Far greater repair bills? The guys promised me I'd never have any trouble. Could he have been lying?

Not sure if the picture link will work. It's the first time I've tried this.

 

Awesome ride! If you bought the Z4, I'm sure you have the $$ for maintenance and repairs, so who cares! Congrats and enjoy!

 

Well it's a BMW so expect higher maintenance bills than a honda.
Maybe if you saw the top gear episode comparing the z4, boxster, and s2000 you would chosen differently.
This is always a good read as well. Note the z4 was fourth and the s2000 was #1.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
Regardless, congrats on your purchase, I have always like the z4.

 

Congrats, but I have to ask, why?? Lol. You picked the ugliest and highest maintenance car of the three you mentioned . I wish you well though and hope you'll be happy with it. Good luck.

 

Congrats, the Z4 is an awesome car. It blends luxury with sport pretty well.

 

Congrats. Z4 is a really nice car. Fast, fun, prestige. The S is better in some areas, the Z in others. If the areas the Z is better are the ones that are important to you, you made the right choice.

some obvious areas where the Z excels are prestige and refinement, and low end torque.

As with any german car, they require more scheduled maintainance than their japanese counterparts would, and that maintainance is typically more expensive. German cars tend to be more complex, so every repair task is more involved. I speak from experience.

I'm sure your Z will be fine, it will just have higher upkeep cost than an S or a Miata. So long as you go into understanding that, you're good.