2.8 Z3 or Z4?

Grumps

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Reasons Not To Buy It:

1) Its not a Z3
2) Its a Z4
3) Its the first car I have looked at
4) Its Black (b***** to keep clean)
5) Its not a Z3
6) Its a Z4
7) Its the first sign of me getting old
8) The Tax is more expensive
9) No one will look at my car during cruises, to busy admiring the Z3's Retro Look.
10) MTM has one
11) I cant keep both:(
Don't pick on mtm lol! It's not his fault!
 

Grumps

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Let's be honest Jim. As much as we love our 3's there worth very little. Pop it in the garage and when you can:
1 afford the time sort it out.
2 when it's affordable sort it out.
3 when you feel in the mood sort it out.

If you sold it now what's it really worth? When the cash is in the pocket and the 3 has gone, how long will that cash last and what would you have to show for it?
If you spent the 2k doing it as I have on mine what is it really worth? If you then sold it and drew the cash how long would it last and what would you have to show for it?
If it were me I would keep the 3, do a bit at a time and never sell it and bring it out occasionally. Find somewhere to keep it if you don't have the room and go and look at the 4.
Just my opinion mate of course. Good luck with what ever you decide. :thumbsup:
 

billz

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Jim. Yes you will miss the Z3 i do but you will still love getting in the Z4 to take it for a spin. The thing you will always have in the back of your mind if you keep the Z3 is when will the next lot of rust come through. That is not because of the car that will be because you have already cured that area and you will wonder if anymore will come through which it probably wont but you will wonder. The other thing is if it come that you do need to upgrade it can go either 2 ways.
1 You rue the day you let this slip by as you can not get the same spec
2 You get a 3.0si and it makes you happier :p
 

oldcarman

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Reasons to buy it
1 it's Black
2 it's got a lot of extras
3 it's Black
4 it looks like it's been looked after
5 it's Black
6 it's the engine size you want
7 it's Black
8 your never going to see one as nice again
9 it's Black
10 if you don't buy it I will I've just talked myself into it...
Go this evening!! JIM
 

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Jim, having just bought a Z4 I can agree with all the above posts. It is a very different drive - especially on runflat tyres - but it is still a ragtop Zed. It also seems a much bigger car due to the expanse of bonnet you look over when your driving. You do seem to sit way back, even more than in the 3.
Just a small caution, we went to see 7 other Z4s before we bought the one we did. They all looked great in the photos but some did not look good in the flesh. Go and see it, if it's as good in the flesh as in the photos go for it.
 

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Let's be honest Jim. As much as we love our 3's there worth very little. Pop it in the garage and when you can:
1 afford the time sort it out.
2 when it's affordable sort it out.
3 when you feel in the mood sort it out.

If you sold it now what's it really worth? When the cash is in the pocket and the 3 has gone, how long will that cash last and what would you have to show for it?
If you spent the 2k doing it as I have on mine what is it really worth? If you then sold it and drew the cash how long would it last and what would you have to show for it?
If it were me I would keep the 3, do a bit at a time and never sell it and bring it out occasionally. Find somewhere to keep it if you don't have the room and go and look at the 4.
Just my opinion mate of course. Good luck with what ever you decide. :thumbsup:
Spoken like a man just out of hospital after what surely seemed like a brush with death. Having been there, to the point where " they pulled me out of my grave by my hair" I understand completely and would if possible at all keep the Z3. Save looking for another after one finds the Z4 really isn't what he wants! JIM
 

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what ever doubts you have about the z4 will fade away on your first drive, then it will get better and better each time you drive the z3 is nice and in some area's better, but the z4 well:scorecard:
 

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I agree I really wanted a z3 and the mrs kept saying why we have one but I wanted one for myself so bought a z4 and im really pleased with it she likes it also (she wouldn't drive my slk) I wouldn't swap with her now tho .the 2.5 is fine for me but if I was doing it again I would probably buy a 3.0 (I just didn't have enough money at the time and wanted less than 100k miles.so settled for a nice low mileage 2.5)
 

TaffZee

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It is really not about the drive, its the looks that I dont like (and the horrible dash), But with a Aero bumper at least you can make the front end look better. At the end of the day looks are important, and I still think the Z4 is wanting in that department.
 

miller1098

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The trouble is that there's not many cars that look better in a car park than a Z3.so slap yourself around the face and get your cheque book out ! It's Black come on I was expecting pics this morning ;)
 

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Hugh, I am holding back (it is hard as I like the car) I normally just go for things and sometimes regret it. Plenty for sale out there and there is another I like but from a dealer. Lower Mileage, I am going away for three days to think about it, if it is still for sale on Monday I will go and see it.

Should I even condised a BMW? Dont shoot me but I like these better than the Z4.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-b...275?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f4cbe0173
 
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miller1098

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Your a better a man than me,I'd be looking at it in the drive wondering if I'd done the right thing.....for about 5 mins,that's about as much time I spend looking back, then I'm in the saddle for the next ride yahoo!
 
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