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Agree ! You too can get less than 10,000 miles on a set of PS2 rears! An extra 120 WHP is the only way to go! Fun, fun, fun.
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Just returned from Barrett Jackson in Palm Beach. Only one Z4 went up for sale. A 2009 3.0 auto with 20k miles sold for $29.5K. With premium buyer paid $32.5K for car. I have a 2010 6 speed with 10k miles same or better condition than car that sold. I'll be raising my collector car insurance value on car. The market will determine value going forward but if this is indicator it looks good.
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Too early to say if it will become a classic or not as it was not given the attention like the 1M which is actually a 135i with M aerodynamics and suspension on the outside that double even triple its value.
The car was technically ignored cause it was and still is in the price bracket of an M4 new. People just didnt see the value and purpose. This is not a family, pimping or da bros/party people ride which is why most people get the other N54 cars for and then try to mod and tune. Basically trying to have their cake and eat it and the same time. The E89 Z4 35i(s) is strictly a SPORTS car reflecting the E89 GT3 https://www.google.com/search?q=E89+...89+GT3&imgrc=_ ....... which can easily be transformed to the like. Oh and if you have the 6MT make sure to hold on to it for dear life. Stock turbos with FBO upgrades can make you easy 400+ whp. If E85 is around your town, you looking ar almost 500 whp. |
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It's a two seater Sport steering It has bucket seats It comes optional with DCT or 6MT sport Suspension is sport Aerodynamics sport Sport wheels Dual Performance Engine modes |
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I hate to come down in the middle here but I think BQ and Paris each have a point-BMW tried to have it both ways with the e89- it moved up-market as it simultaneously abounded with creature comforts
while retaining a sports car athleticism, especially when equipped with the N54B30 engine that went into the 35i and the N54B30TO in the 35is (the same engine that was in the E-82 1-series M Coupe). Instead of trying to slot the e89 into a category it's identity is fluid in it's ability to be configured and modified to fulfill numerous qualities. |
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04-13-2017, 04:57 PM | #31 |
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Yes. Fluid is the key word for this car. Some want all murdered out monsters and others want classic roadster. Each their own.
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This car is a standard fair BMW, even down to the slowing evolving rear vs front suspension. Only the folding hard top could be considered a creature comfort, though I would argue that this is more a core design aspect of the car than a creature comfort. Filippo
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Nowhere in my post did I say that the Z4 is at the front of the pack for creature comforts.
You're reading something into my remarks that isn't there. You can go down the list of options offered for the e89 and build a car that pretty much offers the same comfort features you'd find available in most cars. The point was to reply to the dialogue about what the car essentially is as mentioned by BQ and Paris. In your own unique way you've added to that. |
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So true. I got 8k miles on my rears, and that was BEFORE mods
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I just started pumping e85 again. I'm on the 9th revision for e60-70 so far. Is your 500 map a kill map, or daily?
becuaaaaaase....I love the tunes you did so far. if I can get get into the 500whp team.....lets do it!
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Let's face it, BMW "grew" the Z platform with each successive generation. Making it less and less a true sports car with continually diminishing popularity/sales. Here's hoping the Z-5 gets them back to some kind of "sweet spot" in the segment.
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Is it a classic? I think the high optioned, low mileage, original cars will hold their value. They didn't sell that many Z4's through the production run. With the way my car is spec'd I know I could sell it to an enthusiast but I'm not going to find another car like this out there.
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But more so, the E89 platform allows for serious dialing up of performance, well more than one could ever do with the E85, thanks to the tunability of turbo engines. I realize my car is not stock, but I also realize that upgrading BMW's is standard faire for BMW enthusiasts. For the average car owner that buys a car and leaves it alone, that makes no sense. But I will say that as a two-seat roadster, few cars out there can do everything a modified Z4 does so well. If I sold my car I'm not sure what I'd replace it with, at least insofar as having both convertible and hardtop configurations. Filippo
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The e89 is a great base to mod a fun performance car that you can daily, track, and tour. Like Filippo said, swap in a few M bits, plus aftermarket upgrades and you'll really transform the car. I am pro OEM + modding. I joke around with my friends that my philosophy for my build was WWMD, What Would M Do? As the car evolved that term was taken a bit more loosely, but the heart of the concept is still true. I think people that build with the same idea will be happy with the results, which is what I think Filippo was touching on.
I am so happy with all my mods, and never have a regretful feeling after driving my friends M3. Sure his v8 sounds great but its kind of a dog on the low end. There something special about the n54 on e85. The torque is mind boggling and delivers such a punch the v8 could never do. There are definitely better track focused, or higher end luxury cars that are in the Z4 category, but not one competitor that does both. You can't make a corvette more luxurious, can't make a cayman, or f-type hold more luggage, can't make a merc a track weapon with out sacrifing its refinement. For for damn sure none of the above will be more rare. Last edited by jts1981; 04-28-2017 at 11:48 PM.. |
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