BMW z4 coupe

[Rig Monkey]

Thanks for all the help guys, I have had a few threads on here and some god suggestions.

But as per title I have just put a deposit down on a z4 coupe 3.0 si on a 56 plate.

Grey with red leather interior.

As I walked unto the car I had a boyish grin on my face, starting her up listing to the 6 cylinder engine the grin got bigger,cohen the test drive screaming her in 2nd gear getting pushed back in the seat as I hit 7000rpm I was sold.

Only problem is I have to wait until Monday to pick it up.

Pictures will follow next week.

Also can I add BMW stratstone in hull are fantastic, despite been 20 they treated me with the upmost respect and tried their hardest to accommodate me. I cannot recommend them more.

[gf15]

Lovely car!
Good luck.
P.s. need pics

[MattyB_]

Did you drive the Z4M? Few people I've spoken to actually preferred the 3.0, and with the cost saving makes for a good buy.

[rumple]

Nice car for a 20 year old, fair play mate

[Baked_bean]

Lovely car by the sounds of things! Good luck with it, im 22 and i couldn't even consider one at the moment!

[RikkiGTI]

That's a great car to own at the age of 20 mate! Good luck with the sale and look forward to seeing some pics of it

[Wizardskills]

Good choice, but then again I'm biased

[frankthetank2]

Baked_bean said:

Lovely car by the sounds of things! Good luck with it, im 22 and i couldn't even consider one at the moment!

Same, but then 3k+ on insurance isnt so bad if your got this budget. Would love to see some picks, Fair play congrats.

[astirling]

Here we go again focussing on age instead of cars...

[Rig Monkey]

I only mentioned age to emphasise the dealers ability to notice a genuine customer rather than a time waster, whether I am 18 or 80 the car is fantastic and would be an amazing car for anyone.

I think today is going to be the longest day of my life, might as well have a few beers to speed the process up a little bit.

Insurance was no where 3k by the way.

Will get some pics up on Tuesday hopefully.

Thanks again for all the kind comments.

[craigjm]

Thats the best Z4 they made IMO and they should have made the coupe right from the start. Design is so much more successful than the open top and the new car falls between both stools

[Jimmy No Hands]

Good buy, you won't be disappointed. Love mine to bits! Although she will be going soon.

(Though it is a Roadster.)

[Jw Vw]

Looking forward to the pics OP.

[sjj84]

Good choice, had mine a year to the day. Ditch the runflat tyres though, makes a massive difference to the ride quality.

[ali4390]

I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of this! Seriously tempted by one to be honest.

[Rig Monkey]

Well you guys were certainly right on this one, picked her up at 3 o'clock today from Hull a nice drive back to Lincoln, despite the rain and sleet I still had fun. Taking it nice and easy at the moment, still not used to the car, don't want to do anything silly and end up in a ditch.

First 100 miles impression-

Fast, seriously fast. The sport has quite a hard suspension, makes a little crashy on country roads, just have to slow down and take it easy, although haven't pushed it yet it feels pretty planted, even in the wet. Very comfortable car and very easy to drive (will happily sit in 6th at 40mph). The sound of it between 2k-3k the deep rumble before the howl is just addictive.

When it's light tomorrow I will take some half decent pictures and post them, although with the stty weather today the car is needing cleaning again!!

Thanks for all the comments!

[sjj84]

Rig Monkey said:

Fast, seriously fast. The sport has quite a hard suspension, makes a little crashy on country roads, just have to slow down and take it easy, although haven't pushed it yet it feels pretty planted, even in the wet.

Changing the tyres from runflats to normal tyres makes a big difference on the ride, makes it the car it should have been from the factory.

[richtea78]

You dont need to ditch run flats totally, if you have the budget for it you can get the Michelin Pilot Sport Zero Pressures and they are 100 times better than the Bridgestone run flats.

They may not be quite as good as the non run flats but for me it was good enough and the roads around where I live are pretty bumpy. It also stopped the car tram lining

Congrats on the car, I wish mine had red leather at times rather than the black!

[Ronstar]

I have the 3.0i engine in a different car and it really is a beauty.

Runflats are terrible though, and will be the first upgrade!

Enjoy...

[Rig Monkey]

Well ladies and gentlemen the time has come to see some pictures

I gave her a quick clean just for the photos.

This post is going t be very picture heavy as I couldn't decide on which photo, so sorry for those of you who have limited bandwidth!

Edited by Rig Monkey on Tuesday 31st January 17:10