£15k to spend on E89 , where would you put your cash ?

Thanks for all who have contributed , i shall continue to study , watch & wait :wink:

In the meantime just to stir opinion :P

Why would you choose one of these above the others ?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708027940638?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&year-from=2010&sort=sponsored&model=Z4&radius=1500&price-to=17000&make=BMW&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=bb120hr&price-from=12000&page=1

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201706206607581?year-from=2010&price-from=12000&radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=sponsored&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=17000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&postcode=bb120hr&page=2

http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/Z/2.0i-sDrive20i-M-Sport/Colchester/3180472-606400283-3497018.aspx?srcmdc=se_na_re_

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/bmw/used-cars/7638355-bmw-z4-2.0i-s-drive28i-m-sport/
 
mr wilks said:
Smartbear said:
Hi, your dipping in/out changes the choice imho compared to a long term ownership proposal.
If long term I'd get the youngest car for my money (20i) & spice it up with a 100bhp+ remap for shits & giggles
For a short term toe in the water I'd go with the sdrive 30i, these are well proven with a lowish entry price & don't have the financial worry of problems arising with the twin turbo 35i/35is models.
Just my opinion of course :thumbsup:
Rob
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All good sense Rob & echoes my own thoughts , specwise ? anything you see as a must have for both user & resale prospects ?
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As many factory options as possible, always helps with a sale.
 
mcbutler said:
mr wilks said:
Smartbear said:
Hi, your dipping in/out changes the choice imho compared to a long term ownership proposal.
If long term I'd get the youngest car for my money (20i) & spice it up with a 100bhp+ remap for shits & giggles
For a short term toe in the water I'd go with the sdrive 30i, these are well proven with a lowish entry price & don't have the financial worry of problems arising with the twin turbo 35i/35is models.
Just my opinion of course :thumbsup:
Rob
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All good sense Rob & echoes my own thoughts , specwise ? anything you see as a must have for both user & resale prospects ?
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As many factory options as possible, always helps with a sale.
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I'm not so sure that the adaptive suspension helps, many are put off by its early failure rates & cost of replacement parts :cry:
Rob
 
mr wilks said:
Thanks for all who have contributed , i shall continue to study , watch & wait :wink:

In the meantime just to stir opinion :P

Why would you choose one of these above the others ?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708027940638?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&year-from=2010&sort=sponsored&model=Z4&radius=1500&price-to=17000&make=BMW&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=bb120hr&price-from=12000&page=1

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201706206607581?year-from=2010&price-from=12000&radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=sponsored&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=17000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&postcode=bb120hr&page=2

http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/Z/2.0i-sDrive20i-M-Sport/Colchester/3180472-606400283-3497018.aspx?srcmdc=se_na_re_

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/bmw/used-cars/7638355-bmw-z4-2.0i-s-drive28i-m-sport/
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None of them.

First one too leggy.
35is no Nav, bad for re-sale.
Third and fourth from a dealer so you'll lose money.

Sit and wait for a nice 35is or 35i to jog along, if nothing else for ease of sale come the time.
 
john-e89 said:
mr wilks said:
Thanks for all who have contributed , i shall continue to study , watch & wait :wink:

In the meantime just to stir opinion :P

Why would you choose one of these above the others ?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708027940638?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&year-from=2010&sort=sponsored&model=Z4&radius=1500&price-to=17000&make=BMW&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=bb120hr&price-from=12000&page=1

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201706206607581?year-from=2010&price-from=12000&radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=sponsored&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=17000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&postcode=bb120hr&page=2

http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/Z/2.0i-sDrive20i-M-Sport/Colchester/3180472-606400283-3497018.aspx?srcmdc=se_na_re_

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk/bmw/used-cars/7638355-bmw-z4-2.0i-s-drive28i-m-sport/
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None of them.

First one too leggy.
35is no Nav, bad for re-sale.
Third and fourth from a dealer so you'll lose money.

Sit and wait for a nice 35is or 35i to jog along, if nothing else for ease of sale come the time.
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Astute as ever John , its the Yorkshire in you :D precisely why i haven't contacted any of them :wink:
 
SE,

But a nice thing at under £10k..

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708108232685?radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=price-asc&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&year-from=2009&postcode=sk151rh&make=BMW&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&page=1


Low miles twin turbo,ok its blue and them wheels do nowt for it but easliy remedied,

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708258689721?advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=price-asc&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&make=BMW&postcode=sk151rh&year-from=2009&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&page=3


Probably walk away with this at £15k...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708027963945?year-from=2009&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Z4&sort=price-asc&postcode=sk151rh&page=5
 
Z4M-2006 said:
SE,

But a nice thing at under £10k..

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708108232685?radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=price-asc&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&year-from=2009&postcode=sk151rh&make=BMW&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&page=1

Low miles twin turbo,ok its blue and them wheels do nowt for it but easliy remedied,

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708258689721?advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&model=Z4&sort=price-asc&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&make=BMW&postcode=sk151rh&year-from=2009&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&page=3


Probably walk away with this at £15k...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201708027963945?year-from=2009&minimum-badge-engine-size=3.0&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&model=Z4&sort=price-asc&postcode=sk151rh&page=5
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Bottom one looks perfect to me. Beautiful colour combo. Specwise great. But for me heated seats is only option you really need anyway lol. 63k miles is nothing... personally i missed the stick on the 35is and i got as much fun out of the 2.5 straight six. If i was buying now and didnt mind turbo this is the one i would get :D. Theres a 40 bhp difference between 35is and 35i but a map will make up most of that ;)
 
Dav the wheel nut said:
Excuse my ignorance but what do you get extra or different if the car is an M Sport?
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Harsher , lower ride , more aggressive front bumper & questionable rear diffuser :P ive seen a lot of 89s at meets , the darker they are the less need for Msport bumpers there is , the lighter ones like white , Vo really suit the Msport front , the rear :cry: not BMWs finest work aesthetically speaking :)
 
The way the values are going, as soon as the new models out, all the early 35i are going to bee below 10k.
I thought M sport was the later shaped front and rear bumper, which is standard. Only difference I have seen is the M badges on wheels and the kick plates.
 
When is the new model going to be released ?
If you are right flybobbie I might just hang on till it is out then look for a low mileage 35iS
 
flybobbie said:
The way the values are going, as soon as the new models out, all the early 35i are going to bee below 10k.
I thought M sport was the later shaped front and rear bumper, which is standard. Only difference I have seen is the M badges on wheels and the kick plates.
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Hi, the M-sport was an option I believe & the standard cars came with different bumpers/interior if they weren't specced up :thumbsup:
This also applies to the M-sport seats/steering wheel etc
Rob
 
Gaffa22 said:
When is the new model going to be released ?
If you are right flybobbie I might just hang on till it is out then look for a low mileage 35iS
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I think it will be quite some time before the new z4 impacts on the price of the current model.

The new one is due out at the end of 2018, with prices starting at £35000 :|

At that price, I cant see a rush of sales on what is a very specialist car. Im sure they wont start to hit the used market in any numbers for a couple of years after launch, so reckon on late 2020 before they start affecting e85 / e89 prices..

Just my opinion like! :D
 
Gaffa22 said:
Oh well I'm not waitning that long
Now off to go look at a 2010 35iS
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A 2010 car isn't going to lose any value when the new model comes out. Too much of a price difference. I doubt even the last E89 will drop much either as there will be a 2 year gap between production of the old and new models so again price differential will be quite big already.
 
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