2nd time owner, think I got a bargain! :D :D - edited with pics

[ph001]

I think the price you paid was fair to be honest - but like you say manual, low mileage Si in the right colour come up very infrequently so you have to jump pretty quick when they do. For what it's worth I LOVE that colour on the Zed and also one of the easiest to keep looking great.

Any mods planned?

 

[HyperGrade]

I think it was, I'd been watching AT for a while and nothing with those requirements came close. It is the best colour in my opinion. I've had a black e90 and a black Q5, and I've now promised myself it's dark grey all the way now!

No mods planned as yet....unless cruise counts. The cables from srhutch arrived this week, the stalk is in at the dealer £98!
I've got a Highway 500 DAB system sitting in my office, but I'm not sure how to do that in the Z....again, not really a mod in the terms this forum talks about. Just loving having a Z, the smell is the first thing that hits you, it's very distinctive and took me straight back to 2006 when I bought my first.

 

[MT94]

Lovely car im relatively new to the Zed as i got my first in may this year mines only a 2.2 but i love everything about it and it came with all the extras i wanted so had to be done i can definitely see why you bought another one. All the best.
Matt.

 

[earthdweller]

Nice buy

3.0si roadsters are as rare as hens teeth seems there are only about 8-10 on sale at anytime on AT

Finding a good low mileage one is very difficult

Prices do seem to be holding up on them all there does seem to be some odd variations

Good ones don't seem to hang around .. although there are a couple of high priced high mikes ones that have been for sale for ages

I do t think you'll regret buying it I love mine

Mine just clicked over onto 44k last week

Welcome back to the forum

 

[HyperGrade]

Nice buy

3.0si roadsters are as rare as hens teeth seems there are only about 8-10 on sale at anytime on AT

Finding a good low mileage one is very difficult

Prices do seem to be holding up on them all there does seem to be some odd variations

Good ones don't seem to hang around .. although there are a couple of high priced high mikes ones that have been for sale for ages

I do t think you'll regret buying it I love mine

Mine just clicked over onto 44k last week

Welcome back to the forum

Did you post on one of the facebook groups last night? Can't see your car very clearly here in your profile pic, but looks the same as mine.

 

[earthdweller]

Nice buy

3.0si roadsters are as rare as hens teeth seems there are only about 8-10 on sale at anytime on AT

Finding a good low mileage one is very difficult

Prices do seem to be holding up on them all there does seem to be some odd variations

Good ones don't seem to hang around .. although there are a couple of high priced high mikes ones that have been for sale for ages

I do t think you'll regret buying it I love mine

Mine just clicked over onto 44k last week

Welcome back to the forum

Did you post on one of the facebook groups last night? Can't see your car very clearly here in your profile pic, but looks the same as mine.

I do frequent the z4 owners group on FB but I didn't put anything up last night

My car would be very similar to yours I'd say except mine is Titanium Silver rather than Silver Grey

 

[Marlon]

lovely car Hypergrade- dont know if youve noticed though, it doesnt have xenons - the headlight adjustment wheel is present on the dash as well as the lack of 'inner bollock' on the high beam bowl

Tell me about it. I learned that news the first time I came to turn the lights on at night!!
I switched them on and was “these look a bit yellow!?”

I had them on my old Z4, (so know how good they are and white) At the auction it wasn’t listed, but I saw the headlight jets, saw the ‘dome shaped internals of the headlights (which I’ve only ever seen on my previous Z) and put two and two together and assumed xenon.

One of the upsetting parts of the purchase, but I don’t do too much night driving.

I swapped in Osram Night Breakers H7 12v 55w for the headlights and raised them from within the engine bay - they're no xenons but they will make a big difference to the standard candles.

 

[earthdweller]

Nice buy

3.0si roadsters are as rare as hens teeth seems there are only about 8-10 on sale at anytime on AT

Finding a good low mileage one is very difficult

Prices do seem to be holding up on them all there does seem to be some odd variations

Good ones don't seem to hang around .. although there are a couple of high priced high mikes ones that have been for sale for ages

I do t think you'll regret buying it I love mine

Mine just clicked over onto 44k last week

Welcome back to the forum

Did you post on one of the facebook groups last night? Can't see your car very clearly here in your profile pic, but looks the same as mine.

This is mine

 

[HyperGrade]

Nice buy

3.0si roadsters are as rare as hens teeth seems there are only about 8-10 on sale at anytime on AT

Finding a good low mileage one is very difficult

Prices do seem to be holding up on them all there does seem to be some odd variations

Good ones don't seem to hang around .. although there are a couple of high priced high mikes ones that have been for sale for ages

I do t think you'll regret buying it I love mine

Mine just clicked over onto 44k last week

Welcome back to the forum

Did you post on one of the facebook groups last night? Can't see your car very clearly here in your profile pic, but looks the same as mine.

I do frequent the z4 owners group on FB but I didn't put anything up last night

My car would be very similar to yours I'd say except mine is Titanium Silver rather than Silver Grey

Ah yeah, theirs was the same colour as mine and 42k, not 44k! Durr. (close though!)

 

[HyperGrade]

lovely car Hypergrade- dont know if youve noticed though, it doesnt have xenons - the headlight adjustment wheel is present on the dash as well as the lack of 'inner bollock' on the high beam bowl

Tell me about it. I learned that news the first time I came to turn the lights on at night!!
I switched them on and was “these look a bit yellow!?”

I had them on my old Z4, (so know how good they are and white) At the auction it wasn’t listed, but I saw the headlight jets, saw the ‘dome shaped internals of the headlights (which I’ve only ever seen on my previous Z) and put two and two together and assumed xenon.

One of the upsetting parts of the purchase, but I don’t do too much night driving.

I swapped in Osram Night Breakers H7 12v 55w for the headlights and raised them from within the engine bay - they're no xenons but they will make a big difference to the standard candles.

Hmm interesting, thanks for that I'll take a look. Not sure what 'raised them from within the engine bay' means in actual terms. Is that something that'll affect the MOT?

 

[Anonymous]

 

[Marlon]

Tell me about it. I learned that news the first time I came to turn the lights on at night!!
I switched them on and was “these look a bit yellow!?”

I had them on my old Z4, (so know how good they are and white) At the auction it wasn’t listed, but I saw the headlight jets, saw the ‘dome shaped internals of the headlights (which I’ve only ever seen on my previous Z) and put two and two together and assumed xenon.

One of the upsetting parts of the purchase, but I don’t do too much night driving.

I swapped in Osram Night Breakers H7 12v 55w for the headlights and raised them from within the engine bay - they're no xenons but they will make a big difference to the standard candles.

Hmm interesting, thanks for that I'll take a look. Not sure what 'raised them from within the engine bay' means in actual terms. Is that something that'll affect the MOT?

Mine were a little low on the road - there are adjusters above the headlights in the front of the engine bay that easily allow you to raise them or lower them slightly:

 

[HyperGrade]

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What's the random picture dump, Simon? See enough of your car on Facebook!

 

[HyperGrade]

I swapped in Osram Night Breakers H7 12v 55w for the headlights and raised them from within the engine bay - they're no xenons but they will make a big difference to the standard candles.

Hmm interesting, thanks for that I'll take a look. Not sure what 'raised them from within the engine bay' means in actual terms. Is that something that'll affect the MOT?

Mine were a little low on the road - there are adjusters above the headlights in the front of the engine bay that easily allow you to raise them or lower them slightly:

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Ok cool, will take a look. Haven't considered mine high, but good to know it's something you can change - I assume in addition to the height adjustment.

 

[Anonymous]

I know mate - just reminding you of the look with the 108's and the spoiler as your car happens to be a great colour