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      02-23-2012, 02:41 PM   #1
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'05 thread about the Z

Funny how people found the car ugly. Pics in the link have been removed, so it's possible they were just renderings as opposed to the actual thing. Either way... it's a work of art in my opinion and has really grown on me over the years. I'll admit I never paid it much attention when i was an e46M3 owner.

http://forums.triplezoom.com/showthr...(or-MZ4-or-M4-)
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      02-23-2012, 02:48 PM   #2
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Ha. I would love to read the threads about the old clown-shoe M coupe. Actually, people still think it's ugly...just that it's highly sought after nowadays...

Having a Ferrari FF kind of aping it helps too.
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      02-23-2012, 02:55 PM   #3
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I know lot of people that think my M coupe is still ugly. I find its a love it or hate it type of car.
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      02-23-2012, 02:57 PM   #4
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"that car is hideous....I dont care whats under the hood...I wouldn't hit it "

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I know lot of people that think my M coupe is still ugly. I find its a love it or hate it type of car.
People say your E86 coupe is ugly? Wow, that is the first time I have heard this. IMO the coupe actually is a big improvement over the roadster(and I drive an MR). It looks very exotic to my eyes. It took me a long time to warm up to the E85's looks.
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People say your E86 coupe is ugly? Wow, that is the first time I have heard this. IMO the coupe actually is a big improvement over the roadster(and I drive an MR). It looks very exotic to my eyes. It took me a long time to warm up to the E85's looks.
Just a few people at work that don't really appreciate cars...They think that if its not American or a truck, its not worth having. I can't wait until I am finished working in Mobile, AL so I can move back up to ATL
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^ Only thing that'd piss me off more in Mobile is those idiotic 'pillow' style speed bumps.

I find, as a typical opinion, that more women like my roadster that men....which isn't always comforting.

To me, the M Coupe is beautiful, but I prefer the M roadster over it. The coupe comes next, then the non-m roadsters and coupes tie, in my eyes.
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Honestly when I first joined the forum I thought the coupes were kinda ugly. Nowadays I think the coupe looks great and I really want to own a coupe with a wing as a track toy someday.

It's interesting how your perception changes over time.

I still think the clownshoe is hideous though, but it's a special kind of awesome-ugly-duckling-bjork-in-a-swan-dress hideous
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^ Only thing that'd piss me off more in Mobile is those idiotic 'pillow' style speed bumps.

I find, as a typical opinion, that more women like my roadster that men....which isn't always comforting.

To me, the M Coupe is beautiful, but I prefer the M roadster over it. The coupe comes next, then the non-m roadsters and coupes tie, in my eyes.
Haha I HATE those speed bumps!
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They both look great to me, different but both excellent designs. The roadster adds a modern interpretation to the classic American muscle roadster IMO, a kind of retro/modern. The coupe is just plain cool and exotic...... they both rock
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this was in '05. slowly people are coming to their senses that this will be one of the most sought after cars to come out of the M production line, if not BMW line altogether.

inline award winning s54.

and the coupe has 32kNm of torsional rigidity which is effing unheard of...to put things in perspective i think it's more than a zonda but just a tad bit less than an F50.

i was at a bmw meet this past weekend. somebody called the bonnet 'cruella deville esque'. it's an odd looking car for sure, but jeebus it's beautiful.
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Ha! I just revived the thread with a massive picture of my faithful steed.
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      02-23-2012, 11:20 PM   #13
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well played sir
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Just a few people at work that don't really appreciate cars...They think that if its not American or a truck, its not worth having. I can't wait until I am finished working in Mobile, AL so I can move back up to ATL
I went to Med School at USA in Mobile, and got laughed at because I drove a 1977 Datsun 280Z that I spent 2 years restoring. I'm from that area originally(Gulfport, MS), and it's too true that if you don't have a jacked up Ford or Chevy pickup you might as well be from another planet.

Hurry back to Atlanta and maybe we can get together for a meet. My Z4M Coupe ships in a few days and I can't wait to welcome her home!

Cheers from Atlanta!
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Ha! I just revived the thread with a massive picture of my faithful steed.

You have a beautiful car! What kind of camera did you use to shoot your pics on your Mobile Me?

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"that car is hideous....I dont care whats under the hood...I wouldn't hit it "

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Bangle designs have always been controvercial.

When I bought my roadster, I didn't like the look -- it was the drive that sold me on it. After driving it, the car instantly became attractive to me.

That said, I have never picked a car for its looks. A few of my past cars that come to mind... all 5 speed manual, of course!

1995 Honda Prelude (not necessarily unattractive to most, but I was rocking 18" gloss black Volk wheels in 2001 -- everyone would always tell me where I could take them to get "chromed" - no thanks!)

1999 Volvo S70 T5

1991 Miata (I got made fun of constantly for driving a girl's car... but for some reason everybody wanted to go for a ride in it? Like the Z4M, it was nice to not have to slow down for bends in the road - albeit, I was not going as fast in the straights as I can now!)
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