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BMW Z4 M40i Roadster Testing (Video)

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Post by Z4monster » Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:36 pm

Nice video. The one after it from Autoexpress is even better.
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Post by flybobbie » Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:03 pm

Be lucky if they sell half what the last Z4 sold. The market is saturated with second cars for the Sunday drive enthusiast.
Also these Z4 cars are a bit big for garages, so the Sunday drivers prefer smaller cars such as MX5 or Z3.
The last Zed had to compete with it the earlier version.
Only reason i joined the Zed club was the retractable hard roof, which is great for a daily driver.

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Post by ronk » Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:22 pm

The Z3 is old and the MX5 isn’t my cup of tea. So I wouldn’t rule the new one out just yet.
I also like the folding hard top but a rag top also has advantages in so much that it doesn’t rob the already small boot space My car is a fine weather top down motoring toy and a holiday road road car

It’s doubtful I will buy the new version as mine is only two in September and will only have done 6,5k by then. But never say never!
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Post by chasBMW » Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:07 pm

flybobbie wrote: Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:03 pm Be lucky if they sell half what the last Z4 sold. The market is saturated with second cars for the Sunday drive enthusiast.
Also these Z4 cars are a bit big for garages, so the Sunday drivers prefer smaller cars such as MX5 or Z3.
The last Zed had to compete with it the earlier version.
Only reason i joined the Zed club was the retractable hard roof, which is great for a daily driver.
out of curiosity why would this be a second/sunday car ?
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Post by djstan » Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:13 pm

flybobbie wrote: Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:03 pm Be lucky if they sell half what the last Z4 sold. The market is saturated with second cars for the Sunday drive enthusiast.
Also these Z4 cars are a bit big for garages, so the Sunday drivers prefer smaller cars such as MX5 or Z3.
The last Zed had to compete with it the earlier version.
Only reason i joined the Zed club was the retractable hard roof, which is great for a daily driver.
I'm not sure I agree with this - I see a lot of current Z4s out on the road on weekdays. Yes, the hardtops help with a daily drive, but I also see a lot of TTs and Boxsters with fabric hoods out on the road on weekdays too.

All the pundits thought that the X6 was a little crazy and niche, but look how well that has sold!

I think it'll do just fine.
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Post by ronk » Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:17 pm

I see all two seaters as toys
Pre family a two seater is fine and can generally be used as a daily drive but as soon as family arrives it becomes a toy. - there’s a brief respite pre grandchildren
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So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:

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