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    New Car Dilemma... Z4m or Z4 3.5is

    Howdy all..

    I would appreciate some comments and insights to my new car purchasing dilemma..

    I've been searching for a new "toy" to play with in my retirement years. I've been watching the Z4M market for some time. I recently found a 2007 Z4M red on red with 35k miles from a private seller. Just in the past week my local BMW deal got a Z4 3.5is in or trade with 24k miles, red on black. The problem I'm having is the pricing is very close, within $3k between the two. I really like the Z4M manual for it's back to the basics driving experience. But the 3.5is has the DCT and more modern features... What to do.. and no I can't afford to buy both.. haha

    Thanks for your guidance.

    Gramps

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    I think this is actually a very hard choice. The E89 will be the faster car objectively but the Z4M will probably be more fun to drive. The Z4 M Roadsters to me are not as great as the Coupes though, so for me I might lean towards the E89.

    The only real answer here is to go drive both and see what YOU like. If your profile is accurate you are coming from a Z3M... I've owned about 10 Z3M's, two currently in my garage, so I would be very curious to hear your feedback on how these two newer Z's compare.

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    So, after driving the Z4 3.5is and consulting my wife, we decided to get the z4 3.5is. My wife loves the color and the hardtop convertible. It also helps that it's a DCT and she can more easily drive it. I was impressed with the range of the power the twin turbos provide and warned my wife to use a soft foot when accelerating or she might end up in the ditch...

    I'm sure the Z4M is more of a sports car and I will some day own one.. but for now we will be happy with the Z4 3.5is and have many enjoyable miles of top down touring.

    Gramps
    Last edited by Gramps; 06-07-2017 at 06:17 PM.

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