Converting a Z4M to an automatic ????? Blasphemy !

[SonnyA85]

Why not just buy a non M Z4 which is an auto or just get a different auto roadster or convertible?

M4, M6, SLK, SLC, E Class, etc. SLK 55AMG might come with an auto. Seems like a lot of work and money for something which you then won't be able to sell later on down the road as it would need someone familiar with it's history.

Nobody modifies their car expecting to get their money back.

You do a project like this because you want to. It doesn't have to make sense to anyone other than the person doing it

Then he should just go and get it done then. Personally I think it makes zero sense. I have an automatic Z4 and much prefer auto now. But I wouldn't buy a manual car then try and convert one ever I'd buy it as auto to begin with.

Most people spend money for more performance not £7k to convert a manual to auto. This isn't a normal project and there's a reason why it's extremely rare. It doesn't make any sense and even less so if money is an issue

[1536Z4]

Then he should just go and get it done then

Give me the money and I will .

It doesn't make any sense and even less so if money is an issue

Precisely which is why I said if I was ever in the position I could afford to do it .


I was watching a you tube about a Mercedes estate which cost about £100,000 plus brand new and the owner had a Brabus upgrade that cost £90,000 so a total of £190,000 . I think the owner had done about 10,000 miles in it and was selling it for about £130,000 so a loss of about £60,000 in a short period of time . That doesn`t make any sense but it`s their money so why not .

I would like to drive a Z4M but I cant because they are all manuals but if I won the lottery I would buy one and put in an auto box to please myself . Why not ?

We are all different and that is what makes the world go round . Mind you look at the state of that

[SonnyA85]

Then he should just go and get it done then

Give me the money and I will .

It doesn't make any sense and even less so if money is an issue

Precisely which is why I said if I was ever in the position I could afford to do it .


I was watching a you tube about a Mercedes estate which cost about £100,000 plus brand new and the owner had a Brabus upgrade that cost £90,000 so a total of £190,000 . I think the owner had done about 10,000 miles in it and was selling it for about £130,000 so a loss of about £60,000 in a short period of time . That doesn`t make any sense but it`s their money so why not .

I would like to drive a Z4M but I cant because they are all manuals but if I won the lottery I would buy one and put in an auto box to please myself . Why not ?

We are all different and that is what makes the world go round . Mind you look at the state of that

People that spend £200k on a car don't really care about losing £60k. That makes sense to me. They have plenty of money and they can do what they want with it.

You have made it clear this isn't easily affordable for you. So why not just get a auto roadster or auto convertible if that is what you are after?

An old M6 would be great and similar in price to a Z4M

[john-e89]

Then he should just go and get it done then

Give me the money and I will .

It doesn't make any sense and even less so if money is an issue

Precisely which is why I said if I was ever in the position I could afford to do it .


I was watching a you tube about a Mercedes estate which cost about £100,000 plus brand new and the owner had a Brabus upgrade that cost £90,000 so a total of £190,000 . I think the owner had done about 10,000 miles in it and was selling it for about £130,000 so a loss of about £60,000 in a short period of time . That doesn`t make any sense but it`s their money so why not .

I would like to drive a Z4M but I cant because they are all manuals but if I won the lottery I would buy one and put in an auto box to please myself . Why not ?

We are all different and that is what makes the world go round . Mind you look at the state of that

People that spend £200k on a car don't really care about losing £60k. That makes sense to me. They have plenty of money and they can do what they want with it.

You have made it clear this isn't easily affordable for you. So why not just get a auto roadster or auto convertible if that is what you are after?

An old M6 would be great and similar in price to a Z4M

Because it isn't a Z4M.....it's that simple.

Personally I'd keep looking into this, making sense isn't always the issue imho....once you're dead you're dead...making sense out of every situation is only going to lead one into a dull and miserable life. Good luck to you.

[1536Z4]

Good luck to you.

Thank you

[Mr Tidy]

I just re-read the thread from the start and it's a very theoretical concept to date, beginning when the OP bought an Automatic 3.0Si Coupe because an SMG M3 was out of budget.

Perhaps a good starting point would be to get a ride in any S54 engined car, or better still have a drive in an SMG M3 to at least be sure he liked the S54!

I love it but inexplicably some don't, and if the OP fell into that category the whole idea becomes academic.

Personally I'd make a compromise somewhere! If I was desperate for an Auto E86 I'd have what the OP has - it's not like a 3.0Si is slow! But if I was desperate to have an S54 with an Auto I'd get an SMG M3. If my priority was Auto with M performance I'd get an E89 35is, or possibly an E91 DCT M3.

I realise it's great to think what combination of BMW bits you'd like in your car but one-off projects like that seem to usually end up being money-pits, especially if you aren't doing any of the work yourself!

Anyway I'm off to look for a Z8 Coupe with an S85 V10 and manual gearbox.

[1536Z4]

Anyway I'm off to look for a Z8 Coupe with an S85 V10 and manual gearbox.

I`ll have one of those too but I will have to find an auto box to fit it

[Mr Tidy]

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:31 pm
Anyway I'm off to look for a Z8 Coupe with an S85 V10 and manual gearbox.
I`ll have one of those too but I will have to find an auto box to fit it

So now we need to find two of them?

[Vanne]

Can't be *that* hard to swap an auto into a z4m.. I'd say find some capable guys and go for it. Life is short, party hard!

[1536Z4]

party hard!

Most things are achievable if you have the knowledge and / or the money . Unfortunately I have neither Great to see the updates on your project Vanne

[Bottom]

How about one of these?
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-dri ... view/45420

[Mr Tidy]

How about one of these?
https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-dri ... view/45420

In view of what the OP has said about money I think that is probably out of budget somehow!

[Bottom]

In view of what the OP has said about money I think that is probably out of budget somehow!

Just a wee bit.

[Mister T]

Can't be *that* hard to swap an auto into a z4m.. I'd say find some capable guys and go for it. Life is short, party hard!

Dynotorque in Birmingham would probably do it. Craig is fitting a BMW auto box to the Honda K24 turbo engine in his RX8 track car.

[1536Z4]

Craig is fitting a BMW auto box to the Honda K24 turbo engine in his RX8 track car.

Great engines . There is a guy local to me running a K20 in a 6R4 replica