[SolReaver]

Not a "chick car" unless you painted it pink. People are telling you it is a chick car to mess with you. I bought a ford probe at auction, cheap. nobody else was bidding on it due to the paint color and I lowballed it thinking, hey, it runs! That is how I got a Pink Probe. I drove it about for a month or so, telling everybody how I really loved my pink probe. It was small, but reliable. I kept it clean and didn't park it in any garages that looked dirty or smelled bad. I always used a car cover. I went to the parts store and told them " my pink probe doesn't run like new" an old guy behind the counter said "who's does?".

Seriously, the pun factor alone was worth the purchace price and I sold it to a nice gentleman who was actually looking for that exact factory color. For some reason the paint was perfect, almost new condition.

I drove a Z4 a few years ago, they were quite popular when they came out. Though no longer the "newest and best" the enginnering impressed me as did the performance and handling. They are good cars. Plus you have the BMW reliability. Keep up on all the maintinance and the car will probably be good for you. As i remember they are a breeze to park, even in tight spaces lengthwise. Careful about the rims on curbs, they semed to stick out a little furhther than I thought at first. Once you get used to the points of the car, it is OK.