received plenty of critical love in the comments, and even persuaded its first owner to register with PH to share some of the story behind its spectacular rate of mileage acquisition. All of which may have worked towards getting it marked as sold by just 11am on Saturday morning. So let’s see if lightning can strike twice with another Pill that shares some significant similarities.
Of course, those who have previously been expecting the Z4M to soar in value have had plenty of time to grow long, grey beards as prices have stayed as flat as the less topographically interesting parts of Norfolk. Against the criteria for the most desirable M cars, both the coupe and roadster versions of the Z4M have almost a full set of ticks: limited volumes, cool design and one of the division’s stand-out powerplants – in this case the 338hp S54 six-cylinder shared with the E46 M3.
Most potential buyers, it turned out. M Division’s passion couldn’t mask the Z4’s fundamental flaws for those seeking even a modicum of practicality. The original UK press launch for the Z4M was held in South Carolina, using right-hand-drive cars direct from the factory at Spartanburg that built them. Journos were given these for a couple of days to head and have photogenic adventures – I had the unoriginal idea of heading for the Tail of the Dragon in North Carolina.
But the biggest problem was the price. As launched the M Roadster cost £42,750, which might look like outstanding value in these inflated times, but meant the BMW was four grand pricier than a Boxster S in 2003. Yes, the Z4 was quicker, but it couldn’t match the Porsche on dynamic finesse or practicality – and to no great surprise, the BMW’s depreciation curve resembled the trajectory of a depressed lemming.
The E85 Z4 is a design masterpiece as far as roadsters are concerned.
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