Sepang Coupe 44k miles £13999

bluestreak56 said:
What was the reason for the replacement engine?
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Never did get a straight answer, but our assumption was VANOS, as that was replaced along with the engine, and they couldn't give us any other explanation.

Engine strip-down only showed a small chip in the top of 1 piston, but they couldn't explain why that would cause the 'slight misfire' that they couldn't rectify, and they ended up asking BMW for a new engine instead of spending days & days stripping it down to investigate properly.

I know one wasn't due to abuse, as I've always maintained & cared for my ///Ms. Always warmed up before going beyond 3000rpm, then a little hotter before going above 5000rpm, and up to normal temps before going any where near 7000rpm.

The new engine even had a self-induced 5000 mile running in period, after it's 2nd running in service 1000 miles post-engine change..
 
I had a view of this a couple weekends ago. I'd be interested to know how it came to be Cat D. The outside is generally in good nick, although there is a bit of wear on the inside and a few things like condensation in the front left light, missing wheel arch underside cover (also front) and front left washer cover also missing. I wonder if that's all related. Other things like a grubby seat bolster - yes, it may polish out, but why not spend 10 minutes and you've probably upped your chances of selling. My biggest worry was that the service history looked a little odd with a recent service at an Indy a basic oil service for what I think was supposed to be an Inspection (possibly 2), or do the inspections reset on an engine change? The seller didn't appear technically minded and I was left with the idea that things would be done on the cheap of possible - not good for that sort of car.
 
sars said:
Just noticed that the price has dropped to £12,999 as someone did an HPI check and it came back as Cat D :(
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The truth is out. Always wondered why this was so cheap and in what some consider to be a very desirable colour (I quite like it FWIW)

bluestreak56 said:
What was the reason for the replacement engine? I'm trying to decide between the Sport Coupe and M Coupe. I know both have the rear spring issue and the Sport has the potential HVA issue, but 2 M's with replacement engines sounds like there may be another common issue?
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Actually there's at least one other - read this:

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16044

I believe this car was recently for sale, but not on this forum.
 
JohnV said:
My biggest worry was that the service history looked a little odd with a recent service at an Indy a basic oil service for what I think was supposed to be an Inspection (possibly 2), or do the inspections reset on an engine change?
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If the car hasn't done the mileage then no point doing and inspection 1 or 2, an Oil service will be fine, but as said that's on the assumption it's being done on time (2 years) not mileage.
 
The service history is as follows:

Running-in Check Mileage: 1190
Synter BMW
Date: 27/10/06

Oil Service + Micro Filter Mileage: 10581
Synter BMW
Date: 24/07/07

Inspection 1 + Micro Filter
Synter BMW
Date: 13/08/08

Oil Service + Running Oil Change due to New BMW Engine fitted
Synter BMW
Mileage: 22175
Date: 19/11/08

Oil Service + Micro Filter
Synter BMW
Date: 22/10/09
Mileage: 31874

Non BMW Service
Carried with BMW Z4M Castrol Synthetic Oil + Oil filter All genuine Parts
MAF Cleaned
New Battery installed.
Mileage: 44101 (Approx)
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Does the c15k miles and 2 year gap not indicate the last service should have been an inspection? The car currently says 15K until an oil service. To be fair when I spoke to the seller they said they contacted BMW who told them an inspection service was due (although presumably obvious from the car), but the service the seller actually got carried out was just a basic indy service, presumably equivalent to a basic oil service. Inspection 1 and Inspection 2 are expressly crossed out in the service book.
 
Looks like it was done on age. Wonder what mileage is displayed until next service (unless it's been reset). Could have another 6k or so till Inspec 1 due.
 
It's missed it's inspec 1 - that's what should just have been done 13k is the absolute tips between services irrelevant of time, more like 11k typically. The counter reset to 15400 is pure fiction.


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Just proves again that cars unusually cheap often have patchy history or other stories in the background.

Then you get people saying " you can get a ******* for next to nowt these days" when in reality a real nice one will cost much more..
 
VvrooomM said:
It's missed it's inspec 1 - that's what should just have been done 13k is the absolute tips between services irrelevant of time, more like 11k typically. The counter reset to 15400 is pure fiction.


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A main dealer near me has an ///M for sale that has between 19-20k between each service, can only assume its spent most of its life being driven by an old lady on a motorway.
 
srhutch said:
A main dealer near me has an ///M for sale that has between 19-20k between each service, can only assume its spent most of its life being driven by an old lady on a motorway.
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Or they've (ab)used the 'leeway' BMW allow for scheduled servicing (of up to about 2000 miles over IIRC) and have been tight with their spending.

If so, then you assume they've left everything else to the last minute or done the bare minimum required.
 
mmm-five said:
srhutch said:
A main dealer near me has an ///M for sale that has between 19-20k between each service, can only assume its spent most of its life being driven by an old lady on a motorway.
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Or they've (ab)used the 'leeway' BMW allow for scheduled servicing (of up to about 2000 miles over IIRC) and have been tight with their spending.

If so, then you assume they've left everything else to the last minute or done the bare minimum required.
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still seemed high to me though even 18k
 
srhutch said:
VvrooomM said:
It's missed it's inspec 1 - that's what should just have been done 13k is the absolute tips between services irrelevant of time, more like 11k typically. The counter reset to 15400 is pure fiction.


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A main dealer near me has an ///M for sale that has between 19-20k between each service, can only assume its spent most of its life being driven by an old lady on a motorway.
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absolute tosh, the mileage counter resets to 15400 miles so how could it do 20000?? It might have done that between services but it certainly has not been serviced in line with correct schedule.


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Because the miles to service is adaptive and can go up as well as down depending on how the car is being driven however, Id be sceptical that a //M would be driven in such a way that theyve squeezed 20k out of it before the computer has said it needs a service.

Andy
 
R26Andy said:
Because the miles to service is adaptive and can go up as well as down depending on how the car is being driven however, Id be sceptical that a //M would be driven in such a way that theyve squeezed 20k out of it before the computer has said it needs a service.

Andy
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I don't think you're correct about this Andy, the service interval on the M is based purely on the amount of fuel used.
 
dgm said:
R26Andy said:
Because the miles to service is adaptive and can go up as well as down depending on how the car is being driven however, Id be sceptical that a //M would be driven in such a way that theyve squeezed 20k out of it before the computer has said it needs a service.

Andy
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I don't think you're correct about this Andy, the service interval on the M is based purely on the amount of fuel used.
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erm, even if you are correct, isn't that the end result the same, depending on how you use your car, this would result in different mpg rates :poke:
 
R26Andy said:
Because the miles to service is adaptive and can go up as well as down depending on how the car is being driven however, Id be sceptical that a //M would be driven in such a way that theyve squeezed 20k out of it before the computer has said it needs a service.

Andy
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exactly right, it will go up if the mpg goes up. Still can't see how an ///M can do 20k between services, that plus the 56k on the clock were the two main reasons I didn't buy that one.

My 118d service indicator has risen from 16k that was on the clock when I collected new. It's now due around 20k.
 
The service becomes due when 2275 litres of fuel has been used since the last service. To get 15,500 miles until the next service as indicated when the service indicator is reset would require you to get circa 31mpg overall which just isn't feasible/possible in these cars so I can't see when you're ever going to get an increase in the service indicator mileage.
 
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