E86 Coupe

[Scooblitz]

Hello

As per the title, looking for a Coupe. I'm a Z3 owner but looking for something a little more modern and solid roofed.

Budget is around £6k - Market seems flat as a pancake so hoping I'll be able to find something around that figure. Seems a few for sale but people seem to be asking for big money, lower than the level of interest in these as not much is moving. Same in the Z3 world.

Ideal world:

- Black or Grey
- Autobox
- Sport Seats
- Less than 100k mileage.
- Rear Parking Sensors

I am in Sunny Scotland but willing to travel, especially if you have an airport near by.

Stevie

 

[Mr Tidy]

Welcome to the forum Stevie, from a serial Coupe owner. :lol:

When you say Sports seats I suspect what you want were called M-Sport seats by BMW, and were standard on all Sport models, although I have seen some SE models that had them as an option (or retro-fitted). But they still fetch £700/800 a pair when they come up for sale.

FWIW you might have more choice if you don't mind one that has already passed the 100K barrier because if you buy one slightly lower mileage in this country it will depreciate a bit as soon as you get past that figure! But they are pretty bulletproof engines. My 330i has the same N52 engine and it's still performing brilliantly after 125K. It's the ancillaries that tend to fail now they are getting older, things like brittle gaskets in the oil filter housing and cam-cover causing oil leaks, starters, alternators and electric water pumps that die suddenly and cost around £250 if you don't buy from BMW for £500+.

The standard spec from BMW was a bit mean. While all UK models had electric seats with drivers' memory, rear parking sensors, Bi-Xenon headlights, heated seats, cup-holders and cruise control were all options. Of those cup-holders and cruise are pretty simple to retro-fit.

Anyway good luck finding the right one.