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06-02-2006, 08:29 AM
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His column in the Times doesn't really bear this out, he does really quite like the Z4M.
"The thing is, though: it did work with the Z4. This was a car that, quite simply, came too soon. Because now, when I see one, I think it's a striking crisp and modern effort; much nicer to behold than the Mercedes SLK and a million times better than the push-me-pull-you Porsche Boxster."
"And that's what this car is all about, actually. Contrary to what I'd been expecting, it's not a balls out, hunkered down M3. It's not a Patriot missile built to bring down the AMG Scud. It's a fast and comfortable cruiser; closer in spirit and character to the Jaguar XK. On that basis I think the price is good, the looks are good, the hood is good, the engine is good. My complaints are few and small. As usual with BMW, I loathed the idiotic sat nav system, the fuel tank is far too small, and there's a bit too much buffeting when you put the roof down and go really fast. This car, then, is not vodka and cranberry juice. And nor is it Baileys and lime juice. It's a well made, carefully prepared, slow and very comfortable screw up against the wall."
"The thing is, though: it did work with the Z4. This was a car that, quite simply, came too soon. Because now, when I see one, I think it's a striking crisp and modern effort; much nicer to behold than the Mercedes SLK and a million times better than the push-me-pull-you Porsche Boxster."
"And that's what this car is all about, actually. Contrary to what I'd been expecting, it's not a balls out, hunkered down M3. It's not a Patriot missile built to bring down the AMG Scud. It's a fast and comfortable cruiser; closer in spirit and character to the Jaguar XK. On that basis I think the price is good, the looks are good, the hood is good, the engine is good. My complaints are few and small. As usual with BMW, I loathed the idiotic sat nav system, the fuel tank is far too small, and there's a bit too much buffeting when you put the roof down and go really fast. This car, then, is not vodka and cranberry juice. And nor is it Baileys and lime juice. It's a well made, carefully prepared, slow and very comfortable screw up against the wall."
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='291606' date='Jun 2 2006, 07:29 PM
His column in the Times doesn't really bear this out, he does really quite like the Z4M.
"The thing is, though: it did work with the Z4. This was a car that, quite simply, came too soon. Because now, when I see one, I think it's a striking crisp and modern effort; much nicer to behold than the Mercedes SLK and a million times better than the push-me-pull-you Porsche Boxster."
"And that's what this car is all about, actually. Contrary to what I'd been expecting, it's not a balls out, hunkered down M3. It's not a Patriot missile built to bring down the AMG Scud. It's a fast and comfortable cruiser; closer in spirit and character to the Jaguar XK. On that basis I think the price is good, the looks are good, the hood is good, the engine is good. My complaints are few and small. As usual with BMW, I loathed the idiotic sat nav system, the fuel tank is far too small, and there's a bit too much buffeting when you put the roof down and go really fast. This car, then, is not vodka and cranberry juice. And nor is it Baileys and lime juice. It's a well made, carefully prepared, slow and very comfortable screw up against the wall."
"The thing is, though: it did work with the Z4. This was a car that, quite simply, came too soon. Because now, when I see one, I think it's a striking crisp and modern effort; much nicer to behold than the Mercedes SLK and a million times better than the push-me-pull-you Porsche Boxster."
"And that's what this car is all about, actually. Contrary to what I'd been expecting, it's not a balls out, hunkered down M3. It's not a Patriot missile built to bring down the AMG Scud. It's a fast and comfortable cruiser; closer in spirit and character to the Jaguar XK. On that basis I think the price is good, the looks are good, the hood is good, the engine is good. My complaints are few and small. As usual with BMW, I loathed the idiotic sat nav system, the fuel tank is far too small, and there's a bit too much buffeting when you put the roof down and go really fast. This car, then, is not vodka and cranberry juice. And nor is it Baileys and lime juice. It's a well made, carefully prepared, slow and very comfortable screw up against the wall."
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' post='291394' date='Jun 2 2006, 12:55 AM
If you don't want to download the whole episode, you can watch it here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L5mFe3cLL...rch=top%20gear
All the other segments from that episode should be on youtube as well.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L5mFe3cLL...rch=top%20gear
All the other segments from that episode should be on youtube as well.
Impressive car
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