Haggisman

Thanks for the comment, who does the chip tune. Cheers I mean the xhp tune

Enjoyed your thread and hoped you would reply. Good info and comforting to hear the auto is pretty good. Soon as lockdown is over I’ll have a look at a couple. I believe there is an Alpina flash for the gearbox.

Thanks, under rated imo. Have taken it round Manfeild and surprised how well balanced it was. Ditched the run flats and have Schnitzer version 3 in 18” x 8.5.

Hi, have a 2 owner Z4 as above in Toledo Blue with 54000 miles. Now retired and losing my racing budget bought the open top Z4 about a year ago for some road driving fun. So far so good, after an E36 M3 thought it would be a bit lame but the 6 cylinder engine is hard to beat, great linear power and the convertible adds another dimension to road driving. Handles very well. Have put a Dinan air box, braided brake line, mogul fluid, CDV delete and front strut braceDoes raise occassional derogatory comments from the bogans unfortunately, each to their own. Just joined the BMW club and considering a 130I as a daily, roll on end of lockdown. Please see my other post that I should have placed in the correct forum.

Considering a 130i as a daily and looking for comments from the members re how good the auto gearbox is. Prefer manual but so few around and those that are (apart from IainR’s recent purchase) appear to be a bit untidy with doubtful history. More auto’s for sale and much lower priced so considering an auto and if I don’t like it could do a manual conversion which ballpark appears to be around 4K +/_ Have raced various cars over the years including a 3.0 E36 M3 so need something engaging. Some really good threads here, the one from M3an seems pretty relevant to me. Look forward to the comments, cheers.

Hi Iain, congrats on your purchase, should have looked at the car you’ve bought but procrastinated grr. Have decided to consider the 130i as a daily but prefer manual though some nice auto’s around. From Scotland as well and agree that there is a limited choice of models over here. However, other advantages. Look forward to reading your posts. Should consider joining the BMW club, quite active down here