Driving the Z4 during the winter?

I drove mine in 4+ inch of snow.. tricky but doable.

As for the noise i often forget its a soft top.. the noise is very quiet.. much better then my old Honda S2K. You can have perfect conversations on the motorway without wind noise.. the exhaust is the noisiest thing on it.

The only difference (with the roof up) over a hard top is that when driving in town you can hear people talking from outside!

Even driving in the rain is very quiet.

Long gone are the days when convertibles are made of tarp roofs!
 
realhenke said:
Hi!
I'm thinking about buying a Bmw Z4 later this year but one question has popped up in my mind.
Can you drive the car in the winter when it's freezing temperatures or can't the car manage to keep the heat up?

Kind regards!
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Good luck mate. This winter I abandoned my car five times because of the snow. The slightest incline sent it swerving.

I also had a harrowing near death experience, where the car slid into a T-junction and ABS was on full lock...

Without winter tyres, it is a death trap. It is for me anyway. Make sure you invest in very very good winter tyres... :wink:
 
Re talking at speed. I did 148 roof down in Europe, was loud but you could, erm, talk to each other but to be honest I wasn't really concentrating on small talk. Had to raise your voice, but not shout (windows up though).
 
Just picking up on this thread, curious to know how the fabric hood holds up to all the salt and crap that is put on our roads in the uk...?
 
However, a really good revival, as loads of people are telling me that I will regret buying the z4 as I will have to drive it this winter, and I am now starting to poop myself and actually wondering whether we should stay a 3 car family despite the expense !
 
Nondizzyblonde said:
However, a really good revival, as loads of people are telling me that I will regret buying the z4 as I will have to drive it this winter, and I am now starting to poop myself and actually wondering whether we should stay a 3 car family despite the expense !
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Get a set of winter tyres fitted & worry no more , they really do what they promise :thumbsup:
 
This is my 2nd Z4 used as a daily.
It is normally parked on the drive and I have had no leak's. Gets through snow although as others have said rear wheel drive can prove challenging in icy conditions.
As for talking I normally tell them to be quite and listen to the engine. :poke:
Go for it. You will not regret it
 
mr wilks said:
Nondizzyblonde said:
However, a really good revival, as loads of people are telling me that I will regret buying the z4 as I will have to drive it this winter, and I am now starting to poop myself and actually wondering whether we should stay a 3 car family despite the expense !
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Get a set of winter tyres fitted & worry no more , they really do what they promise :thumbsup:
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I have them for my pug, and must admit they make me feel a lot safer !
 
Robb said:
One of the things that annoyed me the most during winter was the windows freezing into the door seals and not dropping for you to get in, pouring water on them every morning to get into my car was becoming tiresome.
Think i might try some silicon based grease this year to see if it helps, other than that it was as good as can be expected, toasty warm but a bit of a liability on the snow, just keep a shovel in the boot.
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I've had coupes in the winter before and this is a pain in the bum when the temperature drops below zero overnight. The glass freezes to the door seal, but the electric window motors still try to drop the glass by a couple of cm when you open the door. Can't be good for the window motors or the door seals.

Any recommendations for products to keep the rubber in good shape and stop the glass freezing to it?
 
jhbuining said:
I've got a Webasto ThermoTop-C parking heater in mine (probably the only one on the forum that has one) which is a very nice addition. Also very usefull in above zero conditions to pre-heat the engine. In below zero conditions this also defrosts the windows and prevents problems with frozen door seals.
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Nice luxury to have on a convertible. Not cheap though!
 
spreadsheet monkey said:
Robb said:
One of the things that annoyed me the most during winter was the windows freezing into the door seals and not dropping for you to get in, pouring water on them every morning to get into my car was becoming tiresome.
Think i might try some silicon based grease this year to see if it helps, other than that it was as good as can be expected, toasty warm but a bit of a liability on the snow, just keep a shovel in the boot.
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I've had coupes in the winter before and this is a pain in the bum when the temperature drops below zero overnight. The glass freezes to the door seal, but the electric window motors still try to drop the glass by a couple of cm when you open the door. Can't be good for the window motors or the door seals.

Any recommendations for products to keep the rubber in good shape and stop the glass freezing to it?
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Gummi Pflege
 
if anything it's better in the winter - smaller cabin so heats up quicker. As for water ingress - that will be the same as in the summer!

never had a problem with frozen windows or seals on mine :thumbsup:
 
Tbh for a RWD car, in winter ive never had it not get anywhere.

Yes on freezing temps the windows sometimes can freeze to the seals, gummiplege will help but its not usually at the top where its stuck, its the lower part where the wind goes down. just keap your deicer in boot and apply some to the bottom window edge before you try the doors.
 
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