Life after an MC?

[LeeZ4MR]

To be fair an f-82 M4 is a cracking suggestion. I reckon personally they're a bit too fast for the road, and with the dct I found it a tiny bit one dimensional on track after a few stints, but undeniably it's fun and a hell of a car, they're so fast, turn in is awesome, and the chassis stability is something else.

I agree with all of that.

I'd personally prefer a manual over the DCT for sure(the M4 is super rare with the manual though), and I miss the 3rd pedal/extra interaction that the manual offers for definite. I've driven the M4 over 100 miles today and I certainly concur that it is a bit too fast for the road, and a lot of the time I do get frustrated because you can't use the performance to be fair.

In saying that though when the road does open up and the conditions are good...it does put a massive smile on my face for certain.

 

[Lower]

I went from my Z4MC to a M2 and love it.

I did not like the DCT version at all, but the manual is a great drive. Yes, the interior could be better, but the drive more than makes up for it.

 

[survivalist]

Just to chime in on this. I have a Z4MC and a E92 M3 and drove them back to back today on the same roads and similar speeds. The Z4M was much more exciting and enjoyable.

Before purchase I drove the M2 (non comp) and the E92 M3 back to back and much preferred the M3. That said, I now have a DCT M3 which may be part of the problem. My issue with the manual M3 was partly the gear change and clutch and partly the ratios - broadly speaking the first 3 gears in the manual are equivalent to the first 4 gears in the DCT, which made for a more exciting experience.

I do wonder if a manual comp would be a better stablemate, although I'd miss that V8.

Struggling to think of alternatives with 4 (half decent) seats though.

However, if I didn't need 4 seats, I wouldn't be replacing a Z4M with either a E92 M3 or an original M2.

 

[Ed Doe]

Just to chime in on this. I have a Z4MC and a E92 M3 and drove them back to back today on the same roads and similar speeds. The Z4M was much more exciting and enjoyable.

Before purchase I drove the M2 (non comp) and the E92 M3 back to back and much preferred the M3. That said, I now have a DCT M3 which may be part of the problem. My issue with the manual M3 was partly the gear change and clutch and partly the ratios - broadly speaking the first 3 gears in the manual are equivalent to the first 4 gears in the DCT, which made for a more exciting experience.

I do wonder if a manual comp would be a better stablemate, although I'd miss that V8.

Struggling to think of alternatives with 4 (half decent) seats though.

However, if I didn't need 4 seats, I wouldn't be replacing a Z4M with either a E92 M3 or an original M2.

You can bang in a shorter final drive into the e92 m3 for not a huge amount of money - that'd certainly make it more entertaining! Tegiwa do bmw motorsport final drives for the e92 m3, as I'm sure would Everything M3s in Banbury. Cracking mod on the z4m/e46 m3 so should be pretty ace on the e92 as well!