Daily drive
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My Z is my daily drive and has been for nearly 7 years. Just turned 60,000 on the clock.
However, I am now seriously looking into a 635d to become my daily drive and leave the Z for the summer months only and about 2-3,000 a year. (Anyone have any useful info or advice on the 635d, I'll gladly listen!)
I think it deserves a rest after all the hard work
However, I am now seriously looking into a 635d to become my daily drive and leave the Z for the summer months only and about 2-3,000 a year. (Anyone have any useful info or advice on the 635d, I'll gladly listen!)
I think it deserves a rest after all the hard work
left98204 said:My Z is my daily drive and has been for nearly 7 years. Just turned 60,000 on the clock.
However, I am now seriously looking into a 635d to become my daily drive and leave the Z for the summer months only and about 2-3,000 a year. (Anyone have any useful info or advice on the 635d, I'll gladly listen!)
I think it deserves a rest after all the hard work
then you can give me your heated seats and have the originals back,as I do use mine all year round
I have a company 318d saloon, does around 18-20k per annum, the Z comes out at the weekend, and with this weather i cant wait for the end of work today, off down to Salisbury for a friends wedding and the Z is ready to hit the road (and the sun is ready to burn my bald head!) :lol: :lol:
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Z4 is actually the girlfriends car. Replaced a 330i ZHP with the Z4. It's under her name / she paid for it. I just treat it as if it's my toy. I pay for the mods / upgrades to it---and I usually drive it more than she does. It is driven year round. We have not had the Z4 for a year yet, but I estimate around 15,000 miles based on current usage.
My daily driver is a e46 M3 coupe for driving to/from work and light track usage. My city vehicle is either a bicycle or Suzuki GS500F motorcycle.
My winter beater is an e36 M3. (first car I've ever owned.) I'm still driving it currently as I haven't serviced it / oil changed it to put it up in storage yet for the summer.
Also own a e39 540i, but I keep it parked at my parents house---for my father to drive. He was driving an old beat up Mazda pickup truck for the longest time before that. I drive the 540i if I'm ever going on a road trip where I will be driving for more than 4-5 hours, or to my mechanic for servicing.
My daily driver is a e46 M3 coupe for driving to/from work and light track usage. My city vehicle is either a bicycle or Suzuki GS500F motorcycle.
My winter beater is an e36 M3. (first car I've ever owned.) I'm still driving it currently as I haven't serviced it / oil changed it to put it up in storage yet for the summer.
Also own a e39 540i, but I keep it parked at my parents house---for my father to drive. He was driving an old beat up Mazda pickup truck for the longest time before that. I drive the 540i if I'm ever going on a road trip where I will be driving for more than 4-5 hours, or to my mechanic for servicing.
navid.v said:left98204 said:My Z is my daily drive and has been for nearly 7 years. Just turned 60,000 on the clock.
However, I am now seriously looking into a 635d to become my daily drive and leave the Z for the summer months only and about 2-3,000 a year. (Anyone have any useful info or advice on the 635d, I'll gladly listen!)
I think it deserves a rest after all the hard work
then you can give me your heated seats and have the originals back,as I do use mine all year round
Hope you are getting on alright with the seats!Have to say the novelty hasn't worn off yet on my new ones yet and I even used them today in 25 degree heat
Why buy a Z4M and not enjoy it as much as you can? Off course I would take the Z4MR for a trip to the south of France. It would be stupid not to do... Why do you want keep the mileage as low as possible? My opinion; The more you drive the car, the more you enjoy it...whatever the mileage. I bought this car for me, not for the resale value...T1berious said:
left98204 said:Hope you are getting on alright with the seats!
Have to say the novelty hasn't worn off yet on my new ones yet and I even used them today in 25 degree heat
seats are fine, no problem at all, cheers
nobody seems to do anything about making them heated oem way :thumbsdown: (no retrofit kit)if you have used your heated seats as you say on 25 degrees, I think you might need to call NHS Direct or seek urgent medical attention
My coupe is my daily drive and after weeks of pounding the m4and m5, I'm not sure how long it will be! Off to see a very nice Alpina B3 bi-turbo in Newport. If the figures stack up I maybe............
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My Zed is purely for fun - so I do about 3,000 per year.
Maybe more this year, because we are going to the south of France this year.
I have a free bus pass - so my main mode of transport is >>>>
Maybe more this year, because we are going to the south of France this year.
I have a free bus pass - so my main mode of transport is >>>>
Daily drive (and technically my wife's car): a truely unremarkable Focus: 
They both do about 8k a year, but the Focus gets used for shopping trips or any outing into a crowded car park. The Z4 gets used for more fun outings.
I've got into the habit of it ok now, but I found the 2 car thing really difficult to start with. We 'inherited' a bog standard decade old red Mondeo which was so dull to drive and basic inside compared to the Mondeo ST I had at the time. Picking up the keys to go to work each morning it was seriously difficult at times to take the red one. The only thing really that made me do so was that the ST was blocked in the garage by the other one.
What cracked it was getting an interesting '2nd car' for a while. We swapped the red Mondeo for a Puma which was such fun to drive I had no problems taking the smaller more economical one of the two then.
They both do about 8k a year, but the Focus gets used for shopping trips or any outing into a crowded car park. The Z4 gets used for more fun outings.
I've got into the habit of it ok now, but I found the 2 car thing really difficult to start with. We 'inherited' a bog standard decade old red Mondeo which was so dull to drive and basic inside compared to the Mondeo ST I had at the time. Picking up the keys to go to work each morning it was seriously difficult at times to take the red one. The only thing really that made me do so was that the ST was blocked in the garage by the other one.
What cracked it was getting an interesting '2nd car' for a while. We swapped the red Mondeo for a Puma which was such fun to drive I had no problems taking the smaller more economical one of the two then.
Mmm very nice, wouldn't say no to one of them :sweetheart: