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paulgjohnston

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Looking for a nice Z4 after having had a poor experience buying a Z3 off Ebay (I know) about 18 months ago.

New roof, radiator, full service, rattly seats.... 1.9 so folk didn't want to come and look when I advertised it....

Naturally cautious...... Help!
 
Welcome on board. The Z4 is generally a little moor robust that the Z3. What model are you chasing?
 
I Bought mine for around your budget, looked a quite a few and wanted to look at more but didn't have the time to travel to see all that were available. I guess my top tip would be follow your head not your heart. Or if you don't know cars follow someone who know s cars head!

Decide whats important to you. I wanted strong mechanicals and 3.0 litres, wasn't too bothered about spec or colour. Ended up with a car thats been perfect mechanically (almost) for two years. I've upgraded wheels, gearstick and steering wheel and have a car that I'm very pleased with.

I'll be selling in towards the summer and expect to lose a little on my investment but compared to the two E89s I've had what I lose on this will amount to about 3 months depreciation on a new one!
 
Oh, tell folks where you are, might be someone close thinking of selling
 
Hi Paul, welcome & I hope you find yourself a nice Z4 in the very near future. I bought mine for exactly that amount last year in the middle of summer & I love it :D
Took me about 6 months to find the right one, a 3.0 roadster, not the best service history stamp wise but plenty of receipts & she's had a few owners. However I could tell she'd been looked after & for me she's the dogs tators :rofl:
Good luck with your search.
 
paulgjohnston said:
Looking for a nice Z4 after having had a poor experience buying a Z3 off Ebay (I know) about 18 months ago.

New roof, radiator, full service, rattly seats.... 1.9 so folk didn't want to come and look when I advertised it....

Naturally cautious...... Help!
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Check the for sale section on this forum, best chance you'll get to find the right car.
For your budget you should get a decent prefacelift 3.0i I think...
Good time to buy as it's still a bit nippy
 
You may need to travel a bit to find one.

But a good starting point might be the classifieds on here. :) Edit - someone beat me to it!

Good luck with your search, and don't forget the photos once you've found one!
 
Just a thought OP, as I know it's a bit over your budget, but this one is at least in Scotland!

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=103251
 
Try getting it with heated seats and cruise. You will get a really nice 2.5 (no slouch in itself) or a 3.0 with more miles. Look for evidence of a good service history. Go for an intelligent enthusiast, it is usually a pampered car then!
 
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