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Anyone else there with a car configured like mine, BMW won't tell me :(

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Anyone else there with a car configured like mine, BMW won't tell me :(

Post by Valor1 » Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:18 am

I was wondering how many other folks have a Z4 configured like mine. It was a special order car. I check the classifieds regularly both in the US and Europe but have yet to come across a car with my configuration. I contacted BMW about this, just asking how many cars were built like this one. They said they don't release that sort of information. :headbang:

So if anyone else has a car like this it would be nice to hear from you....or of you :)

Frankly, I've yet to find another car with (1) crimson paint, (2) twin turbo six cylinder engine, (3) six speed manual gearbox and (4) extended Ivory Leather interior.

My car is configured as follows: Any one else out there with a twin to this car?

1. Crimson red (not metallic Melbourne red)
2. Exclusive Ivory White Leather (extended to upper section of the dash)
3. Full leather (leather on top of dash, top of door panels, etc)
4. Twin Turbo Six cylinder Sdrive35i (N54 motor)
5. Manual six speed transmission
6. Anthracite wood trim
7. Performance Package (Adaptive M Suspension and increased top speed)
8. Premium Package
9. Cold Weather package
10. Navigation
11. 19" wheels.

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Post by Crazy Harry » Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:36 am

Not me - but you can't start this thread with out pictures :o

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Post by metal licker » Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:41 am

Think you answered your own question with Its was a special order car unlikely someone would have exactly the same spec :?
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Post by Buckz » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:32 am

Yup if it's in individual then chances are low. Pictures please ?
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Post by flybobbie » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:45 am

Aren't they all special order, according to BMW sales dept.

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Post by Buckz » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:50 am

flybobbie wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:45 am Aren't they all special order, according to BMW sales dept.
Haha, depends I guess. If it's an individual spec then it is a "special" order..
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Post by Valor1 » Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:16 am

Sorry. Here are some pics. The door panels have a combination of white leather and suede.
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Post by Busterboo » Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:42 am

That looks like Melbourne Red - beautifully detailed, but Melbourne Red nonetheless.
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Post by Busterboo » Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:48 am

Valor1 wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:18 am .....
2. Exclusive Ivory White Leather (extended to upper section of the dash)
3. Full leather (leather on top of dash, top of door panels, etc)
4. Twin Turbo Six cylinder Sdrive35i (N54 motor)
5. Manual six speed transmission
6. Anthracite wood trim
7. Performance Package (Adaptive M Suspension and increased top speed)
8. Premium Package
9. Cold Weather package
10. Navigation
11. 19" wheels.
A very good spec, but nothing exceptional. Except, it looks as if the car has a cup holder!!!

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Post by Busterboo » Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:54 am

Valor1 wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2017 9:16 am The door panels have a combination of white leather and suede.
The "suede" is 'Alcantara', an expensive cloth, originally developed in Japan.
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Post by R.E92 » Mon Jul 03, 2017 1:27 pm

That interior colour is excellent. :wub:

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Post by z4pilot » Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:16 pm

Unfortunately though, your car isn't Melbourne Red, so you can't join Busterboo's mysterious sect....

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Post by Valor1 » Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:34 pm

Busterboo you really think I don't know the color of my own car? Pretty easy to tell the difference between red and a metallic red/orange....aside from the fact BMW provided me with my car's build sheet that clearly shows A61 Crimson red.

As for nothing exceptional, i.e., an exception, that's the entire point. For nearly two years I've checked cars.com, Ebay and Mobile.de and autoscout24.eu and never came across a manual six speed, twin turbo N54, crimson red with exclusive ivory white leather (not to mention all the other packages). Thus, by definition the car is "exceptional." :rofl: But BMW refuses to release information regarding production of numbers of cars, e.g., by color. So......I figured I'd seek out the information here and see if anyone else has a car spec'd like mine :roll:

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Post by Valor1 » Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:34 pm

R.E92 wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2017 1:27 pm That interior colour is excellent. :wub:
Thank you :)

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Post by Maniac » Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:23 pm

I can see this thread going south with that slightly sensitive reply. Perhaps the colour names differ to the ones used in the UK? In any event as this forum is 98% UK you won't get market representative feedback.

Cup holder is LHD only.

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