Hi from near York

[mattimus]

Hello!

Been lurking a while, planning to buy an E85 some time end of this year / early next.
Have learned an incredible amount already from some knowledgeable folk on here!
Dream car at the moment for me looks like a 6-pot roadster, sport, excellent service history, sub-70k miles…. although will be trying to get a better feel for what mileage these engines typically do before they start getting expensive to fix.

Matt

 

[MikeyH]

Hi, welcome to the forum, enjoy your search.

 

[DMike]

Hi and welcome to the forum. The 6 cylinder engines go on almost forever, if they have had the routine service done. By now, the original VANOS seals are most likely shot on pre-facelift e85s but they are doable and should not steer away from these great little cars - plenty of instructions and discussions available online and on the forum.

 

[mattimus]

Excellent.

Oh man, I would’ve snapped this up in a heartbeat if I’d seen this… please please let there be another soon!!
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=138156

 

[Ole gits rule]

Hello and welcome to the forum, list your budget and wants and you will be surprised by what the members can find for you

 

[bigwinn]

Welcome!

 

[sars]

Hello and welcome, happy hunting from another near York member

 

[Mr Tidy]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

All of the 6 cylinder engines can easily do high mileages, it's just ancillaries like starters, alternators, water pumps, etc. that don't last as long!

 

[buzyg]

Welcome from sunny Malta. Though I am normaly in Cornwall.

 

[Pondrew]

Hello and welcome, happy hunting from another near York member

Near York, Near York. So good they named it twice. :lol:

Welcome from sunny Malta.

Can you pop round and check on my outlaws, mate? They live in Sliema, third block of apartments on the right. Second floor. Ta!

 

[Lynchy]

Excellent.

Oh man, I would’ve snapped this up in a heartbeat if I’d seen this… please please let there be another soon!!
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=138156

I have mine for sale and I’m just up the A1 from you near Ripon

 

[mattimus]

Hi Lynchy,
Yes I've checked yours out... it's absolutely stunning!
Rightly or wrongly, I think I'd prefer to hold out for something with 70k - 80k miles.
The last BMW (E46) I bought at 70k miles and traded it in at 165k when there was a decent list of things that needed sorting, on this one I'm hoping to keep that list as short as possible for as long as possible! Unsure if that's sound logic or not tbh.
But if you're ever down near Kexby drop me a message and you can take me out for a quick spin!

 

[Lynchy]

Hi Lynchy,
Yes I've checked yours out... it's absolutely stunning!
Rightly or wrongly, I think I'd prefer to hold out for something with 70k - 80k miles.
The last BMW (E46) I bought at 70k miles and traded it in at 165k when there was a decent list of things that needed sorting, on this one I'm hoping to keep that list as short as possible for as long as possible! Unsure if that's sound logic or not tbh.
But if you're ever down near Kexby drop me a message and you can take me out for a quick spin!

Ok, no problem

 

[buzyg]

Hello and welcome, happy hunting from another near York member

Near York, Near York. So good they named it twice. :lol:

Welcome from sunny Malta.

Can you pop round and check on my outlaws, mate? They live in Sliema, third block of apartments on the right. Second floor. Ta!

We stayed in Sliema. Assume that was them running up the sea front in the f430.

Just back in Cornwall, Chucking it down. :lol:

 

[MikeyH]

Hello and welcome, happy hunting from another near York member

Near York, Near York. So good they named it twice. :lol:

Welcome from sunny Malta.

Can you pop round and check on my outlaws, mate? They live in Sliema, third block of apartments on the right. Second floor. Ta!

We stayed in Sliema. Assume that was them running up the sea front in the f430.

Just back in Cornwall, Chucking it down. :lol:

Same as it is in 'sunny Devon'

 

[Pondrew]

Just back in Cornwall, Chucking it down.

At least you've got something green to look at. Nothing green in Maltavania. Big hot rock.