My new BMW Z4 28i M Sport

[SteveS Cup]

Nezquick said:

SteveS Cup said:

lewisf182 said:

My brother has an M135i and gets 40 on a 70mph motorway cruise? Think it might be a slightly different turbo 3 though?
Either way bloody economical for what they are!

I believe it's the same engine, I just know I never achieve quoted figures!

Afraid not. The 28i is a 4 cylinder turbo. The M135i engine is a 6 cylinder.

I used to have a 28i Z4 though and it was a lovely car. Good choice OP.

O I know that! I was referring to the 35iS engine compared to the M135i!

I know mine is the 2.0 Turbo!

[stuart-b]

I get 20 mpg average with my 35iS combined, around 35 on the motorway. Enjoy!

[Croutons]

SteveS Cup said:

Croutons said:

For the hard of understanding (ie me) Can you say what the list was, and what you paid? Did the first owner pay list!?

It's was originally just shy of £44k. I paid less than £20k.

Good effort! Where I guess the original owner won't have paid list, that will still be a very deep bath!

[SteveS Cup]

Quick de badge and stubby aerial fitted and the rear end looks much better!

[Sheetmaself]

SteveS Cup said:

Nezquick said:

SteveS Cup said:

lewisf182 said:

My brother has an M135i and gets 40 on a 70mph motorway cruise? Think it might be a slightly different turbo 3 though?
Either way bloody economical for what they are!

I believe it's the same engine, I just know I never achieve quoted figures!

Afraid not. The 28i is a 4 cylinder turbo. The M135i engine is a 6 cylinder.

I used to have a 28i Z4 though and it was a lovely car. Good choice OP.

O I know that! I was referring to the 35iS engine compared to the M135i!

I know mine is the 2.0 Turbo!

Z4 35i has the 135i engine, z4 35is has the 1m engine.

Have had a 28 for the past year and half about to be part exed for a 240 convertible. Really nice cars but good luck getting in it when its iced up! Almost earned itself a place in the garage due to how difficult it is to get in.

[SteveS Cup]

Sheetmaself said:

Z4 35i has the 135i engine, z4 35is has the 1m engine.

Have had a 28 for the past year and half about to be part exed for a 240 convertible. Really nice cars but good luck getting in it when its iced up! Almost earned itself a place in the garage due to how difficult it is to get in.

Ah I see! Must admit, the various different types of 3.0 Turbo engines BMW make is a tad. Infusing with twin turbo / single turbos too!

[Mr Tidy]

flight147z said:

Nice car OP!

I just bought an e86 - tempted by one of these but the decent engines like the one in yours were out of my budget! Looks good in white

Are you sure?

I met up with 8 other Z4 owners yesterday morning and there wasn't one 4 cylinder turbo-engined Z4 wannabee there - all naturally aspirated straight 6! (like yours).
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Edited by Mr Tidy on Monday 21st November 03:06

[SteveS Cup]

Mr Tidy said:

Are you sure?

I met up with 8 other Z4 owners yesterday morning and there wasn't one 4 cylinder turbo-engined Z4 wannabee there - all naturally aspirated straight 6! (like yours).
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Edited by Mr Tidy on Monday 21st November 03:06

I would of loved to of come to a Z4 meet!

I'd also of loved a silly smooth straight 6 but the fuel efficiency in this car is incredible and makes it so much more viable for me.

[Sheetmaself]

What mpg you getting? Over 16000 miles im averaging 28mpg! I think my 240 will be better

[SteveS Cup]

Sheetmaself said:

What mpg you getting? Over 16000 miles im averaging 28mpg! I think my 240 will be better

32mpg at the moment and that is with a lot of playing around in sport mode with paddles etc. I think I'll get around 400 miles to a tank.

[Mr Tidy]

SteveS Cup said:

I would of loved to of come to a Z4 meet!

I'd also of loved a silly smooth straight 6 but the fuel efficiency in this car is incredible and makes it so much more viable for me.

In that case as someone suggested earlier you need to get over to the Z4Forum then!

We met at Newlands Corner near Guildford and 7 of us decided to convoy to Box Hill - that raised a few looks in Dorking town!

Interestingly we had an E89 3.0i in Deep Sea Blue that came all the way from Swindon - might have been an interesting comparison for you!

FWIW I have an E86 3.0Si and the OBC is showing an average of 30.7 mpg which seems pretty good to me given the performance!

In case you don't join the forum, the next meet is scheduled for 15 January around 9 am (also at Newlands Corner).

Hope to see you there!

Edited to add a photo at Box Hill!

Edited by Mr Tidy on Monday 21st November 23:46

[SteveS Cup]

Frustratingly I'm already on there but just didn't think to check the meets section!

More frustratingly, Newland's Corner is my favourite Sunday location to go and park up and sample some of the fine food on offer! Lol.

My parents still live on Box Hill so I'm always around that area!

I'll try to make the next one definitely.

Are you local?

30mpg is more than acceptable, to be honest, I didn't go out seeking a 28i, I went to have a look as it was only 30 minutes away from me, it had loads of options and was a colour combo / spec I liked. I went to see if I could fit in it and to see if it was quick enough. It was a massive yes to both so that evening I thought of every reason not to buy it. I read that the 28i replaced the 3.0 etc etc and that this one was the LCi. Couldn't think of anything sensible not to buy it so I bought it.

I'll happily take you for a spin if you've not been in one of these 4 pots before but it really is quite impressive. Still can't believe it's a 2.0 or that it's turbo charged (unless the windows are down and you can hear the dump valve).

[SteveS Cup]

New plates now fitted to get rid of the Big Motoring World adverts...



I'm just waiting for some Bosch aero wipers now.

I've got an annoying rattle coming from the speaker in the drivers door, it's very noticeable when the radio is at a normal listening volume which is infuriating! Turn it up loud and you can't hear it.

I'm looking in to getting the roll over hoops sprayed black along with the side repeaters of fitting the pre-LCi side repeaters and fitting black kidney grills.

[flight147z]

Mr Tidy said:

Are you sure?

I met up with 8 other Z4 owners yesterday morning and there wasn't one 4 cylinder turbo-engined Z4 wannabee there - all naturally aspirated straight 6! (like yours).
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Edited by Mr Tidy on Monday 21st November 03:06

Shame I'm not around where you are - a z4 meet would be right up my street!

[SteveS Cup]

Had an awesome day at Goodwood followed by a drive to Littlehampton and then on to Woking and finally back home!





I'm hopefully resolving the Wind Deflector saga today so the new roll hoops I bought to paint black will be spares and I'll be painting the ones with the brackets already attached black! Will hopefully havevthese fitted tomorrow.

I've got the black kidney grills ready to be fitted but the gf wants them to be a Christmas present so I've agreed to wait until Christmas to fit them!

Rather than painting / wrapping the side repeaters I've decided to buy these...



I saw them on eBay.de but didn't want to order them through that, then a chap on Facebook sent me the link to the website so I thought they're better than wrapping.


To add to my previous feedback on Big Motoring World, the car still seems tip top and incredible value however, shortly after purchasing the car I checked the wind deflector was in the boot and only the storage bag was. So since mid November I have been calling them to try to get it sorted. I'm still yet to speak to either of the after sales team and I lost it with the sales manager on Monday. They're now currently sourcing me one but my god they've been a pain to deal with.

So although the buying experience was swift and convenient, the post sales dealings has been terrible.

[SteveS Cup]

And a bit more about the car...

It's proving to be a quick car. It had no issue keeping up with an e46 M3 and 2 e85 Z4M's on a spirited drive, I'm sure on track it would be a different story but it's a really strong engine with a fantastic box.

I'm currently researching options for a remap. Lots of people recommend these tuning boxes but I contact DMS today and they can do a proper remap. I'll then be looking at 310bhp and 0-60 in 4.9 seconds. I'm happy to leave it as it is for now.

I'm considering some Eibach springs which should only lower the rear by 5mm but it will drop the front by 15mm which would massively improve the "stance". I just don't want to make the ride any worse!

[cerb4.5lee]

SteveS Cup said:

It's proving to be a quick car. It had no issue keeping up with an e46 M3 and 2 e85 Z4M's on a spirited drive,

In fairness a milk float would keep up with the M3/Z4M(had both), because nothing happens unless you hit high revs in them, hence why I much prefer turbo's overall.

N/A engines rightfully have died a death nowadays and for good reason.

[SteveS Cup]

cerb4.5lee said:

SteveS Cup said:

It's proving to be a quick car. It had no issue keeping up with an e46 M3 and 2 e85 Z4M's on a spirited drive,

In fairness a milk float would keep up with the M3/Z4M(had both), because nothing happens unless you hit high revs in them, hence why I much prefer turbo's overall.

N/A engines rightfully have died a death nowadays and for good reason.

I think it's fair to say that my drive in the M3 would suggest it's not a slow car! But I didn't expect my little 4 pot to do so well.

As you say, the way power is delivered from the turbo engine as well as the gearbox certainly makes use of the power it has extremely well.

On top of that, the e46 and 1.4 Turbo Punto basically used a whole tank of petrol where as I had only used half so it is economical as well!

[Lozw86]

Looks great, I had the same engine and gearbox in an F30 3 series and rate them highly

[SteveS Cup]

Black roll hoops on...



Much better in my opinion!! Can't wait to get the side repeaters and kidneys on now!

I've also ordered a wind deflector as Big Motoring World won't play ball.

I'm also looking in to making a splitter like this...



I'm not a huge lover of the carbon fibre options available and would like something simple.