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Post by Marekdawg » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:53 am

Hi All, Just a quick intorduction.
First off I am what I'd consider to be part of the younger end of the Forum 22 :) So please excuse me if I am a little nieve when it comes to certain topics.
In the process of purchasing my very first Z4! :driving:
I look forward to getting to know some of you more! :D
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Post by Smartbear » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:56 am

Hi & welcome to the forum, loads of interesting stuff on here to help you decide on a particular model (or not) :D
What models are you considering?
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Post by MT94 » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:06 am

Welcome to the forum i haven't joined that long ago either but i have learnt so much and done quite a few upgrades to my car already im also 23 so down at the younger end too :D , can honestly say its the best car i have driven and makes me smile every time i drive it, are you looking at one model of Zed or are you looking at all different spec and engine sizes ?
Good luck in your search took me a while but after asking for advice on here i managed to get myself one.

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Post by Marlon » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:06 am

Welcome to the Forum, you've come to the right place for friendly advice :thumbsup:
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Post by jabber » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:00 pm

Welcome to the forum I’m from the other end of the age scale :thumbsup:
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Post by Marekdawg » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:37 pm

I have got two vehicles in mind, one of which will soon be mine! :P
I am just in discussions with insurance companies about the prices of the different engine size.
The two im looking at are
- E89 30I Msport 2011 :thumbsup:
- E89 23I 2011
I've driven the TT and SLK as well as a few others but nothing quite made me smile when I got into the first Z4.
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Post by Smartbear » Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:20 pm

Marekdawg wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:37 pm I have got two vehicles in mind, one of which will soon be mine! :P
I am just in discussions with insurance companies about the prices of the different engine size.
The two im looking at are
- E89 30I Msport 2011 :thumbsup:
- E89 23I 2011
I've driven the TT and SLK as well as a few others but nothing quite made me smile when I got into the first Z4.
Hi, I think the popular vote would be for the 3litre as it costs no more to run but performs better :thumbsup:
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Post by Marekdawg » Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:38 pm

Thanks Rob, Thats what I have discovered after reading a few threads.
Its definitely my prefered now, hopefully will be mine by monday! :driving:
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Post by buzyg » Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:35 pm

Welcome to the forum. :) looks like the decision has been made. :thumbsup:

Looking forward to a few pics. Plus can't wait to here what the insurance rob from your bank account, for a 3ltr E89. :evil:
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Post by Rusky » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:56 pm

Welcome to the mad house, look forward to the pics :thumbsup:
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Post by biggles » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:57 pm

Welcome to the forum :thumbsup:
An e89 3.0i is definitely the way to go over the 2.3i if the insurance permits and you want that bit of omph!
the additional performance is considerable :D for almost identical running costs, bit of a no brainier :D
be interested to see what the insurance costs, mines just gone up £45 to £275! So you can tell maybe that I'm out at the other end of the age spectrum :cry: :roll:
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Post by metal licker » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:59 pm

Welcome aboard :thumbsup:
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Post by Shaun.button1993 » Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:13 pm

Welcome along!

I'm 24 with a E89 20i, absolutely love it!
Don't rule out the 20i... mines beeen remapped to 260bhp and still achieving 40mpg! Cheaper tax bracket that the 23i too

Something to consider :thumbsup:

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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:13 am

Hi and welcome OP. :thumbsup:

Another owner at the other end of the age spectrum to you!

If the insurance is affordable you could do worse than trying a 3.0 as all the other running costs are similar.
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Post by Marekdawg » Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:57 am

Thanks all for the comments! :D Done my research and seem to have found the one, because of my age its a bit of a sting when it comes to insurance! looking at roughly £100-£140 per month. :cry: Not ideal but wasnt far from what i was expecting, hopefully will come down in the future and might be able to wrangle a deal out of a friend in that business... Hopefully have pics to share next week! :driving:
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