Differences to Z4M and Z4MR driving

[RickRob]

And to pick up on an earlier unanswered question you can get removable hardtops for the Roadster. Seem to sell for between £750 and £900 - high prices in autumn, lower in spring.

[Felix79]

And to pick up on an earlier unanswered question you can get removable hardtops for the Roadster. Seem to sell for between £750 and £900 - high prices in autumn, lower in spring.

Ah that's good to know, thanks!

[Felix79]

I've just tried Googling for a Z4M with the multi spoke Alpina rims and all I could find were ones with the ugly wheels they had with the Alpina Roadster. Does the Z4 / Z4M have a weird offset etc that would prevent me from putting a set of traditional Alpina wheels on it?

Edit - Just found the Alpina catalog for the Z4 and ....

ALPINA CLASSIC 18“ Wheel & Tyre Set
8 x 18“ 225/40 ZR 18 ZP Front
9 x 18“ 255/35 ZR 18 ZP Rear
with Run-Flat tyres Bridgestone
Order No. 36 11 193
8 x 18“ 225/40 ZR 18 Front
9 x 18“ 255/35 ZR 18 Rear
with MICHELIN Pilot Sport 2 tyres
including Mobility System
Order No. 36 11 200

So I at least know it's possible!

Alpina classics were a no-cost option with the Alpina RS but very, very few were sold with them as in most people's opinion, including mine, the classics just don't look right with the Z4 shape - but, if you like them, go for it...

It's because of my first entry into BMW ownership was with the E30 and in my later 20's I discovered the UK C2 Alpina's and I first got a rare staggered set on my E30 325i Convertible and then managed to get my E30 Alpina C2 2.5 , which I owned for about 4 and bit years. My dream E30 is not the legendary M3, but actually the seriously rare E30 Alpina B6S. A M3 body, but with the Alpina M30 3.5lt straight six and Alpina front splitter and stripes.

On the PDF catalog I was able to find online for Alpina parts for the E85 Z4, there was a picture of an Alpina blue Z4 with the classic style wheels. I thought they looked really nice, but it's VERY hard to beat the pure sexiness of the CSL wheels. I kinda wish Poppa had taken his mint set off his M3 and just sell it with the standard M3 wheels!


With regards to wheels, I notice they seem to be shod with run-flat tyres (even the black Z4MR I looked at last week had run-flats on). Are the rims different, in order to use these tyres? Can a standard radial tyre go on these rims? Even though I've been stranded a few times due to getting a bad puncture, I'm not sure that you penalties you get with a run-flat set of tyres is worth it?

From what I could remember about the time back in the mid '00s , my folks had them on either an e46 330Ci or more likely their early '02 Pepper Mini Cooper. The road noise levels were somewhat amplified if memory serves me right? Also the price difference was quite bad. I know Poppa went over to a standard radial tyre as soon as possible.

There are two Z4M's I might be looking at tomorrow, one is a Z4MR but the other is a Z4M Coupe, which I think the seller said was going to need a fresh set of tyres in a few thousand miles. With my E30 Alpina and my Impreza P1, I was running on Falken's (I forget the exact model) and I have found them to be a great all round tyre at a really fair price. I actually took off 2 "good" Continental Sports Contact 3's and put a full set of Falkens on, as I had two punctures with the Conti's.

[flimper]

No Z4Ms have run flats thankfully

[srhutch]

As above, you shouldn’t find any Z4MR/C on runflats. The wheels aren’t degisned for them.

[Gwest44]

Push the button mate you won’t regret it - I’ve been smiling ever since I took the plunge earlier this year.

Until I got the E86 I hadn’t realised how boring driving had become - now I look for any excuse to get out for a drive.

It was coupe all day long for me as didn’t fancy a soft top and needed the boot space for my golf clubs & electric trolley.

Can’t see myself tiring of the aesthetic quality’s, the meetings I have attended are great fun and depreciation seems relatively low so if I did want out I wouldn’t have lost much - keep telling everyone that chucking the company car and buying the Z with a cheap SAAB 9-3 back-up was a great move.

Whatever you decide have fun

[Mr Tidy]

And to pick up on an earlier unanswered question you can get removable hardtops for the Roadster. Seem to sell for between £750 and £900 - high prices in autumn, lower in spring.

For example:- viewtopic.php?f=7&t=110533