Recent content by mountainman

Indeed. I refuse to buy from a seller who misrepresents a car. They are, obviously, willing to lie to you. The hunt continues!

That is what I suspected. Thanks for the info everyone.

Greetings All. I've been a long time lurker (and occasional poster) as I search for my Z4. I have a question about a Z4 "For Sale" posting I came across recently. http://huntsville.craigslist.org/ctd/4356007248.html The seller claims this is an "Alpina Edition" car. Judging from the...

*Sigh* It was a case of "too good to be true". I found a 2004 3.0i for the same price as the 2003 2.5 I was looking at. I went and test drove it....only to find the ride was a bit....off. I don't have a great amount of experience with these cars, but the others I have test drove felt...

AlanJ, thanks for putting together your buyers guide. Paddy Wright suggested it in one of the first replies, and I found it after a quick search. I have a copy printed and in my bag, for I go see the car tonight.

Thank you all for the welcome and thank you for the replies. The general feeling I am getting is: as long as the car was maintained, it should be a decent purchase. If it wasn't maintained well....walk away. It seems like most of the issues you all have suffered are relatively minor and...

I have the opportunity to trade my car in towards a 2003 Z4 2.5i with near-as-makes-no-difference 60,000 miles. (They are only asking $11.5k for it...which I thought was a good price.) I recognize that is a low-mileage car considering it's age. But....this will be a daily driver and my only...