Z4M - Roadster or Coupe
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Of the Z4M's the R is the rarer car <1000 cars made. If you want to enjoy the view out by the R. If you want to look at the car from the out side, buy either. Both are very good value for money, for what they can do. If you are interested in upgrades look at threads by Beedub, here or on the Z4 forum. Either way buy one you won't regret it, it's a great car.
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&am...
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&am...
BuzyG said:
Of the Z4M's the R is the rarer car <1000 cars made. If you want to enjoy the view out by the R. If you want to look at the car from the out side, buy either. Both are very good value for money, for what they can do. If you are interested in upgrades look at threads by Beedub, here or on the Z4 forum. Either way buy one you won't regret it, it's a great car.
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&am...
I am not sure I agree with your facts, there were around 550 Z4M coupes registered and probably more Z4MR'shttp://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&am...
I ran a Z4M Roaster for a year until March this year.
Great car, very fun to drive with the traction off and makes a good noise! A bit cramped inside with very little storage, I think the coupe looks better but I found they were really claustrophic.
Servicing is expensive but fuel consumption isnt too bad I think I was averaging 26mpg.
As for options I would defo try and get one with Satnav and a decent sound system, mine had everything apart from heated seats which I missed as I had the roof down nearly all the time.
Great car, very fun to drive with the traction off and makes a good noise! A bit cramped inside with very little storage, I think the coupe looks better but I found they were really claustrophic.
Servicing is expensive but fuel consumption isnt too bad I think I was averaging 26mpg.
As for options I would defo try and get one with Satnav and a decent sound system, mine had everything apart from heated seats which I missed as I had the roof down nearly all the time.
As the OP said, he is thinking of the Z4 in general.
You have to decide what you want. Open top or tin top.
If you go for the Coupe you have a choice of 3.0Si or M Coupe.
If you go for the Si - go for the auto - it is a fantastic gearbox and suits the car. I can't imagine why anyone would go for the manual. It's just more work for a car which in real life is slower and less refind.
If you can stretch to an M do so. The MR and Mc must be the biggest bargains around at the moment. The only fly in the ointment being BMW servicing but that doesn't come around very often so is no great problem.
Independant servicing is cheaper if you can't stretch to the BMW stamp but will hit the resale value a lot.
Fuel consumption is amazingly good for the performance. You would have to drive like a lunatic everywhere to average 26mpg. Normal daily driving will see you over 30mpg if you have a mix of motorway speeds with town driving - longer distances will see you approaching 35 which is outstanding for a car like this.
Used prices dropped massivly from new but then have kept quite stable.
Just make sure you get a good one as don't forget - these are American "built" which loosly translates to some loose jawed North Carolina's bashing them together with a hammer and a bit of string.
You have to decide what you want. Open top or tin top.
If you go for the Coupe you have a choice of 3.0Si or M Coupe.
If you go for the Si - go for the auto - it is a fantastic gearbox and suits the car. I can't imagine why anyone would go for the manual. It's just more work for a car which in real life is slower and less refind.
If you can stretch to an M do so. The MR and Mc must be the biggest bargains around at the moment. The only fly in the ointment being BMW servicing but that doesn't come around very often so is no great problem.
Independant servicing is cheaper if you can't stretch to the BMW stamp but will hit the resale value a lot.
Fuel consumption is amazingly good for the performance. You would have to drive like a lunatic everywhere to average 26mpg. Normal daily driving will see you over 30mpg if you have a mix of motorway speeds with town driving - longer distances will see you approaching 35 which is outstanding for a car like this.
Used prices dropped massivly from new but then have kept quite stable.
Just make sure you get a good one as don't forget - these are American "built" which loosly translates to some loose jawed North Carolina's bashing them together with a hammer and a bit of string.
VvrooomM said:
BuzyG said:
Of the Z4M's the R is the rarer car <1000 cars made. If you want to enjoy the view out by the R. If you want to look at the car from the out side, buy either. Both are very good value for money, for what they can do. If you are interested in upgrades look at threads by Beedub, here or on the Z4 forum. Either way buy one you won't regret it, it's a great car.
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&am...
I am not sure I agree with your facts, there were around 550 Z4M coupes registered and probably more Z4MR'shttp://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&am...
I though I'd read it some place. It was RHD that are <1000 made
916 RHD Roadsters
1054 RHD Coupes
Edited by BuzyG on Saturday 23 July 14:19
Pistom said:
As the OP said, he is thinking of the Z4 in general.
You have to decide what you want. Open top or tin top.
If you go for the Coupe you have a choice of 3.0Si or M Coupe.
If you go for the Si - go for the auto - it is a fantastic gearbox and suits the car. I can't imagine why anyone would go for the manual. It's just more work for a car which in real life is slower and less refind.
If you can stretch to an M do so. The MR and Mc must be the biggest bargains around at the moment. The only fly in the ointment being BMW servicing but that doesn't come around very often so is no great problem.
Independant servicing is cheaper if you can't stretch to the BMW stamp but will hit the resale value a lot.
Fuel consumption is amazingly good for the performance. You would have to drive like a lunatic everywhere to average 26mpg. Normal daily driving will see you over 30mpg if you have a mix of motorway speeds with town driving - longer distances will see you approaching 35 which is outstanding for a car like this.
Used prices dropped massivly from new but then have kept quite stable.
Just make sure you get a good one as don't forget - these are American "built" which loosly translates to some loose jawed North Carolina's bashing them together with a hammer and a bit of string.
You're posting on PH asking why people prefer a manual to auto? You have to decide what you want. Open top or tin top.
If you go for the Coupe you have a choice of 3.0Si or M Coupe.
If you go for the Si - go for the auto - it is a fantastic gearbox and suits the car. I can't imagine why anyone would go for the manual. It's just more work for a car which in real life is slower and less refind.
If you can stretch to an M do so. The MR and Mc must be the biggest bargains around at the moment. The only fly in the ointment being BMW servicing but that doesn't come around very often so is no great problem.
Independant servicing is cheaper if you can't stretch to the BMW stamp but will hit the resale value a lot.
Fuel consumption is amazingly good for the performance. You would have to drive like a lunatic everywhere to average 26mpg. Normal daily driving will see you over 30mpg if you have a mix of motorway speeds with town driving - longer distances will see you approaching 35 which is outstanding for a car like this.
Used prices dropped massivly from new but then have kept quite stable.
Just make sure you get a good one as don't forget - these are American "built" which loosly translates to some loose jawed North Carolina's bashing them together with a hammer and a bit of string.
Plus your fuel economy figures... Are they for an M? If so, do you do most of your driving downhill with a tailwind? :Oplayalistic said:
You're posting on PH asking why people prefer a manual to auto? Plus your fuel economy figures... Are they for an M? If so, do you do most of your driving downhill with a tailwind? :O
I'd knock a good 5mpg off all those figures for an ///M. Plus your fuel economy figures... Are they for an M? If so, do you do most of your driving downhill with a tailwind? :OMy all time average is 26mpg, but it's 17-20mpg around town, and 30+mpg on a steady 70mph run (e.g. 29.6 mpg average on the drive from Liverpool to the 'Ring - 2 tankfuls).
Yep dont think he owns an M or he wouldnt be quoting figures like that.
Just been on a 4 day holiday down to the Lake District and i was getting 31 to the gallon on the M6 sitting at between 75 and 90 mph.
Was staying in Windermere and when visiting various places round about,which is mostly 30-40 mph driving with lots of gear changing and start
stops it was round about 19mpg.
Definately not the type of car you buy if you need to worry about mpg.But worth every penny when you open it up!!.
Just been on a 4 day holiday down to the Lake District and i was getting 31 to the gallon on the M6 sitting at between 75 and 90 mph.
Was staying in Windermere and when visiting various places round about,which is mostly 30-40 mph driving with lots of gear changing and start
stops it was round about 19mpg.
Definately not the type of car you buy if you need to worry about mpg.But worth every penny when you open it up!!.
D6GMB said:
Yep dont think he owns an M or he wouldnt be quoting figures like that.
Yep, I've got an M but I drive it properly, it's properly serviced and the tyre pressures are checked weekly - oh, and I'm talking trip computer figures here. Even so, I easily get well over 300 miles out of a tank though before I get all the dashes coming up on the range. That's on a daily commute. A fill up is about 50 litres.On a trip up to Scotland at Easter, I got over 400 miles on a tank and that was with a lot of overtaking on the lovely A roads they have up there. On motorways though, I set the cruise control to a GPS indicated 77 and tend not to go over that much. Cruise control does help towards good economy.
OK, someone is going to say doing 77 in an M is not driving it properly but I leave my "M driving" when I'm on roads less likely to have unmarked plod and mobile scameras.
My previous Si was even more amazing. not far off my neighbours 2.0 Roadster.
Yes, the M is not a car to own if you need to look after the pennies but I can't think of a car with similar qualities that would be cheaper to run.
I've not had any repair bills yet but it's only servicing I would get done by BMW to get the nice dealer stamps.
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