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Post by sars » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:58 am

#Craig wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:34 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:04 pm Hi and welcome to the forum Craig. :thumbsup:

If you have the budget to spend a bit more the way prices have been lately with limited use like you plan you'd probably get your money back anyway.

One of the most desirable features are the M-Sport seats, but they were a rarely specified option on pre-facelift models and change hands for £600/700 or so. Facelifts came with SE or Sport trim and M-Sport seats were standard on the Sport models, but E85 3.0Sis aren't common which is why the 2.5Si can be a good option as it has nearly as much power as the pre-facelift 3.0i and it easier to find - just avoid the facelift
2.5i as it's considerably less powerful than the Si.

Anyway good luck finding the right car. :thumbsup:
I clearly need to look into models more! Thanks for the direction.
For my first zed, the 3.0si was out of my financial reach, so after a bit of research I found a gorgeous 2.5si at a great price and bought it unseen from a BMW main dealer in the centre of London, great drive back apart from the tramlining from run flats, if only I’d joined this forum in 2006 I would have known about this issue. But it was by far and away the best fun car I’ve ever owned, the sound of that straight six and boy was it quick, felt much quicker than the figures suggested, then again I did come from a fairly gutless 150 hp Saab 9-3 convertible :D

Biggest mistake I’ve ever made was parting with it to go back to a 150 hp diesel four seater cabriolet :thumbsdown:
Gorgeous SFR Z4 M40i 8)
Gone 2017 Iridium SL400, 2015 435d xDrive Convertible, 2012 E350 CDi Convertible, 2010 DSB Z4 sdrive30i, 2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet, 2006 Phoenix Yellow Z4 2.5Si, 2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible

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Post by #Craig » Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:24 am

The 2.5 might be a more realistic option

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