On Autotrader Sepang Bronze Z4MR
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steviesteve
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An interesting thread.... Not the type of thing you want to discover after purchasing any car.
derin100
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Taz said:
I have to say (having watched the videos): "No! This is NOT at all what they are designed to do!"
These cars are designed to make the very rapidest of progress from A to B....and isn't the way to do it. Those videos just show a car being stupidly thrashed beyond "the limit" with tyres and other components being stressed beyond what they are designed for to make a load of noise and "look at me"... they don't showed speed. Anybody driving "fast" would know that and wouldn't do that. To drive "fast" you try to drive up to the "limit" of the car...not beyond it. That's a car being driven beyond its limit.
Had I still been in the market for a Z4 that colour combo would have been very attractive to me especially as I missed a very low mileage example about 2 years ago in that colour for £15K. However, having seen those videos they would completely put me off.
That's what has been caught on video....to do those drifts etc proficiently enough to capture them on video at a specific location makes me think they've been set-up and practiced more often than just once!
derin100 +1. 
I'm also wondering if the rozzers wouldn't be interested in these vids as those are on public roads. I once got pulled for spirited driving around a roundabout, and my 944's rear end was totally under control. Managed to talk my way out of it (empty road, dry conditions, not actually going that fast). Just wondering.
I'm also wondering if the rozzers wouldn't be interested in these vids as those are on public roads. I once got pulled for spirited driving around a roundabout, and my 944's rear end was totally under control. Managed to talk my way out of it (empty road, dry conditions, not actually going that fast). Just wondering.
derin100+2
I would be a little concerned that the seller hasn't commented to reassure potential buyers that the car hasn't been abused
I would be a little concerned that the seller hasn't commented to reassure potential buyers that the car hasn't been abused
Probably gone a bit beyond that on here - people have seen the videos and made up their own minds about the way the car has (most likely) been treatedDav the wheel nut said:I would be a little concerned that the seller hasn't commented to reassure potential buyers that the car hasn't been abused
Any attempt to defend the videos would probably just end up in an argument
mattwaltersz4m
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Some of the comments on here :lol: Its a modern car and the videos are far from extreme use. All those people who bought their cars with 2/3/4 owners, do you know how every journey went under those ownerships? What about the people that bought brand new cars where the dock loaders raced them round the yard from cold on zero miles and then on the pdi at the dealers? Far too much gnashing of teeth. :roll:
It's the difference between suspecting and knowing - if you meet a new girlfriend, you probably suspect that she's slept with a couple of blokes before you but would you go near her if you logged on to the internet and saw videos of her being spit roasted?mattwaltersz4m said:
I think Derin's comment is germaine
The videos show well executed drifts, what about all the ones that went wrong - what did they do to the car...?derin100 said:
PerryGunn said:
Dav the wheel nut said:derin100+2
I would be a little concerned that the seller hasn't commented to reassure potential buyers that the car hasn't been abused
His auto trader advert is on Instagram with the hashtag #NoFucksToGive along with drifting comments and so read into that what you will...
mattwaltersz4m
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PerryGunn said:
Depends how game she was. :wink:
PerryGunn said:
Yes they are and looking at his other vids/pics it would suggest he can pedal a car so doubt any harm has come - just guessing here. The next advert down on autotrader, lovely and polished but had a rear end last month and regularly smashed up curbs (all wheels refurb) and thrashed from cold every morning. Still no insta account but looks nice.
No doubt he has been a bit silly leaving his internet history so open.Come on guys, can we not just pay credit to some good drifting skills though??! 
It's a nice car, it's a sports car and any used sports car has probably at some point had a good ragging or three, but normally we don't see the evidence of it. Short of checking brakes and tyres to ensure they have life left on them, what can you do? I'd expect most sellers to hide evidence of the car being used hard though (on a track day many cars have their number plates removed), so I wonder if the seller might just remove those videos...
It's a nice car, it's a sports car and any used sports car has probably at some point had a good ragging or three, but normally we don't see the evidence of it. Short of checking brakes and tyres to ensure they have life left on them, what can you do? I'd expect most sellers to hide evidence of the car being used hard though (on a track day many cars have their number plates removed), so I wonder if the seller might just remove those videos...
nick_z4 said:Dav the wheel nut said:derin100+2
I would be a little concerned that the seller hasn't commented to reassure potential buyers that the car hasn't been abused
His auto trader advert is on Instagram with the hashtag #NoFucksToGive along with drifting comments and so read into that what you will...
Good point, well presented
Agree he does have some skill no doubt about itmarkos said:Come on guys, can we not just pay credit to some good drifting skills though??!
To be fair cars can take it and I remember my old mechanic had just rebuilt my friends sapphire cosworth engine and he just did a burnout right in front of him and I was cringing to be honest at what he was doing to a freshly rebuilt engine but they are a performance car built to be used at the end of the day.
As most have said you never know what`s happened to a used car and its just pot luck really.