SOLD Z4M Coupe Imola Red - £11000

[mr wilks]

I wouldn't beat yourselves up too much on "missing" out "mutton dressed as lamb" springs to mind & trading into a dealer means it will undoubtedly surface sometime soon .
Take it for what it is , a 15yr old ZM S54 that has no record of either bottom end or top end overhaul (min £1k-£1200 for the bearing shell replacement ) .
By the sellers admission it requires £400 of parts ( + fitting costs ) to get the suspension back to where it should be .
The 224's require a set of tyres ( £450ish) & most likely a wheel refurb prior ( £250ish )
It has alu trim , always a negative on any ZM
It has paint issues , realistically a front end respray circa £750-£1000 ?
Arch liners need replacing .
The diff has been oil changed but has a whine
Both original keys have issues ? £200 ?

So what do you do as the new owner ?

You have yourself a 135k ZMC , if it was in front of you with absolutely no spend required it would struggle to sell at £13500/£14k ( i'm being generous )
Spend on the necessary stuff ? You would soon have yourself a "white elephant " albeit Imola red
Risk it & run it into the tarmac until it fails ?

Think yourselves fortunate fellas , into the trade was the best thing for this one unless driven away £9k

[Gustavo7]

Hardly a mutton dressed as a lamb.

This was my old car, I have put close to 50.000 miles on it as a daily driver. No expense spared.

I kinda regretted fitting the coilovers as a change of job turned a 25mile motorway commute into a particularly bad 25 mile B-road commute, meaning I was not enjoying it anymore. Plus, after 5 years of ownership I fancied a change, 4 seats and a V8.

Good luck to the next owner.

[mr wilks]

Hardly a mutton dressed as a lamb.

This was my old car, I have put close to 50.000 miles on it as a daily driver. No expense spared.

I kinda regretted fitting the coilovers as a change of job turned a 25mile motorway commute into a particularly bad 25 mile B-road commute, meaning I was not enjoying it anymore. Plus, after 5 years of ownership I fancied a change, 4 seats and a V8.

Good luck to the next owner.

Well it is in respect of what looks like a immaculate example of a ZMC in glorious Imola actually has a list of "to do's" that would easily see the car into the price territory of something with far less mileage & less looming spend .
The older these cars get & the leggier they get the game of snakes & ladders will only intensify .
Buying this car even at £11k leaves the new owner chasing his tail ( jmo of course)

[dougie1142]

Hardly a mutton dressed as a lamb.

This was my old car, I have put close to 50.000 miles on it as a daily driver. No expense spared.

I kinda regretted fitting the coilovers as a change of job turned a 25mile motorway commute into a particularly bad 25 mile B-road commute, meaning I was not enjoying it anymore. Plus, after 5 years of ownership I fancied a change, 4 seats and a V8.

Good luck to the next owner.

Were you the seller?

I guess in response to the others, i had earmarked it for track use and was fed up worrying about mileage, paint, condition etc. I was going to order rod bearings and ARP rod bolts the weekend i picked it up and do the work myself so factoring that cost it in became fairly affordable track/road car.

May find myself without a Z4 after this week!

[Gustavo7]

Were you the seller?

I guess in response to the others, i had earmarked it for track use and was fed up worrying about mileage, paint, condition etc. I was going to order rod bearings and ARP rod bolts the weekend i picked it up and do the work myself so factoring that cost it in became fairly affordable track/road car.

May find myself without a Z4 after this week!

No, I sold it to the OP a year ago. With BC racing coilovers, rear powerflex adjustable arms and powerflex polybushes all around it would have been great for what you wanted.

[dougie1142]

Were you the seller?

I guess in response to the others, i had earmarked it for track use and was fed up worrying about mileage, paint, condition etc. I was going to order rod bearings and ARP rod bolts the weekend i picked it up and do the work myself so factoring that cost it in became fairly affordable track/road car.

May find myself without a Z4 after this week!

No, I sold it to the OP a year ago. With BC racing coilovers, rear powerflex adjustable arms and powerflex polybushes all around it would have been great for what you wanted.

Ah gotcha, i got sent a bunch of photos and videos and it looked ideal. Very curious what the OP got for it as a trade in, it must have been close to the asking price as i'd already agreed i'd happily give him the asking price, i can't imagine the trade in value would be anywhere near that. I asked him the garage that it got traded in to, and i was going to give them a call tomorrow and offer them straight up cash for a quick turnaround this week, but no replies.