Z4 beaten by rivals in aggregated ratings

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JamesCB
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Z4 beaten by rivals in aggregated ratings

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Hi guys,

I just launched a site that has an independent rating system based on aggregated expert reviews.The score for each new car is based on the average scores given to it by magazines and journalists in their reviews. This independent grade, called the buzzScore, shows how highly regarded, or not, each new car is.

The new Z4 gets a decent buzzScore of 7.5, which shows it's clearly regarded by the experts as a good car. However, the main rivals to it, such as the 370Z, TT, SLK and MX-5 do get considerably better ratings.

Our page for the BMW Z4 - http://www.carbuzz.co.uk/BMW-Z4

I'd be interested to see if you guys agree with what the experts have said. And if you were to rate your E89, what score would you give it? If you like you can review your car on the site, we'll soon show the average user review compared to the avg. expert review.

Cheers, James
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Adam
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Post by Adam »

Nice 1st post = advert.

I dont know what is going on but it appears that we are having an influx of spam and adverts from people that have just signed up.

Call me a cynical old git but why do people bother to go through setting up an account only to post drivel. Atleast this post above does have some reference to z cars and not ipads/ipods/random rubbish.

Thats my lunch time moan done with.
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O GOD- I have made a mistake,anybody want to swap their MX5 for my Z4
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GazHyde
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Post by GazHyde »

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Post by JamesCB »

Not a spam bot guys, just trying to gauge a reaction to the scores!

Obviously the buzzScore is only meant as a rough guide, it's not a precise measurement to say this car is better than that car!

I thought you might be interested to see how the E89 performed, that's all!
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Whether you agree with it or not, this is not spam. It *is* targeted advertising for a website, but at least it is pertinent to our forum and is talking about Z4's. Whilst it doesn't particularly interest me, I don't mind people posting the odd thing like this, especially as it has clearly been written by a human and posted in the relevant section of the forum. It may not add much to the forum, but if I read this correctly, we are actually being asked for our feedback on the review.

R.
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Post by Hang_em_high »

Robert T wrote:Whether you agree with it or not, this is not spam. It *is* targeted advertising for a website, but at least it is pertinent to our forum and is talking about Z4's. Whilst it doesn't particularly interest me, I don't mind people posting the odd thing like this, especially as it has clearly been written by a human and posted in the relevant section of the forum. It may not add much to the forum, but if I read this correctly, we are actually being asked for our feedback on the review.

R.
Ditto that and I'd certainly be interested if I owned a Z4, which I may well do in the future :)
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Post by Hang_em_high »

Just took a look at the site and was really impressed until I found no reviews on the VX220 :(
Still no matter I have searched the internet and never found a bad one yet :D
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Post by JamesCB »

Cheers Robert, I apologise if it came across as spammy, wouldn't have posted if I didn't think it may be of interest.

Sorry, hangemhigh, we only feature new cars that are on sale at the moment, that's why the VX220 isn't on there. We need to make that far more clear on the site, feedback is that it doesn't make it obvious it's just new cars!
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