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BMW 3 series sedan's rear seat is pretty useless too, especially for bigger folks.
I can't leave my clubs at the club house, cause I always go to different golf courses. I do have a dog. A mini schnauzer. He will rarely go on it though, as I hate driving with him. He doesn't want to sit by himself, always come on to my lap. I don't have a family, so seating isn't an issue. I thought of Z4 as it might be a perfect car for a single male who lives with his dog with a job, and nothing holding his back. I plan on moving to California, where convertible might not be an option, but a must. I love coupes, but roof is not so fun. I wouldn't mind M3 convertible, but I hate the looks of 4 seater convertibles. damn. I wish I can borrow a Z4 for a week. It'll help me decide. Any dealer would do this? I know some other car manufacturers let a potential customer to have the car for couple days...
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Whoa this changes everything........ I'm dead serious. Laugh all you want, this is very serious...
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It has been my daily driver since 2009, and given it to do over would not change my decision to buy again.
I have no problem grabbing a nap at a rest stop, I use the ski bag in the pass through, keeps my shoes from messing up the trunk and is actually fairly warm. Make sure to carry a small pillow as the iDrive knob leaves a really strange looking mark in your face, and scrolling will cause you to lock in the Sport+ mode until the console dries out. |
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I love that feeling of being in the market for a car: doing the research, walking into the show room, sitting in it then taking it for a test drive, thinking about colors and options. Yummy! I think there's some kind of "high" I get when I'm shopping for a car. Sometimes I think I sell perfectly good cars just so I can get that "high" again and go through the process of buying a car. Even when I was helping mu kid by his first beater car, I got all excited.
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Ride quality is great: I travel A LOT and the ride is always comfy *and* sporty (18" RFTs). Trunk: it is surprisingly spacious, but you'll do better w/ 'soft' luggage so that it can fit better. I've had no prbs doing errands, groceries for 2 ppl, trips to IKEA, etc. Reliability: I have a 2011 35i and no real prbs. I've had one electrical glitch, i.e. passenger airbag would go offline if the seat heater was on (fixed). No HPFP issues for me. There was a slight hum coming from the rear (LPFP?) and I had it for a long time but when I switched gas brands it finally disappeared. How come your RFTs shredded? One too many burnouts, Stiggy? |
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2 golf bags in the trunk will only be possible with the pass through loading system. Even then, it will be pretty tough imo. If you want to go top down, you can fit only 1 bag through the pass through loading system.
FYI, I found that even with a smaller golf bag, it was still a real pain to use get it to fit with the pass through loading. I have the Callaway Hyper Lite 4.0 bag which isn't that big of a bag. Still had trouble getting the clubs in the trunk with the pass through. |
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Funny, may I enquire what kind of dog it is? Perhaps a picture is worth 1000 words Of course no room at all for this size on your lap
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I think it'll be more fun to ride that dog to work.
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I'd venture to say that dog weighs more than I do!
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I guess you are both right ... if his dog is that size then he needs a truck
I think it might qualify as the worlds largest dog. All joking aside, I think the OP said his dog likes to slip onto his lap so no worries I think he be fine in the worlds sexiest car the Z4
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Haha!
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I daily drive mine. I bought it may of 2010.... And I currently have 33k miles. I use it in rain, snow, sun. I go to restaurant depot often for my business and I haul plenty of the merchandise in it. Overall it's a great DD
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Your solution
Do what I did:
Pretend your current car is a Z4. Make a note every time you carry more than 1 passenger, and have more than small bags in the trunk. I counted about 2-3 occasions that this happened in the past year. So I sprang for the Z4. |
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