[morgan302]

My wife loves my car! Hard to keep her out of the drivers seat. In the 2 years since I bout it new I have had only very positive reactions to my Z4. Many more that I had toward my 2008 M5 or my M3

[Daveslaine3827]

Originally Posted by Mixitt

To sum it all up, the new Z4 is:

1. Your secondary fun or thrill car, a toy. Translation - you're young at heart and have money and time to burn,

2. It's one of, if not the best, values for a highly refined sportster on the road,

3. It's not a substitute for your family car. That's why they make the X5 or X7 - to haul people and things around.

4. It's rare and unique. There are very few on the road because it's not a money maker for BMW. Nothing is as boring as seeing a GMC Corvette at every intersection in the big city however.

DO most people just afford a single x3 suv and can't get another car? I already have a SUV why would I want another? And why would I want another 4 seat coupe or 4 door sedan when the last thing I need is to give more people rides in my car

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by Geradeaus

Just took delivery of a new Mazda CX-5 and it has ventilated seats. If they can put them in a $30,000 SUV why can't BMW figure out how to do it in a $60,000 roadster? Z4 owners are looking forward to summer to get their cars out of hibernation - us folks in sunnier climes are dreading the heat and harsh sun of summer. I pick my 30i up next week for temperate spring cruising!

I live in Austin, TX where it has been known to get hot on occasion. WE have had no problems enjoying our Z4 all through the summer. In fact, we enjoyed 2 Z3s for 20 years before we got the Z4.

[badfitter]

In the desert when the sun goes down, the top goes down.

[Sqtr5000]

I'm now in my 18th month of my m40i ownership.

I do not think this is an impractical car: the cargo is large for a roadster (I fit 3 overhead bun compartment sized trolley plus a couple more bags) and this car is setup as a small GT, so freeways are nice and smooth.

There's so much power I have to think the HP figure it's under-declared... and when you take out driver's aid and get to full sport mode this thing goes like hell. On the track I had to buy slicks for it, but it's worth it. The engine is an absolute peach, the engine note is wild and inside it's trimmed like the 7 series that's priced at over 100K.

Also, people keep on putting this car against the 718. That's unfair, the only real aspect those two are similar is the size and the fact that they can drop the top. The Porsche is a mid engine car, way sportier and incredibly expansive (like all Porsche cars). I love the 718, but after spending time in a Porche dealership I lost all interest in the car (if you ever been in one and talked to any of the seller you know exactly what I mean) and back home the price comparison drove me in BMW territory.

Does it mean it's perfect? No. It burns quite a lot of oil (bmw says it's normal, they keep refilling the tank every 3-4K miles), there's some electronic gremlins (not as much as I imagined tho being a first series), they could definetly have included ventilated seats and the suspension can use a softer setting (even tho in comfort is very plush, way plushier than the 718)... but I have the biggest smile when I drive it around and my wife doesn't complain anymore during longer trips.

Also, there's very little on the streets, so I get asked often if it's a prototype. That's cool...