New to BMW with Z4?

[tomscott]

Wont go through them all but here are the BMWs and currents

1994 e36 318IS (traded)
1996 e36 318IS (traded)
1997 e36 323I estate (ex show car) (traded)
2000 e46 325I M sport (traded)
2003 e46 330d M Sport (traded)
2004 e46 M3 (traded)
2007 e92 M3 (traded)
2006 320SI (WTCC homologation special) (traded)
2006 Z4M (Currently own)

2007 Mini Cooper (traded)
2011 Mini Cooper S (Currently own)

2007 Porsche Carrera S (Currently own)

BMW Nut family!

 

[spr_bimmer]

1994 Ford Escort Hatchback
1999 Caravan
1998 Dodge Stratus
2002 Mercury Cougar (had a lot of fun working on this car)
2007 Lexus ES350 (for a 6 months then life change)

and now...
2004 Z4 3.0i roadster

 

[rookie975]

I can't remember the years I got these cars, but my list looks a little something like this

Ford Fiesta Mk2 1.1L
Ford Escort Mk4 1.3L
Ford Escort Mk4 1.4L
Ford Orion Mk2 1.6 Ghia
Rover 420GSi
Rover Coupe 2.0 NASP
Rover Coupe 2.0 Turbo
BMW E36 328i Coupe
BMW E36 328i Coupe Sport
BMW E46 328Ci
BMW E46 330 Cupe Sport
BMW E85 3.0 Roadster

I don't think I will own anything else than a BMW from this point onward

 

[tabbie]

My Z4 is my first Bmw before this I had a list of hot hatchbacks including civic type-R, Ford Focus St, Vw golf gti and a ton of boring rusting old bangers

 

[Bing]

1997 Dark Grey Rover 216i (R plate from new, company car)
1999 Silver Rover 200vi (V plate from new, company car)
2000 Silver Lexus IS200 SE (W plate re-allocated company car)
... and then 2 months later, after an arguement with the central reservation of the M4 ... Silver Lexus IS200 Sport (X plate re-allocated company car)
2002 Silver Honda Accord 2.4 SE Exec (52 plate from new, company car)
2006 Green Honda Accord 2.4 SE Exec (53 plate re-allocated company car, bought and still great at 107k miles )
2007 Sapphire Black BMW Z4 Roadster 2.5i SE (54 plate re-allocated company car, surrendered after 1yr when it reached it's age limit )
2008 Dark Grey Ford Focus ST3 (57 plate re-allocated company car)
2011 Sapphire Black BMW Z4 3.0 Si Sport Roadster (06 plate, owned, current, finally free of the company car curse !)

 

[mark1982]

tbh i had the Z4 tipped against the s2000 but due to honda being more to insure i went for the Z and i dont regret it one bit. love it so much in a yr ill have the Z4M roadster/coupe and when its kiddies time ill go for an M5 Dad has a bmw and so do grandparents, now the misses wants a 1 series.

 

[marty4]

1998 Kymco Cobra 50cc :?
1990 Ford Fiesta 1.1L
1994 Peugeot 405 1.9D
2001 Citroen Saxo VTR :evil:
2001 Yamaha FZS 600cc
1999 Mazda MX5 1.8i sport :thumbsdown:
2004 Mini Cooper S :evil:
2008 Z4

 

[Adamski]

tbh i had the Z4 tipped against the s2000 but due to honda being more to insure i went for the Z and i dont regret it one bit. love it so much in a yr ill have the Z4M roadster/coupe and when its kiddies time ill go for an M5 Dad has a bmw and so do grandparents, now the misses wants a 1 series.

Me too on the S2000. Had to test drive one after buying the zed, so I knew I'd made the right choice (I didn't drive both before buying the zed).

The zed was definitely the right choice


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[tabbie]

1998 Kymco Cobra 50cc :?
1990 Ford Fiesta 1.1L
1994 Peugeot 405 1.9D
2001 Citroen Saxo VTR :evil:
2001 Yamaha FZS 600cc
1999 Mazda MX5 1.8i sport :thumbsdown:
2004 Mini Cooper S :evil:
2008 Z4

thumbs down for the Mx5 am genuinely shocked. I did have a test drive of one, interior was poor quality but always thought they would be fun to drive. Goes without saying the Z4 won me over

 

[wiseguy]

tbh i had the Z4 tipped against the s2000 but due to honda being more to insure i went for the Z and i dont regret it one bit. love it so much in a yr ill have the Z4M roadster/coupe and when its kiddies time ill go for an M5 Dad has a bmw and so do grandparents, now the misses wants a 1 series.

Me too on the S2000. Had to test drive one after buying the zed, so I knew I'd made the right choice (I didn't drive both before buying the zed).

The zed was definitely the right choice

I agree. I drove 6 Z4 roadsters and 1 S2000 before buying my Z4. I felt it was too cramped, the interior seemed cheap in comparison, the less-than fully automatic roof was a minus, and the little trunk space was a deal breaker.

BTW Adamski, who is that in your avatar? That pic creeps me out every time I see it. 70s porn star?

 

[Adamski]

Avatar is Keith Lemon from Celebrity Juice

A well known comedy genius.

Perhaps a re-fresh needed in 2012


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[Bing]

BTW Adamski, who is that in your avatar? That pic creeps me out every time I see it. 70s porn star?

(need a smiley on it's back next to the chair it just fell off, holding it's stomach in paroxyms of laughter to do that comment justice really )

 

[Adamski]

I wouldn't know what a 70s porn star looks like... :lol: I wasn't born yet!


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[wiseguy]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with him or the show. But, I just searched for and watched a few of his clips on youtube. Good stuff!

 

[Bing]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with him or the show. But, I just searched for and watched a few of his clips on youtube. Good stuff!

Excellent - I am both surprised and delighted that the humour survives the trip across the pond

 

[Adamski]

He's a bit full on, but never fails to make me laugh


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[Adam D]

Steadily progressing in the right direction....

1995 Rover Metro 1.4 CD (dangerously slow diesel - 65mpg...)

2000 Nissan 200 SX Turbo Touring (RWD, Turbo, LSD and a tendancy to glide sideways in the damp) - kept for 3 years and tuned to 270-80 hp to annoy E46 M3's and WRX's (until it came to a bend!).

2003 Z4 3.0 SE with 108's, Nav and Carver (ex demo so most options ticked). Brill car, sounded nice, went well but standard non sport seats are terrible.

2007 Z4MR - Best car I have driven - a keeper until they make a proper successor with the E92 M3's V8....