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Z4 Coupe Review

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Z4 Coupe Review

Post by mgrlane » Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:58 am

Nice review from JayEm here.

https://youtu.be/fk4x-QSZfeU

Such a good car aren't they.

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Post by Zedebee » Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:44 pm

Haha, M owners will be grinding their teeth watching this. Always nice to see a good Z4 review though.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sat Jun 12, 2021 8:13 pm

I've seen that before, and his review of the M.

I'm not grinding my teeth though - it's just his opinion. :roll:

The 3.0Si is a fantastic car and would probably work much better than an M as a daily driver.

But an MC just feels that bit more special to me. :D
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Post by 1536Z4 » Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:25 pm

I watched this today wondering what he was going to say after his review of the M`s and on the whole was pleased with what he had to say for obvious reasons but thought he would have at least researched what had been done to the car he was driving . He pointed out about the CDV but didn`t know if it had been deleted and touched on the electric steering saying from what he remembered about the M it was not much different but didn`t discuss how the steering can be adjusted to make it better which may have been done to the car he was driving . Annoys me a bit when people review cars without knowing what has been done to the actual car they are driving before hand . Rant over and still nice to see a positive Z review .
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Post by mgrlane » Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:35 pm

I watched his Z4MC review a year or so ago and from what I remember he wasn't very impressed with it. I think his mother owned one so it wasn't a half a day review (the MC).

I think he is more of an e85 man is Jay. Likes an open car.

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Post by mr wilks » Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:38 pm

The guy & his reviews have been discussed before on the forum , clearly some appreciate what he has to say & some don't :roll:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=105352&hilit=jayemm

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=122989&p=1756962&hi ... m#p1756962
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Post by mgrlane » Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:50 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:35 pm The guy & his reviews have been discussed before on the forum , clearly some appreciate what he has to say & some don't
An interesting read those two threads.

People really don't like someone flamboyant saying anything negative about their cars.

The beauty of the z4 coupe comes from it's flaws.

I loved mine. It was so impractical, was no set up to run on trashy UK roads (even minus the runflats). The longer than necessary front bonnet that made you feel you were already in the road at junctions. The crazy indicators on the side, the bloody birdbath and worrying about water sitting on it, the stupid split rims that would just perish away at the thought of winter. The stupid cupholders that would not hold a beverage properly and break costing 50 quid for a new one. The freeking fog lights that disintegrate on everyone's care.

But man, the right day, the right road it was glorious. It really is a sweet spot in cars. Not to much power but enough, that sweet straight 6 pushing its way up to redline. Useable power and 40 miles per gallon on a sensible trip. Cheap to run and repair. And there is nothing out there that looks like it. Every drive in a Z4 is an event.

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Post by steve_naive » Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:22 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:38 pm The guy & his reviews have been discussed before on the forum , clearly some appreciate what he has to say & some don't :roll:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=105352&hilit=jayemm

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=122989&p=1756962&hi ... m#p1756962
'Rolf Harris tribute act' :rofl:

I quite like Jay.

I do roll my eyes when he describes pretty fast cars as relatively slow. Relative to a Lamborghini, maybe - which 99.9% of his viewership will never even drive.

I dunno, maybe I'm behind the times and everything does 0-60 in 4 secs these days.

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