I miss my Z4

[spartacus]

Bit of a random post but I really miss my Z4.

I wish I had never sold it. I had a 2007 3.0si and bought and sold it through here. Since then I’ve had an M140 and now an M4 competition which although are much faster they just lack the pleasure I got from the Z4.

A manual box, no fake piped in sound, minimal traction control made it a great car to drive. I’m not a fan of the the E89 and G29 myself. The E85 looked stunning and no car since can compare to it in my opinion.

I went on a meet in the Lake District through here in 2015 and having a snake of 30 ish Z4s through lakeland villages was a great memory.

Just looking through some old pics of her and wishing I had never sold her. Getting the itch to buy one again

 

[spartacus]

 

[Bristolcot90]

Bit of a random post but I really miss my Z4.

I wish I had never sold it. I had a 2007 3.0si and bought and sold it through here. Since then I’ve had an M140 and now an M4 competition which although are much faster they just lack the pleasure I got from the Z4.

A manual box, no fake piped in sound, minimal traction control made it a great car to drive. I’m not a fan of the the E89 and G29 myself. The E85 looked stunning and no car since can compare to it in my opinion.

I went on a meet in the Lake District through here in 2014 and having a snake of 30 ish Z4s through lakeland villages was a great memory.

Just looking through some old pics of her and wishing I had never sold her. Getting the itch to buy one again

Do it! I often think of trading mine in for something like a 335i but then the next time I drive it, I remind myself why I love it. The wife can’t understand why a 13 year old car makes me so happy, she is easily pleased with the bells, whistles and screens on new cars. I prefer the driving experience as you say!

 

[Mr Tidy]

I can relate to that!

I regretted agreeing to sell my first Z4 in 2016, so 2 days after it got taken away I collected its replacement. And now I'm on my third.

Looking at what you have had since surely an Alpina or an MR would fit the bill? Always subject to budget obviously.

Although you did have a bit of fake sound in a 3.0Si with the Sound Generator!

Anyway if you are getting the itch why not just scratch it?

That's what I did in December when I bought my MC in December 2019 and I haven't regretted a moment. :wink:

 

[spartacus]

Bit of a random post but I really miss my Z4.

I wish I had never sold it. I had a 2007 3.0si and bought and sold it through here. Since then I’ve had an M140 and now an M4 competition which although are much faster they just lack the pleasure I got from the Z4.

A manual box, no fake piped in sound, minimal traction control made it a great car to drive. I’m not a fan of the the E89 and G29 myself. The E85 looked stunning and no car since can compare to it in my opinion.

I went on a meet in the Lake District through here in 2014 and having a snake of 30 ish Z4s through lakeland villages was a great memory.

Just looking through some old pics of her and wishing I had never sold her. Getting the itch to buy one again

Do it! I often think of trading mine in for something like a 335i but then the next time I drive it, I remind myself why I love it. The wife can’t understand why a 13 year old car makes me so happy, she is easily pleased with the bells, whistles and screens on new cars. I prefer the driving experience as you say!

The M4 is great but after seeing a Z4 last week at the car wash I knew I shouldn’t have sold it. Keep on to yours. A future classic for sure.

 

[spartacus]

I can relate to that!

I regretted agreeing to sell my first Z4 in 2016, so 2 days after it got taken away I collected its replacement. And now I'm on my third.

Looking at what you have had since surely an Alpina or an MR would fit the bill? Always subject to budget obviously.

Although you did have a bit of fake sound in a 3.0Si with the Sound Generator!

Anyway if you are getting the itch why not just scratch it?

That's what I did in December when I bought my MC in December 2019 and I haven't regretted a moment. :wink:

I’m a big fan of Alpina. Would love to drive the Alpina Z4

 

[Cornwall1888]

I sold my Z4 in the summer and 50% of the enquiries were from people who had recently sold their z4, in fact I sold it to a guy who had a 2.0 and wanted a 3.0 so ended up with 2 z4’s.

I must say if I had a m140 or M4 competition I doubt I’d miss the z4 too much. Did you not consider manual M4, m2 or something like a cayman? Manual Cayman gt4 is my dream car

 

[spartacus]

I sold my Z4 in the summer and 50% of the enquiries were from people who had recently sold their z4, in fact I sold it to a guy who had a 2.0 and wanted a 3.0 so ended up with 2 z4’s.

I must say if I had a m140 or M4 competition I doubt I’d miss the z4 too much. Did you not consider manual M4, m2 or something like a cayman? Manual Cayman gt4 is my dream car

In terms of affordability it was between an M2 and M4. I’ve got an M4 Competition DCT and it’s awesome but I just love the looks of the Z4, the low driving position, very minimal traction control, manual box, just a back to basics roadster. One of the best and under rated cars BMW have made.

 

[buzyg]

Loving this thread. They do that to you. Such fun driving machines.