spreadsheet monkey
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Hi, this Z4 is my return to the BMW fold, 6 years after selling my E90 saloon. My family are all big BMW fans, but BMW lost me to Honda when I wanted a 4x4 and got fed up with dealing with BMW dealers and couldn't face the inflated prices of the X3.
I bought the Z4 from a good friend, who bought it 14 years ago as an ex-demo. It's a 2.5 SE (I know everyone says get the 3.0) with 46k miles on the clock and in very good cosmetic condition. It drives well, but hasn't seen much servicing in the last 4-5 years apart from oil changes and tyres.
I'm not normally fussy about mileage, but it is nice to have an older car where the leather seats are still in great shape, there are hardly any stone chips, and all the interior switches work smoothly and crisply.
It will be a second car in our household, with a 2013 CR-V doing the most of the heavy lifting.
First impressions of the car are great. I haven't owned a convertible since my Mk2 MX-5 ages ago. The six cylinder engine sounds fantastic, and driving around on a warm autumn day with the roof down is a lot of fun. My wife is not normally a fan of the "fun" cars I buy (previous cars include 2010 Mini Cooper S and 2000 Jag XK8) but she likes this one as it reminds her of her old E46 3-series coupe that she owned a long time ago.
Plans for the car are:
* Give it a service (oil change, air filter, pollen filter, brake fluid)
* Have a go at the cloudy headlight lenses with a headlight polishing kit
* Retro-fit the in-dash cupholders
* Fit a stubby aerial
* Maybe change the alloys, as the rear tyres will need replacing soon anyway
Happy to hear recommendations for replacement BMW alloy wheel styles that suit the E85 Z4!
I bought the Z4 from a good friend, who bought it 14 years ago as an ex-demo. It's a 2.5 SE (I know everyone says get the 3.0) with 46k miles on the clock and in very good cosmetic condition. It drives well, but hasn't seen much servicing in the last 4-5 years apart from oil changes and tyres.
I'm not normally fussy about mileage, but it is nice to have an older car where the leather seats are still in great shape, there are hardly any stone chips, and all the interior switches work smoothly and crisply.
It will be a second car in our household, with a 2013 CR-V doing the most of the heavy lifting.
First impressions of the car are great. I haven't owned a convertible since my Mk2 MX-5 ages ago. The six cylinder engine sounds fantastic, and driving around on a warm autumn day with the roof down is a lot of fun. My wife is not normally a fan of the "fun" cars I buy (previous cars include 2010 Mini Cooper S and 2000 Jag XK8) but she likes this one as it reminds her of her old E46 3-series coupe that she owned a long time ago.
Plans for the car are:
* Give it a service (oil change, air filter, pollen filter, brake fluid)
* Have a go at the cloudy headlight lenses with a headlight polishing kit
* Retro-fit the in-dash cupholders
* Fit a stubby aerial
* Maybe change the alloys, as the rear tyres will need replacing soon anyway
Happy to hear recommendations for replacement BMW alloy wheel styles that suit the E85 Z4!
1066 Country
North West Surrey
