Hi guys, I have joined the forum a few weeks ago while looking for a Z4, and managed to find an impulse match 
She is a 2.5si Sport model in Monaco blue with Oregon beige leather. I was keen to have as little black as possible, so I'm very happy with the colour combination. As for going against "3.0 or nothing" advice, well - after test driving 3.0si pretty much back to back, I didn't feel that much difference with my driving style (and both are tons more powerful than my old MX-5 NB).
The good:
Bodywork, underbody and interior are in very good condition. I'm only the third owner at just over 60k miles, and the car has led an easy garaged life in the last 7 years at least. She was also kept near-stock, which is what I wanted.
The bad:
Only good service record (but getting better). I have done the Inspection 2 after buying it to bring it up to scratch.
The ugly:
There are a few small chips, scratches and "trolley" dents around the car, primarily on bumpers and OSF wing. Nothing unusual for 14 years old.
The plan is to keep this tread as a sort of build diary with before/after photos. No crazy mods, and trying to keep it as OEM-looking as possible, so mainly retrofitting and refreshing components really.
To-do list: (DONE)
She is a 2.5si Sport model in Monaco blue with Oregon beige leather. I was keen to have as little black as possible, so I'm very happy with the colour combination. As for going against "3.0 or nothing" advice, well - after test driving 3.0si pretty much back to back, I didn't feel that much difference with my driving style (and both are tons more powerful than my old MX-5 NB).The good:
Bodywork, underbody and interior are in very good condition. I'm only the third owner at just over 60k miles, and the car has led an easy garaged life in the last 7 years at least. She was also kept near-stock, which is what I wanted.
The bad:
Only good service record (but getting better). I have done the Inspection 2 after buying it to bring it up to scratch.
- Registration - 0 on 18 May 2006
- Oil Service - 18,776 on 14 Mar 2008
- Inspection 1 - 32,163 on 22 Apr 2010
- Oil Service - 52,100 on 26 Sep 2013
- Inspection 2 - 60,266 on 7 Aug 2018 at Grosvenor, Reading
- Oil Service - 65,428 on 26 Aug 2019 by myself
The ugly:
There are a few small chips, scratches and "trolley" dents around the car, primarily on bumpers and OSF wing. Nothing unusual for 14 years old.
The plan is to keep this tread as a sort of build diary with before/after photos. No crazy mods, and trying to keep it as OEM-looking as possible, so mainly retrofitting and refreshing components really.
To-do list: (DONE)
- Relocate roof motor
- Refurbish driver bolster
- Remove rear roof latch
- Replace brushed aluminium dash
- Replace tyres with non-RFTs
- Replace MV2s with 108s
- Fit Eibach springs and spacers
- Fit ZHP gear knob
- Retrofit srhutch's Cruise Control
- Retrofit OEM wind deflector
- Replace water pump
- Fit DLV back box
- Remove CDV
- Refurbish headlights
- Replace front discs and paint calipers
- Fit driver seat storage
- Paint rear calipers
North West Surrey
