M market watch

Hey all. Thought you lot may be the ones to ask. I've been after a Z4M for a good few months now. Almost closed on a couple at around 18K before the sellers decided not to sell only to put up again with a bigger price :D

Anyway my budget was £18K and I wanted a car around 70k miles. I know of a couple of lucky guys who did so with private sales recently and with some nice extras thrown in. But realistically have I missed the boat? Even on private sales is this still achievable for a looked after car or do I need to drastically change my expectations?

Cheers all.
 
Welcome to the forum by the way. :thumbsup:

You ought to be able to find an MR around that budget.

This one is slightly over budget but has less miles:-

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112030191489?postcode=gu470za&sort=datedesc&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&radius=1500&model=Z

This one is £2K under budget, but has 80K miles:-

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201281873928?postcode=gu470za&sort=datedesc&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%2

There are probably a few more around - anyway good luck with your search. :thumbsup:
 
Cheers Mr Tidy. I did fail to add it was the coupe I was after and that I missed out on. I'm looking at being able to stretch to 20k.
There are a couple of dealer ones out there. one with more miles and one with less that was bumped up to 22k but that one had a dodgy mot history. 1 owner but seems to have failed it's MOT just about every year running haha.
 
Jack London said:
Hey all. Thought you lot may be the ones to ask. I've been after a Z4M for a good few months now. Almost closed on a couple at around 18K before the sellers decided not to sell only to put up again with a bigger price :D

Anyway my budget was £18K and I wanted a car around 70k miles. I know of a couple of lucky guys who did so with private sales recently and with some nice extras thrown in. But realistically have I missed the boat? Even on private sales is this still achievable for a looked after car or do I need to drastically change my expectations?

Cheers all.
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Hello and welcome Jack, have you seen this one on the forum? Bit of a journey but always worth the travel for the right car :thumbsup:

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133986
 
Jack London said:
Cheers Mr Tidy. I did fail to add it was the coupe I was after and that I missed out on. I'm looking at being able to stretch to 20k.
There are a couple of dealer ones out there. one with more miles and one with less that was bumped up to 22k but that one had a dodgy mot history. 1 owner but seems to have failed it's MOT just about every year running haha.
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Oh right - I think you are going to struggle to find a 70K mile MC for £18K based on current asking prices, but you never know what might pop up.

If a Roadster would fit the bill that one linked in Andy's post looks like a bit of a bargain for such low mileage!
 
Very low mileage, lovely Bi-Colour interior and no Sat-Nav - what's not to like?

............well maybe the runflat tyres :rofl: Screenshot_20220309-192706_Auto Trader.jpg
 
I thought that one looked great, but then I wondered who would put run-flats on an M? :headbang:

Maybe the history would need some detailed checking as obviously one owner didn't quite appreciate what it was!

Strange to see an M with no rear PDC too. :?

But it doesn't seem dear in the current market so with some digging could turn out to be a good buy. Link to advert here:- https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203083317310?radius=1500&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&sort=datedesc&postcode=gu470za&advertising-location=at_cars&make=BMW&model=Z4%20M&page=1
 
And another also without PDC but this time with proper tyres - obviously the fact these return less than 20 mpg coupled with the current fuel prices is bringing a few to market :rofl:
Personally I prefer to attach a photo of the ad rather than a link on the basis the link always expires at some point.Screenshot_20220309-234056_Auto Trader.jpg
 
Gwest44 said:
And another also without PDC but this time with proper tyres - obviously the fact these return less than 20 mpg coupled with the current fuel prices is bringing a few to market
Personally I prefer to attach a photo of the ad rather than a link on the basis the link always expires at some point.
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Fair enough, but I can't help thinking that advert won't expire for a long time at that price! :o
 
Gwest44 said:
And another also without PDC but this time with proper tyres - obviously the fact these return less than 20 mpg coupled with the current fuel prices is bringing a few to market :rofl:
Personally I prefer to attach a photo of the ad rather than a link on the basis the link always expires at some point.Screenshot_20220309-234056_Auto Trader.jpg
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I think it’s a fair point, if fuel prices do continue to rise then I agree, a few more cars will hit the market.

I’m lucky enough to have an MR and a 3.0 Coupe and I often toy with the idea of selling both and getting an MC but when I take the coupe out and get nearly double the mileage it makes me rethink that option! Also the prices and market for the MC seems to be a little fluid, a nice looking example with less than 80k sold on eBay last week for 18k - it was gone in 48hrs! There’s a nice black one on AT at 20k that isn’t moving so, like I say, the market is all over on these.
 
Coming from a C63, I found the M roady pretty decent on fuel. I get 27mpg combined average of the last 10 years. That's half urban, London! Don't hang around either, although it's difficult to make progress these days.

FWIW, my 118i B38 three pot does 32mpg average, going slower!
 
Mr Tidy said:
Gwest44 said:
And another also without PDC but this time with proper tyres - obviously the fact these return less than 20 mpg coupled with the current fuel prices is bringing a few to market
Personally I prefer to attach a photo of the ad rather than a link on the basis the link always expires at some point.
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Fair enough, but I can't help thinking that advert won't expire for a long time at that price! :o
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I don't think it's expensive, as long as the condition justifies it.

Compared with an equivalent M3, these cars are bargains. :)
 
Gwest44 said:
And another also without PDC but this time with proper tyres - obviously the fact these return less than 20 mpg coupled with the current fuel prices is bringing a few to market :rofl:
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I don't think fuel economy is a big factor, when choosing an M you're comparing it to similar performance cars, none of which will be much better on fuel. We rarely see under 25mpg, usually a bit more.

Given how many miles a lot of these cars do, the £600 VED, insurance, and maintenance is probably more than the fuel cost. The wife's is still running on E5 we bought when the last fuel panic was on. :(
 
I used to own NC56 FRU a few years ago. Sold at 41k and I was 2nd owner. It is a cracking mint car and very well maintained. Defo recommend this. It had the CSL19's when sold with the original's thrown in the deal as a part ex'd at Hexagon Classics and was advertised with the 19's by them. It has some great photo's on their website previously sold cars. Good buy for someone - but a bit of a mystery why anyone would put on the run flats :!:
 
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