Would you buy a Z4 Diesel if they made one
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Pacemaker1000
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No convertible should be a deisel!
Also if you do high miles then I would be brave enough to suggest you bought the wrong car. I don't hink the Z4 is refined enough to want to be in it on long journeys every day. Especially the E85 skateboard ride comfort :thumbsdown:
It ain't really a 'only' car. That's why most have a daily and the Zed for fun
Also if you do high miles then I would be brave enough to suggest you bought the wrong car. I don't hink the Z4 is refined enough to want to be in it on long journeys every day. Especially the E85 skateboard ride comfort :thumbsdown:
It ain't really a 'only' car. That's why most have a daily and the Zed for fun
Pacemaker1000 said:
Beg to differ. I almost always take the Zed for long distance business meetings. It's way more fun than refined saloon cars. Save that for family and when I simply have to carry lots of luggage.
Off on 200 mile round trip to a meeting and back today and it'll be roof roof down all the way back.
aquazi said:
+1
Not driving huge miles at the moment, but when I was driving 300-600 miles a week I never had any comfort issues, fuel consumption was good, and as cj says sticking the roof down all the way home at the end of a long day just loosens you up and makes the day a little special. Love it. Wouldn't have a diesel Z though, even as a long distance daily, purely because of the sound and feel.
Agree, a 35d in a zed & I think I would have to consider if I was doing high miles. Think that would be funaquazi said:
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KERMIT1970 said:Agree, a 35d in a zed & I think I would have to consider if I was doing high miles. Think that would be funaquazi said:
Once Diesels found the turbocharger & high pressure common rail injection, became a game changer overnight.
Put a 35d in a Z4 & I'd certainly consider buying one
DrNick said:
It's not how much they cost to buy - but how much they cost to own.
And depending on how you finance your ownership diesels cars might cost more new but cost less to own - before even thinking about economy. Part of that ownership saving is down to lower dep[reciation because people don't do their sums and perceive the diesel to be cheaper to run (so will pay a higher premium for it used - doh!).
The SLK250CDI looks cheap to own on some deals.
A Z4 with the 3.0 twin turbo diesel and the 8 speed ZF auto box would be quite something in terms of agility.
wouldn't have a diesel z4 but can't agree that no convertible should be a diesel I have a e93 320d and other than on start up its as quiet as the zed on the move, can have power increased significantly with a remap which would make it faster than the zed albeit without the 6 cylinder soundtrack
Nope, nope trice nope, for all sorts of cost, mileage and reliability reasons, but mainly because the turbine-smooth petrol six was the main reason I bought a Z4. If I was high miler looking for a daily driver I would have a D, but I wouldn't be buying a Z4 in those circumstances so it's still a no.
If it did 0-62 in sub 6 seconds and 60mpg (price differential) I would run anything from a 500cc one cylinder compressed air contraption to one that runs on chip fat and bird poo. (I have a lot of birds in the garden doing the biz on my new patio).
If its +7 seconds or lower than 45 mpg no way no point. my 28i is popping up to 38mpg and climbing.
For me its the acceleration, smoothness is something I expect from limo.
Its subjective as well, like records V cd, me Im MP3 all the way, rather have all my music with me and usb my mobile rather than scrat around the glove compartment for the CD. Would look a bit stupid with a record player.
If its +7 seconds or lower than 45 mpg no way no point. my 28i is popping up to 38mpg and climbing.
For me its the acceleration, smoothness is something I expect from limo.
Its subjective as well, like records V cd, me Im MP3 all the way, rather have all my music with me and usb my mobile rather than scrat around the glove compartment for the CD. Would look a bit stupid with a record player.
Good topic, my mrs does 30.000 miles a year & it would possibly have been more viable financially to have gone for the tdi TT but its hardly got enough power to pull the skin off a rice pudding so it's worth the extra expense to not have to listen to the clatter & the benefit of the extra performance.
Funnily enough she did ask me if you could get a zed in a diesel & I said no but it's credit to bmw that they don't do a diesel & have stuck to the sports car remit, as the 120d/320d/520d make tank loads of money for them as a business.
Funnily enough she did ask me if you could get a zed in a diesel & I said no but it's credit to bmw that they don't do a diesel & have stuck to the sports car remit, as the 120d/320d/520d make tank loads of money for them as a business.