Hi All,
I purchased an E85, manual transmission, as a second car over a year ago and made a few minor adjustments based on some recommendations here. Just wanted to share my experience so far..
"Free" work completed at the dealership prior to purchasing due to negotiation: transmission fluid flush, pads and rotor replacement, valve cover gasket replacement, oil change, car wash.
I immediately replaced the stock antenna with a short one, followed by:
- new trunk struts
- oem trunk emblem
- replaced rfts with michelins, added portable compressor
- eisenmann race exhaust
- removed mid resonator, replaced with x pipe (sounds perfect)
- oil changes every 5-7k
- replaced one headlight back cover (fixed fog issue after bulb replacement)
- bmw code reader
- intake boot (had a mixing error code, no problems since replacement), had a leak in boot. 5 minute install, inexpensive part from SF bmw
To be honest, the expensive work wasn't needed and required maintenance, if smart, could have been done under $300 the past year. Tires and oil changes are cheaper than my SL500. Although I spent over a few thousand to get it where I wanted, it appears stock and runs like a champ.
Thanks all
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Welcome! Looks smart.
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Welcome to the forum, bet you're getting a sweet sound with those mods
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welcome, looking good 
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Welcome to the forum, should have kept the whippy though.
Where are you in the US
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Hi and welcome.
Good looking Z4 and you've obviously been busy. It sounds like you've already been bitten by the Z4 bug.
Good looking Z4 and you've obviously been busy. It sounds like you've already been bitten by the Z4 bug.
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Looks great- welcome along!
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Oooah roadster - well done and welcome to the forum