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2010 Z4 3.0 auto

Buying and selling Z4's (VEHICLE SALES ONLY) (private sales only, no traders)
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Post by toolmanchris » Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:08 pm

Hi I like the car including the black roof etc.
Would you consider a part ex perhaps for an older E85 perhaps?

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Post by Highlander » Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:39 am

Sorry for the slow reply.....messaged you by phone yesterday but it seems to have gone awol... Was late home home,then couldn't get access to site........ proper tale of woe that :rofl:
By all means,send me the details as I'm interested in an E85 as a replacement.
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Post by toolmanchris » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:11 pm

I will PM you the details of my car :wink:
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Post by toolmanchris » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:16 pm

Just in case you cant access the PM on your phone:

My car is an E85 2005 roadster.
Colour - Maldives Blue - a few stone chips as to be expected at this age but no rust!
Roof - Black no rips with the motor relocated to the boot so no more rust issues :D
Engine 2.2 Straight 6 - Serviced about 1000 miles ago including new plugs. Vanos seals done last year by myself.
Has some service history but I don't have it all unfortunately. It runs as sweet as a nut :wink:
Mileage - 79000 ish
It had new discs pads and calipers at the front the year before last plus a full brake service (done by me). Also had the diff and gearbox oil replaced this year by BMW specialist and its booked in next month for a full brake fluid change.
Wheels - 18 Inch refurbished staggered MV2's (brought from Mr Wilks) with Vredstein Ultrac Sessanta rubber. No scuffs at all and lots of tread left.
Interior - Retrofitted Black leather manual seats - light scuffing on drivers bolster as to be expected with the age of the car.
And the all important stubby antenna :D
Also got Machine Monkey aluminium handbrake, gear lever and radio knob (I have the originals if anyone wants to put them back). Also got CD multi changer to fit but not done yet.
Aftermarket wind deflector that works really well.

This has been my daily driver since I got it and has been ultra reliable. Currently returning 29 mpg on my daily commute (10 mins either way)
I can let you have some pictures if you are interested.
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Looking for £4750 ish :wink:

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Post by Highlander » Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:37 pm

That's a good looking car....really like the colour combination.....not too common.
In an ideal world I'd like a larger 6 pot motor but I'll give it some thought.
In the meantime I've stuck mine back on Ebay.......first bid of £12K and it's going.

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Post by toolmanchris » Fri Jul 28, 2017 2:01 pm

OK no problem :wink:
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Post by toolmanchris » Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:52 pm

Did you manage to sell your car on Ebay?
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Post by Highlander » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:43 pm

Not sold.....can't say "yet "with much confidence.....all I'm getting are the mails with offers to buy the car and pick it up today for £10K.......nobody asks anything about it.

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Post by M M M » Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:41 pm

Email sent

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Post by Highlander » Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:29 pm

Car sold now......for the guys who watch the market..it went for £11800....seemed a very depressed marketplace...I would say I had no genuine interested parties apart from the buyer of course and loads of eBay cowboys
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Post by mr wilks » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:26 pm

Highlander wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:29 pm Car sold now......for the guys who watch the market..it went for £11800....seemed a very depressed marketplace...I would say I had no genuine interested parties apart from the buyer of course and loads of eBay cowboys
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Sold in the end though & imo a fair deal for both buyer + seller .
As you say its a slow market for Zs so sellers have to be braced for a lengthy sale process
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Post by Highlander » Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:15 pm

Cheers Andy...onward & upward for me.....probably start looking for an E85 3.0 manual towards the back end of this year.E89 was a good touring car,which is what we used it for,but I got spoilt by the 2 elise's,TVR & Tiger supersix that we've had......apart from routine running costs,servicing,etc we dropped £200 on the Tiger and nothing on the rest.....wife even gained £1000 on her Defender TDI after 2 years of ownership(we'll turn a blind eye to the fact that it drank lie Oliver Reed and probably guzzled £5K of diesel :rofl: ).........E89 depreciated £5K in the 2 years we had it...to be expected I guess but still not great....not sure I had £5K of "pleasure" out of it.

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Post by Mr Tidy » Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:38 pm

Highlander wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:15 pm Cheers Andy...onward & upward for me.....probably start looking for an E85 3.0 manual towards the back end of this year.E89 was a good touring car,which is what we used it for,but I got spoilt by the 2 elise's,TVR & Tiger supersix that we've had......apart from routine running costs,servicing,etc we dropped £200 on the Tiger and nothing on the rest.....wife even gained £1000 on her Defender TDI after 2 years of ownership(we'll turn a blind eye to the fact that it drank lie Oliver Reed and probably guzzled £5K of diesel :rofl: ).........E89 depreciated £5K in the 2 years we had it...to be expected I guess but still not great....not sure I had £5K of "pleasure" out of it.
Glad you managed to find a buyer OP. :thumbsup:

Depreciation is painful, but inevitable with newer cars sadly! You might have got more pleasure if you had done more miles, but that would probably have lowered the price - you can't really win!

I know I sometimes wonder why I bought a pre-reg 123d and lost £16.5K in 6 and a half years. :roll: but I did do over 81K miles in it! (Although the answer was because I got a car allowance and interest-free loan at the time). :lol:

At least I can't possibly lose that much with my current Z4 - it didn't cost much more than half that. :lol:

Still it sounds like you have a good selection of toys, and you can't lose much on a 3 litre E85, and the back end of the year is probably a good time to be looking for an E85 - good luck. :thumbsup:
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Post by ScoobyR1 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:01 pm

Highlander wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:31 pm Answering a few questions,
3 previous owners before me
Heated seats
Sat nav with all the associated stuff
PDC front & rear
BMW warranty.....no
Tyres are standard issue run flats,replaced in my ownership with at least 5mm on all tyres.Only reason I fitted these was they needed replaced as axle sets and I didn't want pairs of odd tyres on the car.I'd used the car on weekend trips up to Caithness,driving at night,and we also did an extensive trip to Europe so didn't want to be stranded.
3 key fobs as I thought I'd lost 1 and purchased a replacement from Grassicks BMW,fully coded £180 and then found the "lost" 1 in a jacket pocket :headbang:
MOT was actually done in march at 41150 miles so not done many miles after.
The only service I've had done was with an independant garage that I use in Edinburgh(100 mile round trip,but I trust them)......they did MOT and were instructed to check and replace fluids in gearbox and diff.....subsequently didn't need to be done.Also replaced all braking components and Inspection 1 service.I've known the owner and one of the mechanics for a few years as they worked at Murray Lotus and looked after 2 Elise's I had......highly recommended and far superior to my local BMW garage(20 mile round trip).....don't want any of our personal vehicles serviced by a "technician" who has 1 eye on the clock cos he/she's working to a fixed menu.
If anybody has any other qyestions or wants further pictures just ask.....might be at home tomorrow as clutch went on my traffic van....not too shabby for a Renault though,2009 and just turned 246000 miles....99% me.
Hi Highlander

Can you let me know who your trusted Garage is in Edinburgh please?

Cheers :thumbsup:
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Now sold '03 Sterling grey 2.5 E85 :(

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Post by Highlander » Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:03 pm

Just a smidge over 22K in 2 years wasn't bad going I thought Mr Tidy...for a weekend car....sometimes went a few weeks without moving if I was particularly busy.......I was kinda thinking the E89 was a good car...not a great car,if that's not too harsh on it!!

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