Picked up my mid-life crisis car last week, it puts a stupid grin on my face every time I get in and go. Completely impractical, but my wifey said go for it, and I couldnt refuse. Only had 12000 miles on it, previous owner's weekend car. It's been turning into my daily driver, it's been that much fun. Not the quickest out there, there's always something faster, but she's quick.
SDIM3003
Very nice.
They handle pretty nicely, decent power too. We used to tear those up as loaners when I worked for BMW.
nice!
Grats on the new wheels! Snazzy lookin.
0-60 in 4.8 sec how much faster do you want??
3 sec
That's pretty sharp. I've only ever seen the roadsters and am not really a fan of those.
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I've got more flavor than a packet of macaroni.
Thanks! I took a few Z4 convertibles out on test rides, they were nice, but not really my thing. Some random searching on Craigslist, and I came across the coupe, in Castle Rock, no less. I had remembered the Z3 "Clownshoe" coupes and had liked their unique styling, but I was blown away by the Z4 coupes......purty!
Called the guy up in Castle Rock, and went for a test spin...mind blown! I hadn't intended to get the M, but am very happy I did. Wife said yes, bank said yes....yeah!
Nice...
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'o5 SuzukiGSX-1oooR (Custom Street Fighter).
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New toys are always fun! Looks like you'll enjoy that one.
Holy shit, very nice! Super rare too, you almost NEVER see the coupes around. I've always loved those things, and that's a beautiful color. The car reminds of a futuristic version of the old Datsun Z-cars, badass. Congrats on a great purchase. I'm sure it's plenty fast.
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'08 Yamaha R1 (black), mostly stock. Past bikes: '98 VFR-800 (red), '01 CBR-929RR (white/red), '05 Yamaha R6 (white), '08 Yamaha R1 (blue).
'94 Supra Turbo 6spd. (black), BUILT motor/head, CompTurbo CT43-xx, '69 Dodge Coronet SuperBee tribute, 440/520 SixPack stroker, auto.
Total package wise, the Z4MC is heads over anything domestic.
S54 won international engine of the year the year it was released, and every year that it was in production- it took home the award consecutively (6 years in a row).
Enjoy that beast in good health!
-Chris
This would be completely relevant....Originally Posted by ATL
If his car had the S54.
Not only that, but the S54 was not that great of an engine. It's heavy (Inline and iron block), poor low speed performance, very poor fuel economy, limited potential, and was plagued with bearing problems early on. It certainly had a personality though, very fun engine to drive.
His car has the 3.0l twin turbo N54. Still heavy, but a much broader and smoother power curve, much-improved fuel economy, and very easy to bump to 400 horsepower. My next car is looking to be a 335i. I absolutely loved the week I spent playing with one.
I'll bet you my bike for yours that his car has the S54 vs N54. (or at least came from the factory with the S54).
And while the N54 is a great engine- it won less awards, was responsible for the largest recall in BMW's history (high pressure fuel pump), and was phased out and replaced with the biturbo N55 (no more twin turbo). The N55 is in more BMW models than not these days. It is a great motor with insane mod-ability. Ask me how I know? I've had 3 335's. (2007, 2009 (2)) all E93's.
Source: personal knowledge- working for BMW for years.
Nice try though,
-Chris
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So true is my latest quest to become Non Carless i did read up on the turbo issues they were having and what engine to look for
No tickets YET this year *Knock on wood*
07 Audi S4 DTM
06 CBR 1000rr
I stand corrected, surfed the web all too quickly trying to back up what I thought.
I consider the N54/55 to be the same, since they virtually are (Minus a turbo of course). The HPFP issues have all been dealt with, and although more widespread, not nearly as catastrophic as complete engine failure. The early S54s should have been recalled, and created a mass of distrust and disappointment from owners. This is why I think BMW reacted so fast with the N54, to not put owners through what they did with the early E46 M3s. A friend spun a rod bearing at 13,000 miles, took him forever fighting with BMW to get a new motor.
I haven't been fortunate enough to own a 335 yet (Hard to go from a fast Jeep to a slow BMW), but that day is coming soon. I've had, and still have one, Two E34 5-series, and I'm buying a new-gen X5 3.0 next week.
If they made the 335d in a coupe, with a cluth pedal and 6 gears I'd buy one tomorrow.
Sorry to go off topic, I'm a huge BMW fan. The OP got a really great and rare car, not to mention fun. It'll make a lifelong BMW fan out of him I imagine.
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Tis no SKYLINE.
Wish i could afford some yuppie BMdub.
"When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
Wen can we hottboxx et???
"When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
Thankfully.
"Rice, rice, baby...", hahaa.
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'08 Yamaha R1 (black), mostly stock. Past bikes: '98 VFR-800 (red), '01 CBR-929RR (white/red), '05 Yamaha R6 (white), '08 Yamaha R1 (blue).
'94 Supra Turbo 6spd. (black), BUILT motor/head, CompTurbo CT43-xx, '69 Dodge Coronet SuperBee tribute, 440/520 SixPack stroker, auto.
Wow that R34 got killed.... OEM NUR Vspec look ftw!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzdHsNBj_Vs
How? Vlad?
"When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
Coupes and roadstersare for pussies.
"When you on the track, you have to be enjoying the moment, you have to be flowing, "Be water, My Friend". You try to be the fastest, and it seems a little beet estupid, 20 riders making the same way, lap by lap, but this simple thing: is very complicated." #99
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