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[GingerGiant101]

Hi all, recently bought my z4 e85 2.0, had to get the 2 as insurance is mental! Nonetheless, loving every second, especially coming from a focus! Already had the roof motor done and a cam cover gasket, but sorted at the zed shed for a very reasonable price, highly recommend. Attached below are the obligatory pics, enjoy, also if anyone knows the dark blue colour name, im curious, thanks. Have mentioned in buy and sell that i am interested in purchasing a 6 speed storm motorwerks v1 gear knob aswell, if anyone has one for sale please let me know!

[Pondrew]

Hi and welcome.

Think that is Monaco Blue!

[GingerGiant101]

Ah great, thank you.

[enuff_zed]

Welcome to the madhouse.
If you struggled with insurance costs then for goodness sake don't read too much on here!
How to empty your wallet without even trying.

[Merlot Machine]

Welcome aboard!

[Zedebee]

had to get the 2 as insurance is mental

Welcome to the forum. Great colour combo which will keep you very busy keeping clean on the inside and out
I’d love to know what you mean by “mental”, as Z4s (I’ve had E85 and E86) seem really cheap to insure. My 3.0i is cheaper to insure than any other car I’ve ever owned and even my son’s (who was 19 when he first got it) 2.5i is affordable - like half the cost of a Corsa.

[GingerGiant101]

Im 19, paying 3.6k a year, 1 year ncd. Tbf i got quoted 3k on the focus, varies alot by area. At my dads house i was quoted 7.5k.

[Mr Tidy]

Hi and welcome to the forum - that's a lovely colour combination.

[Scubaregs]

Christ on a unicycle, £300 a month for insurance?

[GingerGiant101]

Tell me about it.

[paddy wright]

Wow that’s crippling insurance! Well done on getting into what looks a lovely wee Z with a great colour combo

[Mr Tidy]

Im 19, paying 3.6k a year, 1 year ncd. Tbf i got quoted 3k on the focus, varies alot by area. At my dads house i was quoted 7.5k.

Ouch - that's painful.

Cheap car insurance must be one of the few benefits of getting older!

[Pondrew]

Im 19, paying 3.6k a year, 1 year ncd. Tbf i got quoted 3k on the focus, varies alot by area. At my dads house i was quoted 7.5k.

Do you have a 'black box' for that money, or is it a normal policy?

[GingerGiant101]

No normal policy, one saving grace of selling my soul

[enuff_zed]

So in the first year you’ve given the insurance company more than the car is worth, and they know full well any little dink will be a write off. So worst case for them, they give you 3/4 of that back.
Thieving gits!