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Interesting.. good to know! Had a bit of a douche of a salesman last time i went into a BMW garage at Chiswick.

Thanks for the hints regarding the bonnet, sounds plausible. Can't imagine theres any serious issues if it's up for that price, but yeah i think it's worth 18k (to them). They must be making a chunky profit from it.
 
jimmybell said:
Interesting.. good to know! Had a bit of a douche of a salesman last time i went into a BMW garage at Chiswick.

Thanks for the hints regarding the bonnet, sounds plausible. Can't imagine theres any serious issues if it's up for that price, but yeah i think it's worth 18k (to them). They must be making a chunky profit from it.
Definitely looks like the left bonnet latch is latched but the right one isn't. Often happens on the Z4M due to the dual latches. People who don't know will try pushing on the centre to close as opposed to the corners, best to give a bit of a push to close it from about 8" up.
 
Nice looking car - bonnet needs checking but as has been said is most likely not closed properly . Price seems a bit high but is a dealer so some serious negotiations could knock it down a fair bit.
I have to say I get a bit fed up with the usual claims that some sellers are overpricing their cars - clearly some are but nobody is being forced to buy - at the end of the day you only get what you pay for - if you're lucky enough to find a real genuine bargain then well done - if you pay a bit more for a really good car it's well worth the extra in the long run particularly at the lower end of the market.

Good luck in your search.
 
NeilP said:
skimming through the thread...if the car was in a crash then it wouldn't be accepted as an AUC.

or at least that is what I was told when I bought my AUC Zed.

Saw you're in London...if possible, go to the sytner in High Wycomb and let Richard Kendall take care of you. (He's sold us two AUC BMW's and has been so incredibly helpful)


Like all dealers they say one thing yet do another. Stuart Trumans car doesn't confirm to AUC standards yet the dealer was more than happy to sell. My first ///M that i rejected was due to incorrect servicing. Dealer said they only like ///M cars with BMW servicing, but didn't seem to worry that it hadn't been serviced to schedule.

AUC is a guide only, at the end of the day dealers can do pretty much what they like.
 
gov said:
Nice looking car - bonnet needs checking but as has been said is most likely not closed properly . Price seems a bit high but is a dealer so some serious negotiations could knock it down a fair bit.
I have to say I get a bit fed up with the usual claims that some sellers are overpricing their cars - clearly some are but nobody is being forced to buy - at the end of the day you only get what you pay for - if you're lucky enough to find a real genuine bargain then well done - if you pay a bit more for a really good car it's well worth the extra in the long run particularly at the lower end of the market.

Good luck in your search.

I understand it's obviously sensitive subject when valueing your pride and joy, but i do believe there's a difference between the perceived value of a car and the actual value, based on demand. Equally everyone on this forum has a vested interest in their fellow members cars being higher priced, and i hope to eventually be the same when i finallyown one..

As an example there are a few available, and have been others over the last few months - that i've looked at, are not perfect, and do not perfectly match my spec, but if they were at a price you can't ignore, id be interested. If they get no interest and don't sell, arguably the price is high even if it seems like a good deal - it's just not a good enough deal to sell! I think this applies even more with rarer more special interest cars, like the Z4M, as theres a reasonably small crowd of people interested in them.

I saw one on here, i think it was a roadster - that was priced around the 12.5k mark, and there were lots of suggestions it was too cheap - but it had high miles, and wasn't a top spec car - and took a long time to get any interest. I suspect the pricing scale isnt so linear with these cars and their potential buyers - as it's such a special car, if it doesnt tick all the boxes correctly, it just a non-starter.
 
I think your totally spot on Jimmy...

I bought my Z4M roady at the beginning of last summer..The dealer had been advertising it for a while,it started at £16,995...lol..

I owned it for £12K......Kept it over the summer months and sold it in winter for £12k....great news!..

You have to be realistic when it comes to selling...Although i am an advocate of getting the best price possible,you have to draw a line somewhere in the sand...
 
Interesting reading I'm looking at z4mr's and prices do seem difficult to work out. Z4m prices advertised and what they are sold at must be different Z4m-2006, what did you buy last Summer and what price did you get it down to 12k from? Thanks
 
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