Just as important as the preparation and who is applying it, is the need to look at what product is being applied. They are certainly not all the same.. I did endless research until I found the right person to do the job and licenced to apply the right product. I recently went with a 2 stage process...

Welcome Sam
Very nice looking F Type and love the colour. It's the first time I've seen a facelift which I like as much as the original.

A full service history is better than a partial one, of course. However, it has to be viewed in the wider context of which services were missed and what items. Were the other services full services or just oil and filter? Was it 1 service every 18 months or missed for 3 years? It's actually is proba...

Very nice
Clearly there’s money in fruit & veg

Discrete acknowledgment wave of which I’d say 50:50 response.

Best to keep hand on the wheel or risk a fine and 3 points…

That won't be the issue unless flap of rubber was in some way preventing the cap seating correctly, but fingers crossed it helps. Next time you start up have someone around the fuel cap area and exhaust to see if you can detect a vapour source. It's worth clearing out that drain in the lower edge. N...

Yeah I definitely don’t think it’s a normal thing especially as I’ve had 18 months of nothing before this. Filler cap was the first thing I checked, I had recently filled up when I first smelled it but it seems ok to me and definitely on correctly. I started it up about 30 mins ago and couldn’t sme...

So on a more serious note : Ensure your rims are not bent. Exceptionally easy to do on low profile tyres. Balancing to some extent can compensate, but not perfectly. Easy to check on the balancer with dual gauge. Had 3 of 4 bent on a previous Z4 If still not correct then ensure tyres have been fitte...

So which circuit or autobahn were you on when you first noticed this issue?

Lovely car and a great write up of the purchase experience.
Now enjoy the miles and smiles to come..