What should I do?
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Keep it.
But 18 years worth of petrol left? Might be pushing it. Need to craft an excuse/hobby/club/work commitment that let's you take it out on your own on a Sunday once a week/fortnight in secret.
If the missus is the suspicious type then she'll think you've got a mistress, so if it all comes out in the open and it turns out you've only been secretly driving the car you'll come up smelling of roses (relatively to her fears). Everyone's a winner.
Besides. What is there that can possibly replace an MC without adding 20-30k ???
But 18 years worth of petrol left? Might be pushing it. Need to craft an excuse/hobby/club/work commitment that let's you take it out on your own on a Sunday once a week/fortnight in secret.
If the missus is the suspicious type then she'll think you've got a mistress, so if it all comes out in the open and it turns out you've only been secretly driving the car you'll come up smelling of roses (relatively to her fears). Everyone's a winner.
Besides. What is there that can possibly replace an MC without adding 20-30k ???
wantanM said:Keep it.
But 18 years worth of petrol left? Might be pushing it. Need to craft an excuse/hobby/club/work commitment that let's you take it out on your own on a Sunday once a week/fortnight in secret.
If the missus is the suspicious type then she'll think you've got a mistress, so if it all comes out in the open and it turns out you've only been secretly driving the car you'll come up smelling of roses (relatively to her fears). Everyone's a winner.
Besides. What is there that can possibly replace an MC without adding 20-30k ???
Am liking your logic
I actually think a Z4 is the answer to infertility 3 months of ownership = baby on the way - i'm keeping mine as a commuter to work and have bought a picanto to run the family around in. There is no affordable alternative to the z with four seats that
a comes within my budget/running costs
b has the comparable torque.acceleration.kudos
I've been considering swapping for a 335i but it still just looks like a standard car. If i had the cash i might go for an evora or a gtr but 30k+ is too much for me to spend on a car
a comes within my budget/running costs
b has the comparable torque.acceleration.kudos
I've been considering swapping for a 335i but it still just looks like a standard car. If i had the cash i might go for an evora or a gtr but 30k+ is too much for me to spend on a car
inkey$, can't you be a cool Dad with baby in ///M too? That's what I plan on one day, assuming the Polo hasn't won over by then.
agree with the general views of the posts, IMHO definitely worth keeping the z4mc, its unique enough not to be superceded in value by e89, and it's unique enough to have already booked a slot in the future classic space... I wish I could also run a z3mcoupe 
BTW, not sure if anyone has experienced the same, but I got a call from the dealer who I bought mine from 3 years ago asking if I still had it and if I wanted to sell it. So, I think residuals should be strong going forward.
can you not stick the kid in the boot?
just don't over feed it and the M should be good for another ten years.
just don't over feed it and the M should be good for another ten years.
arhhhhhh inkeys..... welcome to "my" world...
let me explain.....
This year ive done 230 miles in my z4m. To say that genuinely upsets me... i've only been one 1 track-day, it seems all my car time has been the stolen few hours in the evening when he's sleeping... I became a single dad 11 months ago... sadly his mother couldn't cope, had pretty severe PND and went down a life path that me and my son simply couldn't follow, i had no choice but to turn back and walk away, this left me trying to be a dad and mom to my then new borne ( let alone dealing with loosing my family and the girl is simply loved with everything i had). I had a taste of family life and i LOVED it, my happily engaged years came to a crushing halt, i can honestly say this was without doubt the darkest time of my life... low was not the word, work suffered, i couldn't go anywhere, and all my hobbies seems to slowly melt into the distance, I'm absolutely NOT ashamed to say i have cried myself to sleep many a night in this last year, the sleepless nights and trying to run the businesses was torture, BUT here's what I'm getting too... it quickly became apparent that my love for the motor vehicle was going to have to "change" for a little bit, driving the car was to become a distant dream. For me that first bit of fatherhood i felt that my life was over.. new parents that are tired get that feeling alot i think....
Where to turn from here?? well the internet! it became my way of exploring the car scene more and more and more love for motoring seems to grow and grow, i decided that id use the car minimally and use this year as a build/test year, in my head it made me feel better and made sense to me, so gradually i purchased all the little bits i wanted and in the evening id go into the garage and fit, test, and drive the car around the house with the baby monitor on the seat always keeping a stern eye on my baby boy. In the end im now at this point....
The car is doing great albeit on about 11,000 miles.. ( i know) i found a new way to enjoy the car for the planned year i wouldnt use it, and ive really ENJOYED just getting my hands dirty and fitting, testing, more fitting of all my little additions, i think what im trying to get at is, in my situation it was kind of essential to keep it, to keep me smiling, and it worked!! Just because were dads we dont need to give up all the fun things in our life's, we can still enjoy them, you just got to understand it may take a while before you can enjoy things as they were before :wink:
Todays update???????... my son was borne may 28th 2011, i was on my own with him from October 31St 2011, I'm coming up to my 1 year anniversary... has it got better??? OMG You BET!!! time in the house is bordering on hilarious, gone are the sleepless nights and i get a good night most evenings, im back at work with all my brain cells in place, our "routine" is completely painless and they really do adapt but YOU have to make this work for you, he spends lots of time in the garage with me and has truly become my best friend in the making, our bond is unbreakable, football in the hallway is a particular fave of ours
im glad ive kept the ZEd and im really excited to finally be opening a new chapter... i think me, Anthony and the z4m are going to have a blast
To summarize??? You never ever know what's round the corner, so keep the little things in life that please YOU ;-)
if you can afford to keep the z4 and you truly love it, KEEP it!!
i wish you and the family all the best in the world, its so nice to read about a new family doing it together
( excuse that huge post)
let me explain.....
This year ive done 230 miles in my z4m. To say that genuinely upsets me... i've only been one 1 track-day, it seems all my car time has been the stolen few hours in the evening when he's sleeping... I became a single dad 11 months ago... sadly his mother couldn't cope, had pretty severe PND and went down a life path that me and my son simply couldn't follow, i had no choice but to turn back and walk away, this left me trying to be a dad and mom to my then new borne ( let alone dealing with loosing my family and the girl is simply loved with everything i had). I had a taste of family life and i LOVED it, my happily engaged years came to a crushing halt, i can honestly say this was without doubt the darkest time of my life... low was not the word, work suffered, i couldn't go anywhere, and all my hobbies seems to slowly melt into the distance, I'm absolutely NOT ashamed to say i have cried myself to sleep many a night in this last year, the sleepless nights and trying to run the businesses was torture, BUT here's what I'm getting too... it quickly became apparent that my love for the motor vehicle was going to have to "change" for a little bit, driving the car was to become a distant dream. For me that first bit of fatherhood i felt that my life was over.. new parents that are tired get that feeling alot i think....
Where to turn from here?? well the internet! it became my way of exploring the car scene more and more and more love for motoring seems to grow and grow, i decided that id use the car minimally and use this year as a build/test year, in my head it made me feel better and made sense to me, so gradually i purchased all the little bits i wanted and in the evening id go into the garage and fit, test, and drive the car around the house with the baby monitor on the seat always keeping a stern eye on my baby boy. In the end im now at this point....
The car is doing great albeit on about 11,000 miles.. ( i know) i found a new way to enjoy the car for the planned year i wouldnt use it, and ive really ENJOYED just getting my hands dirty and fitting, testing, more fitting of all my little additions, i think what im trying to get at is, in my situation it was kind of essential to keep it, to keep me smiling, and it worked!! Just because were dads we dont need to give up all the fun things in our life's, we can still enjoy them, you just got to understand it may take a while before you can enjoy things as they were before :wink:
Todays update???????... my son was borne may 28th 2011, i was on my own with him from October 31St 2011, I'm coming up to my 1 year anniversary... has it got better??? OMG You BET!!! time in the house is bordering on hilarious, gone are the sleepless nights and i get a good night most evenings, im back at work with all my brain cells in place, our "routine" is completely painless and they really do adapt but YOU have to make this work for you, he spends lots of time in the garage with me and has truly become my best friend in the making, our bond is unbreakable, football in the hallway is a particular fave of ours
im glad ive kept the ZEd and im really excited to finally be opening a new chapter... i think me, Anthony and the z4m are going to have a blast To summarize??? You never ever know what's round the corner, so keep the little things in life that please YOU ;-)
if you can afford to keep the z4 and you truly love it, KEEP it!!
i wish you and the family all the best in the world, its so nice to read about a new family doing it together
( excuse that huge post)
inkey$ said:Thanks Beedub; sounds like a rollercoaster and a lesson to us all
I'll do my best and play it 6 months at a time.
definitely.... biggest lesson of my life so far... enjoy your life as literally it can flip 180 on you @ any point, keep your loved items close, your loved ones closer, im sure you'll be fine. We all have these trials and tribulations in one way shape or form, its how you come out of it that defines us.... hell being a parent is hard enough as is without lifes s**t sandwhich thrown in.
how are you finding it?? whats good and whats bad?
Beedub said:inkey$ said:Thanks Beedub; sounds like a rollercoaster and a lesson to us all
I'll do my best and play it 6 months at a time.
definitely.... biggest lesson of my life so far... enjoy your life as literally it can flip 180 on you @ any point, keep your loved items close, your loved ones closer, im sure you'll be fine. We all have these trials and tribulations in one way shape or form, its how you come out of it that defines us.... hell being a parent is hard enough as is without lifes s**t sandwhich thrown in.
how are you finding it?? whats good and whats bad?
Well said fella
Yeah, its all good. I was prepared for sleep deprivation but it would seem, not enough! Other than that he's a bit of a textbook baby so far. Must say though, I'm liking being a father very much. Just the sense of myself having changed so fundimentally three weeks ago. Looking forward to the years ahead.
Oh and as soon as I can get him in the garage wth me as I potter around the car the better
Bing said:inkey$ said:Oh and as soon as I can get him in the garage wth me as I potter around the car the better
Just wait till he puts sticky handprints all over a freshly waxed Molly - that'll be a REAL test of your mettle as a parent
By then I'll hope to have him trained on a DA polisher