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Early Christmas present to me

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Early Christmas present to me

Post by extrablatt » Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:26 am

Holy crap this is one fun car. Had a boring drive home In rush hour from the dealer so we went out on a semi spirited* midnight run to Tesco and back to get some 99 RON.

Just a little tap on the accelerator and that roar of the engine. Wow, I'm hooked. Looking forward to getting a longer drive in tomorrow.

Overall the car is in great condition. Noticed the 'S' is missing from the badge on the passenger side. Feel a bit OCD about it but I won't sweat it. Might have to just debadge it to get some symmetry :rofl:

Proper pics to follow when it isn't dark. In the meantime I've included some photos of the M3 championship edition I nosed around when I was at the dealer.

*temps are hovering around 0°.
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2013 E89 35iS Mineral White
19" 326M | heated seats & wheel | pro nav & hifi | stubby

Gone: 2010 E89 23i Space Grey

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Post by Nanu » Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:52 pm

[quote="extrablatt"]Holy crap this is one fun car. Had a boring drive home In rush hour from the dealer so we went out on a semi spirited* midnight run to Tesco and back to get some 99 RON.

Just run mine on the lower 95 RON after not feeling any difference between the two in performance or MPG. Don't feel as guilty letting the horses loose a bit more often either.

Have fun as I'm sure you will. the smile will be the same well past Christmas :thumbsup:
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Post by 3rdPillar » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:45 pm

Brilliant colour choice, but I would say that. Sure you will love every drive and get addicted to making pops bangs and the occasional out of the blue gunshot!
Current Car : BMW E89 Z4 S-Drive 35is, Mineral White/Fusion/Nav/TV/Pro HiFi/Heated seats, steering/Cruise/Remote/Comfort etc etc etc ....

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Post by extrablatt » Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:05 pm

Nanu wrote:Just run mine on the lower 95 RON after not feeling any difference between the two in performance or MPG. Don't feel as guilty letting the horses loose a bit more often either.

Have fun as I'm sure you will. the smile will be the same well past Christmas :thumbsup:
Interesting, I thought the higher RON was preferred for turbo engines. I definitely didn't buy this car for the fuel economy.

I love the Mineral White but it already needs a wash. I can't take any proper photos until she's clean again!

I'm finding all kinds of excuses to pop out in the car now. Even braved a weeknight trip to IKEA. :o
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Post by Nanu » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:42 pm

extrablatt wrote:
Nanu wrote:Just run mine on the lower 95 RON after not feeling any difference between the two in performance or MPG. Don't feel as guilty letting the horses loose a bit more often either.

Have fun as I'm sure you will. the smile will be the same well past Christmas :thumbsup:
Interesting, I thought the higher RON was preferred for turbo engines. I definitely didn't buy this car for the fuel economy.

I'm sure someone on the forum more experienced about this sort of thing will post something to resolve the issue
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Post by ronk » Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:13 pm

Nanu wrote:
extrablatt wrote:
Nanu wrote:Just run mine on the lower 95 RON after not feeling any difference between the two in performance or MPG. Don't feel as guilty letting the horses loose a bit more often either.

Have fun as I'm sure you will. the smile will be the same well past Christmas :thumbsup:
Interesting, I thought the higher RON was preferred for turbo engines. I definitely didn't buy this car for the fuel economy.

I'm sure someone on the forum more experienced about this sort of thing will post something to resolve the issue

If they do they will be the first ! :rofl:
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So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:

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Post by Smartbear » Sun Dec 04, 2016 8:17 pm

It's on forced induction engines that higher Ron fuel has been proven to have the greatest effect, less so on normally aspirated engines. All engines benefit from the higher detergent qualities though :thumbsup:
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Post by Nanu » Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:06 pm

ronk wrote:
Nanu wrote:
extrablatt wrote:
Interesting, I thought the higher RON was preferred for turbo engines. I definitely didn't buy this car for the fuel economy.

I'm sure someone on the forum more experienced about this sort of thing will post something to resolve the issue
If they do they will be the first ! :rofl:
:rofl: :thumbsup:
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