Looking for 2009-2012

[drysideshooter]

New guy here. Live in Eastern Washington, the dry side of the state.

Had a Cayman S that my wife wouldn't drive. Looking for a fun roadster the wife can drive and enjoy as well. Aesthetically I like the Z4 much more than the Boxster. Even though they are largely the same car, I think the Cayman is a much better looking car than the Boxster.

I think the Z4 is a very good looking car and will offer enough performance to be a lot of fun, especially a 35. Currently starting to look for a 2009-2012. White would be first color choice. The price on this range of cars seems to make them a bargain.

Any hints about things to look for? I always try to buy cars with books and records. Any options that most consider a must have?

 

[Marlon]

Welcome along. There's a mind-boggling list of options to chose from, but I would put a set of 19" 326 Alloys right up there along with M Sport seats :wink:
As for Engines: there's 2 ltr 4 pot turbos or 3 ltr 6 cylinder NAs & twin turbos to pick from. I'd go for at least 250bhp and the turbos can be remapped with very impressive gains if you want to go down that route.

 

[extrablatt]

My personal must haves
- 6 cylinder engine
- 19" 326M wheels
- sport seats
- parking sensors
- heated seats
- DSP hi-fi loudspeaker
- sat nav (I didn't like the radio interface without the pop up screen)
- folding mirrors

On the pre-2013 models, I believe some of my must have were options that I had on my 2010 23i:
- Folding dimming mirrors
- Automatic headlights
- Rain sensor wipers

Nice to haves
- cruise control
- heated steering wheel