Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:57 pm
That rings a bell and I'm not sure if I want to be reminded of the details.....
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Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:01 pm
Same engine as our 320i, which I still think sounded far nicer in general day to day driving than either the 3.5clk or my e36 m3.John wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:21 pm I had a z4 for a summer and although it was only the 2.2 it sounded nice (6 cyl) and certainly wasn't the snail people make them out to be. They often have electric roof motor problems though so if you do view one raise and lower the roof a few times.
Quite a revvy engine too, although we ended up regularly banging the limited which seemed a bit too low for the power band.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:03 pm
Must be said, after having a reasonably torquey TD I'd like to have something with a reasonable bit of midrange shove, so the 2.2 six pot is out.
I'm thinking a simple E90 325c/i or an E46 330c/i would do the job - Z4s are all 2.5s and I can't find any sports in my price range with the nice seats/xenons/etc, whereas there are a few saloons. And ragtop isn't that necessary. And probably a PITA in winter if it's my only car.
I'll probably have more of a sniff around AT tonight and see what's aboot, then see if I can sort a test drive of something.
I'm thinking a simple E90 325c/i or an E46 330c/i would do the job - Z4s are all 2.5s and I can't find any sports in my price range with the nice seats/xenons/etc, whereas there are a few saloons. And ragtop isn't that necessary. And probably a PITA in winter if it's my only car.
I'll probably have more of a sniff around AT tonight and see what's aboot, then see if I can sort a test drive of something.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:25 pm
Don't discount a four door, they can look quite smart in the right colour / spec and drive as well as any of the other body styles.
seem to remember they got folding rear seats too which is handy if you need to load anything long, although I'm not 100% sure on that.
seem to remember they got folding rear seats too which is handy if you need to load anything long, although I'm not 100% sure on that.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:47 pm
It’s like you didn’t take my Chrysler Crossfire suggestion seriously....
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:52 am
But remember I'm also a tart.integrale_evo wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:25 pm Don't discount a four door, they can look quite smart in the right colour / spec and drive as well as any of the other body styles.
seem to remember they got folding rear seats too which is handy if you need to load anything long, although I'm not 100% sure on that.
And no, of course i didn't take your chrysler crossfire suggestion seriously Rich. It's a 1st gen SLK in low quality drag, and the SLKs weren't exactly renowned for their dynamics in the first place.
If you were being serious about that, you need to take a long, hard look at yourself...
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:58 am
I had a mate who said he really wanted one - we were merciless.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:58 am
What about the prowler yc?
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:16 am
LWB Transit ftw.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:44 am
MK5 Golf GTi Edition 30 doesn't need any hardware to top 300bhp, just saying...Beany wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:17 pm the Focus ST and 330i/d are more interesting, mostly because they either come with decent power (ST, 330i) or can have sillly power easily tweeked out of it (St needs intercooler/zorst and remap to make 280bhp, E90 330d needs the same to make 300bhp/near 400lbft and is rear drive...)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 6027098494 - although they are non standard wheels.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:29 am
Apart from the clutchunzippy wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:44 amMK5 Golf GTi Edition 30 doesn't need any hardware to top 300bhp, just saying...Beany wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:17 pm the Focus ST and 330i/d are more interesting, mostly because they either come with decent power (ST, 330i) or can have sillly power easily tweeked out of it (St needs intercooler/zorst and remap to make 280bhp, E90 330d needs the same to make 300bhp/near 400lbft and is rear drive...)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 6027098494 - although they are non standard wheels.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:44 am
Nice, but I think RWD is the way to go with this.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:50 am
Correct.
And stop fretting about modz. Just get something that works and enjoy it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:50 pm
Yeah, I think I have an idea of what I'm after.Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:50 amCorrect.
And stop fretting about modz. Just get something that works and enjoy it.
E9X 325i (any body shape really) or very clean E46 330i
Xenons (more prevelant on coupes)
Sports seats (not fussed about leather or fabric, more concerned about the extra support)
not too fussed about iDrive - it's early iDrive anyway so not exactly known to be brilliant, and E46s lack it don't they?
There are a few in the area, I'll refresh my knowledge again closer to payday when I can throw a tank of fuel in the car and spend a day zipping about looking at 'em.
Something like this would tick the relevant boxes, although I suspect it'll be gone fast and I ain't got time to look at it:
Anyone got any tips on specific spec to look for on E9Xs?
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:22 pm
make sure the 4.0 V8 is there...Beany wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:50 pmYeah, I think I have an idea of what I'm after.Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:50 amCorrect.
And stop fretting about modz. Just get something that works and enjoy it.
E9X 325i (any body shape really) or very clean E46 330i
Xenons (more prevelant on coupes)
Sports seats (not fussed about leather or fabric, more concerned about the extra support)
not too fussed about iDrive - it's early iDrive anyway so not exactly known to be brilliant, and E46s lack it don't they?
There are a few in the area, I'll refresh my knowledge again closer to payday when I can throw a tank of fuel in the car and spend a day zipping about looking at 'em.
Something like this would tick the relevant boxes, although I suspect it'll be gone fast and I ain't got time to look at it:
Anyone got any tips on specific spec to look for on E9Xs?
Or, as usual, don’t get all hung up on every fault the internet can name, and just go and drive a few til you find one that’s clearly been cared for. Works for me.
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:49 am
Make sure you take an ultrasonic bath for MAF cleaning before any test drive. And quiz the seller on which firmware the head unit is running.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:35 am
Pfft.JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:49 am Make sure you take an ultrasonic bath for MAF cleaning before any test drive. And quiz the seller on which firmware the head unit is running.
You can't update the firmware on these head uni....I mean, ho ho.
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:23 am
The nav will need updating, and there will be some coding options to play with too.Beany wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:35 am You can't update the firmware on these head uni....I mean, ho ho.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:47 am
Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:23 amThe nav will need updating, and there will be some coding options to play with too.Beany wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:35 am You can't update the firmware on these head uni....I mean, ho ho.
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Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:56 am
Not sure about this talk of the 2.2l in the Z4 not being slow... I had a mate with a 2.5 which was not very impressive performance wise for a roadster with sporting aspirations.
I actually put a deposit on a 3.0 Z4 when I had the e90 330i and when I test drove it I was also unimpressed with that compared to the e90 I owned - the response of the M54 was not on the same level as the N52 so I got my deposit back and decided to wait for a later 3.0si as I didn't want to swap to something with a worse engine (and of course I never ended up buying one!).
I actually put a deposit on a 3.0 Z4 when I had the e90 330i and when I test drove it I was also unimpressed with that compared to the e90 I owned - the response of the M54 was not on the same level as the N52 so I got my deposit back and decided to wait for a later 3.0si as I didn't want to swap to something with a worse engine (and of course I never ended up buying one!).