MY RECENT OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRICES RELEASED this week on the z4.
2003 Z4 roadster 2.5i 184@6000 $40,430 Oct 03, 2002
MY INVOICE $35, 605 FOR A SIMILAR EQUIPPED 2000 2.5
$4,825.00 MORE FOR THE Z4.
2003 Z4 roadster 3.0iB 225@5900 $44,770 Oct 03, 2002
YOU ARE LOOKING AT A 13.55% PRICE INCREASE AND NOT MORE HORSE POWER. IT LOOKS LIKE THE Z4 WILL BE 100-200 POUNDS HEAVIER. AND IF YOU LOAD THE TRUCK, THERE WILL BE ABOUT TWICE THE LOAD AS A Z3 WITH THE SMALLER TRUNK.
HONDA S-2000 240 @ 8300 Total MSRP $33,060.00
MY LEASE RATE ON THE 2000 2.5 Z3 WAS $445.90 PER MONTH WITH $26.78 IN TAX.
I WAS JUST QUOTED $438.00 PER MONTH NO MONEY DOWN 36 MONTH LEASE WITH 45,000 MILES ON A NEW 2003 S-2000. COMPARED TO THE Z4 3.0 I HAVE 15 MORE HORSE POWER AT $11,710.00 LESS COST? WHICH WOULD YOU BUY OR LEASE? YES BMW WILL HAVE A SURGE OF THE GOTTA BUYERS THE FIRST YEAR, BUT OVER THE LONG RUN BMW MAY HAVE FOUND THEY OVER PRICED THE Z4.
BESIDES THE COST & NO MORE HORSE POWER, THE COLORS SELECTION IS VERY LIMITED. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT A BRIGHT RED Z4 WAS SHOWN ON E-BAY WITH A BLACK GRILL. IT IS NOT OFFERED ON YOUR WEB. IT LOOKS LIKE BMW IS PLAYING AROUND WITH THE FRONT GRILLS.
PS: I also FIND IT INTERESTING THAT BMW DOES NOT USE THE HONDA S-2000 IN COMPARISON. I AM SURE HONDA WILL UPDATE THEIR WEB SITE TO INCLUDE THE Z4. HONDA DOES NOT NICKEL AND DIME YOU WITH OPTIONS. FREE POWER ROOF, FREE FOG LIGHTS FREE High-Intensity Discharge Headlights (HID)s & ETC.