Not joined yet? Register for free and enjoy features such as alerts, private messaging and viewing latest posts and topics.

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Discussing the current generation Z4
Post Reply
Johnh1976
Member
Member
Posts: 74
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:05 pm
Location: Braintree

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Johnh1976 » Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:14 pm

Only 45 cars are going to be available apparently after reading the e mail sent from BMW. that would mean second hand values are going to be ballistic! Surely this can’t be correct.
Previous Z4 3.0se auto with failed roof motor :headbang: 2009 Z4 3.0 sdrive auto :2016 TTS roadster

User avatar
Swiftly
Lifer
Lifer
Posts: 8816
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:43 pm
Location: Edinburgh

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Swiftly » Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:30 pm

I hope that is a typo, if not there won't be enough to fill the demand
Image
Replacement, G29 Z4 M40i Lci in Alpine White :wub:
Gone G29 Z4 M40i in San Francisco Red
Gone F22 M240i auto coupe in Estoril Blue
Gone 2007 E85 3.0si Sport in Silver Grey,

User avatar
Z4 Beemer
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 1804
Joined: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:02 pm
Location: Glasgow

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Z4 Beemer » Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:40 pm

It’s 45 of the “First Edition” models. :poke:

:D
Current: 2016 Audi S3 :: Navarra Blue
Gone: 2009 Z4 sDrive 23i :: Deep Sea Blue
Gone: 2004 Z4 2.2i SE :: Maldives Blue

User avatar
Swiftly
Lifer
Lifer
Posts: 8816
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:43 pm
Location: Edinburgh

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Swiftly » Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:01 pm

Z4 Beemer wrote: Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:40 pm It’s 45 of the “First Edition” models. :poke:

:D
All is now clear :D
Image
Replacement, G29 Z4 M40i Lci in Alpine White :wub:
Gone G29 Z4 M40i in San Francisco Red
Gone F22 M240i auto coupe in Estoril Blue
Gone 2007 E85 3.0si Sport in Silver Grey,

Johnh1976
Member
Member
Posts: 74
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:05 pm
Location: Braintree

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Johnh1976 » Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:13 pm

Hmm they really aren’t making it very clear are they! Do they mean only 45 cars until the next facelift ?
Previous Z4 3.0se auto with failed roof motor :headbang: 2009 Z4 3.0 sdrive auto :2016 TTS roadster

john-e89
Lifer
Lifer
Posts: 11026
Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:27 pm

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by john-e89 » Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:40 pm

Johnh1976 wrote: Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:13 pm Hmm they really aren’t making it very clear are they! Do they mean only 45 cars until the next facelift ?
45 first edition cars in frozen orange colour before the new cars go on general sale.
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29

Angelus666
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 2257
Joined: Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:33 pm
Location: Essex
Contact:

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Angelus666 » Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:23 am

It's definitely an equation that looks at how many they can sell on the first day so they can release a statement saying it has sold out....so 45 was all they were prepared to commit to. :rofl:

Chris1981
Member
Member
Posts: 281
Joined: Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:39 am

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Chris1981 » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:33 pm

As pointed out already the 45 will be a special 'launch' edition, they will all be pretty well specced and available in a limited pallet, potentially only available on said launch edition!

There will be many regular Z4 M40i available for paying customers... launch editions are common place and often priced at a premium but represent as close to the concept as the production car can be.
E86 Coupe 3.0si Sport - Montego Blue, Pearl Grey with Piano Black dash
BC BR series Coilovers, powerflex bushes, 15mm spacers, Custom SS exhaust, CDV delete

User avatar
RickRob
Lifer
Lifer
Posts: 4711
Joined: Fri May 02, 2014 12:12 am
Location: Ifold, West Sussex

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by RickRob » Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:27 pm

Chris1981 wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:33 pm As pointed out already the 45 will be a special 'launch' edition, they will all be pretty well specced and available in a limited pallet, potentially only available on said launch edition!

There will be many regular Z4 M40i available for paying customers... launch editions are common place and often priced at a premium but represent as close to the concept as the production car can be.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record being "as close to the concept as the production car can be" is still light years away. I think that I read somewhere that the limited palette is orange.
///M Roadster. 2007 Black/Black. Rear spoiler, whippy aerial, mud flaps and gimp-style wind deflector! :)

User avatar
Z4 Beemer
Senior Member
Senior Member
Posts: 1804
Joined: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:02 pm
Location: Glasgow

Only 45 M40i coming to the UK

Post by Z4 Beemer » Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:48 pm

Chris1981 wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:33 pm As pointed out already the 45 will be a special 'launch' edition, they will all be pretty well specced and available in a limited pallet, potentially only available on said launch edition!

There will be many regular Z4 M40i available for paying customers... launch editions are common place and often priced at a premium but represent as close to the concept as the production car can be.
Indeed, the only colour available on the First Edition is “BMW Individual Special Paint Frozen Orange metallic”.
Current: 2016 Audi S3 :: Navarra Blue
Gone: 2009 Z4 sDrive 23i :: Deep Sea Blue
Gone: 2004 Z4 2.2i SE :: Maldives Blue

Post Reply