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Originally Posted by BuckarooVT90
new owner here... we traded in my 2011 Space Grey 135i Cabrio for our 2013 Z4 sDrive35i Deep Sea Blue with Beige interior.
Msport
Cold Weather
Navigation
DCT
Sat Radio
I wasn't sure if we would be able to get want we wanted so quickly since our dealer didn't have any new Z's in stock. We test drove a 2010 which was nice but didn't have the Msport package... which I had on my 1er and I would definitely miss the nice fat steering wheel...
So they did a search and found this exact car already at the processing center in NJ. They were somehow able to get it for us away from who ever had ordered it originally and it arrived at our dealer less than a week later for us to take delivery. With only 8 miles on the ODO, we were really pleased.
I'm glad the Wind blocker is already included and I don't have to buy one separately, the only option(s) I probably would have added if we had to order one would be the BMW apps.... (is it retrofittable?) and the premium radio (ugg the standard audio low end leaves much to be desired).
I had installed a smart top module in my 1er and already have one on order from EAS for our Z4... its a shame they don't come with the one touch features already.
I'm looking forward to the cool drives in the morning with the top down and spirited drives down the Blue Ridge Parkway. Before my 1er Cabrio I was a happy owner of a 2006 MX5 'Miata' that I had lowered with sport springs and enjoyed zooming around town. The 1er was fast with the N55 and DCT, but just didn't handle nearly as well as my Miata. Now this roadster is a dream to drive and is so much more flat and stable, I know we'll get years of enjoyment from it.
Now I just have to setup a driving schedule with my wife as we've already had a few arguments of who gets to drive it the next day to work... 
We were very close to buying an Infiniti IPL Cabrio, but in the end the IPL was almost identical to our previous 2010 G37 Anniversary Edition Cabrio (RIP - we lost it in a car accident - rear ended by an inattentive driver @ 45mph) except for the IPL improvements we went with something completely different from our past purchases and the Z4 fit the bill perfectly! |
Nice write up. You made a great choice. Show us some pics!