit down on last years turnout :( ,but had a scream with Vinz and Tony Lack :D ,more later :) Tony

7am it is then :cool:

I will be there by 7 gone by 7.15,but as Kirbz says may be a little to late,remember last years traffic myself, :mad: can you get there earlier Chunk! Tony

Will do the same as Kanima,A43/A5 Towcester Roundabout(probably wait at petrol station there) :) Tony

Oh and to prove a point,my new Z now needs,heater matrix,gearbox input shaft bearing squeels more and more for first 3 mins or so ,so that will need doin,rear lights playing up,interior lights,aircon us,but hey,thats all part of buying and selling private,i wanted the Z,i got it for a great price considering all the other work done to it,and i knew that sooner or later i will probably have problems,but thats Z ownership for you,i would not dream of phoneing the guy up and giving him grief,we all know the score when buying/selling private,infact we have talked since about other things on the phone(he has some juicy bits for sale that i am going to post up for him on here,all Z stuff) but i dont blame him or accuse him of selling me a Bad One so to speak,christ i got it for nearly £2,000 less than he wanted,i am still happy :) Tony

After 2 days of selling my first Z i had a phone call,"Its fooked,No5 pistons gone,i want me money back bla bla bla",anyway when he came to check over car he brought "Specialist" with him,after 2 hours and no probs he went away happy,so,after about an hour on the phone i got to the bottom of it,he had been out with his mates,razzin it all day,about 11pm comes to roundabout in MK,brakes late,sideways,screems it around it,lost control again,then something went!,he said :rolleyes: limped home,garage done a test,No5 shot,you can guess what i said after that :xxx: ,so Marcus,car was ok when he bought it,theres no law for ignorance on his part IF the motor was shot,was he deaf,could he not hear it was knackerd,did it rattle,smoke,perform like a fiesta,NO,course it did not,he was responsible for satisfying himself that it was ok and happy to purchase at that price,there is no way ever that you are responsible for anything after the car was sold to him,under a private sale "NO COME BACKS"on your part,and it will be forever that way in this country,just tell him politly these things happen,he was unlucky,but shit happens,tough but thats life!. Tony

Looks like its the best of the 8s, taken from above site," The 840 Ci Sport is definitely the right one to get. It has the 4.4l V8 which does not have the Nikasil problem of the earlier 4.0l V8 and slightly less complex than the V12. Also has all the M-tech bodywork and mirrors. You get a little less power than the 850 but it really does not matter (the points add up just as quickly!) I got the Rac to inspect mine (bought last Sept, also 97R, but 64k miles). Don't buy it if any of the electrical bits don't work (and there are many of them). It isn't cheap to run with a >£50 tank fill. I have been towed twice for basically the same problem (a blown heater valve, and subsequent blow out of a weakened heater pipe). Loading onto a low-loader can be a problem as the skirts have very low-ground clearance. When the sensors go haywire (once in 6 months - oddly enough the temperature sensor went sour), then even BMW dealers have problems diagnosing them, although any good independent can do the servicing. I bought a Peake Research R5/FCX-II Code/reset tool of my own as some garages do not have 8 series on their diagnostic systems (I am also a gadget freak so this satisfied other urges). Despite a few problems, I do not regret buying the car at all - it is fabulous and made even my dearly beloved 635 I traded in seem like a smelly old boneshaking penny farthing." :)

mmmmmmm,had my M5 for around a month,soon got very very bored,problem being nothing happens till 4000rpm,very heavy,drinks fuel worse than a Z,if thats possible,parts are megga costly from dealers,no difference there then :rolleyes: ,840 has nice shape,superb build,straight line speed,wollows a bit on corners,especialy at speed,have seen a few used as track cars and do go well if suspention sorted,what year is it,as i believe there were some issues on V8s around 1992-4,check out this site http://www.bmwcarclubforum.co.uk/forum_topics.asp?FID=51&PN=1 :) Tony

Will be going on sunday :)

Not to far from me,could be up for this,depending on dates/times :)

The Police,well,to be honest i think they have given up,round my way dont bother to ring them,if any little shits crap on my doorstep so to speak i find out,and if its got anything remotely to do with me then things soon get sorted,stealth mode if you know where i'm coming from ;)

Bloody hell,tho not uncommon,have been witness to this and had tales from others on this happening,tho in one case 5 out of 6 disintergrated and fooked the engine big time,i take it they checked the cylinder with an endiscope etc,lets hope theres not more bits in there somewhere,maybe was very lucky with the particles getting out through exhaust valve and missed the tub impellars :( Tony What plug make was it Tanx.

I am going to the ZClub meet at Oulton Park sunday,if its not to far on map i could cut across country and hopefully be there for 7pm,now whers that map :rolleyes: Tony

Yes i did ,but it took a bit of sorting,heres the pics, :cool:

Just done mine with Houghton's off here £450 fully comp protected NC,Named second driver,cant believe they wont insure you,strange,try Insurance Factory,they may be able to help. Tony They do instalments too if anyones interested.

Me and Donna going :cool: ,and if anyones going that has a set of stock hardpipes in good order lying about i will have them ;) Tony

If I remember right,Max Power took a load of pics on the sunday of Vinz's Z,so eventualy they may turn up in a few months,agree on what you say on Banzai Greg, :( Tony

No problems with Millers Vinz,good stuff mate :cool: Tony

46yrs 3months, :D

The customary"whats that there then,mines not got that"gathering :D