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BMW Z4 2.5i annual running costs

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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:24 am

I just watched Thomas' video - ouch!

To be fair costs do need to be considered when you aren't an old git with no mortgage like me!

But a trip down to dlv in Cheshire would have saved him loads on the roof motor.

Hopefully the major issues are now sorted though. :thumbsup:

I'd happily pay over £15K for a 13 year old M - I just can't afford it. :( Look at what a 40 year old Ford Escort fetches. :lol:
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Post by ThomasDE85Z4 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:11 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:18 pm I think if you buy well & treat well then non M Zs can be enjoyed over a decent duration for minimum expenditure.
I appreciate the vibe about " buy it drive it whatever" but for 90% of us common sense has to prevail Re costs & the op isn't moaning, just highlighting his situation.
Hopefully year 2 will prove less expensive :)
Thanks man, I made it just to help advise any potential buyers :) Do we have the same colour of Z4?
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Post by ThomasDE85Z4 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:12 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:09 pm I've got a spreadsheet with all costs on it, but I like my Z4 so much I don't care what it costs - so long as I can stay solvent! :lol:
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Post by ThomasDE85Z4 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:13 pm

skelters wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:39 pm More expensive than the 2.0 and 2.2.

Probably similar to the 2.5 SI.

Less expensive than the 3.0, 3.0 SI and M cars.
Good shout, I wasn't complaining about the mpg. The insurance is double that of my other BMW's (318i & 1 Series), and the maintenance is pretty hefty too
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Post by ThomasDE85Z4 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:16 pm

mr wilks wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:51 am
ThomasDE85Z4 wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 pm Hey guys,

I recently made a video on the running costs of my 2005 2.5i Z4 and I was genuinely shocked at how much the car has cost myself over such a short period.

Do any of you guys have a ball park figure of your annual running costs? I am keen to compare and find out?

Ps here is a link to the video I made on my running costs :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYP_Oz3nhDs
at 3.20 it sounds like you said £1368 for roof motor sorting & a service :o
Almost £3k spent in under 12 months i have to say you have either been very unlucky or bought badly ? Were any of the issues (door handle / abs sensor /roof motor) evident at purchase ?
Hi there, yeah it cost me just under £1,400 in one trip to the garage to get the new motor and a service :/
It is an expensive car to run I have found. The door was working when I got it and it just decided not to open 1 day randomly months after purchase. The ABS sensor broke during a the BMW Z4 Scotland club drive around the trossachs, I think the heavy rain that day either got it water damaged or the uneven roads broke it :/
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Post by ThomasDE85Z4 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:20 pm

Trav wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:21 pm
ThomasDE85Z4 wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 pm Hey guys,

I recently made a video on the running costs of my 2005 2.5i Z4 and I was genuinely shocked at how much the car has cost myself over such a short period.

Do any of you guys have a ball park figure of your annual running costs? I am keen to compare and find out?

Ps here is a link to the video I made on my running costs :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYP_Oz3nhDs
Thomas I didn't watch your video. Set a budget beforehand. If the costs shock you, sell it and buy a different car. It's a lump of metal with tyres and wires.Same as any other. Some cars just have cheaper tyres and wires. :fuelfire:
I have had several BMWs over the years and I have found the Z4 the most expensive car to run, I just wanted to make a video to inform potential buyers. I have done 60k miles over 3 years in my 1 series and it was cheap to run. Yet 3,000 miles in 8 months has nearly cost myself £3k. In addition, I have done just over 90k miles in my VW Golf GTD and it has had no maintenance issues whatsoever. I am aware of costs of cars and maintenance, as I said it was more to help educate potential buyers that they are expensive to run
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Post by MrPT » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:01 pm

My 2.5si worked out at about £3500/yr over 3 years. That was for everything, including mods and any new tools, but excluding depreciation. About £800 of that was fuel, and the same again for silly London insurance and parking costs.

The ///M has been about £5k/yr so far, for the same kind of mileage (and both it and the 2.5si have had one major service during my ownership), but it's actually a little cheaper overall, once you factor in depreciation.

I've spent an eerily consistent ~1/3rd of the total on "non-essentials" every year - mechanical and cosmetic mods, tyre/alloy upgrades, speeding fines etc.

I keep track of the costs so that I, err, know how much it costs. :?
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Post by earthdweller » Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:53 pm

You seem to have been battered there Thomas

Mine costs me about;
700 pa in fuel
250 insurance
200 tax ( sorned part winter )
40 MOT
200 service ( annual ) averaged
400 BMW warranty/breakdown cover

So about £1800 annually

In my ownership it’s had a full detail and paint correction, wheel refurb and some cosmetic paint which added about £500 in total

I have a contingency fund for my cars but touchwood the zed hasn’t eaten into it

Some might say the bmw warranty is an extravagance so if you took that off it’d be about £1400 pa
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Post by Capa » Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:07 am

I don't want to add mine up in honesty.

But one thing I am noticing is that lotta people seem to be spending next to naff all on fuel - I think I'm on about 200 a month, so 2400 a year for fuel over here...

Is anyone actually driving their cars?
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Post by Papa_Zee » Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:03 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:09 pm I've got a spreadsheet with all costs on it, but I like my Z4 so much I don't care what it costs - so long as I can stay solvent! :lol:
Good man! :thumbsup:

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