Z4 is no longer in garage

[channy106]

So sad to be saying goodbye to my Zed due to changes in circumstances and cracking offer on the 6 meant an earlier than expected change of car:

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56141

However, what I am noticing is quite a few departures of the Zed into other marques and not just beemers. Just wondering why this was really.

 

[mr wilks]

So sad to be saying goodbye to my Zed due to changes in circumstances and cracking offer on the 6 meant an earlier than expected change of car:

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56141

However, what I am noticing is quite a few departures of the Zed into other marques and not just beemers. Just wondering why this was really.

Hope you have a big garage 8) i couldn't get the arse of my 645 through the door of mine
best of luck & post up some pics of the 6

 

[channy106]

So sad to be saying goodbye to my Zed due to changes in circumstances and cracking offer on the 6 meant an earlier than expected change of car:

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56141

However, what I am noticing is quite a few departures of the Zed into other marques and not just beemers. Just wondering why this was really.

Hope you have a big garage 8) i couldn't get the arse of my 645 through the door of mine
best of luck & post up some pics of the 6

Cheers mr wilks, pics are on page 6 and 7 of my post

 

[Anonymous]

Possibly due to people getting hacked off with crap BMW build quality?

I know when mine is up for replacement I will be looking elsewhere - with my past 5 or 6 car changes I haven't even looked at another brand!

 

[TitanTim]

Possibly due to people getting hacked off with crap BMW build quality?

I know when mine is up for replacement I will be looking elsewhere - with my past 5 or 6 car changes I haven't even looked at another brand!

To be fair though Kevin I've suffered alot worse with other makes which is why I thought I would try BMW, for me its the dealership aftersales that makes or breaks the ownership experience. $h!t happens whatever the car but its the dealerships competence and customer care that seals it for me and have to say my dealer has in the main been top notch. I've had problems with new Peugeots and Vauxhalls and the dealerships has been nothing short of disgraceful, i.e. they just didn't want to know with warranty problems and always fobbing off and when the car did go in I had no confidence and it was always returned damaged. Audi was slightly better. Probably the best new car I've owned with no problems has been a VW, I couldn't comment on the VW dealer as it never went in for any work. Regarding the Zed, nothing has actually gone wrong or broken, my only disapointment has been upto now with the engine and some dubious noises which is why I may go back to a 1er and a M135i if the deal is right

Tim.

 

[Z4 Beemer]

However, what I am noticing is quite a few departures of the Zed into other marques and not just beemers. Just wondering why this was really.

Yes, I know what you mean!

Looking at your 6, which can only be described as stunning, I think people want "new", especially new technology, and as someone mentioned said before, the old orange instrument cluster in the Z4 is really getting on a bit... I like the look of what you have in the 6.

Also, for me BMW are just not coming up with the really good deals that other manufacturers are doing, and resale value at trade-in time has always been poor for me with BMW's.

I also think that moving to diesel, like we have both done, offers a different kind of performance, and levels of fuel economy. Its a shame that BMW 6 cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engines are now pretty much a thing of the past.

 

[mr wilks]

So sad to be saying goodbye to my Zed due to changes in circumstances and cracking offer on the 6 meant an earlier than expected change of car:

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=56141

However, what I am noticing is quite a few departures of the Zed into other marques and not just beemers. Just wondering why this was really.

Hope you have a big garage 8) i couldn't get the arse of my 645 through the door of mine
best of luck & post up some pics of the 6

Cheers mr wilks, pics are on page 6 and 7 of my post

Yep seen them now , , looking good though for me the white dilutes the presence of the 6 8) black black or black it would have to be for me :evil:
Enjoy it

 

[Maniac]

Walked out the door to see the Z glistening with dew in the morning sun and thought... that's going nowhere. She's still a stunner.

 

[paddy wright]

Must be hard to part with your z. After 6 years I have no intention of selling mine- took quite a bit of convincing the better half that we 'needed' an X5 as well and that we needed to have 3 cars. Still dont think she is convinced!

 

[envy]

Walked out the door to see the Z glistening with dew in the morning sun and thought... that's going nowhere. She's still a stunner.

looks very nice indeed..... just needs an m sport front bumper to finish it off

likewise, im not getting rid of mine just yet as i still feel the looks cannot be beaten by any car on the market in the same price range. so if i did change, it would be a downgrade..... or an upgrade if i went for the 35i

 

[TitanTim]

Walked out the door to see the Z glistening with dew in the morning sun and thought... that's going nowhere. She's still a stunner.

Gary I wish you would stop posting pics of your Zed, I'm getting more tempted with those 313s although unsure how my diddly brakes would look

All this talk of changing/not changing cars, I've been thinking this morning to keep mine when the PCP is up and buy it off BMW, I reckon by then the mileage won't be much past 5K, it doesn't get used during the winter so should hopefully stay in good nick and I have an excuse to go for the 313 or 326M alloys if I keep it. If I did the the mileage then I would probably just swap it for another or a 1 Series but I'm starting to think it would be a shame to trade mine in at such low mileage and whats the point By then my Z3 will be knocking on 15 years so may trade this in for another small new car, I'm still hankering after a Suzuki Swift Sport, I love cars that get good reviews but are not expensive to buy and just keep the Zed for summer days

Tim.

 

[Transmat]

I still love my z4, the only cars tempting me away at the moment are a c63 AMG or the new Porsche boxster.

 

[Shack205]

I've been very disappointed with my E89 2.8i from day one and intend to get out of it asap. Unfortunately I lost the best opportunity during our brief summer in July/August when Z4's were in short supply so guess I will now have to wait until early spring next year. Problem with this is the car will then be 18 months old and in view of the crazy discounting of these models the trade-in value is going to be horrendous - especially as I intend to get away from this marque.
Shame really, I have had five BM's in all - an E85 3.0 Si/E86 3.0/E89 3.0/330 Coupe/and now the E89 28i. Until my current car I have enjoyed them all but this one has finished it for me - I'm off to the Jaguar shop for an XK - as soon as I can get shot of the Z4.
With hindsight I wish I had hung on to my original E85 3.0 Si roadster (Carbon Black/Canberra Beige) and kept the 330 Coupe as an every-day car which I would now swop for an M135. Tried one a month or so ago and was v impressed.
I never learn!

 

[Maniac]

The discounts should actually mean you get a good trade in. Most have. As devaluation starts from RRP and not the discounted price.

The bigger question is who's better? Of you want better build.. Honda? Lexus? But their cars are bland. Audi well some say they're better built but boring to drive and lack after sales quality. who?

I saw this the other day which was just mind bogglingly gorgeous. I'd describe it as a land yacht.

http://www.bmwauc.com/AUC/WBA6A62030DG65426/digi-pdf.pdf

 

[Shack205]

The discounts should actually mean you get a good trade in. Most have. As devaluation starts from RRP and not the discounted price.

The bigger question is who's better? Of you want better build.. Honda? Lexus? But their cars are bland. Audi well some say they're better built but boring to drive and lack after sales quality. who?

I saw this the other day which was just mind bogglingly gorgeous. I'd describe it as a land yacht.

http://www.bmwauc.com/AUC/WBA6A62030DG65426/digi-pdf.pdf

Jaguar that's who - they consistantly come out near the top in customer satisfaction whilst BMW and Audi are around 26/27th.
On the question of trade-in values I take your point but they did move a lot of cars with the micky mouse deals they were chucking around and I think a lot of those will be coming back to the dealers around the 12 month mark when the payments start to bite.

 

[Maniac]

I'll have to research that as that sound interesting. However.. Other than the F Type they do nothing that would interest me.

 

[Shack205]

I'll have to research that as that sound interesting. However.. Other than the F Type they do nothing that would interest me.

JD Power customer satisfaction survey. Put Jaguar top knocking Lexus off for first time.
F Type superb and I did have that top of my list until the price structure was announced, but what's wrong with the XK. It's a GT that knows exactly what it's for unlike the E89 which IMO doesn't fit comfortably anywhere. It's ride, noise levels, build quality, space are not good enough to make it a competent GT and the handling, thrashy engines et al dismiss it as a serious roadster. Hard suspension and over-sized wheels do not a sports car make! I always feel it was designed with a Waitrose car park in mind rather than the open road.

 

[Transmat]

I'll have to research that as that sound interesting. However.. Other than the F Type they do nothing that would interest me.

JD Power customer satisfaction survey. Put Jaguar top knocking Lexus off for first time.
F Type superb and I did have that top of my list until the price structure was announced, but what's wrong with the XK. It's a GT that knows exactly what it's for unlike the E89 which IMO doesn't fit comfortably anywhere. It's ride, noise levels, build quality, space are not good enough to make it a competent GT and the handling, thrashy engines et al dismiss it as a serious roadster. Hard suspension and over-sized wheels do not a sports car make! I always feel it was designed with a Waitrose car park in mind rather than the open road.

I guess it's all down to setting personal expectations, I always knew mine was not what I'd regard as a sports car (sdrive30i), and when I bought it, it was almost completely down to me wanting a posing car, and I'm happy to admit it it does the job of looking nice very well, and it gets me from A-B. it's definitely not without it's faults though, my previous z4 coupe was much more reliable.

 

[ZermattV]

I was writing a response to this thread which was going to state that I thought BMW was a brand in trouble and had got its marketing strategy wrong in comparison to Audi, Mercedes, JLR . How by not being involved in Formula 1 having a tired SUV range and confused sub brands must be really costing them sales,

Then I read

Global sales of BMW Group's core brand rose faster in June than at Audi and Mercedes-Benz as demand from China and the United States helped the premium carmaker to extend a lead over the two rivals in the first six months of the year.

Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/20130708/COPY01/307089915/bmw-extends-global-sales-lead-over-audi-mercedes-in-june#ixzz2eJ2fBxFF


Then I realised I know nothing - still not going to buy an E89 though

 

[Shack205]

I guess it's all down to setting personal expectations, I always knew mine was not what I'd regard as a sports car (sdrive30i), and when I bought it, it was almost completely down to me wanting a posing car, and I'm happy to admit it it does the job of looking nice very well, and it gets me from A-B. it's definitely not without it's faults though, my previous z4 coupe was much more reliable.[/quote]

Your comment on the reliablity of your Z4 Coupe is interesting. I had the E85 roadster and the coupe and both were completely trouble free during my ownership, were v economical to run and had a far superior build quality to the current Z4. As you will know they were built in the USA then BMW decided the new E89 would be built in Bavaria - goofed on that one didn't they.