Looking to buy my first z4 this Fri Sat, need thoughts!

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by robert16

Ok I put a deposit down, $500. This will hold the z4 for me while a buddy and I drive to get it.

Actually the color is the deep dark Monaco blue.

Rented a one way rental, booked the hotel, printed off insurance card for it, bringing some extra cash, Fico score of 833 preapproved.

All excited.

I will post pics when I get back, promise.

That chevette was a total rust bucket. I learned how to fix cars all by myself and I’m pretty good at it.

Factory fresh I bet

Good luck with the Z4. They are great cars.

[SaltyNC]

Originally Posted by robert16

Guys and gals this is my first sports car.

Im 44.

Had a poop brown chevette at 16
then a Hyundi Excel hatchback.
then a red honda civic hatch back
then a dark green jeep for the last 17 years.

I get such a rush driving this vehicle like its cocaine!

Im very excited.

Are there any gals on here? I think they all left.

Your poop brown Chevette comment made me smile. My dad bought a Pontiac T-1000 in poop brown. It was a Chevette clone. I called it the Turd-1000. My dad used to give this a guy a ride from time to time that was slightly mentally challenged. He was a big guy, and one day he got in the car and flopped down a little too hard. It stripped the gear in the bucket seat, and this dude went flying in the back. It startled him so bad, he started babbling and hollering and waving his arms. After that, any time someone sat down too hard, that seat would let out a "rannkkkk" and flop into the back. Good memories.

I hope the Z4 is everything you've hoped for. They are a lot of fun. The weather has been crap lately, but it was almost 80 and sunny today here in NC, and I had my roadster out today with the top down. Can't beat it.

Salty

[robert16]

That story about the turd 1000 was awesome.

my buddy mike and I are an hour away from our destination, will submit pics tom once it's mine and ww are on the road.
I'm totally excited.

[chickdr]

How did it go?

[robert16]

10 hour drive to buford georgia, stayed at hotel. Bought the z4 15,000.

I love it, just love it. Went to 105mph without a hiccup.

pics to follow,
The snow flake won't light up, also how do I set the clock.

5 more hours home..

for some reason I can't upload pics from my phone but I will ttonight.

[3798j]

Congratulations...sounds like a great adventure...should produce good memories.

[SaltyNC]

If you don't have navigation, I assume it is set the same way as mine. It's done via the two buttons between the speedometer and tach. Press and hold the button on the right while the clock is displayed until the hour starts flashing. You can change the value with the left button. It will update the time on both the dash clock and radio clock.

Salty

[chickdr]

Originally Posted by robert16

10 hour drive to buford georgia, stayed at hotel. Bought the z4 15,000.

I love it, just love it. Went to 105mph without a hiccup.

pics to follow,
The snow flake won't light up, also how do I set the clock.

5 more hours home..

for some reason I can't upload pics from my phone but I will ttonight.

Nice! I was in Buford yesterday - I would have recommended a restaurant if I had known it was the destination....

[robert16]

Tried uploading pics on my iPad, it says I need to resize the photo, what the heck.

[3798j]

I use http://postimages.org
Tap "select photo"...browse your tablet photos...select one..tap on the line that says "hotlink for forums...then paste in your forum message.

[robert16]

I can't figure it out, don't know why its so hard to post a few pics.

[XMetal]

You need to resize your pictures as this site can't store too large of a file. If JPG, it can't be larger than 1920 x 1400 or 5.7MB in size.

[robert16]

Not sure I know how to do that. I’m not good with tech.