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- Thread starter firebird
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Hopefully I am not too late to throw in my brief recent experience after purchasing a manual 3.0 with 125000miles.
The 80k 2.0 manual I tested was a big disappointment, particularly compared to my E39 525i, just had no urgency and sounded like a basic 3series, not a sports car. The 2.5 23i, also with 80k sounded nicer and certainly had more oomph but I walked away as the Msport suspension would have been intolerable in Devon.
Finally test drove my 3.0 30iS and was blown away; engine, gearbox and clutch feel tight with no slack and the performance in all six gears is astonishing.
So do not exclude cars with over 100k until you drive them but remember as someone on here told me, judge your prospective purchase on condition and recent service history which should be full of receipts from an enthusiastic owner rather than someone who visits their dealer annually and cannot tell you what needs doing. And as for lots of owners, I thought the same until a salesman pointed out to me that it has been an owners new car each time rather than something they lost interest in years ago.
Good luck testing as many as you can and don't be afraid to travel for the right car.
The 80k 2.0 manual I tested was a big disappointment, particularly compared to my E39 525i, just had no urgency and sounded like a basic 3series, not a sports car. The 2.5 23i, also with 80k sounded nicer and certainly had more oomph but I walked away as the Msport suspension would have been intolerable in Devon.
Finally test drove my 3.0 30iS and was blown away; engine, gearbox and clutch feel tight with no slack and the performance in all six gears is astonishing.
So do not exclude cars with over 100k until you drive them but remember as someone on here told me, judge your prospective purchase on condition and recent service history which should be full of receipts from an enthusiastic owner rather than someone who visits their dealer annually and cannot tell you what needs doing. And as for lots of owners, I thought the same until a salesman pointed out to me that it has been an owners new car each time rather than something they lost interest in years ago.
Good luck testing as many as you can and don't be afraid to travel for the right car.
joebloggs1964
New member
Did you get sorted. This is the one near Pontefract I referred to earlier in the thread, that we have now decided to sell. https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2100787#p2100787 - it really is a lovely car and very reliable.