Bad_Pritt's Black Pearl II - Z4QP 3.0si

Well in the meantime things haven't been great with the Boxster. During the last road trip the car broke down and after inspection at the garage, it seems to be an electrical issue... :cry: In fact, the previous owner messed with the cables and that seems to have caused a short circuit. As a result a whole bunch of fuses blown, as well as a few cables that burned through. Luckily the car didn't catch fire. Anyway, the car is still under warranty but the seller isn't responding to my messages. :x He already had so many repairs on my P, that he's probably fed up. But as I see this as a hidden defect that I couldn't be aware of, under Belgian law I am entitled to a refund. But obviously I'll have to talk to a sollicitor to get things going as the seller is pretty quiet. Luckily I'm well insured so I' not too bothered.

In the meantime my company car was due for replacement as the lease contract ends in a month. I'm very lucky that we have a very flexible car policy that also allows us to order convertibles. So I ended up ordering this :D :driving:

Not sure yet when it will be delivered, but it shouldn't take longer than 2 or 3 months...

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And if I ever get that itch again to get a proper sports car, I might just get myself an E89 ... Black, off course. :P
 
Sounds like you've been a little unlucky with your cogster :x
Hope the garage does the right thing & repairs/refunds as appropriate :thumbsup:
Rob
 
nothing wrong with a beige interior - nicer than black in summer with top down. at least theyre sports seats! :thumbsup:

can't believe the prices of E85's over here in holland and belgium - my UK E85 is similar spec and mileage and albeit with a few issues to sort, was less than half the asking price! Bonkers.

That wood dash though.... eww.
 
Chris_D said:
can't believe the prices of E85's over here in holland and belgium - my UK E85 is similar spec and mileage and albeit with a few issues to sort, was less than half the asking price! Bonkers.
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I know exactly what you mean :x

Edit - actually, looking at the link to the 3.0i that bad pritt posted above, that seems an unusually expensive Z4? Over the weekend I looked at a 2008 3.0si with 58,000Km, satnav, pdc, etc (but no M' sport seats or M steering wheel) which was the same sticker price when converted to NZD. Seemed a bit cheaper than what I usually see here.
 
No unfortunately those are the prices over here. In fact, this is actually a rather cheap one (taking into account to the relatively low mileage: 90.000 kms of roughly 60.000 miles) from Germany. In Belgium you wont even find them with this kind of spec and mileage at that price. Unless if it's a right-steered car. But no-one really wants those :P

Repairs for the Boxster haven't been done so far as the seller won't help out. So we are setting up a lawsuit at the moment as we deem the origin of the damages being a hidden defect. In Belgium (under specific circumstances) if you can prove that there was a hidden defect in the car, the seller has to take back the car and refund the purchase as if the sale never existed. So we assigned an expert to investigate the cause and he already confirmed that this is a "hidden defect". But obviously that's not enough to convince the seller...

We're talking about 11.000 euro. For a seller's reputation, specialized in sports cars, knowing that I organise a lot of events for sports cars, you would expect the guy to be smart about this, but no. If we win the lawsuit, he will have to refund me, pay for all the lawsuit expenses as well as my lawyer's fees. If not, he will have at least to repair the car under warranty, and all legal expenses and lawyer's fees will be paid by my insurer (I have an insurance for contractual differences). So I don't have a lot to lose.
 
Black Pearl II is a Z4 Coupé, 3.0si , 265HP with manual gearbox and full M interior, M3 18 inch wheels en M-suspension. All black off course! :lol: Oh and the M-badge will come off, no worries :poke:
 
Plans for now: driving it! In the long run I'm thining of the aero front and side skirts, sports exhaust (maybe Bastuck, not sure yet). But as she is as good as full option, no idea what I could add more. EDIT: I might go back to CSL wheels as well :-)
 
No rush to make any changes (you know I love an original z!). Knowing you though there will be changes to come! First should be to take the roof off :poke:
 
hehe, I was waiting for the first guy to comment on the choice of the Coupé! :P

Here's a few more pics from the seller. Now I just need to figure out how to get the car quickly in Belgium, as it's a 6 hour drive to get there :driving:

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Another question: is there a topic on here anywhere that lists all possible option a Coupé could have? I'm wondering what interior options I don't have, lol. I'm thinking of the M-pedals and the M leather parts on the dashboard, but other than that....?
 
You don't have M wheels, they are MV2 as found on the e46.

Other options include heated seats, cruise control, electric seats, parking sensors, satnav, passenger airbag switch, xenons. Think that's all the main ones.
 
Steve84N said:
You don't have M wheels, they are MV2 as found on the e46.

Other options include heated seats, cruise control, electric seats, parking sensors, satnav, passenger airbag switch, xenons. Think that's all the main ones.
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Ah yes... the wheels indeed! I have all the rest, except the electric seats, but that's only excess weight, lol
I might change the wheels over time, but not sure to what yet. Probably some light weight wheels or back to CSL's.
I'll make a new topic with all details once I have the car in possession :)
 
Great looking coupe - congrats :thumbsup: . Tell you what, leave the ///M badge on, fit a quad exhaust, and it can be your dirty little secret :lol:
 
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