Cleaned my Z4... then it rained...
Discussion
AB said:
Yeah I didn't get round to the interior because it started raining!
Not entirely decided to be honest, something a bit bigger and better on the fuel.
Wanted to go for 123d and today been looking at 330d M Sports. Undecided.
I've an 08 330i and the economy is amazing (I imagine the most recent 130i would be similar) so don't feel you have to go derv to get good economy Not entirely decided to be honest, something a bit bigger and better on the fuel.
Wanted to go for 123d and today been looking at 330d M Sports. Undecided.
AB said:
Yeah but to be honest I want to cruise along the motorway at 50+mpg, surely the petrol cant?
Alas no - not quite. I've seen comfortably north of 40mpg but not 50+.A mate of mine has a 120d coupe and he has seen high 60s on an, albeit slow, bit of motorway. Very impressive ! I went from a 130 to a 330 and the 3er is a more refined drive and a bit more comfortable as well as being bigger obviously. The 1er is rawer and I found the ride very harsh at times (on 18 inch RFTs). Both great cars but I would marginally lean towards the 123d - meant to be lovely and will certainly do the numbers on mpg, and you'd be looking at a newer one for your cash given it's a fair bit cheaper.
Let us know how you get on
AB said:
Absolutely gutted. Cleaned it for some 'for sale' pictures then it went dark and rained.
But what can you do?
Well, unless I'm very much mistaken your house appears to have a specialist room designed to keep cars dry. It's behind the big door just in front of that purple 8 series. Open it and you will find you can drive your car into this room and the rain no longer lands on it. I believe they are called garages.But what can you do?
HTH
OnTheOverrun said:
AB said:
Absolutely gutted. Cleaned it for some 'for sale' pictures then it went dark and rained.
But what can you do?
Well, unless I'm very much mistaken your house appears to have a specialist room designed to keep cars dry. It's behind the big door just in front of that purple 8 series. Open it and you will find you can drive your car into this room and the rain no longer lands on it. I believe they are called garages.But what can you do?
HTH
I call it a car-hole.
back on topic... Nice set of cars!
Edited by Mr.Jimbo on Monday 30th November 06:08
OnTheOverrun said:
AB said:
Absolutely gutted. Cleaned it for some 'for sale' pictures then it went dark and rained.
But what can you do?
Well, unless I'm very much mistaken your house appears to have a specialist room designed to keep cars dry. It's behind the big door just in front of that purple 8 series. Open it and you will find you can drive your car into this room and the rain no longer lands on it. I believe they are called garages.But what can you do?
HTH
Hangs head in shame. I know this sort of thing doesn't go down well...
AB said:
Yeah I didn't get round to the interior because it started raining!
Not entirely decided to be honest, something a bit bigger and better on the fuel.
Wanted to go for 123d and today been looking at 330d M Sports. Undecided.
I've an E46 55 plate 330cd M Sports, completely standard. Economy is good - 34mile round trip to work mostly on A roads gives 38 mpg. Motorways at a steady 80 leptons is around 45ish mpg and on a hoon... never really got the average below 30mpg. It did get blown away by a 123d the other day however...personally I think the 123d was chipped, well that's what my pride is saying!Not entirely decided to be honest, something a bit bigger and better on the fuel.
Wanted to go for 123d and today been looking at 330d M Sports. Undecided.
I did try a 1 series before buying the 330 and to be honest the 1 series just felt a little tinny oh and the E46 is a dam fine looking car!
Anyway, I hope this helps!
Edited by QED87 on Monday 30th November 10:40
Edited by QED87 on Monday 30th November 10:40
Cheers QED, I have owned an E46 of the facelift M Sport variety (albeit with a stupid engine) and I think they look fantastic also - so an E46 would be something I would look at again.
I have also read on a forum somewhere that a chipped 123d will trouble a standard 335d - I'm not one to go off on one about that sort of thing though as I will simply want it for pootling up and down the motorway.
I need to get rid of mine first though before I start looking.
I have also read on a forum somewhere that a chipped 123d will trouble a standard 335d - I'm not one to go off on one about that sort of thing though as I will simply want it for pootling up and down the motorway.
I need to get rid of mine first though before I start looking.
AB said:
I guess, but only to people that know they are based on CSL wheels. I personally just see a set of wheels that suit the Z4.
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