Impressed by test drive

[john-e89]

Go for it, life's too short. Folk are happy to blow thousands upon thousands on holidays etc, dont give it a thought, yet go all cautious and try to make the figures look right in case they lose a grand on a car.... :? What's that all about....? :?

Forgive me if I'm wrong Nanu but I'm thinking you're of retirement age or thereabouts..? Why wait until you can't get in and out of the thing then decide you want one. :driving:

 

[MikeyH]

Good point John-e89, I had to wait till I was 68 years old to enjoy my E85 due to kids and large dog needing people carrier. How long before I can get in and out? :x

 

[Nanu]

Go for it, life's too short. Folk are happy to blow thousands upon thousands on holidays etc, dont give it a thought, yet go all cautious and try to make the figures look right in case they lose a grand on a car.... :? What's that all about....? :?

Forgive me if I'm wrong Nanu but I'm thinking you're of retirement age or thereabouts..? Why wait until you can't get in and out of the thing then decide you want one. :driving:

your assumptions are correct and suspect with my knees this may be the last sports car I purchase. Will be taking the plunge following all the feedback. Confirmation and of course pics will not be too far away.

Thanks to all that have replied

 

[ori]

[ref]Nanu[/ref], yup. Life is short. Enjoy it while you can.

I would still get a carwow quote on a new one just to see what a brand new one will actually cost you. I suspect discounts are low or even non existent with current waiting times.

 

[Nanu]

[ref]Nanu[/ref], yup. Life is short. Enjoy it while you can.

I would still get a carwow quote on a new one just to see what a brand new one will actually cost you. I suspect discounts are low or even non existent with current waiting times.

For the same car with the additional packs, the garage quoted £46400 new. No special deals for finance or cash. Minimum 6 months wait just in time for the winter

 

[ori]

[ref]Nanu[/ref], yup. Life is short. Enjoy it while you can.

I would still get a carwow quote on a new one just to see what a brand new one will actually cost you. I suspect discounts are low or even non existent with current waiting times.

For the same car with the additional packs, the garage quoted £46400 new. No special deals for finance or cash. Minimum 6 months wait just in time for the winter

As I said. Carwow it. All it takes is one garage to offer a deal and then others can match it. I got a cracking deal on my m40i.
Tech, comfort, driver assistance, shadow line packs for under 50k.

 

[Russ Z4]

Minimum 6 months wait just in time for the winter

You may get it for the spring. I'm around 9 months now - with a delivery time circa august (which I can't see happening) - just in time for the bad weather.

 

[MikeyH]

TBH waiting all that time to get my new car would drive me bonkers. Thank god I can only afford used vehicles :rofl:

 

[john-e89]

TBH waiting all that time to get my new car would drive me bonkers. Thank god I can only afford used vehicles :rofl:

2 years wait for a Boxster gts 4.0 Mikey.....that's minimum too....

 

[MikeyH]

Jesus :headbang:

 

[dr_john]

My G29 is the lowly 20i and non-MSport, possibly the only example in the UK.

It’s lively enough for me, and at my age (70+) the non MSport option was a welcome option after 3 E89s all with MSport. I did spec the Technology pack, Head up display, Harmon Kardon hifi, park assist (including rear view camera) all made it a no brainer. I couldn’t be bothered with the other options,

As for the soft top issue, yes I was sceptical at first but really I never noticed the difference between that and the E89 hard roof.

Anyways, just a few thoughts

 

[ori]

My G29 is the lowly 20i and non-MSport, possibly the only example in the UK.

It’s lively enough for me, and at my age (70+) the non MSport option was a welcome option after 3 E89s all with MSport. I did spec the Technology pack, Head up display, Harmon Kardon hifi, park assist (including rear view camera) all made it a no brainer. I couldn’t be bothered with the other options,

As for the soft top issue, yes I was sceptical at first but really I never noticed the difference between that and the E89 hard roof.

Anyways, just a few thoughts

Nothing wrong or lowly with a 20i. Great car for the price you wanted and the spec you wanted. Real world driving through traffic it’s as fast as a Lamborghini!

If I wasn’t such an idiot I should have gone for a 20 or 30i.

 

[dr_john]

Nothing wrong or lowly with a 20i. Great car for the price you wanted and the spec you wanted. Real world driving through traffic it’s as fast as a Lamborghini!

If I wasn’t such an idiot I should have gone for a 20 or 30i.

Yes I’m totally happy with my choice, I had a Boxster 718 GTS before that which I just couldn’t bond with, coming back to the Z4 felt like coming home.

I just put the G29 through it’s first MOT (no probs!) and will hang on to it for another year or two at least. Best car I ever had without a doubt

 

[baljemmett]

My G29 is the lowly 20i and non-MSport, possibly the only example in the UK.

Not quite - mine's the same, went with the Sport trim instead of M Sport because that way I could get it in the darker blue! Specced the tech pack too for the same reasons you list, but it got taken off the build due to the parts shortages Thankfully it turns out I'm delighted with the car even if it doesn't have quite as many bells and whistles as planned...

 

[Ian J]

Nothing wrong or lowly with a 20i. Great car for the price you wanted and the spec you wanted. Real world driving through traffic it’s as fast as a Lamborghini!

Agreed which is why I went for a 2.0i as I live in a town where there is no opportunities to hoon around enjoying the better performance of it's bigger brother