M market watch
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It was always 6% buyers fee.
On a similar site 'The Market' it is 5% sellers fee.
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I think 'The Market' is 5% + VAT....so 6% too?
It was always 6% buyers fee.
On a similar site 'The Market' it is 5% sellers fee.
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I think 'The Market' is 5% + VAT....so 6% too?
R_P_M_ said:
So where is the 3rd one? :lol:
My 1st 3.0Si was Ruby Black and it looked stunning when it was clean and the sun was shining - so most of the year it just looked black. :lol:
I had Pearl Grey interior which I thought looked good, but Amarone is something else. :wub:
Bearing shells is utter bollocks on Z4M....they totally changed the spec of this part of the engine in later S54 and they are NOT needed to be changed at 80k miles. Speak to any decent M engineer and they’ll tell you this. Don’t believe the hype and B/S that get put about on here. In fact the replacement part is of lower quality than the OEM part 
Angelus666 said:Bearing shells is utter bollocks on Z4M....they totally changed the spec of this part of the engine in later S54 and they are NOT needed to be changed at 80k miles. Speak to any decent M engineer and they’ll tell you this. Don’t believe the hype and B/S that get put about on here. In fact the replacement part is of lower quality than the OEM part
That’s not exactly true mate.
Unless you’re tracking your car heavily, it’s just not necessary like the earlier S54 engine. They revised the parts on our cars and it’s an utter waste of a grand replacing the parts with inferior aftermarket elements. Speak to Thorney, PMW or Highams Park and they’ve all said exactly the same thing.
R60BBA said:Angelus666 said:Bearing shells is utter bollocks on Z4M....they totally changed the spec of this part of the engine in later S54 and they are NOT needed to be changed at 80k miles. Speak to any decent M engineer and they’ll tell you this. Don’t believe the hype and B/S that get put about on here. In fact the replacement part is of lower quality than the OEM part
That’s not exactly true mate.
Its a highly divisive subject but i'm in the Angelus camp here & ive had 8 yrs study & owned 4 quite leggy ( 73k - 90k) S54 ZMR , yes there are fails documented online & on this forum but the majority can be traced back to hard use , poor service record , misuse from cold & even one with incorrect grade oil from a Bmw service
the numbers of these breaching 80k 90k & 100k that haven't failed tell the story .Buy a decent example then treat it well in every apect & i don't see the need to throw funds at replacing possible failing parts , my ex Bmw master tech indy also agrees
james28 said:
The thing is until someone fits a fresh set then opens it up for pics 5k - 10k later there is no knowing what occurs early on in the life cycle & therefore considered "normal" wear over what occurs under duress & happens under specific conditions like high temp cycle ( trackdays) , low oil level , poor grade oil etc etc those may have been like that since the running in service ?
Ultimately its a topic where some feel better knowing they have covered all bases & some play the law of averages as very few forum guys will have owned from new to know every precaution has been taken