M market watch

We should start a support group!
However I do also have a nice E28 M5 which is a bit more family friendly, so I shouldn't be looking for too much sympathy 8)
 
Muckinonthesofa said:
Only 6 cars with under 70k miles available on AT at the moment. Cheapest @ £20990, private sale 55k miler sold advertised @ £23k and another private sale 30k miler sold advertised @ £24.5k.
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How can you be sure they sold as opposed to the listing running out?
 
monaco_blue said:
Muckinonthesofa said:
Only 6 cars with under 70k miles available on AT at the moment. Cheapest @ £20990, private sale 55k miler sold advertised @ £23k and another private sale 30k miler sold advertised @ £24.5k.
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How can you be sure they sold as opposed to the listing running out?
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Because in the text of the adverts one said "deposit taken" and the other said " now sold".
 
I bought the 'deposit taken' Z4MC 🙂👍 was the first to call and visit. He received quite a lot of calls when it was being advertised!

Does anyone know exactly how many were imported to the UK? Googled for 30 mins, searched the forum too but can't find the definite number!
 
Rob_v said:
I bought the 'deposit taken' Z4MC 🙂👍 was the first to call and visit. He received quite a lot of calls when it was being advertised!

Does anyone know exactly how many were imported to the UK? Googled for 30 mins, searched the forum too but can't find the definite number!
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Great news - I bet you can't wait to get it! Don't forget the photos. :thumbsup:

According to some figures Taz posted last year there were 588 M Coupes destined for the UK market!
 
Looks like mine is going to a dealer, had the usual timewasters and email "oh god I'm so bored in the office today" merchants, only had 3 private buyer phone calls despite the advert on here for 3 weeks. A dealer will readvertise with a warranty and the necessary price increase and some people will then accuse them of being greedy. You can't have it all ways chaps.
 
It does seem people like to buy from dealers more than private.
I know TVRs are different concept but private sales and dealer prices differed greatly. People preferred buying from a dealer and private sales could hang around for a long time.
I sold mine to a dealer in Scotland, after a wheel refurb and headlight re-seal she sold for allot more.
I guess these are becoming weekend toys / luxury items now therefore people will pay more for peace of mind and warranty.
 
Very strange Goon....I thought your car was an absolute bargain considering the current market. Maybe SOR with a dealer is the way to go with these things now....
 
goon said:
Looks like mine is going to a dealer, had the usual timewasters and email "oh god I'm so bored in the office today" merchants, only had 3 private buyer phone calls despite the advert on here for 3 weeks. A dealer will readvertise with a warranty and the necessary price increase and some people will then accuse them of being greedy. You can't have it all ways chaps.
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Ive mentioned this car to 2 non z4-forum members who are supposedly after getting into ZMCs at the right money & neither followed up :? hot air & pipe dreams are everywhere it would seem :wink:
As for a dealer looking to make on it ? Yes there is cash in the car , £1500 maybe £2k ? but warranty + prep to consider so possibly as little as £1k depending on what they are paying you of course :wink: consider a 3.0 Si with less than half the money tied up could net the same & only a dealer who knows his ///Market will take it on .
What i find more interesting & this may upset the hard roofers on here is the last few weeks i know of at least 4 Z4M roadies that have changed hands pretty swiftly & not at bargain basement money , 2 were over your ZMC ask , 1 a touch under & 1 lower down the scale although no worse a car for it imo .
Its a fickle market & as they get older potential buyers throwing big lumps into weekend toys will be harder to find .
As ever it makes a interesting spectacle for those interested
 
goon said:
Looks like mine is going to a dealer, had the usual timewasters and email "oh god I'm so bored in the office today" merchants, only had 3 private buyer phone calls despite the advert on here for 3 weeks. A dealer will readvertise with a warranty and the necessary price increase and some people will then accuse them of being greedy. You can't have it all ways chaps.
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I think the talk of low end rebuilds as a precaution and running in service scaremongering hasn't helped the cause. People like me who are not that mechanically minded or confident with a spanner are scared off by the perceived pitfalls of the M. I bought my MR last mouth as an AUC and paid top dollar for low miles and the AUC warranty. Im sure to many I paid too much and it isn't worth it however to me, I wouldn't have bought one without the peace of mind of AUC and as these cars get older yet still command high values more people will think that way.
 
Yes Pastry I can see where you're coming from these cars are well out of the initial warranty period and buying off a dealer auc makes total sense, I would never criticize someone for that because of the amount of money involved.
 
Pastry said:
goon said:
Looks like mine is going to a dealer, had the usual timewasters and email "oh god I'm so bored in the office today" merchants, only had 3 private buyer phone calls despite the advert on here for 3 weeks. A dealer will readvertise with a warranty and the necessary price increase and some people will then accuse them of being greedy. You can't have it all ways chaps.
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I think the talk of low end rebuilds as a precaution and running in service scaremongering hasn't helped the cause. People like me who are not that mechanically minded or confident with a spanner are scared off by the perceived pitfalls of the M. I bought my MR last mouth as an AUC and paid top dollar for low miles and the AUC warranty. Im sure to many I paid too much and it isn't worth it however to me, I wouldn't have bought one without the peace of mind of AUC and as these cars get older yet still command high values more people will think that way.
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You'll be keeping the warranty up then when it comes to renewal?
 
srhutch said:
Pastry said:
goon said:
Looks like mine is going to a dealer, had the usual timewasters and email "oh god I'm so bored in the office today" merchants, only had 3 private buyer phone calls despite the advert on here for 3 weeks. A dealer will readvertise with a warranty and the necessary price increase and some people will then accuse them of being greedy. You can't have it all ways chaps.
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I think the talk of low end rebuilds as a precaution and running in service scaremongering hasn't helped the cause. People like me who are not that mechanically minded or confident with a spanner are scared off by the perceived pitfalls of the M. I bought my MR last mouth as an AUC and paid top dollar for low miles and the AUC warranty. Im sure to many I paid too much and it isn't worth it however to me, I wouldn't have bought one without the peace of mind of AUC and as these cars get older yet still command high values more people will think that way.
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You'll be keeping the warranty up then when it comes to renewal?
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I probably will do although it will depends on their renewal terms. Maybe after knowing the car for a year I'll be confident enough not to want it and put the money aside , (around a grand I should imagine) for any issues that arise, but it is nice to have that option. Also if I wanted to move it on in a year or two (not my intention but you never know what's around the corner) I would expect it to sell much easier while an AUC, another bonus but I doubt I would get my premium back on the sale price.
 
I think it will cost you over £1,200 per year.

TBF I was a little nervous when I got mine. Vanos was the worry going round then. I have 5 1/2 years now so that's about £6,500K saved.

I've just replaced the Battery, ignition switch and one O2 sensor which has cost me around £200 all in.

So even with some major work I should still be quids in.
 
srhutch said:
I think it will cost you over £1,200 per year.

TBF I was a little nervous when I got mine. Vanos was the worry going round then. I have 5 1/2 years now so that's about £6,500K saved.

I've just replaced the Battery, ignition switch and one O2 sensor which has cost me around £200 all in.

So even with some major work I should still be quids in.
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The first year was my biggest worry as I always assume the worse and people change a car because there is something wrong with it. It's only done 31k and I'll add maybe 4-5k a year to that so I would hope it's a long way from big bills. I did 3k in the first month and it didn't miss a beat so I'm already a lot more confident.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not made of money and I wont be handing over that sort of money easily after a year, we'll just have to see what the next 12 months holds :thumbsup:
 
I remember when my Z4MC came out out AUC warranty and the renewal was £3200 a year IIRC...

Was on 72k at the time.. I graciously declined BMW's kind offer..
 
Pastry said:
srhutch said:
Pastry said:
I think the talk of low end rebuilds as a precaution and running in service scaremongering hasn't helped the cause. People like me who are not that mechanically minded or confident with a spanner are scared off by the perceived pitfalls of the M. I bought my MR last mouth as an AUC and paid top dollar for low miles and the AUC warranty. Im sure to many I paid too much and it isn't worth it however to me, I wouldn't have bought one without the peace of mind of AUC and as these cars get older yet still command high values more people will think that way.
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You'll be keeping the warranty up then when it comes to renewal?
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I probably will do although it will depends on their renewal terms. Maybe after knowing the car for a year I'll be confident enough not to want it and put the money aside , (around a grand I should imagine) for any issues that arise, but it is nice to have that option. Also if I wanted to move it on in a year or two (not my intention but you never know what's around the corner) I would expect it to sell much easier while an AUC, another bonus but I doubt I would get my premium back on the sale price.
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I've been renewing mine for those exact same reasons, and bought AUC for the same resaon also. I saw arguably a better example than mine privately at the time, less miles, had just had the front end tidied up but I didn't have enough in the bank to throw at the car if anything went wrong immediately after purchase. ironically.. my Z went back to a dealer and spent a month there whereas I bet the non AUC car would have been fine :rofl: :rofl:

Prices are still looking strong! :thumbsup: Good and bad i guess, it means if we sell, we will unlikely justify being able to get into one though.
 
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