Weekend with a 2014 Z4

[ColinG]

So last November we were at a local charity do and there was an auction for various items. One of the items was a Z4 for the weekend of your choice, with all the money going to a local hospice I won the z4 at £140!

With today being my birthday I took a long weekend off work and picked up the car this morning, it's literally new. Had 350 miles on the clock and it's mineral white. It's a stunning looking machine, just the 2.0i but when your in pose mode it's irrelevant really.

Some pics from today.

lol ^^^

 

[Herr Flick]

What the f**k is it with everyone on here looking nothing like they should do?

i personally would've just given them the money and drove the M135i lol.

 

[Waitey]

f**k off are you a farmer you big mincer.

 

[Matt W]

What the f**k is it with everyone on here looking nothing like they should do?

i personally would've just given them the money and drove the M135i lol.

I pictured Colin as a 40+ bloke with a beer belly and a beard. Obviously slightly out from that guess...

 

[ColinG]

f**k off are you a farmer you big mincer.

Lmfao!!! I try to stay away from the usual young farmer attire of boots, jeans and a polo sport Ralph Lauren polo shirt

 

[ColinG]

Tell you what though, this thing gets attention unlike any other car I've driven (Vee included)

Everyone seems to comment or stare at it. Last night went to the Chinese and a middle aged man and woman came out as I got out of the car and they stopped and asked me about it, saying how smart it was etc

 

[v15ben]

Haha, you look totally different to what I pictured!
The Z4 looks like a cracking pose mobile - great roads + locations too!

 

[RDH]

I love this shape of Z4. That one looks fantastic!

 

[Rob]

I really do like these, but they seem to be depreciation magnets! I had a really decent 2.5 offered to me for silly money, but I didn't want to go for something slower. The 35i sounds great though so I wouldn't mind a drive out in one of those!

Looks cracking in the shots as said, and you look nothing like expected!

 

[ColinG]

I'm worried about what people expected me to look like!!!

Mineral white is an anazing colour, I'm actually gutted that dads changed his order to alpine white.

I specced up a 35is last night to £54k!!

 

[Herr Flick]

I'm worried about what people expected me to look like!!!

Mineral white is an anazing colour, I'm actually gutted that dads changed his order to alpine white.

I specced up a 35is last night to £54k!!

I didn't realise you were 18 for a start.
Taller and slimmer than you should be.

Also, where the f**k are your mum/misses/child minder arms?

 

[Matthew]

Lovely cars, and I bet the cabin is better than my Z4!

 

[Rob]

Are the seats as good as they look ColinG?

 

[deutsche_blonde]

They look amazing! Heard they're a bit drab to drive though?

 

[ColinG]

Are the seats as good as they look @ColinG?

Nice and supportive rob but i find after half an hour I get monumental lower back pains. Definately needs the optional lumber support. So in that respect the ones in the 1 series are in a different league.

 

[ColinG]

They look amazing! Heard they're a bit drab to drive though?

Hard to tell really, I'm sure the 35iS with the 7 speed DCT box is pretty epic. The ride is much busier and firmer than my M135i and that's on eibachs!

 

[deutsche_blonde]

Doesn't surprise me. I had a Z4 3.0si and the ride was unforgiving. The interior mirror fell off on a regular occurrence.

 

[Hixle]

Superb looking cars! I also expected you to be dressed in some Barbour jacket and Hunters, lol.

 

[ColinG]

Well thats it dropped back off, and I immediately welcomed having 320hp back under my foot.

However, im already missing the whole top down experience, after having sat in a new 4 convertible in the showroom, im going back for a test drive in the near future lol...

 

[chris_p]

Lovely looking thing, I still get randoms asking me about my car, staring etc, and it's 10 years old. Red leather helps no doubt.

I think I'll get a 35i at some point once it hits the slow depreciation zone! I almost got a 335i but I literally felt invisible driving it.

 

[Naughty Boy]

Fook ugly that, not for me.

 

[DB.]

Couldn't have a pocket rocket like that, but the colour is awesome! Love the colour!

 

[ColinG]

I have just seen that broadspeed are doing the 35iS which is the twin turbo 1M engined version, with 340hp for £14k off list, brand new factory order!

I cant own 2, 2 seater cars though surely! That would just get annoying!

 

[Cliotoby]

Nice ColinG

I was looking at these recently. How bad is the ride with 19's?

Also how was the 2.0i ? Was it acceptable? I know it must be torture coming from yours but did you get in and think holy f**k this is properly s**te.

And the Chassis? Would this be like driving an e93? - as in the thing twists round a corner and suffers from appalling scuttle shake?

 

[Cliotoby]

I have just seen that broadspeed are doing the 35iS which is the twin turbo 1M engined version, with 340hp for £14k off list, brand new factory order!

I cant own 2, 2 seater cars though surely! That would just get annoying!

Exactly. The real dilema for me would be fitting an xmas tree in the thing and getting garden furnature etc home from b and q

 

[Stefan.]

I thought you were/looked older for some reason!!

Nice car...for a weekend.

 

[ColinG]

Lol I'm 29.. Long long way from 18

 

[ColinG]

Nice @ColinG

I was looking at these recently. How bad is the ride with 19's?

Also how was the 2.0i ? Was it acceptable? I know it must be torture coming from yours but did you get in and think holy f**k this is properly s**te.

And the Chassis? Would this be like driving an e93? - as in the thing twists round a corner and suffers from appalling scuttle shake?

Ride is busy, I got used to it though by today. The 2.0i wasn't unbearable by any means, although if you made it work it could get thirsty. I'm just spoilt by 6 cylinder cars now.

 

[Stefan.]

Lol I'm 29.. Long long way from 18

You look about 24 in that pic lol!

 

[Sam]

Looks a lovely car matey.

I think Photobucket mess the quality up though. Join FlickR.

 

[ColinG]

I think I will mate, im sick of photobucket screwing up the quality nowadays

 

[Herr Flick]

Lol I'm 29.. Long long way from 18

f**k off are you 29! Lol.
I call custard.

 

[Ian_182]

Lovely looking Z4 and those wheels set it off nicely...

 

[Bluebeard]

I love that. In fact, that's the only new shape BMW I like!

(You look like Colins son though, not Colin)

 

[Lal B3N]

Looks great!

Should of ruined them rear tyres lol.

 

[Ali]

I like them.