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Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by SO8 » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:02 am

As the title - how many drive another car if the weather is grotty or through the winter ?

Is this a forum of hardened Z4 owners or ones that like to keep their cars clean and shiny away from pot holes and winter grit ?

I have a little Smart Fortwo diesel ... 799cc of pure power :roll: It is my work car but oddly I am preferring the Z4 even though the poor thing only just starts to get warm over the huge 4 miles each way it has to travel :roll:
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by Wyldie85 » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:24 am

Nope, spring, summer, autumn, winter the Z4 is on call to shift me about.
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by jimbo1958 » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:25 am

Mine will get used everyday unless there is extreme snow the same as I did in my E85 for the past 4 years.
If the weather is that bad I will use public Transport for my commute.
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by Disca » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:33 am

I am looking forward to seeing how fun the 3.0si Auto will be if it snows this year... mine runs all year round :poke: :driving:
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by pvr » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:53 am

X5 on winter wheels for when it is really bad, otherwise the A3.
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by PerryGunn » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:33 pm

As I commute to work on the train the Alpina is strictly a fun car so, unless there are some nice crisp'n'dry hoonable days, this winter we will mostly be annoying people by cutting them up and refusing to use indicators in the X3 (with winter wheels)
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by Maniac » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:43 pm

I've no need for loads of cars on the driveway waiting to be used. The Z4 is my only car, with a toyota IQ (other half's car) for when 4 seats are needed or we need to park somewhere busy (as we live in the city).

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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by JustCruzin » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:55 pm

Dare I say this..... if there is serious snow then my 1995 Volvo 850 T5 gets used. This Swedish tank seems to handle snow well and is a very sentimental vehicle for the family and goes to the garden centre, DIY store, and local tip when required.

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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by HillWalker » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:57 pm

No need to commute now happily retired, so day to day motoring Skoda Yeti, fun motoring in the sunshine Z4 8) (soon to be 35is) arriving in a couple of weeks hopefully, and then being delivered in a covered trailer :thumbsup:

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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by dr_john » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:58 pm

I'll use the zed as much as possible but not in very adverse weather. The wife has a Audi TT Quattro for the nasty weather.
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by TitanTim » Mon Nov 03, 2014 1:46 pm

Trusty Z3 with wintery tyres so still get to have the roof down on snowy days :D . You would me mad using a Z4 on Summer Tyres on cold slipery roads :)

Even madder using the train amongst all those sweaty bodies :)

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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by djstan » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:54 pm

Thinking of getting an additional car before the winter takes hold - also finding an increasing need to be able to take my mountain bike out to places and cart more people about so thinking of getting something like a Mondeo diesel or similar..
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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by Darren Slone » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:59 pm

I have a company RR Evoque and Swmbo an A Class, I only do 2-3K per year in the ///M :thumbsup:

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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by gov » Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:36 pm

Zed gets Sorn'd over winter :( other car is Fiesta ( Boring but reliable ) and 25 year old VW Campervan .

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Re: Do you drive something else in the winter ?

Post by lux » Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:54 pm

Q5 if snowing, otherwise Zed with normal RFT's :o
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