New Car delayed

thepharcyde · 8 Apr 2007 at 10:44

Samiad said:
Got the car now, very happy with it. Gonna get some cashback for the delay too which is nice.

Been gunning it around Cardiff for the last two days, making good use of the sun!

Pictures?

Samiad · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:09

Pictures will be coming, I haven't had a second spare to point a camera at it yet!

Stuck in Sheffield at the moment, so will hopefully take some photos this weekend when I get back to Cardiff.

Samiad · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:01

Finally got round to taking some pics of it. It's a 07 plate Z4 2.5si sport :

It's been fantastic so far, just clocked over 500 miles (about 1000 to go before 'broken in'). The engine note is so addictive, and much to my surprise the ride is actually fantastic - no tramlining whatsoever.

Samiad · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:02

Last one, wide angle of the rear

Noni Juice · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:06

That is stupidly good looking!

Confused · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:09

Looks nice

Also some nice photos there!

jackoh · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:23

Looks spot on mate, worth the wait i bet!

djjuk · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:56

Lovely looking car..Enjoy :cool:

Phate · 16 Apr 2007 at 17:12

That horse looks confused

Nice car, enjoy!

Serj · 16 Apr 2007 at 17:14

You lucky, lucky, lucky *******! A truly stunning car in an awesome colour! :cool:

Samiad · 16 Apr 2007 at 18:32

Thanks for the positive comments - I really didn't want to get another silver car (my last two cars were white, then silver), and BMW have a generally crap range of colour choice, so there was little choice. Very pleased with the way the colour looks in the flesh though.

Giddy · 16 Apr 2007 at 18:55

Looking smart mate

Have they ditched the run flats on the newer models? The tramlining was quite bad when I had them on mine.

Samiad · 16 Apr 2007 at 18:57

Giddy said:
Looking smart mate Have they ditched the run flats on the newer models? The tramlining was quite bad when I had them on mine.

That's the weird thing; I test drove a '06 2.5si sport last year and it was terrible. Tramlining all over the place, couldn't drive safely with even one hand off the wheel. However, this '07 is perfect in that department, no tramlining at all (yes, it has runflats). I can't really explain it, but very happy.

thepharcyde · 16 Apr 2007 at 19:00

Samiad said:
That's the weird thing; I test drove a '06 2.5si sport last year and it was terrible. Tramlining all over the place, couldn't drive safely with even one hand off the wheel. However, this '07 is perfect in that department, no tramlining at all (yes, it has runflats). I can't really explain it, but very happy.

Nice choice, how come you opted for a 2.5 over any other models?

Samiad · 16 Apr 2007 at 19:07

thepharcyde said:
Nice choice, how come you opted for a 2.5 over any other models?

The tough choice was between 2.5i (177bhp) and 2.5si (218bhp) really. Didn't want a 2.0 (4 cyl engine, and lacked a lot of the good options), and didn't really care for the 3.0si as it was just more money for more power, and I was more than happy with the power of the 2.5si.

zetec452 · 16 Apr 2007 at 21:50

I want a Z4, such a nice car.