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Z4M in Autocar Magazine

Post by buzyg » Fri Nov 24, 2017 6:10 pm

Thought that was a really good article, in the main :thumbsup:

Must contact the BMW Car Club about relocating my roof motor. :lol:
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Post by Beedub » Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:28 pm

Justino wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:33 pm
TomK wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:04 pm
eta I'm pretty sure the Z4M roadster is considerably stiffer than the E46M3 and no one ever seems to complain about that thing flexing. This stiffness thing is a bit of a red herring imo.
Except when the boot floor cracks due to the flexing! :wink:
have you driven a well sorted e46 m3?? makes the z4m in any guise seem unstable tbh, they are seriously awesome to drive, the subframe issues on them was really down to some terrible design flaws at bmw... Just like the snapping firewall braces on the z4!!!
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Post by Justino » Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:52 pm

Beedub wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:28 pm
Justino wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:33 pm
TomK wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:04 pm
eta I'm pretty sure the Z4M roadster is considerably stiffer than the E46M3 and no one ever seems to complain about that thing flexing. This stiffness thing is a bit of a red herring imo.
Except when the boot floor cracks due to the flexing! :wink:
have you driven a well sorted e46 m3?? makes the z4m in any guise seem unstable tbh, they are seriously awesome to drive, the subframe issues on them was really down to some terrible design flaws at bmw... Just like the snapping firewall braces on the z4!!!
It wasn't a serious comment, but perhaps the greater flex does cause the eventual cracking, finding out the design weakness?
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Post by Beedub » Sat Nov 25, 2017 4:26 pm

Justino wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:52 pm
Beedub wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:28 pm
Justino wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:33 pm

Except when the boot floor cracks due to the flexing! :wink:
have you driven a well sorted e46 m3?? makes the z4m in any guise seem unstable tbh, they are seriously awesome to drive, the subframe issues on them was really down to some terrible design flaws at bmw... Just like the snapping firewall braces on the z4!!!
It wasn't a serious comment, but perhaps the greater flex does cause the eventual cracking, finding out the design weakness?

possible!!
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Post by paulgs1000 » Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:02 pm

Check out YouTube - there seems to be more and more posts highlighting the Z4M as a sports car to own . . . .
All good stuff and makes the ownership experience even more special :thumbsup:
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