Redmatt75 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2011 I'd kill for a Z8 ...Like this one? As seen on hols in Mallorca... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 29 Report post Posted August 16, 2011 Just like that one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Symon 1 Report post Posted August 17, 2011 The trouble with the Z8 is its size and weight. Sports care are supposed to light and agile, where as that one weighs about the same as a 5 series. Plus I am not taken with the styling myself. Looks like they have taken a Fiat Barchetta, and bred it with a Z3 and this is the offspring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redmatt75 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2011 It must have the same density as depleted uranium, as they certainly aren't that big. Apparently they do handle like a dog though... I like the styling. Fiat Barchetta + Z3 = much more than the sum of it's parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milowokie 13 Report post Posted August 17, 2011 M1 or a Z1 for me.....NOT a 1 M...... or an 850csi. or a 328....not the one you're thinking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 29 Report post Posted August 17, 2011 I think the Z8 is one of the most gorgeous cars ever made, not just a stunning BMW, a stunning car in general And lets face it, we dont buy Alfas for the way they drive..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 Z8 is a gorgeous car... sadly it doesnt go as well as it looks. Its very much a boardwalk cruiser, not a sports car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redmatt75 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 I took the photo on the Marina in front of all the posh boats, which says it all really... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milowokie 13 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 I took the photo on the Marina in front of all the posh boats, which says it all really... That's not a Marina, that's a BMW, THIS is a Marina, quite stylish.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redmatt75 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Symon 1 Report post Posted August 21, 2011 My Grandad had a marina the same as that, only it was Red. Horrible car, it broke down on him twice before he wrote it off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redmatt75 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2011 Just to get the image of a Morris Marina out of my head, I've found a picture of the first BMW I had anything to do with: An early seventies 3.0S. Owned by my dad for a few years. Obviously the photo isn't the exact one. I was six or seven at the time, so I can't comment on what it was like to drive Apparently it was a disaster reliability wise. Fuel tank split three times. Certainly pretty though.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted August 24, 2011 My first experience with bmw was my dads 735i. Identical to this one. It had electric reclining rear seats! He killed it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Z8 is a gorgeous car... sadly it doesnt go as well as it looks. Its very much a boardwalk cruiser, not a sports car. They fecking do go that well, i can testify... still a 400hbp V8 upfront Unfortunatley, the actual cars as shit, horrid, horrid things to work on. These things are my nemesis...... hours and hours of work put in to a couple of these horrid cars Nope, give me an e92 335i/335d that would do me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 a 400bhp v8 on slushy soft suspension... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 a 400bhp v8 on slushy soft suspension... Still fast though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 I'm not denying that... but its far from a supercar... yet its priced like one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 I'm not denying that... but its far from a supercar... yet its priced like one. Cant deny that.... what a fucking waste of money, we have sold 2 for about £70.000 iirc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 I can see its place and why people want it... it is absolutely gorgeous. But its a grand tourer, not a sports car, sadly. It should have been so much more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rrascal 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2012 I've had an E32 730i with manual box, was a good car, although a little underpowered. I destroyed it after a very long week at work by having a momentary snooze at the wheel... OH SHIT, CORNER...!!! Hit a bank, then a wooden power pole appeared front and centre. Pole snapped off at bonnet height. Engine left an imprint on the firewall. Car totalled... I got a graze on my cheek from the 'A' pillar, and a fractured rib from the door grab. Went off the road at 60mph, and it was an '89, so no airbags. Strong car...! Replaced it with an E32 740, still the fastest car I've owned @ 245kph and it would do that in 4th or 5th. Wish it wasn't speed limited... Too many things wrong with it though, basically worn out suspension, transmission and brakes, radiator leaking, thermostat housing same, and hood lining sagging. Plus cracked screen... Too expensive to fix, parts aren't cheap here, and old 7's are worth peanuts. I'd own another though... Would love an E34 M5... Or the engine out of the 740 in an E30... 1989 730i, manual 5 speed, limited slip, cruise control. 1993 7401A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan 46 Report post Posted January 19, 2012 Seeing as we're doing the "my first Bimmer" thing, here's mine: My BMW 525i SE (E34) was identical to the car above (that one's not mine). And it was fitted with the sweet-as-a-nut M50B25 24v 2.5 litre engine, pushing out 192bhp (again, picture not of mine, but you get the idea). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
