PRICE DROP Z4 3.0si Sport Individual Auto (Rubinschwarz / Champagne)

Let's try this again. I bought an Alpina Roadster S and this and this one barely sees any mileage! I'm keen to see whether pricing is on the money. This was a forum car which I bought a while back but has been sitting and I need the money now.

It's an Individual model so has the very rare rubinschwarz ruby black paint (black which gives glints of metallic red or purple in sunlight, really stunning in person and the pictures don't do it justice). The interior is champagne nappa with piano black trim. There were only 4 of the 3.0Si Sport Automatic made with this colour combination!

This is my third Z4 over the years - I had the 2.0i and the 2.5i prior to this (both manual), and I didn't miss the manual much having the auto / paddle shift. The shifters make easy work of holding whichever gear you need, with the advantage of being able to cruise effortlessly too! After this I bought the Alpina and neither of them sees the mileage they should be seeing. In an ideal world, I'd use this for commuting but it's too nice for that!

I've had the following done:
  • Exterior detail (a 6-8 hour one, nothing extreme or harsh but it's reduced the swirling and brought out the lovely ruby red/brown in the Rubinschwarz). You'll notice it's a lot cleaner than the photos in the ad I bought it from - look at the exhaust!
  • Replaced the tyres
  • Had the front RTABs / lollipops replaced - this was tramlining like a... tram. The tyres and these bushes contributed. These cost £200 fitted.
  • New battery - after buying the car, I went abroad for a week, and when I got back the car was screaming at me! The alarm was going off because of a dud battery.

I am in the process of chasing down the service history - this was lost by the previous owner but I will provide a detailed spreadsheet with all the information I have managed to piece together. I was aiming to send out my replacement blank service book to each garage consecutively and have put a lot of the work in place to get this plan in action, but haven't started sending it out just yet due to a new job!

I'm looking at £6250 5750 5400 for a quick sale and am located in Hampshire. The car has a fresh MOT.

Lots more pictures at https://imgur.com/a/XdLxjRt



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Me neither Re the mileage :? jmo id also cut back on the written text :( much of it irrelevant & far better to highlight what history you do have of the car than nothing at all .
Number of owners also worth mentioning :thumbsup:
 
mr wilks said:
Me neither Re the mileage :? jmo id also cut back on the written text :( much of it irrelevant & far better to highlight what history you do have of the car than nothing at all .
Number of owners also worth mentioning :thumbsup:

...X2 :thumbsup:

Mileage, according to VOSA - MoT history check website, says:
PASS: 15 May 2019
Mileage: 103,940 miles..

Looking backwards though, the last 5 MoT’s - are not, too pretty..

GLWTS
...Seems a fair price for the 3.0Si and I’m sure, it’ll be snapped up promptly :driving: :thumbsup:
 
mr wilks said:
Me neither Re the mileage :? jmo id also cut back on the written text :( much of it irrelevant & far better to highlight what history you do have of the car than nothing at all .
Number of owners also worth mentioning :thumbsup:

Mileage hasn't changed much at all, 104k ish. I will dig out the service details and edit the post, thanks for the advice.

paddy wright said:
If this is 85genius’s old car it is stunning and well looked after!

Indeed it is! The pictures really don't do it justice. It's been in dry storage upto the recent MOT.
 
Looks great, although as a buyer I'd rather see photos with no filter on them.

Best of luck !
 
paddy wright said:
If this is 85genius’s old car it is stunning and well looked after!

Yeah do still miss the car, actually been casually browsing the classifieds last few weeks. Might have been tempted to buy it back if the price was a chunk less than I'd sold it for but couldn't bring myself to pay more than I let it go for.

For potential buyers I found most of the details of the services before I sold it:

04/01/2008 - Marshall BMW Bournemouth -
15/10/2009 - Marshall BMW Salisbury -
18/05/2010 - Cooper BMW York -

10/09/2014 - Firth’s Garage in Heckmondwike - @87061 miles
10/09/2015 - Firth’s Garage in Heckmondwike - @92375 miles
24/11/2016 - Gremlin automotive Huddersfield - insp.2 service @ 97168 miles
16/11/2017 - Connoisseur Classics Huddersfield - oil and filter change @ 100919 miles

These are what I had absolutely confirmed

Also according to the previous owner before me he thought it was serviced by the dealer he purchased it from: Car Warehouse in Doncaster who provided a pre-sale service. It was purchased by him 09/03/2012 according to the the V5C.
 
Here's what I've pieced together - I'll get some new pictures this weekend (time permitting)

Date Mileage Information Garage
16/06/2006 4 Maintenance BMW Thorne
09/11/2006 329 Maintenance BMW Farnborough
04/01/2008 25292 Service Marshall BMW Bournemouth
28/8/2009 54703 Maintenance BMW 21238
15/10/2009 58875 Service Marshall BMW Salisbury
18/5/2010 ? Service Cooper BMW York
09/03/2012 ? Purchase + service
15/11/2013 82694 Service Firth's Garage
10/09/2014 87061 Service + MOT Firth's Garage
10/09/2015 92375 Service + MOT Firth's Garage
24/6/16 ? ? Sandell Huddersfield BMW
24/11/2016 97168 Service + MOT Gremlin Automotive
16/11/2017 100919 Service + MOT Connosseur Classics Huddersfield
 
Hate to say this but the private market is completely dead, Ive been trying to sell mine for 2 and a half months dropped price 3 times and only v low offers
 
Bluecat said:
Hate to say this but the private market is completely dead, Ive been trying to sell mine for 2 and a half months dropped price 3 times and only v low offers

Several comments on this and my last thread saying that it's well priced, open to sensible offers or advice if it's overpriced
 
motoroller said:
Bluecat said:
Hate to say this but the private market is completely dead, Ive been trying to sell mine for 2 and a half months dropped price 3 times and only v low offers

Several comments on this and my last thread saying that it's well priced, open to sensible offers or advice if it's overpriced

what did you buy it off the other forum member for?
 
jamie_z4 said:
motoroller said:
Bluecat said:
Hate to say this but the private market is completely dead, Ive been trying to sell mine for 2 and a half months dropped price 3 times and only v low offers

Several comments on this and my last thread saying that it's well priced, open to sensible offers or advice if it's overpriced

what did you buy it off the other forum member for?

Most likely less than £5k https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=107898&p=1563714#p1563714
Not there is anything wrong with asking more , maybe money has been spent :?
 
mr wilks said:
jamie_z4 said:
motoroller said:
Several comments on this and my last thread saying that it's well priced, open to sensible offers or advice if it's overpriced

what did you buy it off the other forum member for?

Most likely less than £5k https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=107898&p=1563714#p1563714
Not there is anything wrong with asking more , maybe money has been spent :?

Absolutley! Current seller seems desperate to get shut though so dont see much of a hit being taken if he puts it up at the original ask :thumbsup:
 
jamie_z4 said:
mr wilks said:
jamie_z4 said:
what did you buy it off the other forum member for?

Most likely less than £5k https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=107898&p=1563714#p1563714
Not there is anything wrong with asking more , maybe money has been spent :?

Absolutley! Current seller seems desperate to get shut though so dont see much of a hit being taken if he puts it up at the original ask :thumbsup:

I've put over £1000 into this car since I bought it, I'd like to get a bit of that back hence the increase in asking price. I can drop the price a bit further if someone is keen to view, but given all the bits needed have now been sorted it should have increased the value a little? What price would you recommend?
 
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