BMW Z4M Roadster

[johnnymiller]

cant claim i took the picture, it was taken by the previous owner a few days before i collected it. Loving the car, my first BMW and my first M car. its not the last word in handling by any stretch, but it has bags of character and makes you think about what you are doing more than many cars i've had which sort everything out for you. its only done 12500 miles, has never been out in the wet, and the engine bay looks like new.

Edited by johnnymiller on Thursday 27th September 16:14

Edited by johnnymiller on Friday 28th September 10:31

[Braintax]

Stunning car, engine bay is unreal! I think you may have a typo with the mileage though!

[MuZiZZle]

that's a lot of miles!

;p

[johnnymiller]

good point well made and now corrected

[Pixelpeep]

looks beautiful and that photo is stunning..

[fridaypassion]

Very nice. Theres an imola on classifieds at the moment (coupe) that has me very tempted.

Heres my old silver one (any excuse to post this pic!)

[Charlie Michael]

Beautiful colour. Really love the Imola red. Mine is a Monaco Blue coupe. They are very special cars. The engine comes alive after 4.5k right up to 7.9k

Hope you have lots of fun in it.

[Falsey]

Looks great. Ive been looking at these myself and that colour suits it to a tee.

[johnnymiller]

Yes, the engine was the principal reason I bought it. I couldn't say no when I saw the condition of it. So where was the snow capped mountains picture taken? The idea of days like that are the reason I bought mine... I'm thinking about driving to the Italian lakes next year... Did the CSL's affect ride and handling? I quite like the oem wheels to be honest, but those CSL's look good. I would want the csl carbon intake before doing the wheels though....

[fridaypassion]

Taken just near Bormio on the tail end of the Stelvio. We drove to lake Garda a few years back. Perfect car for it.

[johnnymiller]

Awesome I just came back from a Switzerland/como/Garda jaunt. (Sadly not in the Z) Lovely part of the world and some quality driving roads if your in the right car....

[fridaypassion]

It was epic. Will be a while before we do it again. The Mrs was pregnant when we got back

[johnnymiller]

Had a string of Elise/exige until recently, could never do a long hol in those as nowhere near enough luggage space for more than a weekend for two of us plus the good woman wasn't keen on the harsh ride. Weary looking forward to a few tours in the z next year.

[fridaypassion]

We had a tent and camping gear in the back as well as luggage! I have a vx220 now its actually only slightly smaller overall in the boot but you have to work hard to fill the gaps in. Too much like hard work these days. Me and a pal struggled with basic luggage on a recent ring trip.

[Col 666]

My old roadster, wish I'd never sold it now
The wacky handling suited my driving style perfectly, did have one huge moment though! Hated 1st to 2nd gear changes though.

[danyeates]

Z4M, VX220, Apls? This is my kind of thread!!

Car is beautiful. I was following the thread of the Z4 Forums, congrats. I sold my Monaco Blue Z4M Roadster in January to buy my new house. Also just to back from a road trip, Spa, Monza and the Alpine passes including Stelvio, Grimsel and Furka in my brothers VX220 Turbo. It was great fun. We camped for some of it too. Amazing what you can get in a little sports car.

I've just bought myself another Z4 as I missed my Z4M so much!

[johnnymiller]

Thats my other fave Z colour Col.... great photo. a lot of people seem to say they regret parting with a Z4M...

I'm looking forward to some similar road trips next year i have to say. I find the handling is right for the car. I was interested in Chris Harris' article about the Z4 handling. I dont think it is dynamically the last word either, and there are clearly many quicker cars, however, i find it great fun, and having driven some of the same roads already i find it much more entertaining than the 987S boxster i had back in 06.

Edited by johnnymiller on Friday 28th September 10:55

[daz4m]

Lovely car OP and imho one of the best colours.

Pm me if you are interested in any upgrades, CSLs, Aero Skirts in Imola Red or a Gruppe M as I have some bits for sale.

[danyeates]

This was mine....





Engine bay nearly as clean!

[Embryonic]

danyeates said:

This was mine....

What colour is that? Looks great.