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      10-12-2017, 03:29 PM   #1
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BMW Z4M Coupe - Forgotten Gem - Everyday Driver Fast Blast Review

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      10-12-2017, 06:17 PM   #2
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Glad they got to the Z4M..... This car is special as it keeps hiding in the back ground.
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      10-12-2017, 06:40 PM   #3
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Informative little video- reinforced my feelings too- raw enough, powerful enough, raucous enough, and makes you feel special every time you go for a country romp! Pure analog delight. Just looked at the 2018 Z in this months Car and Driver and dont get it!
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      10-12-2017, 07:48 PM   #4
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Great review.

And that's why I'm never selling mine. For someone who use to change his cars every 18 months on average, I've now had my Z4MCoupe for just shy of 7 years and I'll have to be on my death bed before I let him go...
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Forgotten Gem - ticks all the boxes

Great car for a driving enthusiast, better than most current models, the engine 330hp, high rev, high compression, IDB air intake, manual transmission, limited slip differential, performance brakes, hydraulic steering and not to miss a tuned sport suspension.

A good sports car for everyday use don't need to have 500 plus HP to be fun to drive.

Great video on the Z4M!
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      10-13-2017, 09:56 AM   #6
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Excellent review and exactly why I purchased one this summer!! Thanks for posting it!
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Great vid thanks for posting
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      10-13-2017, 01:21 PM   #8
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I'm torn.

On the one hand, I like the fact that this is a car that NOBODY knows or cares about. I can pull up to a car meet just about anywhere, and besides the few "hey that's a clean BMW" remarks, no one really knows what it is. Even at BMW centric meets, people congregate to the M3s and M4s and leave me and my little coupe alone for the most part. The few that strike up a conversation, either has one, knows someone who has one, or are up on BMW's history to know what it is and can appreciate it. So to the general public at large, I never have to deal with the douchebags that roll up in their stanced whatevers and ask "hey how much horsepower you making?"

You know, I like the exclusive little club we've got here.

On the other hand, part of me has always been angry that BMW never really put much thought into marketing this car, and have basically let it become a commercial failure by not creating a factory race effort behind it, never putting it in any of their marketing media, and relegated it to second class status by overpricing it and making sure that during its production run it could never compete against its siblings. The fact that E46 M3s in good condition and moderately low mileage (less than 75,000 miles) are starting to fetch near $25K while those that wish to sell their MZ4 Coupe are struggling to get people to pay attention irks me, even though I have zero intentions to ever want to sell it (still good to know that it WILL fetch $$$ is a comfort to the subconscious). So as these videos start to pop up and some of the enthusiasts on the fringe are starting to take notice, this part of me gets the warm-fuzzies in the nether-region.

I kinda like where it's at right now though, just sort of on the edge of a lot of people's lips, but not enough to draw the uncouth masses. It's not cheap enough for some dumbass to pick up and ruin, almost all the "modified" MZ4 Coupes are done in a *very* tasteful manner where I would have no problem associating with most of its owners (except for the guy with the "Send Nudes").

It's not flashy nor expensive enough for the Bilzerians of the world to want one yet and that is alright in my book.
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I'm torn.

On the one hand, I like the fact that this is a car that NOBODY knows or cares about. I can pull up to a car meet just about anywhere, and besides the few "hey that's a clean BMW" remarks, no one really knows what it is. Even at BMW centric meets, people congregate to the M3s and M4s and leave me and my little coupe alone for the most part. The few that strike up a conversation, either has one, knows someone who has one, or are up on BMW's history to know what it is and can appreciate it. So to the general public at large, I never have to deal with the douchebags that roll up in their stanced whatevers and ask "hey how much horsepower you making?"

You know, I like the exclusive little club we've got here.

On the other hand, part of me has always been angry that BMW never really put much thought into marketing this car, and have basically let it become a commercial failure by not creating a factory race effort behind it, never putting it in any of their marketing media, and relegated it to second class status by overpricing it and making sure that during its production run it could never compete against its siblings. The fact that E46 M3s in good condition and moderately low mileage (less than 75,000 miles) are starting to fetch near $25K while those that wish to sell their MZ4 Coupe are struggling to get people to pay attention irks me, even though I have zero intentions to ever want to sell it (still good to know that it WILL fetch $$$ is a comfort to the subconscious). So as these videos start to pop up and some of the enthusiasts on the fringe are starting to take notice, this part of me gets the warm-fuzzies in the nether-region.

I kinda like where it's at right now though, just sort of on the edge of a lot of people's lips, but not enough to draw the uncouth masses. It's not cheap enough for some dumbass to pick up and ruin, almost all the "modified" MZ4 Coupes are done in a *very* tasteful manner where I would have no problem associating with most of its owners (except for the guy with the "Send Nudes").

It's not flashy nor expensive enough for the Bilzerians of the world to want one yet and that is alright in my book.
Reading your post is like reading my thoughts. So true everything you say...
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      10-14-2017, 11:08 AM   #11
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I want to send them my 3.0si so they can give a comparative review.
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      10-14-2017, 01:15 PM   #12
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Makes me want to buy another one more
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Awesome car.
I am ready to buy an Interlagos Blue Z4 M Coupe .
Cash in hand

Please text 808-747-0138

Thanks, Carl
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It's rare that a video nails the personality of a car so well, but this one did. Well done.
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      10-16-2017, 12:35 PM   #16
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I'm torn.

On the one hand, I like the fact that this is a car that NOBODY knows or cares about. I can pull up to a car meet just about anywhere, and besides the few "hey that's a clean BMW" remarks, no one really knows what it is. Even at BMW centric meets, people congregate to the M3s and M4s and leave me and my little coupe alone for the most part. The few that strike up a conversation, either has one, knows someone who has one, or are up on BMW's history to know what it is and can appreciate it. So to the general public at large, I never have to deal with the douchebags that roll up in their stanced whatevers and ask "hey how much horsepower you making?"

You know, I like the exclusive little club we've got here.

On the other hand, part of me has always been angry that BMW never really put much thought into marketing this car, and have basically let it become a commercial failure by not creating a factory race effort behind it, never putting it in any of their marketing media, and relegated it to second class status by overpricing it and making sure that during its production run it could never compete against its siblings. The fact that E46 M3s in good condition and moderately low mileage (less than 75,000 miles) are starting to fetch near $25K while those that wish to sell their MZ4 Coupe are struggling to get people to pay attention irks me, even though I have zero intentions to ever want to sell it (still good to know that it WILL fetch $$$ is a comfort to the subconscious). So as these videos start to pop up and some of the enthusiasts on the fringe are starting to take notice, this part of me gets the warm-fuzzies in the nether-region.

I kinda like where it's at right now though, just sort of on the edge of a lot of people's lips, but not enough to draw the uncouth masses. It's not cheap enough for some dumbass to pick up and ruin, almost all the "modified" MZ4 Coupes are done in a *very* tasteful manner where I would have no problem associating with most of its owners (except for the guy with the "Send Nudes").

It's not flashy nor expensive enough for the Bilzerians of the world to want one yet and that is alright in my book.
My thoughts as well...check out this thread. http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1425375
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Great review.

And that's why I'm never selling mine. For someone who use to change his cars every 18 months on average, I've now had my Z4MCoupe for just shy of 7 years and I'll have to be on my death bed before I let him go...
You and my wife. She shares the same sentiments about hers, which she bought over 7 years ago.

Hack, yeah, right there with you. Plus there's this forum, and its track focused spin off, which are a rare group in terms of willingness to help, support, resources, and an always positive lack-of-internet-drama manner. That's always been unique here, and in today's world, it's an even more rare thing.

It took me another year (and stealing the wife's Z many times until she tired of it) and an E92 M3 and a Porsche Cayman before I sold those and got myself one. Since then I've had a couple other Porsche offerings (those are gone, the Z is not).

I still have mine 6+ years later. Back roads, the track, it never ceases to make me smile, and smile as much or more than anything I've owned (including Stuttgart's newest and "best", which I've owned from time to time since buying the Z). Speaking from experience, there are "better" cars out there (at 4-6x the cost) but in terms of fun, this car holds its own. And has an emotional pull that is next to impossible to replicate.

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      10-16-2017, 01:49 PM   #18
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Couldn't agree more with this. I've had one for 5 years. Fantastic sports car. I now own a second one I'm building into a track machine. Incredible value at the moment.
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