Video review by JayEmm on Cars

I think he got this one very wrong, the car is much better to drive hard than it is to drive slow.

At higher revs the gearbox springs nicely between gears, the engine is all about revs and becomes an animal towards the redline, and the steering which feels heavy and numb at low speeds provides much needed feedback when pressing on. It's almost as if he etched his belief in general about roadsters being soft onto the car to the point where he may as well not have driven it. Having been in a z4mr on track, it's scary how capable and composed it was, just losing out to a well driven cayman gt4.
 
jonstar said:
I think he got this one very wrong, the car is much better to drive hard than it is to drive slow.

At higher revs the gearbox springs nicely between gears, the engine is all about revs and becomes an animal towards the redline, and the steering which feels heavy and numb at low speeds provides much needed feedback when pricing on. It's almost as if he etched his belief in general about roadsters being soft onto the car to the point where he may as well not have driven it. Having been in a z4mr on track, it's scary how capable and composed it was, just losing out to a well driven cayman gt4.
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Personally I agree 100% with your view. It seems to me he’d condemned the car from the start and was searching in vain to alter his views as much for the owner as anything, as he didn’t treat the car how it’s meant to be treated and for that matter is more than capable of being treated, there’s no way this guy can form his opinion driving it like Miss Daisy. I fully agree the OE suspension is crap but throw on some KWV3’s for eg, and I think there’s a hell of car in there full of character and something that you just can’t get these days for the outlay.
 
Good coverage for the zed, crap review. Funny how everyone on YouTube thinks they are Clarkson these days.

Just to add, not good for potential owners is it.
 
RedUn said:
Just to add, not good for potential owners is it.
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I don't think that it changes much to be fair. The Z4MR has always had a few mixed reviews anyway. Plus if you want boring and predictable competence...you can always buy a Porsche Boxster anyway! :lol:
 
Very nice looking car and gratulations!
Can’t really stand the guy Jay tho, seems like he’s brought up on Top Gear or something. ”More noise than content” and seem a bit full of himself. Also funny how he fails to mention the strut-brace mod AS IT IS IN THE FRAME. 😄

Always nice to see a Z4M on the tube after all!
 
Argenta said:
Very nice looking car and gratulations!
Can’t really stand the guy Jay tho, seems like he’s brought up on Top Gear or something. ”More noise than content”
Always nice to see a Z4M on the tube after all!
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He's very similar in looks/style to Jason Dawe...who presented Top Gear with Clarkson & Hammond before he was replaced by James May.

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It seemed too subjective for a widely watched review. He likes the roadster because it can be enjoyed at a more leisurely pace (8-10), whereas the coupe was only enjoyable at full chat. I do agree with that, as coming from a roadster, the roadster can be enjoyed at all speeds. That's something that I miss with the coupe.

However, both roadster and coupe are great at the upper end of the limit. Just because he doesn't like driving them at the top end where you have to concentrate and drive with a decent ability, doesn't mean they're no good at the top end. I know I'm not alone in feeling that these things give you a great rush at high revs, and really come alive. Needing to actually drive them is the main reason I like mine. He was almost making out that they're more of a GT car ... float along the lanes using the 2.5-4.5k rev range; this they are not. :driving:
 
-Tom- said:
He was almost making out that they're more of a GT car ... float along the lanes using the 2.5-4.5k rev range; this they are not. :driving:
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I currently have a 370Z Roadster and that is more of a GT car. The Z4M is almost the complete opposite but in a good way for me. The top end rush of the S54 engine is a fantastic experience for sure. :driving:

I'd argue that the Z4M gets better the harder you drive it(although the ride/suspension you do have to be aware of), the 370Z gets worse the harder you drive it in comparison. The 370Z is really a car that suits a more laid back approach I reckon.
 
I think JayEmms review is very poor. He exaggerates the issues and talks some nonsense around driving it at only 7/8 tenths.
Yes the Z4MC is flawed in some areas, but so is the Cayman S.that people seem to laud.
I know how they compare as I own now both a Z4MC and a 987.2 Cayman S. The Cayman on 19" wheels Is worse over bumps than the Z4MC, and the variable steering is quite ponderous at times compared to the super fast rack on the Z4MC.
I could go on but I think his review is wide of the mark, especially when he compares Z4M Roadster to his old S2000 which is a snap oversteer, coarse engined car.
It has it's faults but it looks incredible, has one of the greatest engines ever made and is quire rare compared to Cayman / Boxster.
 
I’ve watched a few of his videos before, mainly because I’m considering a V6 Exige and he has lots of Lotus content on his channel. Whilst he seems to do his homework before making videos and has a lot of praise for Lotus products, at times he is very wide of the mark with his reviews of cars from other manufacturers (based on my experience of driving numerous cars he has covered). In his favour, he does seem more honest and less self-obsessed than many on YouTube and he seems like a decent bloke with whom I would enjoy having a beer and discussing cars.
His MC video didn't reflect my experience, but at least he had driven his mum’s car for about six months before forming an opinion. His review of the MR is almost entirely rubbish and based on very little experience of the car. I was rather disappointed and I suspect his opinion would be different were he to spend five minutes driving one more enthusiastically on a road with less to hit if he got it wrong!
 
I feel the primary objective of Modern cars is to be easy to drive & many reviewers use this to benchmark a car.

Appears (IMO) many reviews don’t fully appreciate those who designed the E85/6 M’s built them to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, make you remember you’re only mortal & not wrap you up in cotton wool.

It’s also good people like JayEmm continue to review them, as continues to show recognition of a special car, even where opinions diffèr
 
Rubbish review. :thumbsdown: I wouldn't let that bloke near my car let alone get in it. (Wouldn't fit anyways :tumbleweed: )
 
I've seen quite a few of Jayemm's videos and I didn't know he was a member here but I'm not surprised at that. What does surprise me is 1 his quiet shirt choice for this video and 2 this b-----d has cost me nearly 20k last year on the E89 which I love and looks like 30k this year > https://youtu.be/vvqvJsPmJG4 :rofl:
Thanks for the videos, reviews, and forum replies. :thumbsup: And to those who feel the need criticize I say get out there and start posting your better videos so we can all see how it should to be done :poke:
 
scootr said:
Thanks for the videos, reviews, and forum replies. :thumbsup: And to those who feel the need criticize I say get out there and start posting your better videos so we can all see how it should to be done :poke:
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I criticized , that's my prerogative , i have no inclination to post my own videos as i doubt i would be any good at it & imo neither is he :? that's simply a matter of opinion , i don't enjoy the younger guy "its joel" ( also a forum member i think ) either yet many seemingly do , its purely opinion , some guys grate on me some don't , "zimbamotoring" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzBnc3VLrkg i can happily watch review any car because he comes across as knowledge , enthusiastic & genuinely interested in his topic as opposed to many who get giddy at the anticipation of possible " fame" :roll: & simply let their voice distribute babble in annoying tones .
 
scootr said:
I've seen quite a few of Jayemm's videos and I didn't know he was a member here but I'm not surprised at that. What does surprise me is 1 his quiet shirt choice for this video and 2 this b-----d has cost me nearly 20k last year on the E89 which I love and looks like 30k this year > https://youtu.be/vvqvJsPmJG4 :rofl:
Thanks for the videos, reviews, and forum replies. :thumbsup: And to those who feel the need criticize I say get out there and start posting your better videos so we can all see how it should to be done :poke:
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There’s a line on his page which says leave a comment on his video scootr.....that’s what we’re doing. I watched his vid on the news that the 718 GTS going to 4litre entitled ‘981 price killer..?’ couldn’t fault a word he said imho, I’ve also seen lots of his vids and a lot are fine, again imho, but this one is pure rubbish, and it’s not sour grapes as I couldn’t give two chuffs what folk think of the M, I like so that’s it, but you cannot say the M roady is best driven at 7/8 tenths when he hasn’t driven one even close to 7/8 tenths going by this review just as one example, it’s a quick fill in review based on not much.

And anyway.....he’ll have heard worse...... :lol:
 
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