Check in and say hello!

[Ryz4m33]

Please reply to this post if your interested

[Enchipotlado]

Hi everyone - new member here. I have been following and enjoying this site for a long time. I first became aware of the M Coupe many years ago while stuck in traffic in Chicago. I was daydreaming behind the wheel of my Mazda 3, probably trying to massage a charlie horse out of my clutch leg while moving towards downtown at walking speed. I glanced to the right and happened to see a beautiful Z4 M Coupe beside my car. Watching it creep down the expressway in the drudgery of rush hour traffic was like watching a tiger pacing in a cage at the zoo. It was love at first sight and I have wanted one ever since. I'm pleased to finally be able to say that I have found my dream car. It is a 2008 Z4 M Coupe, Imola Red with Extended Black interior. I have had it for a couple months now and am absolutely thrilled with it. Looking forward to being part of this community.

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by Enchipotlado

Hi everyone - new member here. I have been following and enjoying this site for a long time. I first became aware of the M Coupe many years ago while stuck in traffic in Chicago. I was daydreaming behind the wheel of my Mazda 3, probably trying to massage a charlie horse out of my clutch leg while moving towards downtown at walking speed. I glanced to the right and happened to see a beautiful Z4 M Coupe beside my car. Watching it creep down the expressway in the drudgery of rush hour traffic was like watching a tiger pacing in a cage at the zoo. It was love at first sight and I have wanted one ever since. I'm pleased to finally be able to say that I have found my dream car. It is a 2008 Z4 M Coupe, Imola Red with Extended Black interior. I have had it for a couple months now and am absolutely thrilled with it. Looking forward to being part of this community.

Looks like a great find on a well cared for car there! Congrats!

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by Reflex_nl

Hi guys,

I own a Z4MC from '06 for about 1.5 years now. It is a great car and I love it. I drives amazing . I owned a Z4 3.0i and a 330i E90 before, but this is a different car (and my first m-car). I spend about 6 months looking for a nice version and finally found one in right conditions/mileage/colour.

Mods done:
- OEM Aero Side skirts
- 19" CSL wheels
- Stromung Exhaust
- Eventuri Intake (! - amazing)
- Einbach springs (2 cm lower)
- Tune + Unlock 250 kph

See enclosed a few pics:



After new springs:

Congratulations! Looks great! Enjoy.

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by Machine monkey

Hi Z4 friends just popped in to say hi from the U.K. I had to come take a look at the 2jz Z4C!! I have owned my car for over 4 years it’s a 03 3.0l and is fairly heavily modified. Brakes suspension custom body work and paint,

I am currently building a rear mount Turbo set up. But time and money are holding me up. It’s been a 16 month project. But I did start it a few weeks before my daughter was born. Not the best bit of planning
!!

Interesting on the turbo setup?I'm not sure anyone has done that yet. So fun! Start a thread if you get it rolling further in between working on your other "project".

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by Tom Broderick

Hello,new member here from the Georgia coast.I've had my Z since April 2017.Getting to know it but only put 500 miles on it since then. I bought a set of 107 wheels but have yet to mount them. I have waxed it several times, its sapphire black.

Any pics? No matter, enjoy!

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by Happyvirus

Picked up a z4mc yesterday and joined forum today.

Had fly to and drive back 1300miles home but it was worth it.

Good, any shots from the trip home?

[HTM101]

Hey guys,
I'm a senior citizen who picked up this 65,000 mile, 6-speed manual coupe several weeks ago. I've driven it maybe 45 miles since purchase and really like the car.

We're waiting on a new set of tires and Apex wheels. I'll post a few photos when those are mounted.

David

[cahme]

Was poking around looking at Z4 Coupes this weekend and this one fell into my lap:

2007 Coupe, 124k miles
6-Speed Manual
Sport option
Wood trim

Best I can tell, that's it for options. I'd loved to have the sport seats, but I'm thrilled to have found this gem. It joins my '11 335 I bought 2 1/2 years ago and I look forward to many years of Bimmer enjoyment.

[Machine monkey]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

Interesting on the turbo setup?I'm not sure anyone has done that yet. So fun! Start a thread if you get it rolling further in between working on your other "project".

I can start a little build thread. I need to figure out my way around here and i had a few issues uploading pictures. But sure i will start one it’s fairly interesting. And i have fairly thick skin. And have heard all the it’s in the wrong place it won’t work comments.

[Memento1731]

Originally Posted by Reflex_nl

Hi guys,

I own a Z4MC from '06 for about 1.5 years now. It is a great car and I love it. I drives amazing . I owned a Z4 3.0i and a 330i E90 before, but this is a different car (and my first m-car). I spend about 6 months looking for a nice version and finally found one in right conditions/mileage/colour.

Mods done:
- OEM Aero Side skirts
- 19" CSL wheels
- Stromung Exhaust
- Eventuri Intake (! - amazing)
- Einbach springs (2 cm lower)
- Tune + Unlock 250 kph

See enclosed a few pics:



After new springs:

Welcome here I believe we've met last year in Gorinchem at Bimmerfest. Nice looking car with those CSL's

[wdb]

Originally Posted by HTM101

Hey guys,
I'm a senior citizen who picked up this 65,000 mile, 6-speed manual coupe several weeks ago. I've driven it maybe 45 miles since purchase and really like the car.

We're waiting on a new set of tires and Apex wheels. I'll post a few photos when those are mounted.

David

Hey that's my car! Or should I say, the car I fell head over heels in love with. The car that made me so lovestruck I just had to buy another.

Drive it! You have a true unicorn -- only 828 manual 3.0si coupes in North America. And you have a car that rewards a driver. So drive it! Enjoy it!

[wdb]

Originally Posted by cahme

Was poking around looking at Z4 Coupes this weekend and this one fell into my lap:

2007 Coupe, 124k miles
6-Speed Manual
Sport option
Wood trim

Best I can tell, that's it for options. I'd loved to have the sport seats, but I'm thrilled to have found this gem. It joins my '11 335 I bought 2 1/2 years ago and I look forward to many years of Bimmer enjoyment.

Oooh another 3.0si manual. White with a full-on tan interior, very pretty! Maybe it's just me but I do love the way the wheels accent the lines on these. (I have one.)

EDIT: pop the last 5 digits of your VIN into bimmer.work and get the full option list. Very handy site.

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by Machine monkey

I can start a little build thread. I need to figure out my way around here and i had a few issues uploading pictures. But sure i will start one itÂ’s fairly interesting. And i have fairly thick skin. And have heard all the itÂ’s in the wrong place it wonÂ’t work comments.

Well it can't be done until someone does it.

Pictures are easiest to upload in the advanced posting mode from a desktop or laptop. On mobile you can up a pic. Not pics. Mind the size/data constraints too. Anything super large or data heavy will not be postable.

Looking forward to whatever you try. Will be interesting!

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by HTM101

Hey guys,
I'm a senior citizen who picked up this 65,000 mile, 6-speed manual coupe several weeks ago. I've driven it maybe 45 miles since purchase and really like the car.

We're waiting on a new set of tires and Apex wheels. I'll post a few photos when those are mounted.

David

Awesome! Enjoy!

[Huz-Z]

Lots of totally awesome coupes here these days! And - dare I say it - it won't be long until spring is here.

[HTM101]

Originally Posted by wdb

Hey that's my car! Or should I say, the car I fell head over heels in love with. The car that made me so lovestruck I just had to buy another.

Drive it! You have a true unicorn -- only 828 manual 3.0si coupes in North America. And you have a car that rewards a driver. So drive it! Enjoy it!

What a surprise! Thanks for the commentary.

Two days ago I had to take it to BMW to have the computer reset due to the battery having drained so low prior to my purchase. After the reset and just before I was ready to leave, the Service Manager walked over and commented that I had a "cool looking car". I think the Z4 Coupe's relative scarcity had something to do with his statement.

I was attracted to the Z4's style abut 2 1/2 years ago when one passed me on I-70 west of Baltimore. I didn't know what type car it was as it blasted by me so quickly. Later I Googled 'coupe' and viewed many photos before I could identify the make and name.

In January of this year I began looking, and finally expanded the search to nationwide. There were less than 20 cars listed for sale with the manual transmission, and many with high mileage. I narrowed my preference to either black or silver, but preferred the silver. I located my car in Conshohocken, PA which is conveniently only 80 miles from my home.

Seems to be a nice sports car that my wife also enjoys driving.

David

[deemo319]

Originally Posted by HTM101

Hey guys,
I'm a senior citizen who picked up this 65,000 mile, 6-speed manual coupe several weeks ago. I've driven it maybe 45 miles since purchase and really like the car.

We're waiting on a new set of tires and Apex wheels. I'll post a few photos when those are mounted.

David

If you are now rolling a Z4 Coupe then you sir are just a youngster.

Enjoy the ride!

[wdb]

Originally Posted by HTM101

I located my car in Conshohocken, PA which is conveniently only 80 miles from my home.

Okay now this is getting weird. I also bought my silver 3.0si Coupe 6MT in Conshocken!

[HTM101]

Originally Posted by wdb

Okay now this is getting weird. I also bought my silver 3.0si Coupe 6MT in Conshocken!

Doppelganger.

[ROSS]

Hello!
Z4 2006 Coupe newbie here

Own this baby around 1 year

[BBZ4MC]

New member, first-time BMW owner, first post!

I just took delivery of my 2007 M coupe (see my garage) last Monday! I've put just about 90 miles on it in the last week (I want to keep it low miles per year, but I think I'm going to be driving it a lot during this "honeymoon" phase!).

Big firsts for me, and I'm pretty sure I did it right: this is my first
Bimmer and my first car of any real level of performance. Fittingly, this is my very first post on ZPost as well!

I'm looking forward to "refreshing" her. Has 60K miles, very good condition. Front rotors have large groove, but hardly any shudder (new pads). I have new OEM rotors and Hawk HPS 5.0 pads ready to install, but thinking I might just use the current setup until the pads wear down. Any reason that would be bad? I am not pushing too hard, just getting to know the car--and there's plenty of performance under the limit that I am enjoying for the time being!

Other things some experts who have inspected my car said I should keep an eye on (although not urgent now): Guibo flex disc, power steering pump (very slight whine), possibly replace all bushings, change out diff and transmission fluid to red line, bleed brakes.

Of course, mods are fun and I've already got some ideas (suspension, exhaust), but that will be down the road. I'm not looking to track; mainly to enhance road performance.

In general I'm really starting from scratch as a gear head and have a ton to learn: I am quite adept at the wheel--done some recreational competition in cars and karts and have fared above average with no regular training. But I have a lot to learn, mechanically. My dad is flying in to town next week for this "milestone" experience in my life and we're going to start getting my garage set up--I'm starting from scratch, so need all the basics: tools, jack, stands, etc. Any suggestions??

I'm not looking to be hasty, and am glad to do my research/study. Do any of you have advice about where and how I can get a proper education online, but in a more structured way, as opposed to just doing google searches and scouring the internet for random videos and blogs on each separate topic that comes to my mind?

Thanks, all. Great to be part of the Bimmer world, and the particularly special M club!

BB