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I've not had any problems with mine apart from the wheels, so I've never really given any consideration to extending the warrenty.

I do a fair amount of mileage so I guess I should see how much it costs at the very least.
 
Good luck keeping it clean :p

Seriously, one of the recent BMW designs that has grown on me a lot. I hated it initially but when i see one now it invariably turns my head.
 
Agreed when they first came out of thought they were pretty ugly but then I have a bit of a thing for "ugly/unique" looking cars ;)

Went for a test drive in one today and damn the thing is fast, normally aspirated as well so a little more predictable then a turbo'd car. They are very well screwed together and I'm looking forward to a rear wheel drive car.

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Know a good chiropractor? You may need one after a couple of months of Z4 ownership.....last time I rode in one I got out at the other end with every bone in my body loosened.





:p :D
 
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Well the car is just under 3 years old so I plan to extend BMW warranty, Giddy do you think its worth doing?
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I'm not Giddy but no, it's probably not worth doing.

It used to be but BMW recently changed the warranty - for a car like yours its now about £800 a year, doesn't cover suspension components and has a £250 excess on every single claim you make.

Take a look at a third party warranty company instead. It'll be half the price and cover more stuff. Ask on the BMW forums.
 
JRS said:
Know a good chiropractor? You may need one after a couple of months of Z4 ownership.....last time I rode in one I got out at the other end with every bone in my body loosened.
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Sorry mate I've got to say that is complete rubbish :p , the Z4's suspension is very good, not so firm so that you feel every crease in the road but the car does feel very tight.

A mate of mine has a Z4 and when we got it we drove from Cambridge to Newquay and we both got out at the other end feeling fresh and we'd had some real fun an the A303 ;)

This experience is one of the reason I went out and bought the Z4

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Ask on the BMW forums.
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Thanks for your input matey, I have a "Warranty Direct" warranty on my Coupe and its always been excellent so I may try that.

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Sorry mate I've got to say that is complete rubbish :p , the Z4's suspension is very good, not so firm so that you feel every crease in the road but the car does feel very tight.
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I think you've definately made the right choice with the SE; it's the sports supension that turns the car into the filling removal/chiro enducing machine mentioned above :)
 
I must say it's one of the best photos I've seen of the red leather.. it usually looks bloody terrible (and pink :)) on pictures but great in the flesh.
 
I'm as excited as a kid at Christmas, off to see Xmen at 11:30 with a friend (Thai curry for lunch) and then off to Cambridge Beer Festival, oh all weekends were as good as this one is going to be ;)

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Beepcake said:
I think you've definately made the right choice with the SE; it's the sports supension that turns the car into the filling removal/chiro enducing machine mentioned above :)
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Ah. Didn't realise there were two different suspension packages. The one I rode in was definitely not a particularly pleasant experience on British roads, but would have been excellent in Germany/on a track.
 
excellent choice, however if your still in negotiations, is it wise to post that its now your car?
 
Picked her up on Saturady, AWESOME! :D

The noise from the 3 litre engine is just fantastic when accelerating but when cruising it's a quiet as a mouse. I've been out driving around most of the weekend visting family/friends etc.

I managed to get the tail out a couple of times (on purpose) which has been pretty fun but I'm still showing the car a little respect as I don't want to get caught out by the RWD. :eek:

It has the most amazing 8 speaker stereo that you can actaully still hear when doing 100MPH (on a closed circuit obviously) with the hood down. The hood itself is amazing, very quick to deploy if needs be with no catches etc. When the hood is up you really wouldn't know that it was a soft top.

Also I can't seem to make it do any less than 30MPG however I drive it ;)

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Thanks matey, was going to go out and give her a rub down with a wet chamois but it just started raining :(

Damn this weather.

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