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Time for the reveal...
- Lucy
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Re: Time for the reveal...
Very cool!
- Breaker
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Always like those!
3.0si Z4 Coupe then an sDrive 35i Z4. Great cars, now gone. Range Rover Evoque owner now!
- flimper
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Wow, you'll never see another of those And you get to play tapes!
Piano black & black extended leather. Power mirrors, tinted glass, PDC, Prof hi-fi, CD, retro-fit cruise
- Herminator
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I had the diesel for "economy"ksher wrote:What wrong was the Alfa? Reliability? The engine sounds great (if V6) and car looks great too.
The engine wasn't bad, just not as frugal as it should have been.
The car had a few electrical gremlins which kept bugging me but it's main sins were being far too heavy for what it was and driving the wrong wheels
It was just never great at anything in particular other than looking good.
The 8 isn't great on fuel, it's not great on space but it's excellent at what it's meant to be good at. Waft down motorways, be nice and quiet inside, feel very solid, ride isn't wallowy but it isn't rock solid either like too many modern cars. It just is what it is and makes no excuses.
The last few years have made me very much a German car fan, like the other thread about what marques you wouldn't own, I'd not have anything French, I have an unncessary hatred of Vauxhalls, Italian cars don't interest me other than the Pagani's which are nuts and Lambo's which are VW's and still pretty nuts Japanese cars... meh... I'd love an old American muscle car though, even possibly a modern one...
I was mainly looking at Boxsters but couldn't find one localy or at the right price and this 8 happened to be on the way home so I thought why not have a look. I'd been interested in them but didn't seariously think I'd find one locally that was good enough. This one's condition won me over, it has a nice wad of BMW reciepts and although not perfect (it's a little closer now), it was sensibly priced and in good enough shape to be able to keep on top of the maintanence. As a bonus to the fun of ownership, hopefully if I keep it in good shape it won't depreciate any time soon, certainly not like the Alfa did
The colour is Barbados Green, which would normally worry me because I don't like green cars, but it's a very bluey green and suites the car without aging it badly.
I thought I got a few stares in the Z4, pfft, I get 10 times as many now Including within 5 minutes of buying the car, at the petrol station, a little boy in his football kit standing staring at it as his dad tried to drag him away
BMW M4CS, San Marino Blue, CCBs
Gone but not forgotten- Z4M Roadster, E31 840 Ci Sport, E85 Z4 3.0 Sport.
Gone but not forgotten- Z4M Roadster, E31 840 Ci Sport, E85 Z4 3.0 Sport.
- pvr
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My X5 still has a tape deck behind the satnav screen ...flimper wrote:Wow, you'll never see another of those And you get to play tapes!
Current:
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
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Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
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- RustyZ4
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Re: Time for the reveal...
Nice car, looks stunning
Z4 Mineral Grey, 28i MSport Auto, lots of goodies
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
Z4 E85 3.0, gone but now with son
Growing Old is Mandatory But Growing Up is Optional
- rollingstone
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Re: Time for the reveal...
One of my favorite BMWs, the 8... IMO, an ageless classic inside and out. I occasionally try to track one down here in the States (but not easy to find a minter with a manual). Enjoy every mile and envious glance.
Cheers.
Cheers.
2007 3.0si coupe . jet black . dream red . premium . sport . bum-warming M seats . clear corners . euro visors . zhp . stubby . ipod . sans badges
- sk93
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Re: Time for the reveal...
nice! My GF loves this car more than the corrado.. its also the only car she loves more than the corrado.
looks in great shape too!
looks in great shape too!
- Herminator
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Picture and address?sk93 wrote:nice! My GF loves this car more than the corrado.. its also the only car she loves more than the corrado.
looks in great shape too!
BMW M4CS, San Marino Blue, CCBs
Gone but not forgotten- Z4M Roadster, E31 840 Ci Sport, E85 Z4 3.0 Sport.
Gone but not forgotten- Z4M Roadster, E31 840 Ci Sport, E85 Z4 3.0 Sport.
- sk93
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lol. nuh-uhHerminator wrote: Picture and address?
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Re: Time for the reveal...
Cool,and v nice indeed/loks a great example
love the 8ser
love the 8ser
Interlagos Blue M RDSTR,2008. Logic7 dsp Hifi;satnav,stubby,htd seats,etc,etc.
Black 2005 3.0i NOW SOLD(and missed)
- texasjohn
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[churchill dog] oh yes [/churchill dog]mmm-five wrote:I'd love an 850csi, but I know it would ruin me in ways an e34 M5 could only dream of
Gone: Z4 3.0i SMG Titanium Silver/Black, Z4MR Sepang Bronze/Sepang, Z4MR Silver Grey
- sars
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Love it, telling my age here but I loved the 635csi and then came the 850 hmmm which is even better
Gorgeous SFR Z4 M40i
Gone 2017 Iridium SL400, 2015 435d xDrive Convertible, 2012 E350 CDi Convertible, 2010 DSB Z4 sdrive30i, 2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet, 2006 Phoenix Yellow Z4 2.5Si, 2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible
Gone 2017 Iridium SL400, 2015 435d xDrive Convertible, 2012 E350 CDi Convertible, 2010 DSB Z4 sdrive30i, 2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet, 2006 Phoenix Yellow Z4 2.5Si, 2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible
- paddy wright
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Re: Time for the reveal...
looks ace- alway liked these- i sat in oe when it was new in the show room (as i remember it may have been this colur) and remember my dad who was gettinga 3 series at the time telling me not to break anything as they cost so much!!
Z4 2.2 sterling grey,Msport seats,retrofit cupholders,cruise,footwell lights,sound gen and mfsw,18"ellipsoids,xenons+light washers,ZHPknob,folding mirrors,3"stubby,update wheel caps,gateway300 ipod, wind deflector to keep the wife happy!
- Andy
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Re: Time for the reveal...
Dad borrowed one as a potential company car swap for his 740, loved it. Early ones had a few electrical gremlins iirc, you've definitely got the right year / engine.
Bring it to a meet !
Bring it to a meet !
Imola Z4MR #0026 6 yrs, & 66k so far..