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Rare coupes
- jimmybell
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I think some of the stats in here are a bit... overblown. I think there's a difference between rare car and rare spec ...the market compares total numbers built to determine if a car is rare (thus value may increase), not colour and spec combos.
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/bmw_z4_m
Saying that - i'd only ever buy an Imola one again, shame i dont have a garage with power and a ramp to store one forever.
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/bmw_z4_m
Saying that - i'd only ever buy an Imola one again, shame i dont have a garage with power and a ramp to store one forever.
V12 Vantage S - Hammerhead Silver, Manual, Lightweight Wheels, Exterior Carbon++, Carbon Buckets, AMR Performance Pack.
M135i LCI - ZF8, White, HK Audio, Adaptive
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GONE Z4 M Coupe, Imola, CSLs
GONE C63 AMG, Black, Performance Pack+, LSD, HK
M135i LCI - ZF8, White, HK Audio, Adaptive
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GONE Z4 M Coupe, Imola, CSLs
GONE C63 AMG, Black, Performance Pack+, LSD, HK
- exdos
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The reason that the M Coupe (E36) was built was because a small group of BMW engineers wanted to correct the scuttle-shake and inherent weakness of the ragtop Z3 chassis, and they succeeded in creating the stiffest BMW chassis made at that time.
Although a Z3M Roadster has a S54 engine, the chassis still suffers the inherent weakness of a ragtop so there's no real comparison between the Z3 M Coupe and the Z3 M Roadster and the market reflects this. Likewise, the earlier S50 M Coupes do not attract the same prices as the later S54 model.
- PerryGunn
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Yep - reminds me of this thread where the OP got a bit of a pasting...
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- Jembo
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Well some people ‘do see red’ sometimes, wonder what they’d do if it was something important.PerryGunn wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:50 pmYep - reminds me of this thread where the OP got a bit of a pasting...
Being rare is subjective, where I would include colour as important especially if desirable & produced in lower numbers, spec less so... & if we all thought the same be so boring
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- z4pilot
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I suppose unless you owned your car from new, we're all at the mercy of what the original owner deemed as desirable. The fact that colours such as White, PY and Sepang were not seen as desirable at the time, has only served to make them rare and increased their perceived desirability. Hindsight is a wonderful thingJembo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 3:28 pmWell some people ‘do see red’ sometimes, wonder what they’d do if it was something important.PerryGunn wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:50 pmYep - reminds me of this thread where the OP got a bit of a pasting...
Being rare is subjective, where I would include colour as important especially if desirable & produced in lower numbers, spec less so... & if we all thought the same be so boring
Now Gone - 2008 Coupe, Montego Blue, Champagne leather and Piano Black interior, Eibachs & Koni Sport shocks, Style 230 19s, Eisenmann Quad - approaching perfection...
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Rare .... common as muck
- Jembo
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... & Schnitzer rare
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- MrPT
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2008 Z4MC: heavy wheels | crap suspension | skittish rear end | wobbly engine | not enough induction noise | underwhelming turn in | inconsistent braking | lardy battery | chubby steering wheel
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
2006 Z4 2.5si: gone
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^ that , to my eyes at least, is truly terrible!
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There used to a be a nice car lurking under that disguise.
57 Z4MC Interlagos blue, Champagne leather, Carbon Dash, SatNav, Bluetooth, Cruise Control, Logic 7, Heated Seats, Rear Park sensors, Isofix and airbag disable switch for the ideal family car
Now Sold and replaced with a M2
Now Sold and replaced with a M2
- exdos
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I really like the front bumper with the flippers but the rest of the stuff is tacky.
- wspohn
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And even then, rarity is not an automatic ticket to a higher sale price. Ask the guys with the handful of 1964 Playmate Pink Mustangs. A friend had a very rare Corvette - a 1965 that had been bought by an owner who distrusted them new fangled disc brakes and ordered his car with drums all around (only year where that option existed) That made it one of 300 odd, but then it also had (IIRC) manual windows, another delete option which in combination with the drums made it a one off. He thought he'd hit the lottery until he found that no one wanted to buy a car that didn't stop well and that you couldn't open the passenger window from the driver's seat.
Generally, while rarity of specific options may make a car easier to sell, it often fails to attract higher prices. And rarity is relative - I have owned or still own cars made in total numbers of 70, 100, 276, 500, 1266, 2000, 3500 etc., all less than the lovely Z4MC (which I also own).
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2007 Z4MC
2009 Solstice GXP coupe
1962 MGA Coupe
1956 MGA (rebody+re-engined)
1958 MGA Twin Cam race car
1972 Jensen Interceptor
2007 Z4MC
2009 Solstice GXP coupe
1962 MGA Coupe
1956 MGA (rebody+re-engined)
1958 MGA Twin Cam race car
1972 Jensen Interceptor
- Mr Tidy
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Well based on this database the Z4MC seems to be much rarer than you think in Canada - just 187 of them! http://perso.numericable.fr/tonyz4c/index.html
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
- wspohn
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Interesting - I had thought that there were around 135 MCs that came to Canada. But I'm looking at total production numbers, not how they were distributed, so that is almost 4600 cars, which isn't in the rare category, just a bit scarce.Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:33 pm Well based on this database the Z4MC seems to be much rarer than you think in Canada - just 187 of them! http://perso.numericable.fr/tonyz4c/index.html
Nice site for the production numbers, BTW.
Vancouver BC, Canada
2007 Z4MC
2009 Solstice GXP coupe
1962 MGA Coupe
1956 MGA (rebody+re-engined)
1958 MGA Twin Cam race car
1972 Jensen Interceptor
2007 Z4MC
2009 Solstice GXP coupe
1962 MGA Coupe
1956 MGA (rebody+re-engined)
1958 MGA Twin Cam race car
1972 Jensen Interceptor
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There were 8000 Z1’s produced, they are a bit rare nowwspohn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:04 pmInteresting - I had thought that there were around 135 MCs that came to Canada. But I'm looking at total production numbers, not how they were distributed, so that is almost 4600 cars, which isn't in the rare category, just a bit scarce.Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:33 pm Well based on this database the Z4MC seems to be much rarer than you think in Canada - just 187 of them! http://perso.numericable.fr/tonyz4c/index.html
Current - Z4 MC, M3 CSL, S54 Z3MR, Z1.