Wishing you all well ... I said good bye to my Z4

Mr. ///M3 RD · 03-05-2011, 03:28 PM

Just a short note to all that helped me out on this Fine Forum over the past year or so. Sorry I annoyed some of you with my 2 rear wheel cracked issues. Then any of you that have read my posts know how badly I have been treated by a certain US BMW Dealership. I will say no more about this issue and put it away as a nightmare of an experience.

Anyway, today I purchased a new M3 and I know I will be very happy with this car not having to worry about RFT and the like. The car is a 2 Door Coupe, Manual Transmission, Alpine White, Fox Red Novillo Leather 19 inch wheels and fine Michelin Performance tires (none RFT

). Just like my old M3 (e46) it has a compressor and tire kit in the trunk. I will be posting pictures next week in the M3 Forum (a preview of photos below).

I did enjoy my sDrive Z4 3.5i immensely, however, my dilemma was not knowing when I have to deal with the next cracked wheel is just not my way of a happy retirement

for I have many a places left to visit and I do love to drive and explore this fantastic North American continent.

In the meantime thanks again to many of you having helped me out with many a questions. Wishing all of you nothing bud the best. Be safe always and drive carefully.

Cheers,

Rolf-Dieter

Officer Dibble · 03-05-2011, 04:34 PM

hey Rolf, i wish you all the very best with your new "Toy". As for me, i remember the very warm welcome you extended to me on my arrival to this forum. I am sorry though about the treatment you got from the dealership and a certain forum member. I hope you will be lurking on this section of the forum from time to time. Although i have not contributed much on this forum, i have enjoyed reading your inputs.
I wish you all the very best with your new beast.

Take care!

richard in NC · 03-05-2011, 04:42 PM

Enjoy the M3. One may be my next car after the Z4.

tranquility · 03-05-2011, 04:42 PM

Darn, you will be missed. Have fun w/ the new M3. Btw, where are the pix?

Gunzaro · 03-05-2011, 04:45 PM

I thought you said you would never buy another BMW

????

mcbeee · 03-05-2011, 05:27 PM

Hey Rolf, keep in touch.

(I was looking at a 2006 M6 coupe this morning, 27k kms on the clock and imaculate condition, too bad it was black on black ) only $55,000 .

Have fun in the M3 dude...

Mr. ///M3 RD · 03-05-2011, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Officer Dibble

hey Rolf, i wish you all the very best with your new "Toy". As for me, i remember the very warm welcome you extended to me on my arrival to this forum. I am sorry though about the treatment you got from the dealership and a certain forum member. I hope you will be lurking on this section of the forum from time to time. Although i have not contributed much on this forum, i have enjoyed reading your inputs.
I wish you all the very best with your new beast.

Take care!

Thank you Dibble for your kind words. The sales manager (after hearing my wheel story gave me another $600.00 discount so in the end all turned out okay as far as the money is concerned on the outlay I had in the US on the questionable wheel).

I think the memories of the treatment (at the US BMW Dealership) will fade now after I start driving my M3 next week.

As for the member that posted a thread with my handle, well, I am glad the Webmaster closed the thread. I first relied to that fellow then deleted my reply for I see no need to start bad blood over such a minimal issue.

Happy motoring to you

Cheers,
Rolf-Dieter

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard in NC

Enjoy the M3. One may be my next car after the Z4.

Thank you Richard, I don’t know if you drove a M3 before (quite a few members here did). It is just a fun car as is the Z4.

Cheers,
Rolf-Dieter

Quote:

Originally Posted by tranquility

Darn, you will be missed. Have fun w/ the new M3. Btw, where are the pix?

Thank you for saying so Tranquility, no worries I’ll slip by here and then. As for pictures I'll post some next week in the M3 Forum on this site when I have the car in my driveway. Meanwhile see my signature below.

Take care,
Rolf-Dieter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunzaro

I thought you said you would never buy another BMW

????

Well Gunzaro, you know how it is sometimes like a bad love affair. Sleep over it a few times and one changes ones mind. Besides I think there is nothing like a Bimmer I drove a M3 for 4 years you see never ever did I have any issues.

I wish you well,

Cheers,
Rolf-Dieter

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcbeee

Hey Rolf, keep in touch.

(I was looking at a 2006 M6 coupe this morning, 27k kms on the clock and imaculate condition, too bad it was black on black ) only $55,000 .

Have fun in the M3 dude...

Thanks mcbeee, That sounds like a good price. Keep looking and you might get lucky and find your color combination like I did (I found exactly what I was looking for – no gadgets just a fun driving machine).

Keep an eye on your 296 wheels. I’ll be in Alberta later this spring perhaps I call on you and we have coffee

Happy Travels!

Cheers,
Rolf-Dieter

Gunzaro · 03-05-2011, 07:16 PM

"See you on the road Rolf" - I hope you enjoy winding the M3's wonderful engine on the winding roads!

Mr. ///M3 RD · 03-05-2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunzaro

"See you on the road Rolf" - I hope you enjoy winding the M3's wonderful engine on the winding roads!

Shifting the gears again will be so much fun yes

oh yes and the sound music to once ears.

Cheers

Torn · 03-05-2011, 07:58 PM

Congrats on your new purchase! You will most definitely love that new toy of yours! Hopefully we will continue to see your posts/comments around!

.

Best of Luck to you brotha!

HerrK · 03-05-2011, 09:08 PM

Rolf,

Congrats on the new M3. It looks Sweeeet! Good to see you'll be rowing the gears again. Sorry to see you leave the Z forums. Drop us a note on occasion to let us know how the new M is doing. If you every make it back out to CA and are in the San Diego area drop me a PM.

entrepreneur177 · 03-05-2011, 09:11 PM

Wow! That's much better solution, comparing to SLK350

I will appreciate if you would tell later how do you like it after your z4 35i. As for me I find Z4 way too small and I'm thinking of buying another bigger car. Wish you all the best! Hope you'll enjoy M3!

flpnout · 03-05-2011, 11:07 PM

I'm jealous! I want Mineral White - Fox Red extended - 6speed manual - Competition package. Waiting for 2012 though. I'll see you in the M3 forum in the near future with a lot more enthusiasts to chat with. Take care and have fun with your new toy! Looking forward to see more pics.

Lackey · 03-05-2011, 11:55 PM

Best wishes, Rolf-Dieter, I'll miss your always-interesting posts.

tranquility · 03-06-2011, 12:36 AM

Very nice! You did go get the white on red as intended.

Merefield · 03-06-2011, 04:58 AM

Hmmm ... so you got fed up with BMW so bought another ... BMW?!

You could probably have personally expensed a full set of more bump friendly 18"ers on all corners of the Z4. That would probably have come out cheaper than the change of car ...

... and that's before you came to any agreement with BMW to go 'half' on the wheel change or something ...

Or does the M3 have non-RFT? Is that the reason?

But best of luck anyway, they are both fantastic cars.

bill123 · 03-06-2011, 05:25 AM

All the best Rolf, sorry to see you go

Constant.S · 03-06-2011, 07:28 AM

You will be missed on this part of the forums, drop a line every now and then to tell us your experience with your new beauty. I wish you safe miles/Kilometers.

Land_Shark · 03-06-2011, 07:30 AM

Rolf, you will be missed here... Too bad, I only knew you for a short time... I am glad you moved from a great to another great or greater car, the M3 and a Coupe...
All the best, will look out for you on the M3 Forum and check on your new babe's photo..

Take care and thank you for the great contribution to this forum!!!

BMWZ4 · 03-06-2011, 08:10 AM

Best of luck Rolf-Dieter. Enjoy the new wheels.
Dave

EDIT: Rolf, meant to add that my new X3 came with runflats, Pirelli brand. So far after a few days driving, I like them a lot, better than the Bridgestones on my Z - mind you, the sidewalls on the Pirelli's are bigger, so that probably adds to the difference in ride.

Vintage · 03-06-2011, 09:36 AM

Rolf - now who will I have to sympathize with me and all of my Z4 troubles? Congratulations on the M3, an inspired choice. I am glad you stayed in the BMW family and purchased the best of the bunch. By the way, you did not annoy me for one second because unless you have been tooled around by a brand you love like we have, you honestly just cannot understand the pain.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 03-06-2011, 12:13 PM

Thank you! Torn, HerrK, entrepreneur177, flpnout, bobele, bobele, Merefield, bill123, Constant.S, Land_Shark, Dave Marien and VintageBMW for your kind words.

I will stop by from time to time no question. Always good to share experiences and help others out when one can

Dave, good luck with your new x3 and congratulations

you may have read I almost got one too for our daily driver then we opted for the MB C350 4MATIC and I must say it was a good choice. The car handles real well.

flpnout, waiting for 2012 might be fine and good, my recommendation would be to look for a good deal on a 2011 (always nice to save a few dollars - one might think of it to offset high gas prices with that kind of dollar saving). Besides the 2012 edition might just surface with RFT God forbid. Then anything is possible

Merefield, all I can say once a M3 driver always a M3 driver. I will have fine memories from last years 13,303 KM US road trip we had great fun in the Z4 and it is a fantastic car no question. It is just the uncertainty of the wheels that helped tip the scale to get back into a M3

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Officer Dibble Enlisted Member 2 Rep 49 Posts Drives: sdrive35is Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0)	hey Rolf, i wish you all the very best with your new "Toy". As for me, i remember the very warm welcome you extended to me on my arrival to this forum. I am sorry though about the treatment you got from the dealership and a certain forum member. I hope you will be lurking on this section of the forum from time to time. Although i have not contributed much on this forum, i have enjoyed reading your inputs. I wish you all the very best with your new beast. Take care!
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Gunzaro First Lieutenant 37 Rep 378 Posts Drives: Speed Racer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: In transit iTrader: (0)	"See you on the road Rolf" - I hope you enjoy winding the M3's wonderful engine on the winding roads!
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Torn Lieutenant 19 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 2014 GTR Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (0)	Congrats on your new purchase! You will most definitely love that new toy of yours! Hopefully we will continue to see your posts/comments around! . Best of Luck to you brotha!
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HerrK Captain 42 Rep 640 Posts Drives: 21 X5 40i, 77 R100Rs Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	Rolf, Congrats on the new M3. It looks Sweeeet! Good to see you'll be rowing the gears again. Sorry to see you leave the Z forums. Drop us a note on occasion to let us know how the new M is doing. If you every make it back out to CA and are in the San Diego area drop me a PM. __________________ HerrK - 2021 X5 40i M Sport l PCD l Atlantis Blue/Ext'd Tartufo Merino l M Sport w/blue Calipers l Matt Popular l HK Sound l 740's l Exec & Drive Pro Pack Sold w/Great Memories - E89 Z4 l ED 2010 l 2011 35i l Crimson/Ext'd Coral Red w/Alum l 6 sp MT l Prem Sound l Sport Pack l 296's
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entrepreneur177 из Кремля 15 Rep 164 Posts Drives: Z4 35s, CLS63 AMG Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles \/ Moscow iTrader: (0)	Wow! That's much better solution, comparing to SLK350 I will appreciate if you would tell later how do you like it after your z4 35i. As for me I find Z4 way too small and I'm thinking of buying another bigger car. Wish you all the best! Hope you'll enjoy M3!
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flpnout Major 83 Rep 1,264 Posts Drives: 2010 Dinan S3 Z4-35i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (8) Garage List 2010 E89 Z4 [7.83]	I'm jealous! I want Mineral White - Fox Red extended - 6speed manual - Competition package. Waiting for 2012 though. I'll see you in the M3 forum in the near future with a lot more enthusiasts to chat with. Take care and have fun with your new toy! Looking forward to see more pics. __________________ 2015 BMW i3 REX
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tranquility sportscars only 3277 Rep 3,206 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	Very nice! You did go get the white on red as intended.
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Merefield Private First Class 2 Rep 100 Posts Drives: Z4 ///M Roadster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	Hmmm ... so you got fed up with BMW so bought another ... BMW?! You could probably have personally expensed a full set of more bump friendly 18"ers on all corners of the Z4. That would probably have come out cheaper than the change of car ... ... and that's before you came to any agreement with BMW to go 'half' on the wheel change or something ... Or does the M3 have non-RFT? Is that the reason? But best of luck anyway, they are both fantastic cars.
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Land_Shark In The Flesh 23 Rep 600 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Rolf, you will be missed here... Too bad, I only knew you for a short time... I am glad you moved from a great to another great or greater car, the M3 and a Coupe... All the best, will look out for you on the M3 Forum and check on your new babe's photo.. Take care and thank you for the great contribution to this forum!!!
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BMWZ4 Major General 1913 Rep 5,109 Posts Drives: '23 X1/'23 Allroad Progressiv Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Best of luck Rolf-Dieter. Enjoy the new wheels. Dave EDIT: Rolf, meant to add that my new X3 came with runflats, Pirelli brand. So far after a few days driving, I like them a lot, better than the Bridgestones on my Z - mind you, the sidewalls on the Pirelli's are bigger, so that probably adds to the difference in ride. __________________ '11 Z4 30i (retired);'11 X3 28i (retired); '15 M235i Stage 1 Dinan (recalled & crushed); '16 M235i Stage 3 Dinan (retired); '15 X3 28i (retired); '14 328i (retired), 2019 X3M40i (retired); Loaded '18 X1 (retired); Loaded '20 X3MC DG, Black/Tan Merino (retired); Loaded '23 X1 Cape York green and Red/Black interior; '23 Audi A4 Allroad Progressiv Last edited by BMWZ4; 03-06-2011 at 09:13 AM..
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Vintage Colonel 381 Rep 2,588 Posts Drives: BMW G80 (MT), 718 Spyder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (0)	Rolf - now who will I have to sympathize with me and all of my Z4 troubles? Congratulations on the M3, an inspired choice. I am glad you stayed in the BMW family and purchased the best of the bunch. By the way, you did not annoy me for one second because unless you have been tooled around by a brand you love like we have, you honestly just cannot understand the pain.
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Mr. ///M3 RD Happy Camper 613 Rep 7,869 Posts Drives: C63 AMG & 280 SL on Weekends : Join Date: May 2010 Location: GTA, Ontario - Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 1969 Restored Merce ... [7.50] 2011 M3 Coupe TRADED [7.34] 1987 BMW 535is [1.00] Cars from the Past [6.50] The ///M3 Engine S65 [9.59]	Thank you! Torn, HerrK, entrepreneur177, flpnout, bobele, bobele, Merefield, bill123, Constant.S, Land_Shark, Dave Marien and VintageBMW for your kind words. I will stop by from time to time no question. Always good to share experiences and help others out when one can Dave, good luck with your new x3 and congratulations you may have read I almost got one too for our daily driver then we opted for the MB C350 4MATIC and I must say it was a good choice. The car handles real well. flpnout, waiting for 2012 might be fine and good, my recommendation would be to look for a good deal on a 2011 (always nice to save a few dollars - one might think of it to offset high gas prices with that kind of dollar saving). Besides the 2012 edition might just surface with RFT God forbid. Then anything is possible Merefield, all I can say once a M3 driver always a M3 driver. I will have fine memories from last years 13,303 KM US road trip we had great fun in the Z4 and it is a fantastic car no question. It is just the uncertainty of the wheels that helped tip the scale to get back into a M3 __________________ Cheers, Rolf-Dieter Life will take us to some interesting places, fortunately The ///M3 will too with a many of us know this very well, now my C6.3 AMG with 487 HP does it too ---> Click here for some good stuff I found
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