Thinking about a change...

[gannet]

oooo cant wait

You still got the micra??

[Wondermike]

Yeah I still have the beast, 3 year lease which runs to June next year. Done 17k in it now which is a lot in a 1.2 car I can tell you LOL.

[sk93]

If it's the 370Z.. I truely hope it doesn't have the same prop shaft issues my 350z had...

[Wondermike]

OK so in 2003 and 2004 I used to lurk on the forum formerly known as Z4um, longingly looking at the Z4, but couldn't afford one at the time. So I went through a couple of MX-5s instead.

Then in Jan 2006 I bought a 9 month old 3.0 with 107s, heated M seats, xenons and hifi upgrade, a great car which I loved. It had a few warranty issues (which were sorted), it rattled like hell, the ride was rock hard, but it had bags of character and I loved it. Especially those M seats.






A couple of months into ownership, the facelift and ///M were released. And then a few months later there were bargains galore on ex-BMW UK management cars. So I started hankering after an ///M.

I kept the 3.0 for 17 months, and for most of the early part of 2007 I was trying to get a deal on a Z4MR, but in the end and after speaking to numerous dealers and trying to get the spec and deal I wanted, I finally gave up, sold the 3.0 and bought an SLK350 instead. Which suited me at the time, and it was a great car.







And then after three years of owning the SLK I was looking for a change again. I really love the new Z4 and especially the 35i and 35is. But the fuel pump issues put me off them, even though it probably isn't a big issue. And I didn't want to add a load of cash to the SLK either.

So I made a speculative enquiry on another car I'd seen online, got talking to them over the course of the next 3 weeks or so, and then suddenly the deal became too good to miss.































So - 2007 Z4M roadster in Interlagos with black leather and carbon leather trim, 13k miles. The spec is a bit lumpy, no bluetooth or nav, but it does have heated seats (essential) and hifi upgrade which I wanted as I had it before. And I also only wanted the carbon leather interior, which limited the choices a bit.

So glad to be back in a Z4.

[WLH]

Nice and an excellent color....

[gannet]

woohoo - congrats mike

that looks great and a good story but you missed out the micra

[PawnSacrifice]

Delighted for you Mike! Actually made me smile

Sweet looking car, sounds like a decent spec too - one of those foolishly not worried about nav myself

Does this mean you'll now be along to some meets? Stretch its legs a little!

[pvr]

Welcome back.

Excellent choice of colour, at least I know mine won't depreciate now

[EdButler]

Excellent outcome

[ksher]

I also prefer the carbon leather interior to piano black.

[Taz]

I also prefer the carbon leather interior to piano black.

how very dare you lol, i searched high and low to make sure that my zed would have piano

[srhutch]

Glad it all worked out Mike, Interlagos is my fav M colour esp with some CSL's

[Wondermike]

Thanks for the comments guys. Haven't been able to really give it the full beans yet, the emissions light came on after 2 miles, LOL. Should be OK but want to get it checked out first, no doubt a new O2 sensor required.

And I'm bunny-hopping like a learner

[ksher]

I also prefer the carbon leather interior to piano black.

how very dare you lol, i searched high and low to make sure that my zed would have piano

Carbon leather makes the interior much more racy.

[Taz]

mine is not a racing car