Hello all,
I went over to Lawrence Lexus and saw a BMW Z4 and went for a test drive. I wasn't able to get pictures or anything so if you want to see pictures and facts on the car here is the link to the webpage. http://www.lawrencelexus.com/VehicleDetails/used-2006-BMW-Z4_3.0i-Roadster-Lawrenceville-NJ/1124262493
Wow. On a summer day a convertible is nice to have. haha. must admit I had trouble finding the button to put the top down on the car. Once the car was started and the top was down I was on my way for a fun, quick test drive. The car is a rear-wheel drive (people in snowy areas beware) and has a very nice ride to start off.
The looks are very nice. The long over hanging hood had a powerful stance to the car. The rear was very nice and simple as well. The car was low to the ground and had a very athletic appeal to it. Now the car is a tiny car; just a 2 seater car. But the car had plenty of room with a storage area near the arm rest and the trunk seemed to be a decent size. If you could fit golf clubs in the trunk I would like to be nice and say maybe one set max. The car had heated seats/ steering wheel, voice controls, auto lights, paddle shifters, steering wheel mounted buttons, and so on. My only issue really was the placement of the gas and brake peddle. The gas peddle is right next to the wall really. Then the brake is only a couple of inches away to your left. Made me a bit cautious driving it.
The ride was very nice. Very solid and powerful. I was afraid to drive the car because of how long the hood was, the things I have heard about BMW's delayed braking, and the car had power. Those things aside it was a fun ride for sure. The engine had a great noise to it and acceleration was quick, clean, and efficient sounding. On my way back to the dealership I had decided to push the SPORT button and see how that changed the already good throttle, steering, and so on. It did change the ride that was noticeable when I first started accelerating. Bye was the 40 mph in like 5 seconds and it was there in about 3 I would say. The steering got sportier on a already sporty car. The ride tightened up a bit to. The sport really added the little things that we look for in a sporty car. Driving the car was really fun, if I had more time with the car I would probably be able to drive it better. haha
Honestly I really wish the test drive had been longer so I would more things to say about the car. It was short and sweet but I really enjoyed driving it. The car was great. Everything was undamaged, still drove great, and had me pretty impressed.
Sorry that this entry is short. But that's all I can really say about this car. Everything was great, as to whether I would get this car compared to a Mercedes SLK who knows. I do know I had fun driving it, it was a great little car, and that I wish I had more time with it. haha.
Hopefully I will be posting soon about an Audi TT convertible I hope to look at soon.
