M market watch

[Anonymous]

What's the view on number of previous owners? To me 5+ isn't unusual with this type of car but i played around with the WBAC quotes and it makes a huge difference to the price. I'm not sure that it does in real life, as long as the history is solid. I ask as I'm the 5th owner of mine!

Change of car every three years for most people that drive for a living... plus sports cars are usually impulse purchases for 1-2 years until house/child/divorce etc so 5 owners in 10 years is the norm, in my eyes. It's the last of things on my list to be honest, unless it is unreasonably high in a short period of time, eluding to a problem.

 

[Muckinonthesofa]

What's the view on number of previous owners? To me 5+ isn't unusual with this type of car but i played around with the WBAC quotes and it makes a huge difference to the price. I'm not sure that it does in real life, as long as the history is solid. I ask as I'm the 5th owner of mine!

Change of car every three years for most people that drive for a living... plus sports cars are usually impulse purchases for 1-2 years until house/child/divorce etc so 5 owners in 10 years is the norm, in my eyes. It's the last of things on my list to be honest, unless it is unreasonably high in a short period of time, eluding to a problem.

I agree. Before I got mine a was a bit concerned at the amount of owners until it was apparent it was the norm. I ended up buying one with 5 owners.

 

[Anonymous]

What's the view on number of previous owners? To me 5+ isn't unusual with this type of car but i played around with the WBAC quotes and it makes a huge difference to the price. I'm not sure that it does in real life, as long as the history is solid. I ask as I'm the 5th owner of mine!

Change of car every three years for most people that drive for a living... plus sports cars are usually impulse purchases for 1-2 years until house/child/divorce etc so 5 owners in 10 years is the norm, in my eyes. It's the last of things on my list to be honest, unless it is unreasonably high in a short period of time, eluding to a problem.

I agree. Before I got mine a was a bit concerned at the amount of owners until it was apparent it was the norm. I ended up buying one with 5 owners.

Do you know, I have no idea how many mine has had... I'll check later because it's intrigued me. All I remember is it had two dealers in quick succession as it came out of storage, had insp2 and then was sold to me 3-4k miles later.

 

[Mister T]

It really wouldn't bother me if I was in the market, and IMO the matt grey wrap looks good on the car, adds a stealth look.

I'd imagine there are pictures of before/after (would seem a miss to not have them)....and if you're spending £1000 on a wrap for the car why would we think the car was abused before?

Because £1000 for a wrap is cheaper than £2500 for a respary...

 

[Yorkie Z]

A wrapped car is not a problem in my eyes. As long he can show pics of it pre wrap and you account for some paint enhancements in your offer, if its mechanically sound then whats the problem. I quite like the colour although the description is quite funny.

No I wouldn't have a problem with a wrapped car, but as you say I'd want to see a bucket load of pictures before the wrap and during.

 

[no fit state]

I don't care how many pre wrap pictures there may be of it. If I can't see the paint work and condition of the bodywork then it's a big no! Pictures will never reveal how a cars paint and body look in the flesh. Also the CSL reps don't seem to have much of a dish on the back wheels.

 

[mr wilks]

. Also the CSL reps don't seem to have much of a dish on the back wheels.

Those wheels are killing the car , they don't sit right & as you point out have zero dish on the rear at first look i thought they were 18s poor effort :| top money i would want a WoW example & this hasn't got it for me

 

[LostBoy_84]

I've got this car logged as being for sale in September 2015 at £20k with 48k miles, Black Sapphire, no mods.
It does absolutely nothing for me in that colour and with those wheels but imagine it will appeal to some who're into that kind of look. It's just going to limit an already small market so I think it'll hang around for a while.

 

[philip27]

Does anyone know much about this car?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201612060383486?radius=200&model=Z4M&postcode=ng158hs&advertising-location=at_cars&make=BMW&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&page=1

 

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know much about this car?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201612060383486?radius=200&model=Z4M&postcode=ng158hs&advertising-location=at_cars&make=BMW&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&page=1

Yes, it started at £20k and has steadily reduced over the last 8 weeks. Unsure why, so can't add more than that, but worth being aware of the serious drop!

 

[tjlazer]

Well it is BROWN. Probably enough to scare off most right minded persons.

 

[VRSteve]

Well it is BROWN. Probably enough to scare off most right minded persons.

Turd on wheels!!

 

[VRSteve]

I was totally wrong about the mineral oil and generally thought that was true from the hundreds of threads here, m3 cutters and bmwforum and tbh that one thread has put to bed a long believed part of M servicing.

People can rip the piss and scream at me until they are blue in the face and if that's a risk they are willing to take then fine. The response Dave got from BMW sums it up for me. After all the car in question that started the thread was pretty close to bmws late mileage parameters at 1550 miles. I also don't think the barrage and forum humiliation was called for, many of which were members with less than 500 posts but hey ho not the first time, won't be the last.

I've cut out the stuff I'm not interested in commenting on.

I told you over and over to stop spreading misinformation.
I told you repeatedly that you didn't know what you were talking about.
You've been told by many others that your expectations on service history and the reasoning around some of your comments is laughable.

You admit yourself that mechanically don't have a clue, and yet you still carried on spreading misinformation.

You can complain as much as you like, but you have nobody to blame for the abuse and humiliation but yourself.

On the topic of post count, how is that relevant??
My post count is low, but I've rebuilt motorbikes from the ground up. On cars I've carried out engine swaps, turbo conversions, supercharger conversions, top end engine rebuilds. Just because my count is low doesn't mean my opinion isn't relevant and informed, and just because your count is high doesn't mean you're opinion is of any value.

On your final note, if you learn from your mistakes, it might well be the last time you get grief on here.

 

[WLH]

Recognize that individuals can have different views and move on. Personal attacks are never appropriate here.

 

[original guvnor]

I was totally wrong about the mineral oil and generally thought that was true from the hundreds of threads here, m3 cutters and bmwforum and tbh that one thread has put to bed a long believed part of M servicing.

People can rip the piss and scream at me until they are blue in the face and if that's a risk they are willing to take then fine. The response Dave got from BMW sums it up for me. After all the car in question that started the thread was pretty close to bmws late mileage parameters at 1550 miles. I also don't think the barrage and forum humiliation was called for, many of which were members with less than 500 posts but hey ho not the first time, won't be the last.

I've cut out the stuff I'm not interested in commenting on.

I told you over and over to stop spreading misinformation.
I told you repeatedly that you didn't know what you were talking about.
You've been told by many others that your expectations on service history and the reasoning around some of your comments is laughable.

You admit yourself that mechanically don't have a clue, and yet you still carried on spreading misinformation.

You can complain as much as you like, but you have nobody to blame for the abuse and humiliation but yourself.

On the topic of post count, how is that relevant??
My post count is low, but I've rebuilt motorbikes from the ground up. On cars I've carried out engine swaps, turbo conversions, supercharger conversions, top end engine rebuilds. Just because my count is low doesn't mean my opinion isn't relevant and informed, and just because your count is high doesn't mean you're opinion is of any value.

On your final note, if you learn from your mistakes, it might well be the last time you get grief on here.

I don't want to get involved on the majority of this - that's between you and Tom to sort out.

However why is his expectation that an M's service history is strictly in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations laughable? I don't think that's laughable at all. To many buyers that will be a prerequisite.

 

[mr wilks]

Does anyone know much about this car?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201612060383486?radius=200&model=Z4M&postcode=ng158hs&advertising-location=at_cars&make=BMW&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&page=1

Yes, it started at £20k and has steadily reduced over the last 8 weeks. Unsure why, so can't add more than that, but worth being aware of the serious drop!

I wouldn't worry about the car itself or the drop in ask price bearing in mind they only paid around £13k for it http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=92059
It was bought by Sytners around the time they bought 3/4 other MRs all of which they added a substantial lump on to the screen price without factoring in the looming winter season & that the majority of buyers know what is a realistic market value . I suspect they are getting very close to it now especially with a years AUC warranty worth over £1k making it a relatively "safe" buy

 

[mr wilks]

Recognize that individuals can have different view and move on. Personal attacks are never appropriate here.

Anyone ever wondered why WLH is a mod need wonder no more
Eloquently put & hopefully point taken by all

 

[Kirkk007]

Z4M at rogers in Preston has anyone been to see it, why still for sale I thought good price with a little negotiation. Searched on forum for it, hasn't been discussed just pointed out?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/131874741202?_mwBanner=1

 

[philip27]

Does anyone know much about this car?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201612060383486?radius=200&model=Z4M&postcode=ng158hs&advertising-location=at_cars&make=BMW&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&page=1

Yes, it started at £20k and has steadily reduced over the last 8 weeks. Unsure why, so can't add more than that, but worth being aware of the serious drop!

I wouldn't worry about the car itself or the drop in ask price bearing in mind they only paid around £13k for it http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=92059
It was bought by Sytners around the time they bought 3/4 other MRs all of which they added a substantial lump on to the screen price without factoring in the looming winter season & that the majority of buyers know what is a realistic market value . I suspect they are getting very close to it now especially with a years AUC warranty worth over £1k making it a relatively "safe" buy

Thanks JAD & Mr Wilks very useful information.
I really should not be looking but spotted this one yesterday. I do rather like Sepang Bronze and the warranty does make it very appealing.

Would mean having to part with my e89 though that has done a lot less miles and had a lot spent on it in the last year.

The itch to own an M seems to keep coming back haha !

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, it started at £20k and has steadily reduced over the last 8 weeks. Unsure why, so can't add more than that, but worth being aware of the serious drop!

I wouldn't worry about the car itself or the drop in ask price bearing in mind they only paid around £13k for it http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=92059
It was bought by Sytners around the time they bought 3/4 other MRs all of which they added a substantial lump on to the screen price without factoring in the looming winter season & that the majority of buyers know what is a realistic market value . I suspect they are getting very close to it now especially with a years AUC warranty worth over £1k making it a relatively "safe" buy

Thanks JAD & Mr Wilks very useful information.
I really should not be looking but spotted this one yesterday. I do rather like Sepang Bronze and the warranty does make it very appealing.

Would mean having to part with my e89 though that has done a lot less miles and had a lot spent on it in the last year.

The itch to own an M seems to keep coming back haha !

As a weekend car, I cannot fault the M. I was considering parting with it for a 35is recently, until I bought a boring Golf as a daily for my other half an I. I then realised it the comfort, quiet, ease of an "Automatic Everything" daily that I wanted really meant having the M as a second car to enjoy at the weekends, and in fact didn't need from a more modern Z4.