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Things that I'd rather have than an X1 or X3 would be a 5 door 123d, a 335i or 335d Touring with a stick or an M5 Touring if gas and money are unlimited. The simple fact that each of the three cars I'd like are offered to most of the world is annoying. We don't need more tall trucks with bad responses and poor mileage when we could already have better wagons and hatchbacks.
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10-30-2008, 08:02 PM | #24 | |
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Do you remember when BMW said they are drastically changing their financial plans. They dont care about being the #1 premium maker sales-wise. They wanted to focus more on profit and less on volume. After the economy tanked, they are changing once again. Cliff notes: Make the 1 more attractive style-wise, bring a Z2, and offer more efficiency.
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10-30-2008, 09:04 PM | #26 | |
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as much as I hate verts and find them girly that z4 looks hot....same thing for the s2k I like them with a hardtop(seibon,mugen)
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As for the actual thread, I have a tendancy to keep my eyes on a lot of cars, its genetic.
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10-31-2008, 12:33 AM | #30 |
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Its cool. I agree with you on that one. I dont see SUV's as useless. It depends on the person really. Part of why I still love the 1 is that is uncommon. Giving us an //M version or whatever would have me aboard. I love the s2k b/c its not everywhere like a 350Z. This exclusivity is becoming a problem for me.
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10-31-2008, 08:50 AM | #31 |
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This is true about the s2000, I rarely ever see them, hmm maybe the wife would be interested in one of those those. I have said before she is all over the place with what she wants and who doesn't want a quick roadster?
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10-31-2008, 09:19 AM | #32 |
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It has the suspension blocks still attached from when shipped apparently. Have you seen 1ers when they roll off the truck? Same thing...
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Wow... not again.... with the "not buying a BMW for fun and performance" statments...
Intersting thread tho, I hear theres A LOT of new cars coming out in 09 like 370Z and of course the new Camaro still waiting on the Trans Am! But if the Z4 is longer i may be into it, I always thought the Z4 was way to small like a Miata but if its bigger I may like it!
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11-01-2008, 11:43 AM | #35 |
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Any day now!!! I cant wait for this bloody car. Birdies say that it will be incredibly more focuses that the former ones.
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11-02-2008, 02:23 AM | #37 |
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OT a bit but a quick Europa review...
Take an Elise/Exige, make it heavier, add more equipment, add a bulkier, uglier body and then price it way higher than it should be.
Lotus argues that the Europa is more practical & refined than the Elise & that you're paying extra for the thicker more sumptuous carpets, extra leather covered surfaces, more sound deadening & more refinement and comfort. Well, getting in & out is still tricky and the sill you need to negotiate is just as wide as the Elise & the roof line almost as low as the Exige. The trunk is still tiny & anything you put in there will still be cooked by the time you get home! Handling is softer & the ride is marginally better than an Elise. But then again anyone who's driven an Elise will tell you the ride is pretty good to start with. More leather & sound deadening? Thicker carpets? This is a Lotus for Pete's sake! Why go to the trouble of designing things like rear view mirrors that are lighter than the previous version is you're going to lay on thicker carpets & add more sound deadening? :iono: More refined? It still feels like you're paying to develop the car for Lotus rather than being surrounded in luxurious refinement. At the end of the day an Elise is a better car & an Exige is a much better drivers car. The Evora takes Lotus further down this path Meanwhile, if it's a comfortable 'GT' you want, then the new Z4 is looking promising :w00t: . |
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Press Release may well be some time this week, perhaps as early as tomorrow. The US Presidential election makes a release tomorrow unlikely in my book though. We have to wait and see.
Won't be long... By the way, it looks more and more like there will be no cloth top option for the Z4. I keep reading it will be folding hard top only. The Z2 will have the soft top. |
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Only 9 days to go until LA auto show and still no information leak.
I keep checking the BMW international website as well as BMWUSA and there's nothing at either. Won't be long now though. The spy photos give an excellent idea of what the car will look like. What I am most concerned with is the official spec sheet. Like, what will the base engine be, will a soft top be available, and what is the curb weight. An official US release date would be useful info. too. |
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Is it just me, or are you guys noticing that LA has arrived and the Z4 is not there?
Not sure what's going on, but now it's looking like BMW might show the car in Detroit. Annoying... :bs::bs: |
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Ran across this one earlier in the month... http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184663
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