BMW Z4 3.0si

[nottyash]

Hello Guys, Ive done a search and nothing has come up.

Anyone any experience of these cars? real world MPG? Faults?

I have a friend thats after one, and Ive found out the "SI" 3.0 which came out in 2006 is 265BHP, and 33MPG. Sounds good also its £240 Tax, so sounds just what he is after.

Its a manual he wants, Ive had a manual M3 E46 and told him to avoid the SMG anyway.

Any advice from owners/ previous owners? Many thanks.

[greygoose]

I had a coupe one and it was a very nice car. I had no faults at all with it, mpg was around 30 and the engine sounds great.

[Veggers]

Bought a z4 3.0si sport coupe at the weekend. Got 32 mpg on the journey back - 140 miles mainly on motorways. Haven't played with it much, initial impressions are that it's brilliant. As grey goose says, the engine sounds phenomenal.

[JaseB]

I've a Coupe and just running back and forth to the railway station, supermarkets etc during the weeke then longer drives at weekends gives me 27-28mpg, I could get more but the engine sounds so nice at the red line...

Oh and the whole car was transformed by putting proper tyres on instead of runflats, no more tramlining, better feel, comfort and noise. I went Vredstein but Falkens have a decent rep too.

Edited by JaseB on Thursday 4th November 09:22

[volvos60s60]

I have a 3.0 coupe. Agree with all the above. On my London suburban route to work (28 miles each way) I get 27-29 mpg, on a run 35 is easily achievable. If you are doing lots of short journeys expect 20-25 mpg. Fantastic engine, performance & sound is great especially with one of the 2 foam sounds attenuators (bungs) removed from the sound generator. Generally regarded to be one of THE great mass produed engines. Gearbox can feel a bit obstructive at slow sepeds, but is wonderful when pressing on.

Edited by volvos60s60 on Thursday 4th November 11:45

[edition]

I,ve just bought a 130 M-Sport that (I think) has the same engine. They are nice and smooth and I get about 33mpg on my drive to work that is about 32miles per day...

[nottyash]

Thanks fellas thats fantastic. Its good to hear constructive feedback.
I will pass the info on.

[S3_Graham]

we had one at work as a company car, it was really great, however the ride was shocking! tramlined terribly. This was the roadster.

[koolchris99]

i have a pre facelift 3.0,

problems:
gearbox slightly dodgey at low speeds, you have to get used to it.
tramlines if kept on RFT.

[ShiDevil]

Hi,

I have one, lovely car.

If you get one, remove the runflats quickly, it really transforms the ride.

Secondly, remove the CDV or replace it for a modified one The clutch delay valve, does exactly what is says, it isn't needed and when in place, you can kangaroo a little at low speeds as mentioned. Its aimed at assisting the driver, but it causes more issues than it solves The gearbox is fine, its just this valve. Take to garage, takes about 10 mins, most of the time is spent bleeding the clutch to remove air etc. Its a well recognised mod for the majority of Z4 officianados

Job done and you wont be dissapointed.

Steve

[BRMMA]

Picked up an 07 3.0 Si on Saturday, had the pleasure of driving it the 140 ish miles home and loved every minute of it.

I drive a 986 'S' and the Z4 is for the girlfriend but I can honestly say i prefer the Z4, From what i've experienced so far i'd say the Boxster is marginally better when really pushing on but for everything else the Z4 is the better car.

I'd read about people saying the sat nav is crap but i found it a very easy to use system, to be honest other than the run flats (which are still better than what i expected after all the bad things i had read about them) i can't really find any fault with the car as yet

To think the car has only 17k on the clock, is 3.5 years old and with pretty much every optional extra only cost me £15.5k i think it has to be about the best value roadster on the market at the minute

[snorkel sucker]

have the same engine in my 130i and its a peach

with less weight, and a long swoopy bonnet with your backside out back, the coupe must be a great drive

i dont need 5 doors and 5 seats - id change to a coupe in a heartbeat!

[nottyash]

Thanks for the replies
He has bought one he picks up Friday.
We went along and I noticed the rear discs were worn. Strange with the low miles, and the roof was sticky when pushing the button to put it down.
It looks really nice. Wheels unmarked and brand new Bridgestones on it. Interior spotless.
He ended up paying £15100 with new discs/ pads aswell as the roof being checked/ sorted at a BMW dealer.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-06-BMW-Z4-3-0i-Si-ROADS...

[koolchris99]

roof stickly?

roof motor has gone / is going...

£250 part and 6 hours labour.. ( you can do it yourself)

very common problem.

[BRMMA]

nottyash said:

Thanks for the replies
He has bought one he picks up Friday.
We went along and I noticed the rear discs were worn. Strange with the low miles, and the roof was sticky when pushing the button to put it down.
It looks really nice. Wheels unmarked and brand new Bridgestones on it. Interior spotless.
He ended up paying £15100 with new discs/ pads aswell as the roof being checked/ sorted at a BMW dealer.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-06-BMW-Z4-3-0i-Si-ROADS...

when i was looking i narrowed it down to two cars, the one your mate has bought is the one that i eventually decided not to go with. it looks a lovely car, but decided in the end that the extra £400 on what your mate paid (though he should have got it cheaper, i had got them down to £14,800) was worth it for a car a year newer, with Nav and a few other extras.

saying that though the car is in lovely condition and I spoke to the garage that had been servicing the car (a bloke operating from home) and they confirmed the owner had looked after the car very well but was selling as he hardly used it. as i say, i searched dozens of cars and that one was one of the best i could find

[Sticks.]

Roof motor's not so much a problem on post facelift cars. Get it checked though, will be expensive, as has been said.

ETA http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... Roof problems

Edited by Sticks. on Wednesday 10th November 09:12

[nottyash]

BRMMA said:

nottyash said:

Thanks for the replies
He has bought one he picks up Friday.
We went along and I noticed the rear discs were worn. Strange with the low miles, and the roof was sticky when pushing the button to put it down.
It looks really nice. Wheels unmarked and brand new Bridgestones on it. Interior spotless.
He ended up paying £15100 with new discs/ pads aswell as the roof being checked/ sorted at a BMW dealer.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-06-BMW-Z4-3-0i-Si-ROADS...

when i was looking i narrowed it down to two cars, the one your mate has bought is the one that i eventually decided not to go with. it looks a lovely car, but decided in the end that the extra £400 on what your mate paid (though he should have got it cheaper, i had got them down to £14,800) was worth it for a car a year newer, with Nav and a few other extras.

saying that though the car is in lovely condition and I spoke to the garage that had been servicing the car (a bloke operating from home) and they confirmed the owner had looked after the car very well but was selling as he hardly used it. as i say, i searched dozens of cars and that one was one of the best i could find

My Friend is not well, and about to undergo Chemo/ Radiotherapy etc, he wanted a car soon that he can enjoy and he wanted a black Z4 with black leather.
They are pretty rare anyway, and with that one being pretty close, in good condition and available now he decided to go for it.
£15100 I dont think was too bad with the BMW roof work done to it and new discs/ pads.
I hope he enjoys it.

Edited by nottyash on Wednesday 10th November 20:57

[Heathwood]

[quote] My Friend is not well, and about to undergo Chemo/ Radiotherapy etc
[/quote]

Jesus, wish your mate well from us here at PH.

[BRMMA]

nottyash said:

BRMMA said:

nottyash said:

Thanks for the replies
He has bought one he picks up Friday.
We went along and I noticed the rear discs were worn. Strange with the low miles, and the roof was sticky when pushing the button to put it down.
It looks really nice. Wheels unmarked and brand new Bridgestones on it. Interior spotless.
He ended up paying £15100 with new discs/ pads aswell as the roof being checked/ sorted at a BMW dealer.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-06-BMW-Z4-3-0i-Si-ROADS...

when i was looking i narrowed it down to two cars, the one your mate has bought is the one that i eventually decided not to go with. it looks a lovely car, but decided in the end that the extra £400 on what your mate paid (though he should have got it cheaper, i had got them down to £14,800) was worth it for a car a year newer, with Nav and a few other extras.

saying that though the car is in lovely condition and I spoke to the garage that had been servicing the car (a bloke operating from home) and they confirmed the owner had looked after the car very well but was selling as he hardly used it. as i say, i searched dozens of cars and that one was one of the best i could find

My Friend is not well, and about to undergo Chemo/ Radiotherapy etc, he wanted a car soon that he can enjoy and he wanted a black Z4 with black leather.
They are pretty rare anyway, and with that one being pretty close, in good condition and available now he decided to go for it.
£15100 I dont think was too bad with the BMW roof work done to it and new discs/ pads.
I hope he enjoys it.

Edited by nottyash on Wednesday 10th November 20:57

That's terrible news, hope he gets better soon.

like i said it looks a lovely car and getting those bits sorted in with the purchase price makes it a very good deal IMO

[Sticks.]

Best wishes to your friend. Z4 is a good choice, hope he has a lot of enjoyment from it.