Another whats it worth/what to do thread.

[Buckz]

i had one in estoril back in 2012, before they were worth much paid £2500 for it with 90k was a minter

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lovely! seem to be 5-8k now! appreciating classic?

how did it drive? I need a bigger car after my z4 and want to get a 330 because it'll have back seats and should still be a decent fun daily.

i know, so gutted seeing the prices now!

Drove really nice, I still have a 325ci coupe, they are not fun in any sense of the word, drive nice, comfortable, reasonable on fuel as is your Z4, they are cheap to run, as all parts are easily accessible, a lot moreso than Z4 stuff - a front wing I picked up for my drift car from euro car parts last week was £36 , as was a radiator (£40) they are pretty practical too as all coupes have 60/40 split fold seats.

tell me about z4 part prices.. ! £280 trade for front wing :headbang: I need to test drive one I think and see if I'd like one as a daily.

 

[jamie_z4]

lovely! seem to be 5-8k now! appreciating classic?

how did it drive? I need a bigger car after my z4 and want to get a 330 because it'll have back seats and should still be a decent fun daily.

i know, so gutted seeing the prices now!

Drove really nice, I still have a 325ci coupe, they are not fun in any sense of the word, drive nice, comfortable, reasonable on fuel as is your Z4, they are cheap to run, as all parts are easily accessible, a lot moreso than Z4 stuff - a front wing I picked up for my drift car from euro car parts last week was £36 , as was a radiator (£40) they are pretty practical too as all coupes have 60/40 split fold seats.

tell me about z4 part prices.. ! £280 trade for front wing :headbang: I need to test drive one I think and see if I'd like one as a daily.

shame your so far away, your welcome to take mine out although its only a 325

 

[hopz121]

After going from a 3.0i Z4 to an M3 myself I can tell you that they are quite different and I don't regret it all one bit.

One thing I would say though is maintenance is no where near the same level as the Z4, some items are over triple the price (M Tax) and services cost a fair bit more too.

But one is an M car and shouldn't loose much going forward and also it feels a lot more special with that S54 under the bonnet.

Finding a good one now is becoming harder as well so if serious about it make sure you do your research and if you have any questions about them feel free to ask her or drop me a Pm

I wouldn't be selling yours for that price either id hold one to it for that price or ill give you that in cash to project it myself.

 

[Buckz]

i know, so gutted seeing the prices now!

Drove really nice, I still have a 325ci coupe, they are not fun in any sense of the word, drive nice, comfortable, reasonable on fuel as is your Z4, they are cheap to run, as all parts are easily accessible, a lot moreso than Z4 stuff - a front wing I picked up for my drift car from euro car parts last week was £36 , as was a radiator (£40) they are pretty practical too as all coupes have 60/40 split fold seats.

tell me about z4 part prices.. ! £280 trade for front wing :headbang: I need to test drive one I think and see if I'd like one as a daily.

shame your so far away, your welcome to take mine out although its only a 325

Thanks for the offer!

I'm honestly torn and tempted by a saloon so on my to test drive list I have

lexus gs300/430
e39 530i
330ci clubsport or just coupe
is250 lexus

If I decide to go for e46 anything in particular to look out for on 330s?

 

[jamie_z4]

The usual pre facelift zed issues with the M54 like the whole coolant system is garbage so waterpump radiator and expansion tank. The lollipop bushes and the achillies heel of the e46 rust. Most of them are scabby round the rear arches now as are the front wings. Aside that though not much else

 

[Mr Tidy]

Thanks for the offer!

I'm honestly torn and tempted by a saloon so on my to test drive list I have

lexus gs300/430
e39 530i
330ci clubsport or just coupe
is250 lexus

If I decide to go for e46 anything in particular to look out for on 330s?

Well I'm a fair bit nearer to you, and my daily is a 325ti Sport Compact (neither a saloon nor a Coupe) but thought by many to be the best driving E46 - I can't comment as it's the only one I've had! But you'd be welcome to have a go in mine. The bonus is that the Compacts don't seem to rust as much for some reason.

As Jamie says the cooling system tends to need a refresh (mine had one just after 80K miles) so if you find one that has had it done that's a result.

Other than that it's mostly age related stuff like suspension bushes and joints, brake hoses, etc. Oh, and I had a PAS pipe split that cost me just over £300 at my local BMW Indy for replacement - maybe EPAS isn't all bad!

 

[Mr Whippy]

Well I got some prices for stuff.

First wheels.

I'll have to post pics but they need a refurb, either for selling as it needs to look good, or for my own satisfaction if I keep.

Exel came highly recommended, they even remove/pickup and drop off/refit and lend a set of BMW wheels while doing them.

Thinking about removing mine and using axle stands then two long journeys out with a boot and a half full of wheels, or leaving my car elsewhere all adds up.

They look to do lots of OCD Porsche owners wheels so must be pretty good.

£500 a set all in.

Seems ok given a good coaters near me is £40 in fuel and 4hrs round trip twice, and all the hassle, and with many no real guarantee on quality.
Then they'll be charging £80 a wheel or maybe £90 with tyres refitting.
Exel have an amazing FB page with tons of examples.
So an extra £100 over any other place, knowing they're used by people with £100k+ 911s, is reassuring.


Service.

Insp2, brake fluid, coolant.

BMW wanted £720 to do above plus aircon.
Autohaus in York (well recommended) wanted £620 to do same sans aircon, but also doing cam cover and oil filter housing gaskets.


I figure £150 ish saved using Autohaus pays for doing wheels at a better place, and I can do aircon anywhere for £50-£75.


Is the BMW SH really so important now? Will it add £150 to price *if/when* I sell?

Part of me thinks yes, but then if its cost neutral it's a lot of faff going to BMW too.

To be fair I have a more local BMW garage but they've failed to be good carers of my car in the past (wing top corrosion thread)


Still not 100% on this either.


Then just £175 for seat sensor parts and a day of tinkering.

Maybe the b4 rear dampers.

Then alignment.

Any other insp2 check jobs that seem important.


Then I can run it safe and sound and in good order... or sell it and hopefully come out cost neutral on these additions vs trade in price!

Hmmm

Dave

 

[Steve84N]

You will never make that money back on trade in...

 

[Theog]

how about buying a mega leggy z4m and having the best of both worlds and buy something you KNOW will need tinkering with, its such a nice car to work on and your not going to loose a penny!

Interesting concept.

I'm trying to 'logically' think of ways of keeping my current 3.0si and also have the Z4M. Maybe keep SI as daily drive and Z4M as weekend car!? haha

@Mr Whippy I'm not as seasoned as other peeps, but I initially thought £2.8k seems reasonable. Perhaps push to £3.5k given that you have such a good history.

I think it would be a great way to get into Zed's that's for sure.

 

[Truth]

BMW wanted £720 to do above plus aircon.
Autohaus in York (well recommended) wanted £620 to do same sans aircon, but also doing cam cover and oil filter housing gaskets.


I figure £150 ish saved using Autohaus pays for doing wheels at a better place, and I can do aircon anywhere for £50-£75.
Dave

Have you used them? I was asking a few weeks ago about garages near me with only one reply that was close (in Leeds) have used Atlas BMW “Specialists” in York who tried to overcharge me twice and still damaged my car and said nothing and pretended they hadn’t noticed/done it. Won’t be using them ever again and hope that no one else will be either.

 

[Mr Whippy]

I just picked my car up from Autohaus.

I'd left it there a week. I'd hoped to leave it a bit longer and have them take it to BMW for a KDS alignment but I needed it back.


£1220 lighter. They did:

INSP2

Recon exchange front calipers (nipples failed upon my instruction to try, I suspected they might which is partly why I avoided BMW as they'd have sheared them and charged £££ for brand new calipers)

Brake fluid, hadn't been fully done since 2010! Well worth getting those front lines done!

Rear arm brake pipe flexi/solid combo pipes. Mot had advisoried and INSP2 check pointed them out too.

Coolant swap. Good to check all was well, and cheap enough.

Exhaust flange studs from downpipes to exhaust proper. No idea, but no doubt it'd go eventually.

Cam cover oil gasket. Was leaking more and more so fixed now.

Oil filter housing oil gasket. Feint leaking, didn't want this one getting worse.

Some random clips underneath, and a tidy up of anything that needed it.


Bar the exhaust thing I thought all these jobs were waiting to be done at one point or another in the coming 12 months, and I wanted the car right.
He also mentioned wheel corrosion and slow leaks on tyres being likely, so that reinforced getting them reconditioned.

It's also nice that they've been through and into quite a lot of areas of the car and can't see anything amiss, bar the stuff they did.

I can now let my wife use it knowing it's good, or enjoy it myself, and hopefully get a smoother private sale in summer if I decide to sell it.

I also got the pre-facelift msports seat mat and underseat box to get rid of my airbag light, that was £200 delivered from Lincoln.


Just £500 for Exel wheels recon now.



Craig at Autohaus seemed great to me.

I didn't get any feelings they were padding jobs out.
The labour durations seemed very good. He was happy to spend time explaining things.
The general alignment of what I felt about my cars state and what they saw during INSP2 were tying up nicely which was nice.


I'd not hesitate to go again for big jobs, but for now hopefully it's all just housekeeping tasks I can work on DIY.


Oh and bubbly wings starting. I think I'll get some quotes for now.


Part of me is thinking I'll just keep this forever now.
It's just not worth selling and if I can store it nicely it'll reduce the costs to near zero (humidity and temp controlled garage)

 

[Magicarcher]

Part of me is thinking I'll just keep this forever now.
It's just not worth selling and if I can store it nicely it'll reduce the costs to near zero (humidity and temp controlled garage)

That's my thinking with mine too.

 

[dan yeates]

My brother will have an M3 for sale in the spring, if you do decide to get one. It's a lovely car.

Just two owners, my brother who has owned it for a year or two, and the previous owner who had it from new. Both have stored it in a warm and dry garage. It has an indoor fitted cover. Mint condition throughout.

Silver with black leather. 2005, manual with 69k miles on it. Not sure what he wants for it, but it's a nice one. He's only selling to buy a house.

 

[Mr Whippy]

Part of me is thinking I'll just keep this forever now.
It's just not worth selling and if I can store it nicely it'll reduce the costs to near zero (humidity and temp controlled garage)

That's my thinking with mine too.

Well I went out on a chore drive today.

Sunny, roof down, and 35 mile round trip on dry roads across the Yorkshire Dales.

It's just so flipping good.

I honestly can't really think what I'd change except a bit less harshness.

So B4 dampers for the back and a KDS alignment and I'll call it a day for mechanicals.

Wheels and bodywork next.