[Balr14]

I am retired, but my M40i is still my "daily driver". I always find excuses to use it for any and all errands. Today, I made a run to the post office. Yesterday, I went to the liquor store to get my wife some ginger beer (an absolutely atrocious thing to do to beer). Tomorrow, I will take it to Home Depot to pick up a couple 2 x 8s. (I figured out a way to carry them). I could use our SUV, but where's the fun in that?

[Cattler]

Daily for me also. I’m about 150-200 miles a week and mostly highway with more peasant drives on the weekends. This is a very easy car to use as a daily driver.

[PSQ777]

I pretty much use my M40i for everything. But locations I know will have cramped or edgy parking means I'll take a smaller / less glam car. That's a very rare occurrence.

[NytLyt]

I daily’d my manual Saturn Sky for years, so my Z4 with its large, luxurious, comfortable interior and 10 times the trunk space and twice the fuel economy is very easily a DD. Zero regrets buying this on impulse

[ToddZ4]

Originally Posted by PSQ777

I pretty much use my M40i for everything. But locations I know will have cramped or edgy parking means I'll take a smaller / less glam car. That's a very rare occurrence.

I alternate with a SUV, which is a more comfortable drive, but bigger.

If the parking is dodgy, I park somewhere else and walk.

[tomato_salad]

I dd mine -- office on weekdays and golf and Costco on weekends. My wife can't stop asking for a ride so i take it out for an ice cream date at night, too 😏

[Horseman]

Mine is a Daily Driver.. however.. not as much now cause I dont' drive daily anymore. No longer need to go pick up my kid at school. WOOOO!

But if I need to do something.. chances are i'm taking the Z4.

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by koffinb

Hey everyone! I am a newbie on here and I’m about to pull the trigger on a 2020 Z4 M40i. Would you all say this is more of a fun weekend car or is it a good daily driver as well? I have thought about an M340 as well, but the Z4 seems pretty comfortable.

My other concern is that I have a very short commute to work (less than 3 miles) and I’m afraid that may not be good for the car in the long run. How does the B58 do with short trips?

I live in Texas btw so I dont have to deal with snow or harsh winters.

koffinb, the overwhelming consensus is that the Z4 is the best of both worlds, a fun weekend car and a great daily driver.

It is a well known fact that the B58 engine is one of the best manufactured by BMW.

Have you made a decision, are you going to get an M40i?

[Horseman]

Originally Posted by koffinb

Hey everyone! I am a newbie on here and I’m about to pull the trigger on a 2020 Z4 M40i. Would you all say this is more of a fun weekend car or is it a good daily driver as well? I have thought about an M340 as well, but the Z4 seems pretty comfortable.

My other concern is that I have a very short commute to work (less than 3 miles) and I’m afraid that may not be good for the car in the long run. How does the B58 do with short trips?

I live in Texas btw so I dont have to deal with snow or harsh winters.

Westside Guy I must do what needs to be done...

[wildcat10]

My commute is only twice a week, 20 miles each way. The car is perfectly comfortable for the commute. I also drive the car maybe one day per weekend.

[koffinb]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

koffinb, the overwhelming consensus is that the Z4 is the best of both worlds, a fun weekend car and a great daily driver.

It is a well known fact that the B58 engine is one of the best manufactured by BMW.

Have you made a decision, are you going to get an M40i?

Yep. The responses here helped sway me to do it. Here she is..2020 w/ 21k miles

[Argo]

Sweet spec! Congrats on the car!

[ToddZ4]

I see you learned to park like a BMW driver already
Congrats.

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by koffinb

Yep. The responses here helped sway me to do it. Here she is..2020 w/ 21k miles

Congrats, she is a beauty!

The tires look like they have plenty of thread, were they brand new?

[FoxberryJam]

Daily driver here!

[BMWGirlFL]

Daily has been a 2 seat roadster for close to 30 years.

[BrianUNC]

Weekend/sunny day car for me, fell in love with the Wrangler about 5 years ago and drive it when it’s rainy or we’re going off-roading.

Long history of daily driving Z cars though. 98 Z3, 00 MZ3, 07 Z4 coupe, 07 Z4 roadster.

[wildcat10]

Originally Posted by koffinb

Yep. The responses here helped sway me to do it. Here she is..2020 w/ 21k miles

Very nice! Welcome to the misano blue club

[Living Dead]

Daily driver for me, short 7 mile commute to the office daily and weekend toy unless we take my wife's A5 convertible. We Haven't had anything more "practical" for 15 years and haven't missed it.

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by wildcat10

Very nice! Welcome to the misano blue club

Don't forget to add your photos to the Misano Blue thread that I started.

https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2131756

[wildcat10]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

Don't forget to add your photos to the Misano Blue thread that I started.

https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=2131756

will do!

[M6BEL]

I’ve had my Z4 for 3 months now, and it has been my daily car, except when it rains—then I switch to my 740e. So far, the Z4 hasn’t been out in the rain once, and I haven’t even driven it with the top up. I wonder if I’ll be able to keep that up during the winter months.