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Nickszed

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New user here up in North Shropshire, have been lurking for awhile and reading posts and looking at adverts etc learning and getting a bit obsessed to my wife's annoyance (ooh look at this one etc), haven't got a Zed yet but have the money and have decided I want a manual 3.0Si either E85 or 86 but can't decide between roadster or coupe, keep flipping back and forth!
 
Hi Nickszed, I had a 3.0si for a few years & it was a great car - lots of info on here about points to be aware of.
Here’s a pic of my old car to look at :)
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Nickszed said:
New user here up in North Shropshire, have been lurking for awhile and reading posts and looking at adverts etc learning and getting a bit obsessed to my wife's annoyance (ooh look at this one etc), haven't got a Zed yet but have the money and have decided I want a manual 3.0Si either E85 or 86 but can't decide between roadster or coupe, keep flipping back and forth!
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welcome! If you have the budget I would definitely go for a coupe but depends what you are after I guess
 
Hello and welcome, the good old coupe or roadster conundrum, my simple answer is that you can put the roof up with a roadster but you can’t put the roof down with a coupe :thumbsup:
 
Well as I`m in North Shropshire also and have a coupe I would say get the coupe :thumbsup:
 
Hi and welcome to the forum.

I had a couple of manual 3.0Si Coupes and loved them both, so here's a photo of my 2nd one for some inspiration!

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There are a couple for sale on here at the moment, but good luck finding the right one. :thumbsup:
 
A nice dilemma to have! Depending on how soon you are looking to buy you are more likely to find an E86 Coupe than a E85 roadster Si. Both great cars, good luck with your search 👍
 
Yeah it certainly seem that there are more 3.0 Coupes around than Roadsters, is that people holding on for perhaps better prices in the spring?
 
2189 x E86 produced for the UK versus only 963 x E85 3.0Si, hence the roadster is rarer engine for engine.

If you extended your E85 search beyond the 3.0Si, then there is plenty of choice.

The Coupe and Roadster are different beasts. Which one is for you depends on what you want from it.
 
Having also pondered the same 3.0si dilemma about a year ago I decided Roadster - based on a) I wouldn't often feel the benefit of a slightly stiffer car - and the roof down sensation of speed to me outweighed the benefits on country roads. b) i'm not using it as a daily so the noise and reduced all year round comfort wasn't a problem - heated seats etc also compensated c) I have the ability to store over winter if wanted. Not everyone's list of priorities but that's how I made my choice, fun rather than serious.

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Roadster for me, even a slow ‘potter about’ in the sun with the widows down is an experience…. Putting the windows down in a coupe just isn’t the same :fuelfire:
 
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Putting the windows down in a coupe just isn’t the same
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Why would you do that - BMW fitted Climate Control! :P
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Yes, but it doesn’t recreate the experience of blasting along a country lane in the summer sun, passing under tunnels formed by the tree canopy….

Or, the experience of driving at night with the roof down and the stars above your head, all toasty with the heated seats on…

It just makes you cold :poke: :rofl:
 
Hi, mines only a 2.2 roadster but boy is it fun. Yes, roof down all the time when not raining, heater on, seats warm and wrapped up. Something about a 2 seater roadster on a cold evening with the hair being whipped around and your fingers becoming numb, the sound of the engine as you race along like a hero from an old spy novel. Sorry got a bit carried away there. :D get a roadster have fun. :thumbsup:
 
Compromise - go roadster with a hard top. As a weekend car roadster was the only option for me/us. Luckily the first one I bought In February (2.2) came with a hard top. I'm now on number three, a Ruby Black 3.0si after having a 2.5si and I've kept the hard top which is in the paint shop getting a match to the car. That will stay on over the Winter and works well for me.IMG_4979.jpg
 
Welcome, and happy hunting,

Both are great. Here's my simple pros for the roadster, which I'm biased towards :)

Sun up = top down. The heater and heated seats work well for the coldest days!
The Z4 is a good roadster - with the top up it's quiet, tight and composed (when driving my first E85 I was very impressed how well it worked/behaved/felt with the roof up). The roof lining and hidden structure help to give an impression of not being in a roadster.
Looks good with the top up (some other roadsters just don't work visually with the lid on).
Looks great with the roof down + any drive with your top off is much more fun!
You can get a Christmas tree, or other large objects in a roadster with the top down - (joking, nothing is scratching my seats) - but it's factual :D
The boot is bigger than you think.
 
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