BMW M4 HELP!

You can start an M4 just like any other car , the car itself wont deliver full power until it deems itself warmed up enough anyway then you can play with the M1 and M2 buttons .
 
richards30 said:
i`ve seen a video where to start the car you have to press the brake and then wait for the dials to light up, then hold the accelarator down until you hear the valve open, then press the brake again and push the start button?? then there are all the suspension settings, drive mode settings, steering wheel comfort settings etc? Just wondered if its easy enough to get used to mate?
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I have a M340D xdrive touring and the controls are simplicity itself. But then I test drove mine extensively before I bought it to make sure. :-) you will probably need your eco-drive setting mate ;-)
 
richards30 said:
Good morning chaps, looking for some help/advice on anyone who has driven or had a BMW M4 competition car? I`ve just bought this beauty but obviously being on the isle of man we get most cars from the uk and have them brought over so dont test drive etc? Are these cars as fast as i`ve read about? they also seem to have about 1 billion different features and tricky to start etc? Any help most appreciated!
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I passed one the other day on the M1, jogging along at 50mph. I just cruised past at 55mph in my Peugeot Partner Tepee! It wasn't that nice colour blue, though! Perhaps it's only the blue ones that outpace the unmarked police cars.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
I have a M340D xdrive touring and the controls are simplicity itself. But then I test drove mine extensively before I bought it to make sure. :-) you will probably need your eco-drive setting mate ;-)
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it would seem that way although the m-sport mode does sound appealing every now and then....... ;-)
 
Saddleworth2 said:
it does. The M340d does 0-60 in 4.8 which is fast enough for me and returns 45mpg + on our commute to the Etihad. Diesel has life left In a it yet.
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good stuff mate. i currently have a 2015 range rover sport but the head gasket has just fucked again! :-( fed up with it now so going to try something different and not gonna lie, the colour blue was BIG drawer! lol
 
richards30 said:
i`ve seen a video where to start the car you have to press the brake and then wait for the dials to light up, then hold the accelarator down until you hear the valve open, then press the brake again and push the start button?? then there are all the suspension settings, drive mode settings, steering wheel comfort settings etc? Just wondered if its easy enough to get used to mate?
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Think your confusing that with Launch Control for track racing which is on the M models and requires the above.

for normal start Foot on brake > Press Start hey presto

All the suspension settings you need for an average driver are preset and touch of a button - ECO COMFORT SPORT M MODE
 
richards30 said:
Good morning chaps, looking for some help/advice on anyone who has driven or had a BMW M4 competition car? I`ve just bought this beauty but obviously being on the isle of man we get most cars from the uk and have them brought over so dont test drive etc? Are these cars as fast as i`ve read about? they also seem to have about 1 billion different features and tricky to start etc? Any help most appreciated!
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If that was parked around my area, it would be nicked, put in a shipping container and en route to Dubai within a week!
£77,000 though - i bet you could get a couple of seasons in the Tunnel Club for that
 
richards30 said:
Good morning chaps, looking for some help/advice on anyone who has driven or had a BMW M4 competition car? I`ve just bought this beauty but obviously being on the isle of man we get most cars from the uk and have them brought over so dont test drive etc? Are these cars as fast as i`ve read about? they also seem to have about 1 billion different features and tricky to start etc? Any help most appreciated!
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How many cars have you got now?

You must own a petrol station or three just to keep them all going lol.
 
Cotton Weave Blue said:
Think your confusing that with Launch Control for track racing which is on the M models and requires the above.

for normal start Foot on brake > Press Start hey presto

All the suspension settings you need for an average driver are preset and touch of a button - ECO COMFORT SPORT M MODE
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ah right, thanks mate, saves me looking a dick hopefully then! lol
 
richards30 said:
this one isnt brand new mate but looks it? paying £35,000 for it, 2019 with 11,000 miles.
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I know you are not daft but I’m in the parts business and that car is serious money to run and maintain ;-)
 
LWashington said:
I think it goes from London to South Wales.
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My last experience on the M4 was after being picked up by a recovery driver near the Forest of Dean after the Merc Sprinter van I was driving broke down. The van had to be taken to Cardiff and the guy who turned up agreed to drop me off at a hotel on the way where my colleagues were staying. It was 1am by the time we set off and at this point he'd been on shift for over 12 hours (driving an HGV recovery truck) so all the way down the M4 I had make sure the f*cker didn't fall asleep. He was all over the road at one point and I was genuinely scared.
 
blueinsa said:
I know you are not daft but I’m in the parts business and that car is serious money to run and maintain ;-)
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luckily enough the isle of man is tiny mate and i literally drive to and from work 6 days a week and then it stays at home? For example, i get over 3 weeks out of a full tank in the range rover?
 
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