BMW and M Power Owners

shifty_uk · 10 May 2012 at 18:05

Thanks

[TW]Fox · 10 May 2012 at 18:06

mjt said:
x18td / tds

I ALMOST put a 'In the last 15 years' caveat on that as well but didn't

Maccy · 10 May 2012 at 19:08

I'm sure I saw Peter Nem's M5 pass me this morning!

PeterNem · 10 May 2012 at 21:27

Perhaps it's been stolen? I've just got in from work (train/tube to and from!)

Maccy · 10 May 2012 at 23:09

Must've been an identical one, I was heading into Shenley.

bluesouljah · 11 May 2012 at 10:11

Hi Guys,

I am viewing a BMW Z4 3.0i SE tomorrow with a view to buying. Has anyone got any opinions to share on the car or things to look for when inspecting it? I'd be grateful for some opinions.

Thanks Guys,

Blue

HEADRAT · 11 May 2012 at 10:27

Broken rear springs are a common fault, wear and tear on hood, make sure motor function is tip-top.

How many miles has it done, does it have a FSH?

Still miss my Z4 3.0, nothing like it's straight six yowl!

HEADRAT

bluesouljah · 11 May 2012 at 10:32

Yeah, full service history and 40,500 miles on the clock. So, I'm hoping it should be okay. I have a silly question about it, though, I notice the front is quite low, it won't get scuffed on sleeping policemen, going onto driveways etc, will it?

HEADRAT · 11 May 2012 at 10:43

Never remember having a huge problem with ride height as long as you don't go daft, suspension is pretty hard, runflats should come off the car ASAP.

bluesouljah · 11 May 2012 at 10:50

Thanks for the advice, I'm a bit of a noob to this stuff and just fancied a nice little run around when I'm not working in the city, what are runflats? Tyres? Wouldn't they have been changed already?

HEADRAT · 11 May 2012 at 10:54

Yeah tyres, they make the ride very hard and make it prone to tram lining, most owners ditcht'em

bluesouljah · 11 May 2012 at 10:59

So, noob question number 2, what would you suggest to replace them with and how much will it cost? Thanks for the help and advice, really appreciated.

HEADRAT · 11 May 2012 at 11:04

Back when I had mine I think I went for Falken 452s which were pretty good, I would say register over at http://www.z4-forum.com/, I'm sure there all sorts of useful stuff over there

bluesouljah · 11 May 2012 at 11:07

Brilliant, once again, thanks for the advice, looking forward to tomorrow!

AndrewP · 11 May 2012 at 11:15

I've just got rid of the run-flats on my Z4 3.0si for Goodyear Eagle F1 AS2s, noticeably better straight away on rougher road surfaces. About £115 for fronts and £170 for rear tyres in the normal 18" sizes, a lot cheaper than runflats.

Suggest you start here http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15177

HEADRAT · 11 May 2012 at 11:15

I loved mine, great car.

panthro · 12 May 2012 at 09:36

SDK^ · 13 May 2012 at 09:47

BMW has just officially announced the new 135i in 5 and 3 door variants. The 320hp should please those after more than the 125 offers.

http://www.m-power.com/_open/b/varlink1.jsp?id=2802&lang=en

Also adding X drive to some models

Complete 1 Series info in this Word document.

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclub/p/pcgl/download.html?textId=154094&textAttachmentId=188654

panthro · 13 May 2012 at 09:50

You forgot the M. M135i

[TW]Fox · 13 May 2012 at 09:53

SDK^ said:
BMW has just officially announced the new 135i in 5 and 3 door variants. The 320hp should please those after more than the 125 offers.

http://www.m-power.com/_open/b/varlink1.jsp?id=2802&lang=en

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclub/p/pcgl/download.html?textId=154094&textAttachmentId=188654

News of the 135i sounds good. It'll be a cracking car.

The 114i, however, represents a new bottom for the company

Amazingly, the list price on the M135i is just £29995! They also seem to have elected not to offer the 118i in 3 door form. Less than £3k more than the new Astra VXR yet hugely quicker.

Also adding X drive to some models

Not for us.