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Buying and selling Z4's (VEHICLE SALES ONLY) (private sales only, no traders)
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Post by Z44Jon » Sun Jun 29, 2025 9:24 am

Need to add Z4 number 3 to the fleet for my 19 year old son.

Wanted , good quality, high spec roadster, must be 6 cylinder, ideally Auto, but will be interested in a manual if it ticks all the boxes. No SMG cars thanks.

Higher the spec, the better, but not interested in heavily modded cars, i.e coilovers, brake mods etc etc due to insurance issues and a younger driver. No really high mileage cars either.

Extra interest in M sport seats, M steering Wheel, M Suspension & Aero kitted cars.

Ideally in the Midlands but will travel for the correct car. Budget relevant to car condition, mileage and spec but please be realistic.

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Post by Hb1 » Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:05 am

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Post by Zedebee » Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:07 am

And how far you are willing to travel
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Post by raymond.harper » Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:24 am

Good luck with your search. If you see a particular car you want to buy, post the details on the forum, and the members will give you their opinions. Regarding those aero things, a member nearly got into trouble with them, so either avoid or inform the insurance company if the car has them.

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Post by Z44Jon » Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:49 am

Z44Jon wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 9:24 am Need to add Z4 number 3 to the fleet for my 19 year old son.

Wanted , good quality, high spec roadster, must be 6 cylinder, ideally Auto, but will be interested in a manual if it ticks all the boxes. No SMG cars thanks.

Higher the spec, the better, but not interested in heavily modded cars, i.e coilovers, brake mods etc etc due to insurance issues and a younger driver. No really high mileage cars either.

Extra interest in M sport seats, M steering Wheel, M Suspension & Aero kitted cars.

Ideally in the Midlands but will travel for the correct car. Budget relevant to car condition, mileage and spec available, but please be realistic.

Thanks
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Post by Lynchy » Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:44 pm

Z44Jon wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:49 am
Z44Jon wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 9:24 am Need to add Z4 number 3 to the fleet for my 19 year old son.

Wanted , good quality, high spec roadster, must be 6 cylinder, ideally Auto, but will be interested in a manual if it ticks all the boxes. No SMG cars thanks.

Higher the spec, the better, but not interested in heavily modded cars, i.e coilovers, brake mods etc etc due to insurance issues and a younger driver. No really high mileage cars either.

Extra interest in M sport seats, M steering Wheel, M Suspension & Aero kitted cars.

Ideally in the Midlands but will travel for the correct car. Budget relevant to car condition, mileage and spec available, but please be realistic.

Thanks
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:10 pm

Your son is a very lucky lad!

Just a thought but if you found a facelift Sport model those M trinkets would have been fitted as standard, so wouldn't need to be declared as mods.

Anyway good luck finding the right one. :thumbsup:
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Post by Z44Jon » Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:55 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:10 pm Your son is a very lucky lad!

Just a thought but if you found a facelift Sport model those M trinkets would have been fitted as standard, so wouldn't need to be declared as mods.

Anyway good luck finding the right one. :thumbsup:
Thanks, think you have a point there, so we need an SI ideally with an aero kit. Hens teeth!

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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:58 pm

Might not be impossible, there 2.5i, 2.5Si and 3.0Si facelifts that all had the option of SE or Sport trim so you never know!
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Post by born » Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:16 pm

I'm selling my 2003 3.0 but it does have a 6 speed smg gearbox, which has been faultless for the 17 years I have owned it!! Shifts quickly in sport and rev matches on downshift better than I ever could with size 13 feet!

If you can get past the smg, it's got:

Genuine BMW aero kit (front bumper, sills, rear diffuser)
Ducktail rear spoiler,
Eisenmann rear silencer
Si bigger front brakes
clear rear lights
Koni FSD dampers with about 20k miles on them.
ellipsoid alloys
hardtop with storage bag and inner trim panels.
I retro fitted optional rear air diffuser that clips between the headrests and stores clipped in the boot and optional cruise control - both genuine BMW.
Single din hifi conversion and usb charging replacing the cigarette lighter.

I've owned it for 17 years. Lots of history and had a proper going over at independent specialist BM Wirral last year and they just put it through it's MOT last week for me and said it all looks good.

The paint is a little tired on place and only mechanical issues are slightly clicky clock spring - new one included. Slightly tired bonnet pull cable - new one included. Intermittent central locking - probably the cheap Amazon locks I fitted a couple of years ago (should have bought BMW!) opens on the key fine.

Can come with some sort seats that need some love if you pay the asking price of £3950 ovno.

Hard tops fetch £1000 and aero side skirts the same, so I think it's a sensible price all considered.
Gutted to sell it, but I don't fit it as well as I did and it hardly gets used 😭

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Post by Z44Jon » Tue Jul 01, 2025 6:04 am

born wrote: Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:16 pm I'm selling my 2003 3.0 but it does have a 6 speed smg gearbox, which has been faultless for the 17 years I have owned it!! Shifts quickly in sport and rev matches on downshift better than I ever could with size 13 feet!

If you can get past the smg, it's got:

Genuine BMW aero kit (front bumper, sills, rear diffuser)
Ducktail rear spoiler,
Eisenmann rear silencer
Si bigger front brakes
clear rear lights
Koni FSD dampers with about 20k miles on them.
ellipsoid alloys
hardtop with storage bag and inner trim panels.
I retro fitted optional rear air diffuser that clips between the headrests and stores clipped in the boot and optional cruise control - both genuine BMW.
Single din hifi conversion and usb charging replacing the cigarette lighter.

I've owned it for 17 years. Lots of history and had a proper going over at independent specialist BM Wirral last year and they just put it through it's MOT last week for me and said it all looks good.

The paint is a little tired on place and only mechanical issues are slightly clicky clock spring - new one included. Slightly tired bonnet pull cable - new one included. Intermittent central locking - probably the cheap Amazon locks I fitted a couple of years ago (should have bought BMW!) opens on the key fine.

Can come with some sort seats that need some love if you pay the asking price of £3950 ovno.

Hard tops fetch £1000 and aero side skirts the same, so I think it's a sensible price all considered.
Gutted to sell it, but I don't fit it as well as I did and it hardly gets used 😭
Thanks, I dont think he will be able to insure a modded car at 19, could you pop some pictures up please along with the mileage & reg.
Happy if you would rather PM too.

May be that we have a shift around with the current Z4's to accommodate.

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Post by Zed Baron » Tue Jul 01, 2025 11:41 am

How about something like an E89 23i auto?
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Post by spokes » Tue Jul 01, 2025 12:39 pm

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Post by srhutch » Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:50 pm

Z44Jon wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:55 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:10 pm Your son is a very lucky lad!

Just a thought but if you found a facelift Sport model those M trinkets would have been fitted as standard, so wouldn't need to be declared as mods.

Anyway good luck finding the right one. :thumbsup:
Thanks, think you have a point there, so we need an SI ideally with an aero kit. Hens teeth!
My daughter bought en E89 23i MSport. Insurance cheaper then a E85, and if she could have found. 30i, 35i or 35is the insurance was even cheaper. The 20i or 28i were more expensive to insure though.
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Post by markplant » Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:32 pm

My daughter bought en E89 23i MSport. Insurance cheaper then a E85, and if she could have found. 30i, 35i or 35is the insurance was even cheaper. The 20i or 28i were more expensive to insure though.
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That's total insurance logic right there :headbang:
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