Greetings from the Scottish Borders

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Hello, bought a BMW Z4 2.0i from a BMW main dealer this February.

She is an August 2012 first registered in May 2013. It seems that BMW UK pre bought a bunch with the same spec.

Atacama Yellow, M Sport, Auto, 19" wheels, most options...

I've already bent one wheel on our local potholes despite trying very hard...going to go to 17 or 18 wheels with some non run flats...

Plan to do the Celtic ECU re map...having done a fair amount of desk research...

Hope to see some of you on run outs...

Finding the forum useful..

Here are a few pictures

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We have moved up from the East Midlands to the Scottish Borders

Anybody local our cappuccino machine is always loaded ready to serve...

Peter
 
Hi, as Stu says-blinding colour!
I enquired about the Celtic remap & was quoted £900, very expensive for a reflash :(
Rob
 
Hello Rob, price quoted was £399 by Celtic, I got the impression that some of their dealers who do the work are 'opportunistic' .

When I pushed back the £399 came into focus... 8)
 
Hi Stuart, I started out looking at the blue ones...saw a 3.0 in this yellow then saw the light!

It sold in a few days, no 3.0 yellow ones, so went for a 2.0i plus a re chip soon...

Last yellow car I had was a Fiat 126 back in 75....

Both rear wheel drive...the Fiat had more space than the Z4...
 
Hi and welcome OP. :thumbsup:

As has been said, that is a real stand-out colour - but I think it looks great!

Also very jealous of you car stabling facilities - looks nearly as big as my house!

Enjoy your new toy. :driving:
 
As mentioned lovely looking Zed in a equally lovely colour! Welcome to the forum! :driving:
 
That's a lovely looking zed you have Peter and in rare atacama yellow as well, very nice :thumbsup:

Where in the Borders are you located, as I am often down in the borders area when the weather is good. :driving: :D
 
Hi, we are in Swinside , south of Oxnam about 7 miles saw of Jedburgh....the roads in the Borders are fantastic apart from some killer potholes....capucinno machine is usually loaded! :D

I work from home quite a lot, look forward to meeting up on some of the organised trips out...
 
The 8 speed auto is an interesting combination with a buzzy 4 cylinder engine, given that most of my recent cars have been turbo diesels, 2015 Mini Cooper SD Auto 169 Bhp and 2015 Volvo XC 70 Auto 220bhp, it feels fine in a steady state cruise but unseemly when overtaking..lots of downshifting and then upshifting but not much action when compared to the torque of either of the diesels...

I'm hoping an ECU remap will give it a new character.....

20 years of turbo diesels takes some unlearning especially how they have evolved over that period of time...

Still as far as I'm concerned it's not a car unless it has cruise control, air con, leather seats, auto and sat nav....

So to answer your question, great box, needs more power/ torque to get the best out of it IMHO...

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Pbondar said:
The 8 speed auto is an interesting combination with a buzzy 4 cylinder engine, given that most of my recent cars have been turbo diesels, 2015 Mini Cooper SD Auto 169 Bhp and 2015 Volvo XC 70 Auto 220bhp, it feels fine in a steady state cruise but unseemly when overtaking..lots of downshifting and then upshifting but not much action when compared to the torque of either of the diesels...

I'm hoping an ECU remap will give it a new character.....

20 years of turbo diesels takes some unlearning especially how they have evolved over that period of time...

Still as far as I'm concerned it's not a car unless it has cruise control, air con, leather seats, auto and sat nav....

So to answer your question, great box, needs more power/ torque to get the best out of it IMHO...
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Had an x4 30d msport for a couple of weeks from BMW last year,and it was great with that box and the 30d engine.
Not as smooth in lower gear changes,when compared to a double clutch (automated manual) box,as fitted to most Current M cars,Golf R, Porsches pdk,etc but a great box all the same.

Look forward to seeing the car and you at the April meet :driving:
 
Hi yes I had an Audi A7 Quattro 315bhp TDi with DSG it was a fantastic combination...pity the car was so heavy, a great example of German engineering trying to negate the laws of physics...

Looking forward to the upcoming runs.... 8)
 
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