Thanks for the advice - picked up a 3.0 on Saturday!

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SDS

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 Essex
Hi all

Thanks for all the great advice before I bought the car. The checklists proved invaluable, certainly highlighting a few manageable problems which allowed for some movement in the price with the dealer. I've been looking for roughly 3/4 months now for a black 3.0 Z4 roadster with red sports seats and I finally got what I wanted! Managed to get a 12 month comprehensive warranty too so I'm really pleased with myself, especially as even though I'm only 21, I got insured for £1000 - the same as my last car somehow - an MR2 roadster.

iPod connection - there seems various different methods on here, but unless I'm overlooking the thread, I can't find a guide to the quickest and easiest fix, could someone point me in the right direction?

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Forgot to add - I very nearly walked away as I was not expecting to hear the car had 6 former keepers. Is this unusual? As I said, I nearly walked away, and had it not been the exact spec I wanted, I probably would've done. The car has decent history, especially for the last owner in the past 2/3 years, which I guess is most important, all history is from a BMW dealer, and Inspection 2 carried out 8k ago. This plus the immaculate interior lead me to believe that she had just changed hands as a summer car.

Would this have put many of you off?
 
SDS said:
iPod connection - there seems various different methods on here, but unless I'm overlooking the thread, I can't find a guide to the quickest and easiest fix, could someone point me in the right direction?
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Looks a tidy car.

As for iPod, I just fitted the Dice DUO, (as like you no NAV). With the latest firmware 4584 (23-06-11), it is much improved and works well for £120.
 
I like it... the read seats with grey interior go really well together... also has detangoed rear lights and side indicators.

Its nearly a 7 year old car... so a new owner each year isnt necessarily a bad thing... if it just had its inspection 2 it must be on low mileage for its age... which would indicate it could have been a second car/ summer car... which may have just changed hands each year...

Looks like it also has the same stubby (or not so stubby) as me.. an s2000 aerial!
 
aquazi said:
I like it... the read seats with grey interior go really well together... also has detangoed rear lights and side indicators.

Its nearly a 7 year old car... so a new owner each year isnt necessarily a bad thing... if it just had its inspection 2 it must be on low mileage for its age... which would indicate it could have been a second car/ summer car... which may have just changed hands each year...

Looks like it also has the same stubby (or not so stubby) as me.. an s2000 aerial!
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Ah thanks for pointing those out - only just noticed the rear lights and indicators are different! (And the aerial)

That's what I presumed with regards to the former owners. As long as she's a trouble-free car, I won't let it bother me! :)
 
DrNick said:
Welcome! Great looking zed - I wish mine looked that clean!
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Thanks!

Ha, I'm sure it won't look like that in a few days! I've never been the best at keeping my cars clean, and I've never had a soft top without a hardtop too, so I'll be reading up on how to keep that looking decent!
 
Hi and welcome.

High number of owners on a car like this isn't uncommon, so if the history looks good you should be fine. :)
 
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