I Traded my M3 for a new Z4

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mcbeee

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 Chestermere, Alberta
Hi folks, I joined the forum to see if there were any major issues or reasons to not own a Z. After not seeing anything major I went and did it, traded my Carbon Black '05 M3 Cab for a new '09 sZ4 3.5i. 7 speed with paddles, all the goodies except Nav. This one is White, no more black cars for me.....my Z3 was Sapphire Black. Two in a row was enough, you just can't keep them clean.

I pick it up on Wednesday, it's not supposed to snow until Saturday so I might get a few clicks on it before I have to park it, LOL.

Ciao,
Michael
 
sDrive35i with DCT is faster than your M3 E46 convertible. Much better fuel consumption too.
 
yes, Sapphire Black is an awesome colour ....when someone else is cleaning it. It seemed like it was every day, washing, wiping down and dusting or the car(s) started to look tacky. This way if I stick it in a snowbank no-one will find it........
 
ksher said:
sDrive35i with DCT is faster than your M3 E46 convertible. Much better fuel consumption too.
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I test drove a couple of 3.5 DCT's and figured they were probably as quick as the M3. I can't shift as fast as the DCT but I did have the M3 at 160mph. Hmmm, maybe that's why I switched to the Z, I might stay alive a little longer with the top end maxed at 210kmh instead of 290kmh. Plus the Z just looks better.
 
I have had 10 cars (5 BMW) since I was 19. 6 are silver (4 BMW). I need a change next time (Space Grey).

I think white is as bad as black in terms of keeping clean, but scratches are not shown on white car.
 
Jeez, now you're making me think. How many cars have I had and what colours were they.? Green, red, blue, silver, white, turquoise (Landcruiser Blue), Black. You are right about scratches not showing as much on white. I had a 77 Ford Capri 2.8l V6 in white. A fun car but no BMW. It sure scared the heck out of the TR7's at the time but I digress, it did get dirty, but not as bad as my Black cars. :rofl:
 
You won't get much satisfaction after washing a silver car. It is shiny all the time (just at different degrees).
 
Well, that's enough about washing the car, I just want to pick it up Wednesday and drive it and see how it handles the crap roads around here.

Ciao,

PS: Z's look good no matter what colour they are.
 
I live in Calgary, home of the 2009 Grey Cup, it's too bad our football team sucked sloughwater on Sunday. They're out. I heard a rumour thet Montreal will be here next week, hope they do well and extract vengeance on Saskatchewan. I'll be in Phoenix next weekend so I'll have to miss the craziness.

For those not in tune with the "Grey Cup", it's the Canadian Football equivalent of the Superbowl or the FA cup Final. The host city is a crazy place to be when it's on.
 
I'l take some pics on delivery (Wednesday), should have them on here pretty quick. I'm sure I'll have lots more later.....

This is just like being 6 years old and waiting for Christmas. Arrrgh!
 
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