Is The Z4 Better Looking Than A Z3. ??????

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Is The Z4 Better Looking Than A Z3. ??????

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A simple YES OR NO with one good reason ,,,, Should be interesting !

START OFF WITH A ...........NO


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No.

One Reason: Less soul.
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Easy NO
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NO cos the wife says so
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Post by Canman »

Yes Yes Yes :D but what a pointless Q ?
Such different cars.
is the focus better looking than a Mk 4 escort ?
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Post by sidtheranger »

No, er, Yes, no, maybe, yes - nnn-look I DON'T KNOW!
Don't make me choose.
And another question, about fords, arrrrgh!! :bawl:
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Got the Z3 out of the garage this morning, sponged off 2 weeks of dust and later was standing in the kitchen looking at the shiney curves reflecting the sunlight - thought: what a great looking car.

Fast forward to this evening - Z3 back in the garage and the Z4 on the drive. Standing in the kitchen again looking at the last of the sunshine reflecting off the reversed curves of the door and the crease line sweeping up over the rear wing - thought: what a great looking car.

Which is best? We don't know - we just enjoy them.
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No, because I say so :)
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Its amazing that on the z3 thread the Z3 wins hands down and on the Z4 thread its the same LOL :twisted:

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Post by maurice the martian »

Yeah but i`ve got a Z4 and still chose the Z3 for its looks.
SO MINES THE ONLY COMMENT THAT COUNTS :wink:
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Post by Nick »

Z3 just gets better looking with time.

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NO :zmurf:
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Post by gookah »

jontymo wrote:Its amazing that on the z3 thread the Z3 wins hands down and on the Z4 thread its the same LOL :twisted:

jontymo

cos it's being invaded by Z3 owners who can't keep their noses out..... :D
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gookah wrote:
jontymo wrote:Its amazing that on the z3 thread the Z3 wins hands down and on the Z4 thread its the same LOL :twisted:

jontymo

cos it's being invaded by Z3 owners who can't keep their noses out..... :D
:twisted:

Where are all the Z4 owners then?
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Post by PVR »

Us Z4 owners are too polite to get drawn into this :D
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hmmmmm Im warming to an MX5 :D :oops:

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That brings back a few memories! the TT kept me away from that swap :D
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z3 or z4

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No not even if it was silver
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Post by Canman »

jontymo wrote:
That brings back a few memories! the TT kept me away from that swap :D
Closet Z4 fancier then :shock: :wink:
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Canman wrote:
jontymo wrote:
That brings back a few memories! the TT kept me away from that swap :D
Closet Z4 fancier then :shock: :wink:
Might be when they become classics :wink: until then its the 3's
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Canman wrote:
jontymo wrote:
That brings back a few memories! the TT kept me away from that swap :D
Closet Z4 fancier then :shock: :wink:
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Ha .... Found out
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gookah wrote:
Canman wrote:
jontymo wrote: That brings back a few memories! the TT kept me away from that swap :D
Closet Z4 fancier then :shock: :wink:
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Ha .... Found out
To be fair i do quite like the Z4 but i think the newer model with the tin top has really gone back to its roots so has put me off the ragtop. Another point also i could not get my head around was having a Z4 over a Z3m but at the end of the day my heart ran with swapping the V6 TT for a TTS so the 3 stays with me for now :D
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NO!!!! My mate has a Z4 & we have just come back from Italy in both cars. Never once did i wish i had a Z4. :D
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A friend of mine used to have a Z4 & I used to think it looked good.
I wasn't keen on the dashboard - it looked cheap and out of keeping to the car. I am sooooo glad I have the Z3.

So my answer is No
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Post by lightning »

I really like the look of the Z4, having owned a Z3 2.8

However I prefer the interior of the Z3, not too keen on the Z4 interior at all. But I like the "classic" look.
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NO!
Mainly because there is a big difference between Z3 and the rest of others BMW of the same year.
If you look to the front of a Z4 from far it looks to much like the others series.
That and because Muppet had say so :D
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I'm sorry I sold my Z3 2.8 it was a lovely car, even though it was 11 years old it was still in mint condition.
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Differently styled cars, but I will always maintain the Z4 is better resolved design-wise and has a lot more road presence.
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If it is the Z4 Coupe then yes, otherwise a big NO
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I park next to a z4 every day and every day i go home i :) and get in my z3 :D so its the z3 all the way
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but you have to wonder..... they chose a Z4 for the forum icon.......
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gookah wrote:but you have to wonder..... they chose a Z4 for the forum icon.......
:roflmao:
What.......a cartoon car :D

:devil:

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gookah wrote:but you have to wonder..... they chose a Z4 for the forum icon.......
:roflmao:
No that is defo a Z3 as the Icon, no right angles..........just smooth curves
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Evmundo wrote:
gookah wrote:but you have to wonder..... they chose a Z4 for the forum icon.......
:roflmao:
No that is defo a Z3 as the Icon, no right angles..........just smooth curves
Not being the owner of a Zed at all and with an independent perspective, I agree with Gookah and would say that the Z Roadster logo is a Z4 - look at the angled line at the top of the door and the shape of the crease from the bottom of the windscreen pillar to just behind the front wheel.

As an ex owner of a Z3, I have to say that the shape of the pre-facelift wide body is my favourite, given the choice of the Z3 and the old Z4. The narrow hipped smaller engined derivatives were somehow lacking to me and the face (& ar*e) lift version just didn't look as purposeful from the rear.

The problem with the Z3 to me, was the 'parts bin' make up of the car and some dodgy dynamics, which didn't live up to the cars styling. My 2.8 was a great cruiser, but the tramlining, which possibly could have been cured with some more investment in suspension mods, prevented it from being a great sports car. I had more confidence in my diesel daily driver for a rapid blat through the back roads. I would have hated to have bought a new one for close to 30k only for an MX5 costing half as much to run rings around it in the handling stakes!

The Z4 was probably a better car dynamically, but I haven't driven one so can't really say, but in my eyes had the sort of looks that only a mother could love. The Z4 Coupe though, is another matter and looks great, but sort of defeats the convertible objective.

Personally, I think the new Z4 with the folding metal roof is the one. It has road presence and if I had the money, I'd be down at the dealers ordering one. Oh for the right six numbers to fall out of that bloody machine!!!!

Oh and in answer to the original question at the start of the thread . . . . .NO.
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Evmundo wrote:
gookah wrote:but you have to wonder..... they chose a Z4 for the forum icon.......
:roflmao:
No that is defo a Z3 as the Icon, no right angles..........just smooth curves

The logo has a 'Z' carved into the side of the front wing.....
If you think its a Z3, then I don't think your opinion on the look of the two cars counts...... :roflmao:


Oh, and if you need more evidence, the door mirror is where you have your little triangular windows....
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Mouldy wrote:
The Z4 was probably a better car ........but in my eyes had the sort of looks that only a mother could love.

From a person who bought a car with a sink draining board as a bonnet.... :roflmao:

we all like different things, thank God :lol:
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gookah wrote:
Evmundo wrote:
gookah wrote:but you have to wonder..... they chose a Z4 for the forum icon.......
:roflmao:
No that is defo a Z3 as the Icon, no right angles..........just smooth curves

The logo has a 'Z' carved into the side of the front wing.....
If you think its a Z3, then I don't think your opinion on the look of the two cars counts...... :roflmao:


Oh, and if you need more evidence, the door mirror is where you have your little triangular windows....
Your just plain nasty...... :bawl: The headlights on the logo look nothing like Z4, please look again, anyway isn't art in the eye of the beholder? So could look like an MX5!!!
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I prefer the skin of the 3 all smooth you know. Unlike the 4 skin all those creases!! :oops: :wink:
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zedwheels wrote:I prefer the skin of the 3 all smooth you know. Unlike the 4 skin all those creases!! :oops: :wink:
So Funny.................so your saying a Z4 is a Image

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Well come next spring who knows, its a toss up between a Z3M or a Z4 3.0

I can understand why some have progressed onto the Z4, same principle but accomplished in a different way :lol:

Or maybe look out for a nice Z1 :shock: :D

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Evmundo wrote:
zedwheels wrote:I prefer the skin of the 3 all smooth you know. Unlike the 4 skin all those creases!! :oops: :wink:
So Funny.................so your saying a Z4 is a Image

:wink: :lol:
Well I always think the rear of the Z4 Roadster (the Coupé is beautiful) looks like a chicken whose arse has been kicked!
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Mouldy wrote: Personally, I think the new Z4 with the folding metal roof is the one. It has road presence and if I had the money, I'd be down at the dealers ordering one. Oh for the right six numbers to fall out of that bloody machine!!!!
Yes I agree, BMW have moved the Z4 into new ground with the latest car, it looks like a much more expensive machine and has a real presence. It's funny as I thought the pre-production photos looked hideous, but perhaps it was the dodgy blue colour they used.
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Well if its good enough for Ben......


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Wow, so Maurice The Martian is not the only alien with a Z4 :lol:
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When I was a Z3 owner I have to say for a long time I never could quite "get" Z4s. Then one day it just sort of clicked and I had to have one and never looked back. The rear and side views did it for me. The nose took a bit longer to love.

I agree the dashboard could look better though the built in sat nav helps. However, I like the look of the rest of the interior the seats, the centre and rear consoles etc. I don't miss the printed pattern on the leather trim of my old Z3 which on reflection was naff.

In terms of looks I guess the Z4 really is a marmite car! I'll save my views on the driving experience for another thread
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Only one way to find out--Fiiiiight!!!
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