Why oh why didn't they call the Z4M an M4...

srhutch said:
well it is a Z4 so surely Z4M is right after all you now get X5M and X6M and they couldnt call them m5 and m6 could they
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I've still never saw an X5M or an X6M on the road up here in Glasgow. I suspect they've sold next to non of those cars!
 
I think they removed the Z4 badge because the font just doesn't work alongside the M....both would look too busy?

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billy said:
I've still never saw an X5M or an X6M on the road up here in Glasgow. I suspect they've sold next to non of those cars!
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I've seen quite a few down here. Very Russian Gangster. Don't want.
 
Trazom said:
I've put the deposit down on a Z4 M Coupe, its a 2007 (57) . Although I inspected the car, I thought thoroughly, on a second viewing whilst dealer looked at my P/X I noticed that the Z4 M Coupe has "M" badges on the front wings, but a "Z4" badge on the tailgate/ boot lid.

After reading this topic I hope that it is the previous owner's "sense of humour" rather than some bodyshop bodge-up!

Has anyone actually done this deliberately or "know" someone who has?
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its probably an option... :)
 
sammyz said:
peddy said:
sammyz said:
I might put a Z4 badge on mine just to be different!
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You can't do that now! That would be like me putting an ///M badge on my Z4. :o
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Ah but my car is a Z4 but yours isn't an 'M' :poke:
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I would say I'm about half way there... I've got an M steering wheel, M wheels.... erm.... M hardtop, M doors, M windows, M windscreen, M wipers, etc, etc.... :P
 
Shipkiller said:
BMW North America also officially call the Z4M a 'M Coupe' just like the older Z3M Coupe.
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In looking at a service order from my local dealer they have ID my car as a "2007 M Roadster"...
 
Just got an e-mail "Thank You" today from my dealer for a recent visit to store my winter tires. This is a screen shot from part of the e-mail message.

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No mention of a Z4 but that of an M Roadster.
 
I usually call it an M Coupé - but it's also helpful to prefix that by the model (i.e. Z4 in our case, or Z3 in the case of the older version), so that it's either Z4 M Coupé or Z3 M Coupé.
 
texasjohn said:
It would make it easier to buy a car related plate, for sure:

M 4 XXX
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:) As I say though it's a complete coincidence...have had it on 5 cars and it means something else. But several people have asked me if it's an M4....hmmm.

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...and yes, my exhaust is now clean!
 
I'm looking at possibly getting:

M 4 BAT

Your sig in fact reminded me the BAT part would be relevant although I used to call my Sapphire Black Z3 'batmobile'.

There is also the song 'like a bat out of hell'
 
I have all the paperwork from when I bought mine new in 2006. It says no where on the paperwork that it is a Z4. It says M Roadster. My NJ vehicle registration also says it is an M roadster. All of my service slips form the dealer say they serviced an 06 M Roadster. I also printed the Factory Order tracking that shows it while in production. It calls it an M Roadster. The only place I can find that it is called a Z4 M is on the stupid sales brochure!
 
Trazom said:
Trazom said:
I've put the deposit down on a Z4 M Coupe, its a 2007 (57) . Although I inspected the car, I thought thoroughly, on a second viewing whilst dealer looked at my P/X I noticed that the Z4 M Coupe has "M" badges on the front wings, but a "Z4" badge on the tailgate/ boot lid.

After reading this topic I hope that it is the previous owner's "sense of humour" rather than some bodyshop bodge-up!

Has anyone actually done this deliberately or "know" someone who has?
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From the replies, I am concluding that it is most likely that a previous owner has done this for "fun". Which is OK, but I have asked the salesman to get me an "M" Badge so I can convert it back to the original specification, as regard to badging. After all I am buying an AUC from BMW and everything should be "correct".

I feared when I first noticed the Z4 badge on rear was that it was a mistake by a bodyshop and the car had been crash damaged / repaired. However, I can see from responses that Z4 / M badging is a contentious issue.
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Continuing from the above post..

I have now found out from previous owner that the "Z4" badge was on when he bought it (with 28 miles on odometer - a BMW ex-demonstrator/ show car). My theory now is that the badge was taken off whilst in a showroom. The incorrect badge was then put on as a replacement.

I have now discovered a that there appears to be a catch missing from the bonnet (see photograph). Can anyone confirm that there is a part missing from here? Any help with part number / description?





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