What was your previous car?

[paddy wright]

A lot of us seem to have come from the same sorts of car into the Z. Just wondered which was the most common?
I had a GT TDi Golf before the Z.

Pics would be good to see of your old cars as well.

 

[Shipkiller]

A big 4x4 Pickup Truck.... With a V8 motor.....

 

[paddy wright]

thats a definate other- pics!!

 

[WLH]

I'm on my 2nd Z4...

 

[Smokin]

325Ci, black, sport package, tan interior. Fun car, but I fell in love with the Z4 coupe.

 

[gannet]

Peugeot 206 GTi in Moonstone Blue...

 

[mmm-five]

I'm not one to change cars every season, so my 15 year driving history goes something like this...

• 1981 Austin Metro in baby puke yellow - first car, cheap to run & insure and lasted about 18 months before I got a...
  
  • 1990 VW Polo GT in white - was great fun but wanted something with a bit more poke, so after a year I got a...
    
    • 1992 VW Polo G40 in white - started working away from home so wanted something bigger, so got a...
      
      • 1991 BMW 520i in grey - lasted through the winter and then I got a...
        
        • 1994 Corrado VR6 in dark burgundy pearl - lasted about 4 years and for a while had it alongside a...
          
          • 1994 BMW E34 M5 3.8 6-speed in avus blue - lasted about 6 years, then sold it for parts when the engine bent a valve and got a...
            
            • 1990 XJ6 3.2 as a winter runaround until I found another M5, which turned out to be a...
              
              • 1990 BMW E34 M5 3.6 5-speed in diamond black - which I've still got, along with my...
                
                • 2006 E86 Z4MC in ruby black

 

[Shipkiller]

thats a definate other- pics!!

I still drive it. It's paid for and too useful to get rid of.....

God, I hate those old wheels I had on the Zed.... :thumbsdown:

 

[paddy wright]

nice truck- and i agree your z is so much better now!

 

[srhutch]

Last car was a 320cd M Sport

Previous to that was a Tourmaline Violet 320d SE

 

[AndyZ4]

4.0 V8 Jaguar XK8 - a lovely car, but nothing like the driving experience that I get with the Z4!!

 

[paddy wright]

come on pes- we need pics!

 

[BMW_Z4_Norway]

My bike

 

[Wondermike]

Ah I miss my old Z4 :sweetheart:

 

[paddy wright]

I can see why mike-think ull ever get another!?

 

[Wondermike]

Never say never, could be tempted by an ///M or more likely an E89 twin turbo in 2010.

 

[rollingstone]

The car immediately prior to my Z4 was a black/black Mazdaspeed6. It was a surprisingly spirited steed for its size and stance, and could throw down when pushed. But compared to a naturally aspirated engine, you really had to concentrate to get the most out of its turbo (on launch).

Prior to the Mazda was an Audi TT roadster... Before that was a black/tan GTi VR6... and before that, my first roadster, a '99 Z3 2.3. The Z3 will go down as my favorite, I think. It was my first "exotic" car (it seemed to me) and I was living in San Diego at the time. Cruising along the SoCal coastline with the top down was an almost spiritual experience.

 

[paddy wright]

The Z3 will go down as my favorite, I think. It was my first "exotic" car (it seemed to me) and I was living in San Diego at the time. Cruising along the SoCal coastline with the top down was an almost spiritual experience.

more special than the z4?

 

[Junior X]

Last car was an S2000. Great fun for going for blasts in, awesome gearbox, but could get a bit noisy on long journeys due to the revvy engine. Very different to my Z4MR which has been a doddle on the couple of long journeys I've done in it.

Also drive a 1.4 MG ZR as my day to day car for going to work in grotty weather, going to the supermarket etc!

 

[rollingstone]

more special than the z4?

more special than the z4?

Like I noted, it's all about the timing. My car just before the Z3 was a white Saturn with grey cloth interior... a fine car, but pretty darn vanilla. So to go from GMC to BMW was, at that time in my life, like being "reborn" (in an automotive sense, anyway). I was living in San Diego and had always wanted a convertible, and it was my first straight-6. Add those together and it was like champaign after years of Kool Aid. The Z3 was the first car that made me feel special, too (I had never gotten "thumbs up" before or had more compliments on a car).

Will I have cars I like better? Yes, but "better" and "favorite" mean different things when it comes to memories.

I like my Z4 coupe far better than my Z3 in terms of style, performance, and adjustability. BUT it's not necessarily my favorite because the memory of my first BMW remains more potent.

Likewise, will I like future cars better than my current Z4? Probably, but I will always remember my Z3 with great fondness.

Cheers.