swagmeister
Member
Hello Folks,
Picked up a 2013 2.0i S Drive in white at the weekend. Pretty pleased with it however coming from a Range Rover Sport its a bit of a culture shock. In hindsight I should have searched for a higher spec but as I knew nothing of the Z4's I wasnt sure what was standard and what was available. I dont have folding mirrors, heated seats, iDrive etc. All the same its a nice car.
Only gripe is the road noise, WOW ! 25mph onward and you really need to crank up the music. I can imagine a long drive would end up giving me a headache. Ive read about run flats and the noise they generate however at this time of year its either too cold, too dark or too wet to have a close enough look at whats Ive got to ascertain if I do indeed have run flats.
Are these cars generally noisy ? if I do have run flats fitted would changing to non run flats give THAT much of a reduction in road noise ?
Ive previously owned multiple Merc SLK's , MkII Audi TT Convertibles, E Class Convertibles, Astra Twintop, MR2 Roadster and so on so Im definitely no stranger to both folding hard and soft top roadsters, but OMG comparing to these other cars the Z is a million times more noisy, the SLK's were almost silent in comparison. Is it a thing ? or am I being too fussy ?
Also interested in others ICE upgrades. I did read the thread where there is an upgrade to fit an Android unit on the cubby top of the dash and even fit an iDrive knob in the centre console but at £1k thats a bit steep. Any other options out there people have fitted ?
Picked up a 2013 2.0i S Drive in white at the weekend. Pretty pleased with it however coming from a Range Rover Sport its a bit of a culture shock. In hindsight I should have searched for a higher spec but as I knew nothing of the Z4's I wasnt sure what was standard and what was available. I dont have folding mirrors, heated seats, iDrive etc. All the same its a nice car.
Only gripe is the road noise, WOW ! 25mph onward and you really need to crank up the music. I can imagine a long drive would end up giving me a headache. Ive read about run flats and the noise they generate however at this time of year its either too cold, too dark or too wet to have a close enough look at whats Ive got to ascertain if I do indeed have run flats.
Are these cars generally noisy ? if I do have run flats fitted would changing to non run flats give THAT much of a reduction in road noise ?
Ive previously owned multiple Merc SLK's , MkII Audi TT Convertibles, E Class Convertibles, Astra Twintop, MR2 Roadster and so on so Im definitely no stranger to both folding hard and soft top roadsters, but OMG comparing to these other cars the Z is a million times more noisy, the SLK's were almost silent in comparison. Is it a thing ? or am I being too fussy ?
Also interested in others ICE upgrades. I did read the thread where there is an upgrade to fit an Android unit on the cubby top of the dash and even fit an iDrive knob in the centre console but at £1k thats a bit steep. Any other options out there people have fitted ?
