Ugly or What? And that grill!

DaveB with a Z3

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Saw a new Z4 in the Gym carpark yesterday (yes I was lost) and I'm not struck on it now I've seen one in the metal.
It may be a grower so I'm not writing it off just yet
 

Retrospective Soothsayer

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British Zeds
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Waterlooville
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2.2 Sport
Yep, I saw a brand new Z4 on the road the other day, I was driving the Z3 at the time and I knew immediately which car I preferred the looks of. Clue > it wasn't the ugly, angry looking monstrosity
 

Dino D

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Kent
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I found BMW’s secret design department....
Not sure if better or worse!
 

t-tony

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E89 Z4 23i Auto
I thought they just made their own Brian?

Tony.
 

Oddly Godly

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The reason I have spent the last 24 years driving an mx5 and now a Z3 is I like the slightly retro distinctive looks. If I hadn't bought a Z3 I was thinking of a fiat 500 =)) it must be my age but most new cars look the same to me.
 

Robert Wiles

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Z3 3.0
The reason I have spent the last 24 years driving an mx5 and now a Z3 is I like the slightly retro distinctive looks. If I hadn't bought a Z3 I was thinking of a fiat 500 =)) it must be my age but most new cars look the same to me.
I reckon that's why grilles are getting bigger and more hideous. The styling of most cars these days is becoming very generic - take the badges off a few SUVs, line them up and try to guess the manufacturer. Big shouty grilles are the only method that car makers seem to use these days to tell their cars apart.. By way of example I find BMW styling alarmingly similar to the latest Kias. Apart from the grille, where Kia are a lot more subtle.....
 

Ianmc

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The M44 Massive
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New Forest
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Z3 (M44)
where Kia are a lot more subtle.....[/QUOTE]
And cheaper!:thumbsup:
 

t-tony

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Same as the Japanese cars ands bikes of the late 60's and early70'.

Tony.
 

Robert Wiles

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Same as the Japanese cars ands bikes of the late 60's and early70'.

Tony.
Yeah, I remember one of our little group of mates buying a Honda CB250 when the rest had BSA C15/B25s or 2 stroke stuff like Francis Barnetts or Ariel Arrows. Everyone took the p*ss big time. But his little Honda didn't leak oil, started every time with its electric start and, with a pair of megaphones fitted, sounded immense. Guess who had the last laugh......
 
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