BMW (E85) Z4 Coupe

I think part of the premium over the roadster is the fact that the coupe is a lot rarer, oh and much better loooking! not that my Z4MC makes me biased at all..... :D
 
I have been running a 09 for just over a year now as my everyday car covering about 12k a year. I do really enjoy the car, its fast, practical, looks nice and it is comfortable. Running cost wise I have tracked how much it has cost me here. As you can see, £11k in 14 months running costs which seems quite a lot on the face of it, but I don't think you will get anything with this level of performance and age for much less.

In terms of driving the 3.0si engine is a absolute peach. Its quite a bit of torque low down the rev range (For an N/A) and the cam change at 4k rpm makes pushing on more enjoyable. Handling wise it can be a bit of a handful when you are really pushing it and the ride is very firm (due to run flats). This means it can't really be exploited down bumpy b roads as you don't have the confidence to really chuck it about. Get it on a nice smooth road though and it is a very rewarding car to drive, even if the steering is a little to numb for my liking.

MPG wise I get a solid 30 on my 40 mile round trip commute which is a mixture of A and B roads and some town driving. I did however do a 320 mile trip a couple of weeks back which was 95% motorways and cursing at 70mph I got 40mpg out of it which I thought was very, very good.

So overall I think it is an excellent car and at the price you can pick one up for now it is a bargin :).
 
Snap Wizard Skills :)

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The piano black dash is the only thing I wanted but didn't get with mine. I've got brushed aluminium and black leather.

I paid £14.5k a year ago from a BMW dealer.
 
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That looks great, love the wheels.. Mines ruby black and is hideously difficult to keep looking clean.
 
Oggie said:
That looks great, love the wheels.. Mines ruby black and is hideously difficult to keep looking clean.
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Cheers. Black looks amazing when its really clean though. I'm slowly working around mine with a DA polisher, only done the bonet and roof so far.

I've replaced my roundals with black and white ones as I thought the blue and white stood out too much on the grey. I've not done the wheel badges yet. May get a matt black grill but I'm a bit undecided on that at the moment.

My foglights are condensated, but most of the Z's I see have this, I guess its a design fault.
 
Wizardskills said:
I have been running a 09 for just over a year now as my everyday car covering about 12k a year. I do really enjoy the car, its fast, practical, looks nice and it is comfortable. Running cost wise I have tracked how much it has cost me here. As you can see, £11k in 14 months running costs which seems quite a lot on the face of it, but I don't think you will get anything with this level of performance and age for much less.
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£2400 a year insurance!??!
 
[TW]Fox;22573769 said:
£2400 a year insurance!??!
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No, that is the PH website not showing it correctly. First year was £1400, second was £840 and BMW warranty is £440. That is how it got that figure. Plus the figure appears to have been averaged over 14 months, not 24.
 
Wizardskills said:
No, that is the PH website not showing it correctly. First year was £1400, second was £840 and BMW warranty is £440. That is how it got that figure. Plus the figure appears to have been averaged over 14 months, not 24.
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The tax figure seems high too....isn't the car tax £200-something a year?
 
My jaw hit the floor at £2400 insurance, glad to hear that's an error :)

I also own a coupe, I love it :)
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18262576

Had it almost 1.5 years now.

Running costs are pretty decent for a car of this caliber.
Oil service (own oil) and brake fluid change next week at BMW is £130. That'll be it for another ~15k miles/2 years.
Insurance = £500 @25
MPG = 30 on B roads. Little more on motorways.
Tax = £265

Ride is pretty rough, but switching to non run flats will help.
Only problem I've had is a cracked rear spring, which I replaced myself for £80. I haven't bothered with a warranty so far, I haven't seen many problems which I wouldn't give a bash myself. But I may pick up a 12 month one before I hit 60k (price increases substantially), currently on 40k.

As everyone says, z4-forum.com is the go to place for info.
 
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