momo1
Well-known member
Ok so I always loved cars
And after i got my license 9 years ago, i purchased my first car, a Golf Mk3 GTi, there was nothing i loved or hated more than it. I think it was cursed as something always went wrong. I still loved it though!
But Secretly I always had an extra love BMWs (even though my dad and brother were always VW), and when i could finally afford one, it wasn't the best, it was a simple black E87 118i with a lovely tan and black interior, the mileage was high at 150000km and I think I overpaid for it, but it was an absolute dream to drive coming from the golf and was reliable as ever, it never let me down once, however I always yearned for more power and BMWs N/A straight six was something I always dreamed of owning since high school,
so about 3 years back I sold the 118i and my search began for a 130i M Sport, i searched high and low, far and wide for a clean one, until I found a Silver 2006 M sport with just 65000km, I test drove it and wanted it with all my heart but just before i could finalize my finances, the owner sold it to a cash buyer, i was really p'd off, but not having a car, i was a little desperate so against my wishes i found a mint 2009 E87 120i M sport in space gray, to my eye it just looked awesome, and the owner was the wife of a BMW principle dealer, so I was safe, but still, it lacked the excitement i was looking for, fast forward to last year and i was dead set on a white F30 320d M sport, i looked at and driven a few and was just about to go ahead when i found an E90 320d Msport in white at a BMW dealership with 94000km and motor plan left for R130k cheaper than the similar mileage albeit 1 year later model F30, i was confused but the money being saved was a massive factor, so i went for the E90, and as much as i wasn't a fan of diesels or the E90 shape, it grew on me and as a machine it is just superb, for daily commute, to long distance to everything, its just a solid piece of machinery that does its job well, very well!
BUT i was still left with an itch to get something special, something rare , something with more soul…
something with ZING!!
So at the end of 2016 I started looking at the Z4 coupe, they were decently priced and I am one of those that just loved the shape, now I was confused between the M and the 3.0si….
The one will always be a legend and the other will always be the capable little brother. But after much research I found that the M was just a bit too intense , and the maintenance was something that scared me , Bearings costing 30k was something I just wasn’t comfortable with.
So I opted for the 3.0si..
And here she is , in all her Blackness..
I just love this shape especially the back end!
Being a 10 year old car there are a few things that I need to attend to which I'll list below , but I’m in no rush , the 320d is competent in getting me where I need to get to for now.
1) Paint has swirl marks and scratches ,this I know will bother me , so I intend to have the paint corrected and the rest of the car Glazed. Probably this weekend
2) Rear Tyres are knackered
3) Aircon needs a regas
4) Xenon’s need to be adjusted , possibly new globes.
5) Previous owner painted the brake callipers red which are annoying me already.
6) Cup don't fit flush for some reason
Other than that, this engine just sounds soooo Goooooooooood, you get a blip when changing gears and it just sings after 3000rpm, I simply love it!
And after i got my license 9 years ago, i purchased my first car, a Golf Mk3 GTi, there was nothing i loved or hated more than it. I think it was cursed as something always went wrong. I still loved it though!
But Secretly I always had an extra love BMWs (even though my dad and brother were always VW), and when i could finally afford one, it wasn't the best, it was a simple black E87 118i with a lovely tan and black interior, the mileage was high at 150000km and I think I overpaid for it, but it was an absolute dream to drive coming from the golf and was reliable as ever, it never let me down once, however I always yearned for more power and BMWs N/A straight six was something I always dreamed of owning since high school,
so about 3 years back I sold the 118i and my search began for a 130i M Sport, i searched high and low, far and wide for a clean one, until I found a Silver 2006 M sport with just 65000km, I test drove it and wanted it with all my heart but just before i could finalize my finances, the owner sold it to a cash buyer, i was really p'd off, but not having a car, i was a little desperate so against my wishes i found a mint 2009 E87 120i M sport in space gray, to my eye it just looked awesome, and the owner was the wife of a BMW principle dealer, so I was safe, but still, it lacked the excitement i was looking for, fast forward to last year and i was dead set on a white F30 320d M sport, i looked at and driven a few and was just about to go ahead when i found an E90 320d Msport in white at a BMW dealership with 94000km and motor plan left for R130k cheaper than the similar mileage albeit 1 year later model F30, i was confused but the money being saved was a massive factor, so i went for the E90, and as much as i wasn't a fan of diesels or the E90 shape, it grew on me and as a machine it is just superb, for daily commute, to long distance to everything, its just a solid piece of machinery that does its job well, very well!
BUT i was still left with an itch to get something special, something rare , something with more soul…
something with ZING!!
So at the end of 2016 I started looking at the Z4 coupe, they were decently priced and I am one of those that just loved the shape, now I was confused between the M and the 3.0si….
The one will always be a legend and the other will always be the capable little brother. But after much research I found that the M was just a bit too intense , and the maintenance was something that scared me , Bearings costing 30k was something I just wasn’t comfortable with.
So I opted for the 3.0si..
And here she is , in all her Blackness..
I just love this shape especially the back end!
Being a 10 year old car there are a few things that I need to attend to which I'll list below , but I’m in no rush , the 320d is competent in getting me where I need to get to for now.
1) Paint has swirl marks and scratches ,this I know will bother me , so I intend to have the paint corrected and the rest of the car Glazed. Probably this weekend
2) Rear Tyres are knackered
3) Aircon needs a regas
4) Xenon’s need to be adjusted , possibly new globes.
5) Previous owner painted the brake callipers red which are annoying me already.
6) Cup don't fit flush for some reason
Other than that, this engine just sounds soooo Goooooooooood, you get a blip when changing gears and it just sings after 3000rpm, I simply love it!
