Hi, Im new to the forum and Z4's and due to a change of careers i am going to be running my own car again which after some soul searching and shopping around is going to be a E85 3.0i/Si Z4. However after doing my homework the two killer faults seem to be the roof motor and the EPS issues. The cost of the EPS at circa £2,000+ is one that really worries me. It reminds me of when i have my 987 Porsche Boxster S upto about 5 years ago and back then all the talk on Porsche forums was of IMS failures and new engines cost £10k from Porsche etc. At the time you would be forgiven for thinking the failure rate was at least 50% or even that all rarely driven engines went bang. Checking back now the reality of the situation is the failure rate was between 1% and 8%.
So my question is, just how prevalent is the sticking steering issue. does every car eventually suffer from it? is the problem limited to a very small number? or is this a 50/50 chance type of deal? Does it still effect face lifted cars or had BMW got their act together by that point.
Also if you do end up fixing it i notice BBA Reman offer a repair service, has anyone used them and does it cure the sticking steering fault?
Sorry to have waffled on just want to get my facts straight before i commit to buying.
Thanks
Mark
So my question is, just how prevalent is the sticking steering issue. does every car eventually suffer from it? is the problem limited to a very small number? or is this a 50/50 chance type of deal? Does it still effect face lifted cars or had BMW got their act together by that point.
Also if you do end up fixing it i notice BBA Reman offer a repair service, has anyone used them and does it cure the sticking steering fault?
Sorry to have waffled on just want to get my facts straight before i commit to buying.
Thanks
Mark