Newbie looking for a 35i or M40i

[The.Analyst]

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

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.

 

[The.Analyst]

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

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.

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.

Andy again thanks for the advice.

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.