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      01-26-2013, 10:55 AM   #111
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Overpriced crap with a terrible suspension / chassis and no track performance.

Good job completely ruining the Z4 line and ripping off customers, BMW!
Thank you for your expert opinion.
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      01-30-2013, 01:36 PM   #112
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It's a niche car.. And I'm glad of that, I see 1,3,5 series everywhere!
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      01-30-2013, 01:52 PM   #113
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... and still BMW needs to give $12,000 incentives to move the Z4.
I walked into my dealer on January 5th to kick some tires and ended up buying my brand new 2012 Z4.

$18,600 in discounts.

Seriously. How do you walk away from that? So, in my garage it shall sit until the snow goes away. Sweet, sweet torture.

Happy new year!
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      02-01-2013, 06:31 PM   #114
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BMW verts cost

All convertibles in the BMW line cost more than their hardtop versions. Almost $6k more for a 1series, $8k more for 3series, $5k more for 6series, $8k more for M3s and M6 verts. The Z4 base model starts at $47k, so a hardtop model might start at $39k. Not overpriced at all. I've had 3series, M3, M5, 535 and 740, all fine touring cars but the Z4 is BMWs only sports car. When they offer it as a hardtop with twin turbo V8, carbon brakes and M suspension it will become their only exotic car offering. Now THAT will be facelift we'll all get excited about.
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      02-03-2013, 05:58 AM   #115
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I walked into my dealer on January 5th to kick some tires and ended up buying my brand new 2012 Z4.

$16,700 in discounts.

Seriously. How do you walk away from that? So, in my garage it shall sit until the snow goes away. Sweet, sweet torture.

Happy new year!
How the hell do you manage that?! Do tell! Were these BMW incentives or did the dealer take $16,700 off the MSRP and lose a ton of money? Was it a demo car or sitting on the lots for months?
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      02-03-2013, 10:02 AM   #116
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How the hell do you manage that?! Do tell! Were these BMW incentives or did the dealer take $16,700 off the MSRP and lose a ton of money? Was it a demo car or sitting on the lots for months?
OP is from Canada. Canadian cars already carry about anywhere from a $8K - $13K MSRP over same US models. I hope he got a big discount considering the current US to Canadian $$ exchange is 1:1.
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      02-03-2013, 10:06 AM   #117
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How the hell do you manage that?! Do tell! Were these BMW incentives or did the dealer take $16,700 off the MSRP and lose a ton of money? Was it a demo car or sitting on the lots for months?
Keep in mind it's a 2012, not a 2013, according to the post.

Still a good deal if you can get the Z4 you want, off the lot, for that price.
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How the hell do you manage that?! Do tell! Were these BMW incentives or did the dealer take $16,700 off the MSRP and lose a ton of money? Was it a demo car or sitting on the lots for months?
Not to mention, it was an IS, so probably MSRPing at 70k+ easy, making that $16,000 discount, albeit still a lot, less than it actually sounds (% wise compared to a 28 or 35)
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I walked into my dealer on January 5th to kick some tires and ended up buying my brand new 2012 Z4.

$16,700 in discounts.

Seriously. How do you walk away from that? So, in my garage it shall sit until the snow goes away. Sweet, sweet torture.

Happy new year!
How about some pics in a new post preferably.

I hope you didn't hurt any toes when you kicked those RFT's. Since you saved a nice bit of coin, invest it in trashing the RFT's and geting some real tires. Your chiropracter won't be so happy, but the car, your back, and your co-pilot will love you for it. I wish I had done it sooner - too thrifty. The difference is hard to imagine until you do it.
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Does the Z4 35is have a HUD? If not, no digital speedo I presume? I love that about other BMWs because with the way I like to adjust the steering wheel -- low and pulled all the way out -- it obstructs the top of the regular speedometer.
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Does the Z4 35is have a HUD? If not, no digital speedo I presume? I love that about other BMWs because with the way I like to adjust the steering wheel -- low and pulled all the way out -- it obstructs the top of the regular speedometer.
No HUD. And no digital speedo unless you code the car.
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      02-03-2013, 11:34 PM   #122
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Really? I don't own a Z4 (yet) but I was always under the impression that the monochrome screen between the two gauges had the speed displayed. Interesting, thanks for the info.
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Really? I don't own a Z4 (yet) but I was always under the impression that the monochrome screen between the two gauges had the speed displayed. Interesting, thanks for the info.
It does not have a digital speedo by default. But you can have someone with the appropriate data cable enable it with NCS Expert (aka coding).
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      02-04-2013, 01:09 AM   #124
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      02-04-2013, 10:44 AM   #125
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How the hell do you manage that?! Do tell! Were these BMW incentives or did the dealer take $16,700 off the MSRP and lose a ton of money? Was it a demo car or sitting on the lots for months?
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OP is from Canada. Canadian cars already carry about anywhere from a $8K - $13K MSRP over same US models. I hope he got a big discount considering the current US to Canadian $$ exchange is 1:1.
HerrK has the right of it. We Canucks get boned on our vehicle pricing compared to equivalent models in the States. With the CDN$ and the US$ at about par, my new car was sitting in the showroom with a price tag of between $83k and $84k. As soon as the calendar turned 2013, they immediately knocked $18k off the price and called it a "2012 clearance sale". I talked them down a few more bucks, got them to throw in the latest and greatest maps for the nav system (a $200 license fee) and walked away for just under $70k (taxes included).

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Keep in mind it's a 2012, not a 2013, according to the post.

Still a good deal if you can get the Z4 you want, off the lot, for that price.
Indeed, May 2012 manufacture date. Although it has certainly had a few test drives, I'm happy to call it new. When I took delivery, there were exactly 140 km (87 miles) on the odometer.

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How about some pics in a new post preferably.

I hope you didn't hurt any toes when you kicked those RFT's. Since you saved a nice bit of coin, invest it in trashing the RFT's and geting some real tires. Your chiropracter won't be so happy, but the car, your back, and your co-pilot will love you for it. I wish I had done it sooner - too thrifty. The difference is hard to imagine until you do it.
I will do my level best to get some decent photos into my "BMW Garage" on this site once spring hits and I can get the car out of mothballs. As for the 19" RFTs, I'm probably going to keep them. I'm quite used to driving a 335i with sport suspension and 19" RFTs, so the new ones should be about the same. HOWEVER... if too much wheel cracking crapola happens, I will have no choice but to consider a switch.
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Indeed, May 2012 manufacture date. Although it has certainly had a few test drives, I'm happy to call it new. When I took delivery, there were exactly 140 km (87 miles) on the odometer.
That's nothing. It's brand new. And it's newer than my car with an April 2012 manufacturing date!!!
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It does not have a digital speedo by default. But you can have someone with the appropriate data cable enable it with NCS Expert (aka coding).
That's great! Does anyone have any pictures of what that looks like? Would LOVE to see it!

Also, what kinds of other things can you code on it? There's a giant thread over on the F30 forum about what you can code with the F30 3 Series. Is it similar or the same in terms of what you can change and do with coding?
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That's great! Does anyone have any pictures of what that looks like? Would LOVE to see it!

Also, what kinds of other things can you code on it? There's a giant thread over on the F30 forum about what you can code with the F30 3 Series. Is it similar or the same in terms of what you can change and do with coding?
It's more similar to what you can code on E90 3 series. Do a search, there are a bunch of threads about it. Note not everything that works on an E90 will work on the E89. For example, my coder was able to code remote mirror folding, but wasn't able to get remote window up/down working. There is also no central/compiled list of what can be done and what works, it's a lot of trial and error.
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Yesterday I ordered a Z4 Sdrive35is exactly in the configuration presented above in that thread. The car will replace my Space Grey M3 E92 (MT) in July.

I drove one yesterday and directly ordered it...

I am really looking forward to get the car and be a part of the Z4 community. As you can see by clicking the signature picture below, before the M I owned a Alpina Roadster S, which is a Z4 E85 with an Alpina power plant.

What I missed the most in that three years of having the M was really the opportunity to drive without a roof. I needed some time to realize that, but now I am back!
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Yesterday I ordered a Z4 Sdrive35is exactly in the configuration presented above in that thread. The car will replace my Space Grey M3 E92 (MT) in July.

I drove one yesterday and directly ordered it...

I am really looking forward to get the car and be a part of the Z4 community. As you can see by clicking the signature picture below, before the M I owned a Alpina Roadster S, which is a Z4 E85 with an Alpina power plant.

What I missed the most in that three years of having the M was really the opportunity to drive without a roof. I needed some time to realize that, but now I am back!

Welcome

Space grey would´ve been my second choice, it is a great colour
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Yesterday I ordered a Z4 Sdrive35is exactly in the configuration presented above in that thread. The car will replace my Space Grey M3 E92 (MT) in July.

I drove one yesterday and directly ordered it...

I am really looking forward to get the car and be a part of the Z4 community. As you can see by clicking the signature picture below, before the M I owned a Alpina Roadster S, which is a Z4 E85 with an Alpina power plant.

What I missed the most in that three years of having the M was really the opportunity to drive without a roof. I needed some time to realize that, but now I am back!
Congrats and welcome
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I agree that for the sticker price the Z is expensive for what you are getting, but that's what negotiation is for

It is possible to get a Z4 35 for similar cost as a 335 coupe
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