loddrik Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 A mans car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 only if your name is Nicky Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_m Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 i quite like them! but only in 3.0 form! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loddrik Posted February 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 How's the vauxhall? P.S. How's the mullet coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 I like them. A mans car if in the right colour (grey or black). 3.0 comes with sport suspension though, which is terrible apparently. And I couldn't help thinking I should have had a Porsche Boxster for not much more money. Not a problem if buying second-hand means a wider gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] How's the vauxhall? P.S. How's the mullet coming along? [/ QUOTE ] Rapid and quite short at the mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossG Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Yup, it's a man's car. Horny looker too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Some terrific 5 minute films featuring the Z4 here: www.bmwfilms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARACTERE 007 Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 dont think the suspernsion is terrible its those horrible run flat tyres! the 3.0 sounds gorgeous as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gren Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Quite like em lot more aggressive that the last one. Few people I know have commented on the ride though, new tyres don't help that much apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 [ QUOTE ] dont think the suspernsion is terrible its those horrible run flat tyres! the 3.0 sounds gorgeous as well! [/ QUOTE ] Agree about the tyres, but the 2.5 on normal (ie non sport) suspension is a far far nicer car apparently. Unfortunately the 3.0 has sport suspension as standard and no way of going for the normal suspension. The ultimate would be a 3.0 engine and the 2.5 suspension I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie123 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Very true about tyres, I've ditched my run flats in favour of standard tyres and it's improved the ride considerably. I've test driven the 3.0 and it is very very nice, great engine. I've got the 2.2 V6 and love it to bits, as a drivers car it is easily the best I've had, yes the engine has to be worked more than the 3.0 but that's no hardship when you've got a V6 wailing with the roof down. Oh and it's definately best in black with 18" alloys .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loddrik Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Sorry to be a pedant, not a V6, a straight 6, that's why all BMW's have loooong bonnets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie123 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Sorry to be a pedant, not a V6, a straight 6, that's why all BMW's have loooong bonnets. [/ QUOTE ] My mistake Sounds great though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragdude Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 The sports suspension IS terrible. I sold my 3.0 Z4 because of it. I have 18" runflats on sports suspension on my 530d and they don't cause anything like the terrible ride they do on the Z4. The terrible ride quality ruins the ability to use all the power as it makes the car fidgety over uneven road surfaces. It also ruins your teeth and causes spinal damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 just my perspective from the passengers seat but our current Z4 3.0 rides better and feels a lot more stable than our old Z3 2.8, and it has 18" wheels with low profile tyres. Infact it rides better than my Fiesta Si on 14" wheels with 185/45/14 tyres on it, but then that is a Ford.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loddrik Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Anything is going to ride better than a Z3!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Sorry to be a pedant, not a V6, a straight 6, that's why all BMW's have loooong bonnets. [/ QUOTE ] My mistake Sounds great though [/ QUOTE ] Major tut tut!!! How can you own a 3.0 Z4 and NOT know it is a straight six and not a V6!!?? Hide your head in shame!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagoo Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Sorry to be a pedant, not a V6, a straight 6, that's why all BMW's have loooong bonnets. [/ QUOTE ] My mistake Sounds great though [/ QUOTE ] Major tut tut!!! How can you own a 3.0 Z4 and NOT know it is a straight six and not a V6!!?? Hide your head in shame!! [/ QUOTE ] But its a 2.2 not a 3.0 M3me. Pay attention and hide your head in shame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Alternatively you could hang it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] But its a 2.2 not a 3.0 M3me. Pay attention and hide your head in shame... [/ QUOTE ] Head hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Alternatively you could hang it [/ QUOTE ] Love you too Molly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Whens the wedding between you too ??!? 3.0 Z4 is a nice motor and the ride does detract a little from the car. Our roads just aren't smooth enough for it IMO. But that engine is very nice. The new 3.0 Straight 6 in the E90 is even more of a honey though by quite some margin and I never thought I'd be able to say that but it is. Is it just me or do some of the engines just have too much power to really use it these days ? New topic is spose, I just love to drive the living daylights out of a car really working the engine sometimes. But when they are really powerful silly speeds leads to major amounts of points or no license... MMmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] But when they are really powerful silly speeds leads to major amounts of points or no license... MMmmmm [/ QUOTE ] ...and denial of Freedom in some cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loddrik Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 BMW 3.0 6's are truly superb engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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