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Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i
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Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i
Hey there, it’s probably not of interest, but I’ve got a particularly clean, well (rare) spec’d, historied, relatively low mile and highly maintained Z4M in Interlagos blue for sale in the for sale section… not sure if it’s on your radar
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-2003 TVR Cerbera AJPV8
-1986 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Avant
Gone - 2006 ///MR, Interlagos blue with extended black leather
-2003 TVR Cerbera AJPV8
-1986 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Avant
Gone - 2006 ///MR, Interlagos blue with extended black leather
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Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i
It seems to be a double whammy, as mentioned PCP spec is low but there’s another small issue. If/when a dealer orders a car/secures a build slot like mine for example. I’ve ticked all the options boxes but for some reason I decided to pull out. Once passed a certain point the dealer can’t cancel that order so cancel all but one of the option packs (they seemingly need to retain one) and they leave either comfort or Shadowline on the car as the cheapest ones and take the car into stock. This was mainly why we ordered a new one with all packs ticked. Firstly because the stock cars available were mostly poorly spec’d and the discount didn’t reflect that enough and secondly we hope that a fully loaded M40i isn’t that common a sight that come resale time we will hopefully see a better return at the other end due to limited supply. I’m also thinking now given the deletion of some extras on new builds means and the availability issues the spec will stand out slightly moreSilverstar wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:59 pmLooks like with the popularity of PCP poorly specced cars are going to be the norm whereas in the past a good portion of premium car buyers would spec it well particularly as poorly specced cars were harder to shift. Not so good news for second hand car buyers for the future then.Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:17 am I have been keeping a very close eye on the M40i market also and I can’t recall an M40i sub £40k for quite a considerable time and the ones just on the top side of that are frequently low spec’d and/or higher mileage. You’d be astonished by the amount of M40i’s with just the comfort pack. I was told by the dealer it was a common thing to keep the pcp payments low.
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)
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Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i
If you’re looking to do mods like that it’ll definitely make a huge difference. You might be better concentrating on the 35i rather than the 35iS as the iS’s came with adaptive suspension as standard and if you’re removing no point in paying the premium. The 35i is also available as a manual if that’s important to you. The lsd is one of the major differences in the M40i compared to the 35.The.Analyst wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:28 pm I've driven a couple of 35i and 35is and the handling is wayward..with the cash I would save maybe a few grand on LSD, decent suspension and so on may help
Since you’re looking at modding anyway, a £300 remap will take the power of you 35i above the iS.
For me things like an upgraded stereo were important too. You’ll often find both models of 35’s with a base stereo and no extras like PDC/iDrive/Wind deflector etc.
The search is half the fun.
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)
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Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i
Im going to change my username to splinter man!
I always used to be indecisive but Im not so sure now!
I always used to be indecisive but Im not so sure now!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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Don’t be doing that Ron because when you get off that fence and buy your M40i it’ll not make any sense
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully )
G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)
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Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i
Hello. thanks for the approach.
Much as I like the look and sound of the Z4M its not for me.
My dimensions don't sit well with the smaller cabin of the earlier Z4s and I'm looking for an auto.
I prefer the surge and torque of the turbo cars these days.
Apart from that (and the colour) its fine.
Spending time with a 35i, previous convictions: Fiat 20V Turbo Coupe, TVR Chimera, Jaguar XKR, Porsche 997 C4S
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Andy again thanks for the advice.Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:24 pmIf you’re looking to do mods like that it’ll definitely make a huge difference. You might be better concentrating on the 35i rather than the 35iS as the iS’s came with adaptive suspension as standard and if you’re removing no point in paying the premium. The 35i is also available as a manual if that’s important to you. The lsd is one of the major differences in the M40i compared to the 35.The.Analyst wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:28 pm I've driven a couple of 35i and 35is and the handling is wayward..with the cash I would save maybe a few grand on LSD, decent suspension and so on may help
Since you’re looking at modding anyway, a £300 remap will take the power of you 35i above the iS.
For me things like an upgraded stereo were important too. You’ll often find both models of 35’s with a base stereo and no extras like PDC/iDrive/Wind deflector etc.
The search is half the fun.
I'm after an auto or DCT as its called on the 35i.
I have a large garage and used to do quite a lot of maintenance as you would do with a Fiat or Jag.
Its just splitting out those modifications you can do yourself from those that need factory level support.
I'm seeing a couple of Z4s in my price range this weekend so we will see how they go.
Spending time with a 35i, previous convictions: Fiat 20V Turbo Coupe, TVR Chimera, Jaguar XKR, Porsche 997 C4S