Recent content by morganswift

Ha ha - well that would explain why it felt faster - though some of that bhp would be needed to lug around that roof. Gawd, I miss that car :D

Hmm. Thanks, that's really helpful. I did like the burble of the straight six. I'm sure the 2.0 is eager but I suspect I may be disappointed. I remember thinking the 23i E89 automatic seemed a lot faster than the 2.2 E85 but not sure the figures would bear that out. A lot of it is perception I...

Hi there Just after some advice really. I had an E85 2.2l back in 2003 and then a E89 in 2009 - both new (well the E89 was an ex-demonstrator) and loved them both. Circumstances meant I had to hand the E89 back to BMW - a dark, dark day :) - and then I got something more 'sensible'. But I...

Where I live the parking spaces are designated so I don't have the choice to move it. It isn't a perfect situation. I wouldn't use the 'foam pipe insulation' every time I parked anywhere - that would be insane. I just thought my solution might help someone else.

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Hi DELBOY. I was a bit sceptical going from a manual gearbox on my old Z4 to an auto on my new one - I thought it would make it less of a 'driving' experience - but I love it now. The flappy paddles mean you can change gear when you want but it's so good you barely need to. Mostly I've used the...

Thanks, everyone. I think maybe the initial press shots didn't do the car justice. Yeah, like the Deep Sea Blue and it really goes with the beige leather. I'm a happy Z4 owner again! :D

I know what you mean. I wasn't that keen when I saw the publicity pics originally. I thought they'd 'softened' it too much. But seeing it in the metal - it's impressive.

Hi All I had a Titanium Silver '03 2.2 Z4 from new for five years and a great companion it was. Then I strayed from the fold :? . But a couple of weeks ago (and prompted further by the good(!) review on Top Gear) I put any pretence at 'finally growing up' behind me and got a Deep Sea Blue 23i...