Here's my E86 Z4 3.0Si Manual Sport Coupe in Montego Blue with Individual Champagne Interior. I am its third owner and have owned this car since June 2019, 82k miles.
Located in Windsor, SL4. Could be seen in Northamptonshire area, NN8.
Headlines:
I am a big driving enthusiast so I have spent several thousands on handling mods. I don't care for track days, so have never taken this car on track, all the fun driving I do is normally in North Wales or in the Cotswolds. The main modifications are:
Being a Powertrain engineer, I like my preventative maintenance & small improvements. I'm gonna list the main items below in no particular order, much more detail in my thread here:
04/09/22, 111713 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, cabin filter, air filter cleaned.
06/02/22, 109078 Miles - Coolant expansion tank, coolant flush
09/01/22, 108714 Miles - Spark plugs, eccentric shaft sensor, cam cover & valvetronic gaskets.
28/08/21, 106972 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, air filter cleaned.
08/05/21, 102197 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid.
13/02/21, 99400 Miles - 6x Bosch Ignition Coils
30/10/20, 96468 Miles - Sump gasket, oil service.
23/07/20, 93135 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, air filter, gearbox oil & differential oil.
24/11/19, 86563 Miles - Oil service, oil cooler and oil filter housing gaskets, auxiliary belt + tensioner
17/08/19, 83670 Miles - Oil service, spark plugs, cabin filter, air filter.
26/05/17, 74318 Miles - Oil service.
16/07/15, 62604 Miles - Inspection 2.
20/09/13, 50303 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, air filter.
06/10/11, 36282 Miles - Inspection 1, brake fluid, air filter.
16/09/09, 17084 Miles - Oil service, air filter.
27/03/08 - Pre-delivery check.
The bad bits:
• Stone chips in the front end - mostly in the lower front bumper.
• Driver's window scratches (the usual Z4C ones).
Worth saying that unfortunately (for me) the majority of the miles I put in the car was up and down the M1. Until Jun 20 I studied in Nottingham and often went home to see my dog in Windsor and between Sept 20 to Sept 21, I commuted to work (SL4 to NN8) at least once per week (expect during lock down) - 40-43mpg was quite achievable on the M1/A45.
Current mileage is around 112800.
Price is £*****.
Video and photos taken on the 1st of December 22. The car is clean but by no means detailed as I did not properly hand polish or waxed my car this year. But it does get sprayed with Wax every time I dry it after a wash.
[youtube]nna0Gsngapc[/youtube]
Located in Windsor, SL4. Could be seen in Northamptonshire area, NN8.
Headlines:
I am a big driving enthusiast so I have spent several thousands on handling mods. I don't care for track days, so have never taken this car on track, all the fun driving I do is normally in North Wales or in the Cotswolds. The main modifications are:
- Wavetrac LSD + new OEM diff bearings and seals (built by Darragh at Everything ///M3)
- BC Racing coilovers with custom spring rates (on the softer side for coilovers)
- Adjustable camber arms (no excess camber like most lowered Z4s)
- RTABs Limiters from Hack Engineering
- Drilled & coated brake discs, braided hoses and yellow stuff pads.
- White Line Strut Brace
Being a Powertrain engineer, I like my preventative maintenance & small improvements. I'm gonna list the main items below in no particular order, much more detail in my thread here:
- Fully refreshed suspension bushes, wishbones & steering arms.
- All oil gaskets have been replaced - Oil cooler, Sump, Cam Cover & Valvetronic.
- New Auxiliary Belt & Tensioner
- New Expansion Tank & Coolant refresh
- New Eccentric Shaft Sensor
- Fully rebuilt shifter mechanism with OE parts
- New front and rear badges
- New coil packs & iridium spark plugs
- Engine oil change every 5k miles or less with high quality fully synthetic oil and filters
- Recent fluid changes - coolant, oil and brake fluid.
- Varta Battery in 2019
- Starter motor in 2019
- 108 wheels were refurbished in hyper silver last year
- Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 5s tyres with plenty of rubber left
- Immaculate interior with re-trimmed steering wheel and shifter boot to match the leather, and new OE mats
- ZHP shifter
- Sound deadening mats inside doors and around speakers
- 2 new keys
- Morimoto projectors - see video
- AFE Intake & custom exhaust - see video
- Grom Bluetooth - music streaming to head-unit, even displays song titles
- Automatic engagement of DTC or Traction off upon start-up (can be switched off). Mechanical grip is very high, the car is very neutral with a bias towards oversteer and over the limit it is very predictable and controllable.
- Montego Blue paint
- Individual Champagne Interior
- Piano black dashboard
- Manual gearbox
- Sport specification
- Heated seats
- Cruise control
- Rear parking sensors (PDC)
- Xenon lights (automatic)
- Auto wipers
- Multi-function steering wheel
- Bluetooth phone pairing
04/09/22, 111713 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, cabin filter, air filter cleaned.
06/02/22, 109078 Miles - Coolant expansion tank, coolant flush
09/01/22, 108714 Miles - Spark plugs, eccentric shaft sensor, cam cover & valvetronic gaskets.
28/08/21, 106972 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, air filter cleaned.
08/05/21, 102197 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid.
13/02/21, 99400 Miles - 6x Bosch Ignition Coils
30/10/20, 96468 Miles - Sump gasket, oil service.
23/07/20, 93135 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, air filter, gearbox oil & differential oil.
24/11/19, 86563 Miles - Oil service, oil cooler and oil filter housing gaskets, auxiliary belt + tensioner
17/08/19, 83670 Miles - Oil service, spark plugs, cabin filter, air filter.
26/05/17, 74318 Miles - Oil service.
16/07/15, 62604 Miles - Inspection 2.
20/09/13, 50303 Miles - Oil service, brake fluid, air filter.
06/10/11, 36282 Miles - Inspection 1, brake fluid, air filter.
16/09/09, 17084 Miles - Oil service, air filter.
27/03/08 - Pre-delivery check.
The bad bits:
• Stone chips in the front end - mostly in the lower front bumper.
• Driver's window scratches (the usual Z4C ones).
Worth saying that unfortunately (for me) the majority of the miles I put in the car was up and down the M1. Until Jun 20 I studied in Nottingham and often went home to see my dog in Windsor and between Sept 20 to Sept 21, I commuted to work (SL4 to NN8) at least once per week (expect during lock down) - 40-43mpg was quite achievable on the M1/A45.
Current mileage is around 112800.
Price is £*****.
Video and photos taken on the 1st of December 22. The car is clean but by no means detailed as I did not properly hand polish or waxed my car this year. But it does get sprayed with Wax every time I dry it after a wash.
[youtube]nna0Gsngapc[/youtube]
At the summit of the picturesque fens