Z Series [Official] E89 BMW Z4

NarutoRamen · Jan 14, 2009

mike.blueberry said:
i'm going to venture a question:

can you close that i-Drive screen when you drive?

Mike

You should be able to since the other necessary buttons, such as the audio controller and such are on the steering wheel. So unless you were fiddling with settings and/or had the GPS working, I'd say it'll be off. But, I could be wrong.

mike.blueberry · Jan 14, 2009

NarutoRamen said:
You should be able to since the other necessary buttons, such as the audio controller and such are on the steering wheel. So unless you were fiddling with settings and/or had the GPS working, I'd say it'll be off. But, I could be wrong.

Thanks

can one open it and close it at will on the old z4 or the current 3-series? at least the E90 has a separate radio display (I think). Never driven without a radio display, wonder whether one would have to pop that screen open every two minutes (especially with an ipod hooked).

Mike

klier · Jan 14, 2009

mike.blueberry said:
Thanks can one open it and close it at will on the old z4 or the current 3-series? at least the E90 has a separate radio display (I think). Never driven without a radio display, wonder whether one would have to pop that screen open every two minutes (especially with an ipod hooked).

Mike

The current 1-series you mean. The 3er has the double hump if you order the car with nav system, and without the nav system, you have a regular old school radio and no iDrive screen.
Anyways, I'm fairly sure you can even have an activated guidance voice and still have the screen closed down.

Merc1 · Jan 14, 2009

Really, really handsome...can't wait to see it in person in a few days!

M

Tarek · Jan 14, 2009

^Imagine that blue car with a tanned interior :icondrool

ree · Jan 14, 2009

Tarek said:
^Imagine that blue car with a tanned interior

It looks like we love the same interior/exterior combinations!! Would look stunning, with a tanned interior… :bowdown:

Tarek · Jan 14, 2009

ree said:
It looks like we love the same interior/exterior combinations!! Would look stunning, with a tanned interior…

No doubt about it :usa7uh:

klier · Jan 14, 2009

^ The car needs aluminium instead of wood though, imho

Tarek · Jan 14, 2009

Depends on the color combo :usa7uh:

klier · Jan 14, 2009

Not to me

Always alu for this car, no matter what color combo :t-cheers:

That, or the BMW Individual Piano black wood.

Tarek · Jan 14, 2009

Alu is great but won't go nicely with tanned interior,but to each his own :usa7uh:

bmwblog · Jan 14, 2009

Merc1 said:
Really, really handsome...can't wait to see it in person in a few days!

M

Glad you like it guys, we literally took like 300 photos of the car

Obsession much?

mike.blueberry · Jan 14, 2009

klier said:
^ The car needs aluminium instead of wood though, imho

depends on personal taste i think. i for one am glad that they invented this black piano wood so that it can make a massive come back. wood is not sporty, and does not belong in a porsche, but it gives a luxurious feel to the materials and suits the characters of non-M bmws. it was my favorite part in my 96 z3 interior, a massive block of wood wrapping the whole center-console in dark wood, it was later reduced in the newer z3s.

Mike

mike.blueberry · Jan 14, 2009

Merc1 said:
M

This picture is a little too much for me to handle right now (i'm studying). What an AMAZING stance. The angle of the shot might from low on the ground but that's how i like them.

Regarding the subject of interior (Klier, Tarek, etc), the white with black wood is the best combo for me, but does anyone else agree that white is too flashy and will dirty quickly? One has to see how well that black wood goes with a tanned interior. If ys, then I'm for it. Otherwise, it will have to be grey, whatchall think?

Mike

YoUhimhER · Jan 14, 2009

really a great looking car, the interior especially looks to have top notch builty quality.

it's a real shame my dad won't be considering a bmw for some time now after the incident with his 7er.