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Post by stevespg » Tue May 23, 2017 4:22 pm

I recently bought my MR privately, 42k miles, full BMWSH (same dealer), recent insp. 2, 1 owner car who seemed to have spent proper money on maintenance. It was tidy , but presented less well it deserved, and not how a dealer would have done. A good clean, wheel refresh and paint correction made it look like a different car! I did a oil check , which looks fine, and another after a 2000 mile trip around pyrenees....still fine....

fingers crossed it'll remain that way.
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Post by Truth » Tue May 23, 2017 5:26 pm

Marlon wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 4:06 pm ^ Original white ///M roadster - all passes on MOT only covered 4k in the last 4 years. Good price if you like white.

So this is the unicorn then??
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Post by Bing » Tue May 23, 2017 5:32 pm

Truth wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 5:26 pm
Marlon wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 4:06 pm ^ Original white ///M roadster - all passes on MOT only covered 4k in the last 4 years. Good price if you like white.

So this is the unicorn then??
EDITED - nope, paint described as 'Individual Paintjob Finished in Alpina White with Msport Blue Metallic Fleck'... so it's been re-sprayed :(
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Post by Wondermike » Tue May 23, 2017 5:44 pm

Definitely not, the unicorn is an 09 car.

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Post by srhutch » Tue May 23, 2017 7:46 pm

Bing wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 5:32 pm
Truth wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 5:26 pm
Marlon wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 4:06 pm ^ Original white ///M roadster - all passes on MOT only covered 4k in the last 4 years. Good price if you like white.

So this is the unicorn then??
EDITED - nope, paint described as 'Individual Paintjob Finished in Alpina White with Msport Blue Metallic Fleck'... so it's been re-sprayed :(
Painted 3 years ago, engine out job apparently.

Don't ask e how I know :lol:
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Post by Bing » Tue May 23, 2017 8:49 pm

srhutch wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 7:46 pm
Bing wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 5:32 pm
Truth wrote: Tue May 23, 2017 5:26 pm


So this is the unicorn then??
EDITED - nope, paint described as 'Individual Paintjob Finished in Alpina White with Msport Blue Metallic Fleck'... so it's been re-sprayed :(
Painted 3 years ago, engine out job apparently.

Don't ask e how I know :lol:
Could you sound any more dodgy ? :lol:

Pretty sure I've seen it on here before actually, the blue fleck rings a bell.
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Post by mr wilks » Sun May 28, 2017 10:17 am

Seller has tried this in the marketplace previously , black 06 Z4MR well specced , well serviced (ins2 just done) & looks well kept .
Ok 102k but if you wanted a sunny day weekender & only planned a couple of thousand miles a year throwing £10k at this doesn't seem so crazy :wink: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4M-Roads ... Swq1JZFzXz

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Post by markos » Sun May 28, 2017 7:34 pm

carl wrote: Sat May 20, 2017 7:20 pm
Pastry wrote: Tue May 16, 2017 7:22 pm I bought my MR last mouth as an AUC and paid top dollar for low miles and the AUC warranty.
I'm wondering if I should finally get rid of mine towards the end of this year as I'll have had it for 10 years! I've been paying for the extended warranty for the last 7 years -- is it transferable to a new owner? I'm paying monthly.
I am pretty sure it is. The new owner of mine didn't want to continue it but I'm 99.9% sure he could have if he had wanted to :thumbsup:
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Post by mr wilks » Mon May 29, 2017 8:29 pm

Really scant choices on the market right now if you ignore the ones we have seen for months on end /
This Inty blue MR looks ok although poor pics do it no favours :cry: the "slate" grey trim looks like sepang which is a relative rarity & looks far better in the real than some pics suggest .
Its a 06 navspec ,52k car on what the owner describes as "CS" wheels for £16500 ask :? id say a trifle enthusiastic but we'l see :oops: https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... 06/7231647


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Post by ocrx8 » Mon May 29, 2017 8:45 pm

That one above has been on/off sale for some time now, I recognise the plate. The price has definitely increased!
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Post by mr wilks » Mon May 29, 2017 8:47 pm

Sytner strikes again :oops: after playing the game with a few MRs earlier in year & struggling they have chanced their luck with a ZMCoupe this time .http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... BMW&page=3
This is a ex forum guys car & he struggled with any serious interest in it for a good few weeks around £16500 yet Sytners buyer thinks he can load at least £6k premium on to what they paid for it :roll:
So will they get it ? I think not , colour is great , back on 224s it looks right & 70k isn't the problem .
The negatives are alu dash & no nav so the dealer is now looking for a clueless buyer who doesn't really know his ///Market :wink:
That's not to say the car isn't desirable its more that right now the very small pool of buyers is very very selective & paying out top ££ they want all options ticked .
Sub £20k with AUC warranty ?
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Post by flimper » Mon May 29, 2017 9:32 pm

No nav is not a negative, some actively seek this
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Post by mr wilks » Mon May 29, 2017 9:33 pm

flimper wrote: Mon May 29, 2017 9:32 pm No nav is not a negative, some actively seek this
A minority may do but reality is the majority want a fully specced car :cry:
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Post by flimper » Mon May 29, 2017 9:35 pm

Maybe but calling people clueless that don't want it is a bit strong
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Post by just-right » Mon May 29, 2017 9:45 pm

flimper wrote: Mon May 29, 2017 9:32 pm No nav is not a negative, some actively seek this
I agree, I personally wanted to have the m as raw as possible. It does however seem the UK market prefers the fully specced cars.
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