Introducing our Z4

[billz]

They are a nice car dave, a lot more comfy than the z3, Especially on long runs

 

[billz]

Sorry @Googy, missed your post but as @smartbear and @EnthuZiaZT say "If you change the runflats for normal tyres it's recognised as making the cars handle better, gives much improved ride quality, reduces tramlining & you save a fortune as well."
So I plan to do so as well

First thing we did on ours was get rid of the run flats

 

[Mint]

Have you polished the new Z4 yet Dave? I know you didn't polish it once yesterday.

Ha Mike, I've not even been in her today.
We go walking on Fridays but even if we hadn't it's p****d down with rain all day here so no opportunity yet.

 

[Grumps]

Actually Dave that is when we made our mind up to get one. Pauline asked Mike & Sandy (@EnthuZiaZT) if she could sit in theirs to see how she felt. Of course they said yes and even allowed Pauline to move the seat. She liked the driving position and the rest as they say is history...

Yes of course! Jue had just said exactly that! I have a c*** memory if afraid, it's my age!

 

[Mint]

...It will be hard to decide which to bring on cruises now...

Yes, but what a choice eh Brian

 

[Mint]

... Enjoy Dave, a fine motor...

Cheers Tony, you'll see it on one of the meets this year I'm sure

 

[Mint]

Ps, your car isn't metallic grey it's silver grey, I know this because it's the same as mine

Hi @smartbear, I was just quoting the advert in my original post but seeing the paintwork sparkle in the sun (yes, we did have some yesterday) it certainly looks a metallic rather than a solid colour. But yes you're right according to the turret it is silver grey

The magnesium n52 engine is a stonker

I've only done about 100 miles but yes it does seem to pull well and certainly goes like stink in 3rd and above 3,000RPM. Yet to see what the sport button does

 

[Mint]

Great looking car and bet you are both pleased with it.
Choices, Choices, decisions, decisions. Still more room for Pauline on your Euro cruise now.

Yep Brian, more clothes to take

 

[FRANKIE]

Excellent example of just how good a grey car can look !!! Hardly and mileage on it too. The best of luck with it. Frankie

 

[Mint]

Congratulations Do you have a name for her/him yet? Lovely Z4

We never got round to giving the Z3 a name she was just 'Zed'. So we'll be a bit boring actually Stacey and for now they will be 'Zed 3' and 'Zed 4'. We'll see, Pauline likes 'smokey' - sounds more like a cats name though.

 

[Mint]

The best of luck with it. Frankie

Cheers Frankie. It was not such a long trip home for me as you when you bought your ///M

 

[t-tony]

'smokey'

Does that make you the Bandit then Dave, or the Snowman. Either way you've started the seed floating in my brain now.

Tony.

 

[FRANKIE]

Cheers Frankie. It was not such a long trip home for me as you when you bought your ///M

Isn't it GREAT just driving it? You don't even notice the miles going by. Frankie

 

[t-tony]

You don't even notice the miles going by

It looked a blast for you two Frankie, when I fetched mine home from north of Sheffield, coming down the M1 past Sheffield and Rotherham on Friday evening rush hour in the pi$$ing rain it wasn't a lot of fun but the next day, now that was a different matter altogether.

Tony.

 

[FRANKIE]

It looked a blast for you two Frankie, when I fetched mine home from north of Sheffield, coming down the M1 past Sheffield and Rotherham on Friday evening rush hour in the pi$$ing rain it wasn't a lot of fun but the next day, now that was a different matter altogether.

Tony.

I still can't believe we had no rain the whole time~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[brilie]

Yes, but what a choice eh Brian

Eenie meanies minie mo
Chose a zed which one to go
Z3 Z4 what shall we do?
No problem just take two!!!!

But who drives the new one

Cheers brian

 

[t-tony]

But who drives the new one

And that's when the fight started.

Tony.

 

[Mint]

But who drives the new one

That's easy Brian, Pauline. She doesn't drive the Z3 as the door mirrors are too far back when she's in driving position. She's OK in the 4

 

[brilie]

Look forward to seeing you both then

 

[Zed Carer]

Sorry @Googy, missed your post but as @smartbear and @EnthuZiaZT say "If you change the runflats for normal tyres it's recognised as making the cars handle better, gives much improved ride quality, reduces tramlining & you save a fortune as well."
So I plan to do so as well

Interesting as a lot of people on the Z4 Forum say change to normal tyres to "improve" the ride quality - i.e. to make it softer? I changed the wheels over on ours to try the Z3 on runflats and the Z4 on normal tyres and it didn't take long to change them back! I found that the roadholding on the Z4 didn't feel anywhere near as good on normal tyres - I was a good 10mph less going round one of my favourite roundabouts. The Z4 is much stiffer than the Z3 and the ride is hard but it was designed to be, and the harder springs with the 15mm lowering on the "s"ports models just takes it one stage further. So probably in a minority but the ride is fine for us, and Jean used for 5 years as her daily driver.