And so it came to pass....... Dreams do come true..
- Thread starter Maxsam
- Start date
I first came into the fold after driving my mates 3.0 si. At the time i was driving a 325ti as a stop gap and whilst deciding what to buy after moving to a new employer. Th ti was my first bmw/first six pot and i loved it even though when buying it, i saw it as filler until id settled into the new job.
As soon as i drove the 3.0si, I knew i had to have one. Having formed my opinion on the si, I started researching and eventually thats when the M option came to light. Id mirror the sentiments here exactly. The 3.0 is a great car and would never disappoint, but once you have driven an M, its hard to look back.
In 18 months and 20k miles mines been a joy, sails through inspections/Mot, and still returns 24mpg on the motorway. Tax is a bit of blow each year, but in terms of smiles per mile, well worth it in my opinion. I have never kept a personal car over two years in my lifetime, but sat here today, dont have any intentions of parting with the M.
As soon as i drove the 3.0si, I knew i had to have one. Having formed my opinion on the si, I started researching and eventually thats when the M option came to light. Id mirror the sentiments here exactly. The 3.0 is a great car and would never disappoint, but once you have driven an M, its hard to look back.
In 18 months and 20k miles mines been a joy, sails through inspections/Mot, and still returns 24mpg on the motorway. Tax is a bit of blow each year, but in terms of smiles per mile, well worth it in my opinion. I have never kept a personal car over two years in my lifetime, but sat here today, dont have any intentions of parting with the M.
Another huge difference between any other Zed the M is the steering.
Normal Zed's have Electric Power Steering whereas the Z4M is Hydraulic Power steering; this is a huge plus point for me and one of the main reasons why I would love an M over the standard Zed.
I can't stand the electric steering on my Zed it gives no feedback and feels horrible, the rest of the car is great and I love the engine but the steering ruins a good car IMO.
Once I am on the property market (in a few months’ time hopefully) I am going to start saving for one, they look amazing and I’m sure it will drive even better than it looks
Would love to be taking out in one sometime if anyone in the Surrey/London area is free one weekend.
Normal Zed's have Electric Power Steering whereas the Z4M is Hydraulic Power steering; this is a huge plus point for me and one of the main reasons why I would love an M over the standard Zed.
I can't stand the electric steering on my Zed it gives no feedback and feels horrible, the rest of the car is great and I love the engine but the steering ruins a good car IMO.
Once I am on the property market (in a few months’ time hopefully) I am going to start saving for one, they look amazing and I’m sure it will drive even better than it looks
Would love to be taking out in one sometime if anyone in the Surrey/London area is free one weekend.
Then we'll all end up putting in orders for stevie.w's 5.0L V10 conversion :wink:Number5 said:pvr said:Number5 said:You could always through an Alpina into the mix...oke:
Nah, no point in going from a 3.0, to the Alpina to end up finally with the Ultimate - the M
Wrong way round PVR...
Surely the order is 3.0 > 3.2 > 3.4L
stuartC said:Bing said:
Thanks, didn't know that. Will be sure and talk about it when we next meetSWMBO has already given the green light for an M, but only on the condition that she can have RedZed. I love that
carwoman.
Funnily enough, had we had the resources to keep a third family car, and another garage, my wife suggested the same thing when I was buying my new Z. The last was auto, which SWMBO could drive... But didn't as it was my baby. It wouldn't have worked having just 2 Zs though
Bing said:Funnily enough, had we had the resources to keep a third family car, and another garage, my wife suggested the same thing when I was buying my new Z. The last was auto, which SWMBO could drive... But didn't as it was my baby. It wouldn't have worked having just 2 Zs though
Yeah it would have to be third car for us too, which we'd have a problem justifying.
