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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:40 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork

  Yes, I know it's a Bangle era BMW.

  AADD showed me a black 2007 Z4 M Coupe down in CA for a price that's within my budget. And the ad suggests it's been well maintained.

  I also remember GRM commenting quite favorably on it.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:41 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

  The only thing wrong with that car is the fact that I don't own one.

  Yes, we now have signatures.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:42 p.m. SlickDizzy SuperDork

  I always preferred the MGB-GT-esque lines of the Z3 coupe, but the Z4 coupe is certainly much easier on the eyes than the droptop. That's all I have to add, too new and out of my budget for me to even think about researching it

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:44 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork

  David S. Wallens wrote: The only thing wrong with that car is the fact that I don't own one.

  I can see that being a downside .

  SlickDizzy wrote: I always preferred the MGB-GT-esque lines of the Z3 coupe, but the Z4 coupe is certainly much easier on the eyes than the droptop. That's all I have to add, too new and out of my budget for me to even think about researching it

  Well, this one's a little above my original budget but just about within the price range.

  Sanity is vastly overrated.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:48 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

  A month or two ago I followed a non-M Z4 coupe on I-95. It looked good.

  Yes, we now have signatures.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:54 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  the only bangle era BMW I like.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:56 p.m. rotard Reader

  There's one for sale in Atlanta, but it has a buyback title. Evidently some of them had computer issues.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 7:58 p.m. Sonic Dork

  I am in the search for one of these right now. Interlagos blue for me, please. Or maybe silver.

  From my search, there are some cars in the mid to high 20s, but they are not as common. They seem to mechanically very sound, with a bit more maintenance than a non M z4 as the S54 requires 30k valve adjustments with shims, special castrol 10w60, etc, but that is all really well documented.

  This weekend I'm going to drive an non M Z4 coupe to see if it will be more appropriate for a daily driver. Even if it is, I may just decide to not care and get the M anyway.

  They are really striking in person, and the time I drove one I was basically giggling the entire time.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 8:06 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

  Our press car was metallic brown. It looked good.

  Yes, we now have signatures.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 8:06 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  there is one at work I try not to drool over. It's black, but woman owned.. it has bright pink accents inside

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  Nov. 14, 2011 8:15 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork

  Yikes. The one I'm looking at is just about black enough (black w/ black interior) for me.

  Sanity is vastly overrated.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 8:24 p.m. joey48442 SuperDork

  My buddy has a non m coupe. It's a wonderful engine, very torquey. Stupid easy to drive way to fast.

  Joey

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  Nov. 14, 2011 8:34 p.m. corytate HalfDork

  though the z4 m's are almost certainly better, I still love the z3 m coupe more. I was behind one on the highway the other day, stunned speechless. love those cars. I changed all the backgrounds at work to a z3 m coupe today lol
  people were understandably perturbed, since it is a subie dealership, so I changed them over to a cool pic of a impreza rs

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  Nov. 14, 2011 9:01 p.m. HiTempguy SuperDork

  The only problem I have with the M coupes is that not only is there usually a prick inside, it looks like one on the outside. It's like the double douche mobile!

  But they are extremely awesome cars.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 9:19 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

  I loved driving that car so much... I woulda slept with it. Really. I like that style too, before they softened it and made it less obnoxious.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 9:56 p.m. alex SuperDork

  David S. Wallens wrote: Our press car was metallic brown. It looked good.

  This is probably my favorite paint on a modern car.

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  Nov. 14, 2011 10:00 p.m. calteg Reader

  They are awesome, you need to own one. Though I would giggle hysterically every time I drove it into a tunnel

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  Nov. 14, 2011 10:03 p.m. Osterkraut SuperDork

  The Z4 based M Coupe is one of the few cars I'll go out of my way to circle in a parking lot...bonerjams.

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  Nov. 15, 2011 8:46 a.m. Joshua HalfDork

  Never understood why they don't sell better...

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  Nov. 15, 2011 8:56 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

  They are great. In stock form they refuse to turn. Help is damper/springs and a set of adjustable sway bars away. After that they are hell on wheels.

  Lord of drivel and harbinger of Floundering

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  Nov. 15, 2011 9:02 a.m. nderwater SuperDork

  Joshua wrote: Never understood why they don't sell better...

  I'd guess that the Cayman/Boxster twins pose a pretty compelling alternative.

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  Nov. 15, 2011 9:41 a.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork

  Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: They are great. In stock form they refuse to turn. Help is damper/springs and a set of adjustable sway bars away. After that they are hell on wheels.

  QFT. Stock, they plow like a John Deere. Still, the Z coupe is the only BMW that I'd put on my short list with the exception of a nice red E30 325is.

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  Nov. 15, 2011 9:53 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  so obviously, they are hamstrung so as not to compete with the M3. BMW has a habit of doing that

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  Nov. 15, 2011 10:12 a.m. pigeon Dork

  I wouldn't say that - it's the same S54 motor as the E46 M3 in a smaller, lighter, stiffer chassis. I think they're in part hamstrung with the staggered wheel/tire setup to plow vs. oversteer on the limit, just like the E46 M3, thanks to the lawyers.

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  Nov. 15, 2011 10:32 a.m. racerdave600 Dork

  It's one of the few modern cars I really, really, really want. And certainly one of the few BMWs I'd own. I love the way it looks, I love the way it drives, I hate that I don't have one.
  

  Between it and the Z3 M Coupe, it would be a difficult choice.

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