Hi guys!
just picked up my 3rd BMW this time a coupe and joined the site.
I posted pix and a slight impression on e46 and will post it here for you guys!
Last sunday I tripped into a bmw dealer and drove out with a CPO's 2007 z4 coupe in jet black with 10k miles for 26 grand! almost 7 off the sticker! Having tripped into a corporate bmw dealer not a privately owned one, i was able to really take advantage of their deal.
1 of 17,000 built compared to the 180,ooo roadster ragtops they built
a quick driving impression. The cars tiny being alomst 6 feet, getting in and out of the coupe requires a hand on the lower door sill. But once in the m sports seats hug you and once the door closes youre eerilly reminded of a cockpit of the darth vader tie bomber.
visibility is quite obstructed in the rear flanks and the back windows only serves to check out taillights of most cars. There is a rear quarter panel window and its so small another car's fender fill the whole blindspot view..
Its fast, the sports mode button, with step on S, and from the dig, 1st gear zings away and by the time you pull the pedal on the steering wheel it plants the rear, squats and jets out into the next gear.
having driven may iliterations of the bmw step tranny, i am still impressed how much you can drive this 6-speed auto like a manual. Every light, in sports (like all bmw steps, it stops to 2nd gear) but jab it into first, and its a properly quick car. the automatic bleeps on downshift surprised me also..damn its so easy to fake people out that this is a stick..anyways i tinkered with the step 6speed, and i must say the sports button makes a HUGE difference in response. HUGE.
like sprint booster and non-sprint booster.
the steeing wheel feels nice..the 6 speed step in sports mode was quite a surprise. foward for downshift, pull paddle for upshift..being able to down and up shift using only one of the two paddles is a nice touch btw.
fits in the right places..
Its a love it or hate it style... when you see it in person , its gorgeous.. in pictures not so much..The inside is very welcoming but very roadster like. I know I could, but I would not be able to drive it day in and day out unless I had other cars for simple things like taking the dog or cat to the vet.
All the little proper pieces fit in the right places..nice little storage solution behind the seats.
the trunk is pretty roomy i guess..better then the other Z
pretty tiny and from the flanks almost a mini submarine.
familiar engine in an unfamiliar face, if anything happens to my e46, the blower will atleast have a new home..
overall a great fun machine with all the quirks and special feeling of owning a sleek roadster. SInce the new roadster will be coming up in may im glad i went with the coupe and saved alot.
only reason i went with the auto is my gf is going to drives it monday tuesday thursday and she refuses to learn. But i got it for her kinda anyways
so the next car is def a v8 coupe 6 speed stick, when i see those on cpo lots end of next year.
have a great weekend@!
just picked up my 3rd BMW this time a coupe and joined the site.
I posted pix and a slight impression on e46 and will post it here for you guys!
Last sunday I tripped into a bmw dealer and drove out with a CPO's 2007 z4 coupe in jet black with 10k miles for 26 grand! almost 7 off the sticker! Having tripped into a corporate bmw dealer not a privately owned one, i was able to really take advantage of their deal.
1 of 17,000 built compared to the 180,ooo roadster ragtops they built
a quick driving impression. The cars tiny being alomst 6 feet, getting in and out of the coupe requires a hand on the lower door sill. But once in the m sports seats hug you and once the door closes youre eerilly reminded of a cockpit of the darth vader tie bomber.
visibility is quite obstructed in the rear flanks and the back windows only serves to check out taillights of most cars. There is a rear quarter panel window and its so small another car's fender fill the whole blindspot view..
Its fast, the sports mode button, with step on S, and from the dig, 1st gear zings away and by the time you pull the pedal on the steering wheel it plants the rear, squats and jets out into the next gear.
having driven may iliterations of the bmw step tranny, i am still impressed how much you can drive this 6-speed auto like a manual. Every light, in sports (like all bmw steps, it stops to 2nd gear) but jab it into first, and its a properly quick car. the automatic bleeps on downshift surprised me also..damn its so easy to fake people out that this is a stick..anyways i tinkered with the step 6speed, and i must say the sports button makes a HUGE difference in response. HUGE.
like sprint booster and non-sprint booster.
the steeing wheel feels nice..the 6 speed step in sports mode was quite a surprise. foward for downshift, pull paddle for upshift..being able to down and up shift using only one of the two paddles is a nice touch btw.
fits in the right places..
Its a love it or hate it style... when you see it in person , its gorgeous.. in pictures not so much..The inside is very welcoming but very roadster like. I know I could, but I would not be able to drive it day in and day out unless I had other cars for simple things like taking the dog or cat to the vet.
All the little proper pieces fit in the right places..nice little storage solution behind the seats.
the trunk is pretty roomy i guess..better then the other Z
pretty tiny and from the flanks almost a mini submarine.
familiar engine in an unfamiliar face, if anything happens to my e46, the blower will atleast have a new home..
overall a great fun machine with all the quirks and special feeling of owning a sleek roadster. SInce the new roadster will be coming up in may im glad i went with the coupe and saved alot.
only reason i went with the auto is my gf is going to drives it monday tuesday thursday and she refuses to learn. But i got it for her kinda anyways
so the next car is def a v8 coupe 6 speed stick, when i see those on cpo lots end of next year.
have a great weekend@!
south yorkshire
At least Porsche has it correctly with its PDK. 
