New Member with Old Z3

[Mint]

Hi @Phil Dutton, to the forum from me too in Staffordshire, sounds like you have a lovely low mileage Zed, time to put some miles on her

 

[t-tony]

Hi Phil and welcome from me near Lincoln. Anything you might need to know is right here, just ask. Where are yoU located?

Tony.

 

[FRANKIE]

I use a Mac and for some reason the selected photo is not accepted by the site. I will keep trying.

Welcome to the forum @Phil Dutton from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. If your photo was taked by a camera as opposed to a cell phone, it might be too 'dense' or loaded with pixels. You might have to reduce the size of it, not necessarly in physical size but in 'density'. If you find the photo in your files and right click on it, a window might pop up with the words 'Properties' in it. Click on that and see how many pixeles it is. Try to reduce it to something like 400x 600 and it will upload quickly. If it's something like 2400 x 3200, it is too much to upload and will not transfer or will do so for a few minutes and then be rejected before it's completed. You probably have software that comes with your operating platform (I have Windows 7) that will do the trick. If you need help, you can Google the question on how to reduce it or check it out on you-tube..................Frankie
PS. Also check the file type it's stored as. eg. The 5 Types of Digital Image Files: TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG
Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_file_formats

 

[PHILIP BAXTER]

Hi Phil, and welcome from Cardiff.

 

[Bazza]

Hi Phil from me

 

[TonyB]

Hi, my wife thinks I am going through a 'latter life crisis' and I am sure I will need help to prove her wrong!
I have recently purchased a 1999 2.8 Z3 from a friend who has owned the vehicle since 2002. The vehicle was originally supplied by our local BMW Dealer, Knights, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, so I am the third owner. The car has done 38800 miles from new. I have enough history to be sure the mileage is correct. There is not much of a service history, I am not surprised when the car has done under 2000 miles in the last 5 years. The car generally looks great but I now need to know just how good it really is and what it is going to cost to bring it up to a high standard.
I am retired and have been in the fortunate position to be able to buy new cars for more than 30 years. It is many years since I worked on a car so I am unlikely to start tackling any serious work myself. I am hoping that you will be able to help so that I can learn from your experience as I no doubt start spending on the car.
I have never been a member of a club like this before so please be patient with me as I find my way around the site. I will try and load a couple of photos shortly. Phil.

Hi Phil just joined myself and happy to meet up but we may know each other already?

I stripped my z3 to a shell except for the engine that will be taken out this coming winter and restored to new condition.

There were a number of challenges but most was finding time.

The outer body was easy to strip and the only area of any rust that required attention was the inner front sill sections that are covered by on outer skin that is bolted on - I replaced both of these with new.

 

[Phil Dutton]

Hi Tony, yes we do know each other, small world just got smaller. Loads to talk about, well with my level of knowledge I really mean loads of questions to ask! Good to see you on this site. Look at all the messages, I think we have found a lot of new friends.

 

[t-tony]

I think we have found a lot of new friends.

You certainly have Phil, this is a very social place. Enjoy.

Tony.

 

[TonyB]

It's a very small world for like minded people who love the design and styling of a wonderful car.

I am happy to look at your car at anytime and advise but that said there seams to be a huge amount of advice on the site for us both to benefit from.

See you soon

 

[Dino D]

Hi Phil just joined myself and happy to meet up but we may know each other already?View attachment 52809 View attachment 52810

I stripped my z3 to a shell except for the engine that will be taken out this coming winter and restored to new condition.

There were a number of challenges but most was finding time.

The outer body was easy to strip and the only area of any rust that required attention was the inner front sill sections that are covered by on outer skin that is bolted on - I replaced both of these with new.

Can I ask how you got the car up so high on the stacks of wheels?

 

[gookah]

tow reet duck
aat goo een on?
welcome from an ex stokie now in Telford.

 

[TonyB]

2 poster ramp Dino initially then lowered onto the wheel/ tyre stack so the sills are then easily removed and the inner sills are visible.

 

[TonyB]

tow reet duck
aat goo een on?
welcome from an ex stokie now in Telford.

Thanks Pete for the welcome

 

[smiffy]

Welcome @Phil Dutton
38,800 miles! tonnes of life left, mine's done 145k and still going strong!

 

[Gundun]

Hi, my wife thinks I am going through a 'latter life crisis' (...)
The car has done 38800 miles from new (...)

Hello Phil and a warm welcome from Belgium.
Considering your description here above it looks like your ride has done less miles than the driver!

...just pulling your leg, welcome to the Family

 

[Phil Dutton]

Thanks for the advice Frankie. I can now post a few photos of little old blue.

 

[Phil Dutton]

Think I might be getting the hang of this!

 

[t-tony]

Nice one Phil, good looking car too.

Tony.

 

[Rha]

Hi Phil and welcome from me in Hertfordshire, also a 2.8owner.

RHA,Roy.

 

[t-tony]

Hi Phil and welcome from me in Hertfordshire, also a 2.8owner, and future Z4 owner.

RHA,Roy.

There you go Roy, fixed that for you my mate.

Tony.