Help purchasing an E89

[ori]

Dear all,

My young friend is after an E89. His first z4 and he needs as much help as possible. I blame myself for his desire for a zed.

He’s after a 3 litre model.

I’m going to send him a link to this post and get him to join the forum.

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[Zed Baron]

I've got my 23i coming up for sale with 38k on the clock, but this one fits the bill : https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2059616#p2059616

 

[DJM_1706]

Hi all,

Looking for my first z4 as ori said. Was offered the chance to buy an E89 30i M Sport but the guy has now decided he wants to wait another year. Waited since November but now I don’t think I can wait much longer as they just look too good.

Looking for an M Sport 30i but would consider looking at 23/28i. Ideally I want an auto, but unfortunately not a fan of the red leather. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers

 

[B21]

Hi all,

Looking for my first z4 as ori said. Was offered the chance to buy an E89 30i M Sport but the guy has now decided he wants to wait another year. Waited since November but now I don’t think I can wait much longer as they just look too good.

Looking for an M Sport 30i but would consider looking at 23/28i. Ideally I want an auto, but unfortunately not a fan of the red leather. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers

Welcome..colour preferences?

 

[DJM_1706]

Would love white or grey or blue but happy to see others

 

[Mr Tidy]

Welcome to the forum and good luck finding the right one soon.

 

[Marcoose]

I know a banana yellow Zed totally tricked out. Every mod and then some. Rumour is it hasn't even left the garage in the last 6 months.

 

[DJM_1706]

Don’t think I could bring myself to get a yellow car

 

[DJM_1706]

But thanks for the update

 

[Pondrew]

Don’t think I could bring myself to get a yellow car

You and most others; the reason why they are so 'rare'. :lol:

 

[Zed Baron]

Looking for an M Sport 30i but would consider looking at 23/28i. Ideally I want an auto, but unfortunately not a fan of the red leather. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers

Hi, if you decide on a 23i, mines an Alpine white SE auto but with heated black Msport seats/ Msport steering wheel (new style paddles and refurbished by Royals), 19" 326M alloys on Goodyear Eagle F1s, iDrive, PDC, extended leather, Weathertec boot liner. 38k on clock, owned it 9 years, its had 7 services (6 BMW + 1 specialist) garaged and used only in the summer. Just flew through its MOT with no advisories.

 

[Big Bad Boris]

Hi all,

Looking for my first z4 as ori said. Was offered the chance to buy an E89 30i M Sport but the guy has now decided he wants to wait another year. Waited since November but now I don’t think I can wait much longer as they just look too good.

Looking for an M Sport 30i but would consider looking at 23/28i. Ideally I want an auto, but unfortunately not a fan of the red leather. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers

Welcome to the forum. Not sure if you’ve checked the link to my 30i in Zed Barons post above, it’s black and not an M Sport, but it is an auto and does not have red leather. I also started out looking for an M-Sport version but ultimately decided the “right car” in terms of service history, owners and condition was more important. Having owned mine for about 4 years my advice would be to compromise on the slight difference in body shape rather than the engine. You’ll find out in time that we argue about pretty much everything on here…. but there is general agreement that the 3 litre version of the N52 engine in the Zed is an absolute beauty.

 

[DJM_1706]

Thanks for the advice. I’ll take a look!

 

[craigdm]

Red is by far the best colour for a sports car.... Ferrari jumped on the bandwagon years ago!

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=145723

 

[ori]

Thanks guys. Knew I could rely on you to help a young chap get his first zed.

I quite like the yellow. It’s rare!

 

[Big Bad Boris]

I like black, nothing beats a highly polished black car…. absolutely nothing to with fact I’m selling a black one right now

 

[pvr]

Black is the best colour, which is why I have two of them :lol:

 

[Pondrew]

I like black, nothing beats a highly polished black car…. absolutely nothing to with fact I’m selling a black one right now

Craigdm has argued red is best.....presumably completely non-biased aswell. :lol:

 

[Pondrew]

Black is the best colour, which is why I have two of them

Yeah but that's because you are an undertaker....so doesn't count!

 

[pvr]

Red is good as well, which is why I have a red car as well :lol: