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Post by Ole gits rule » Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:48 am

Good watch for the coupe at 4.20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjPOqYvbcU
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Post by 1536Z4 » Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:45 am

Just watched this and was going to post the same but you beat me to it :)
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Post by buzyg » Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:02 pm

8) :thumbsup:
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Post by Ole gits rule » Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:42 pm

He loves that coupe and I agree better than a GR86 all day
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Post by DMike » Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:24 pm

Good find, thanks for sharing!
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Post by coldel » Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:38 pm

Alex loves a BMW thats for sure! The E85/6 are definitely a bit of a forgotten gem, I think too many people point and go pah its a BMW but lightweight compared to contemporaries, straight six 3 litre...lovely
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Post by Z450 » Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:29 pm

I often think they did not get reviewed well in the early days due to being on run flat tyres. Both the E85 and E86 are great cars.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:52 pm

Well we all knew Z4s were great!

But it's good to see them get some "independent" recognition. Coincidentally I test drove a GT86 a couple of months before I bought my first Coupe - it just didn't feel that special. The GR86 may be much better, but is probably what the Toyota should have been in the first place.
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Post by shuey » Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:33 am

Having owned a Z4C - I absolutely agree with Alex and for anyone not aware - Henry Catchpole - when he was at Evo - he rated it 5 stars - and you know 5 stars from Evo magazine means something.

https://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/z4/6440/bmw-z ... -0-60-time
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Post by R17SKO » Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:10 am

Personally, I think most of the bad press is BMW’s own doing. I worked for BMW in the E85/E86 era. In my humble opinion there was way too many variants. They should never have put a 2.0 in it or the none sport seats or some of the shite wheels. Unfortunately all of that polluted the opinion of many.

If BMW had only made sport 2.5-3 ltr and then the M the car would have been more respected and as a result held their value more.

I remember getting beaten in a straight line by a 120d in a 2.0 Z4 when I was a BMW. To an uneducated car person that’s what they would base the opinion of the car on.
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Post by DaveD » Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:28 pm

shuey wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:33 am Having owned a Z4C - I absolutely agree with Alex and for anyone not aware - Henry Catchpole - when he was at Evo - he rated it 5 stars - and you know 5 stars from Evo magazine means something.

https://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/z4/6440/bmw-z ... -0-60-time
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Post by darich » Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:44 am

Looks so good from every angle
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Post by 1536Z4 » Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:06 pm

darich wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:44 amevery angle
Obviously a personal taste thing but I`ve always thought the front could have looked better . Something not just quite right . :exitright:
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Post by darich » Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:45 pm

1536Z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:06 pm Obviously a personal taste thing but I`ve always thought the front could have looked better . Something not just quite right . :exitright:
Yeah....I get that...but even with a weaker front, it's still a lovely car
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Post by 1536Z4 » Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:02 pm

darich wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:45 pm it's still a lovely car
Definitely is :thumbsup:
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