Recent content by Benj1

Private sale. What is that ? They used to call it time wasters and tyre kickers. Now it’s EBay bidders who buy but then change their mind with no recourse for the seller, or car and classic auctions online that take their commission and leave the seller, again, swinging in the wind. It is a...

Hi again. Hope you are all well and not living in too much fear of this Autumn's budget statement. Rumours abound, but let's see what happens. Anyway, thought I'd let you all know that I plan to have one last try at selling the Z4 Alpina. I am going to enter it into Hampson's November sale with...

Thank you for all of your comments. Very thoughtful and well informed, and without malice. I say the last part because I used to have an Aston Martin. When I posted about some mods I’d had done to the car and how they made such a difference, I was quite shocked at the vile comments I received...

Silver with black leather interior. High mileage but drives well and has been maintained very well during it's two owner tenure. Interior excellent, a few small 'pin prick' bubbles on one wing but very sound. Has 154k miles with full service history and a thick file of receipts, invoices and...

Thanks, that's good advice. I will do so. Thanks again. Ben

Thanks, very helpful

Hi there All. I've tried to sell my 2006 Z4 Alpina, in silver with black leather, many times over the past year. I've used auctions on all occasions and have had no luck. Admittedly the car has done 154k miles but is in lovely condition with a great history. Even with a reserve of £9k it has...

Hi All. Thanks for your help on this one. You have indeed correctly identified that mine has two small (size of a tin can !) catalysts on the manifolds BUT the larger one on the underside has been removed. This one is very difficult to source although I suspect having looked at it with the guy...

Thanks Zed. Not a bad idea. Sadly I sold my partner's old one, same spec, last year for £500. Doh :( Thanks also Street, I think all of them are missing. Looks like the seller did a thorough job. Is there any alternative option, or maybe I could just get away with replacing the 'whopper' or...

Help folks. I bought a 2.0 E85 two months ago, a 2007 reg with 82k miles on the clock. I thought I'd bought it from a trader since he advertises as such. Turns out that's not the case. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I'm a bit picky and didn't like the fact the engine warning light was on. I...

Help folks. I bought a 2.0 E85 two months ago, a 2007 reg with 82k miles on the clock. I thought I'd bought it from a trader since he advertises as such. Turns out that's not the case. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I'm a bit picky and didn't like the fact the engine warning light was on. I...