Time so say good bye

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Lee_Zee

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 Aberdeen
After only a few short months of ownership I've decided that I must move on my beloved Z4MC. For various reasons I'm now routinely running up and down between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. This journey is ploughing the miles onto my car it really is paining me to continue. Not just for what it will do to the value but I just fell its too good of a car for a motorway cruiser.

Before you start writing heated messages in Caps Lock please realise this is not an advert. I do however have some question regarding the sale that I hope you guys can help me with. I still have finance on the vehicle, although I haven't got a settlement amount at the moment I will do so very soon. With the fact I have finance on the car, what are my option for selling it? Do I have to offer it up for trade? The other problem I have with that is that I was hoping to significantly down grade value wise to something that loves the miles and can handle a bit of snow. Perhaps an 04 A4 Avant 1.8t Quattro.

Anyway you see my problem, I'd be great full of any advice.

Lee
 
Hi - I do understand your position - though I can't really help with the first part - much as I absolutely love my zed (I'm still new to it) I'm not sure any Z4 is the perfect car for commuting up and down Scottish roads/motorways, especially in winter. I can comment on the A4 avant though as I'm on my 2nd - having had the first (1.8T Quattro 190bhp remapped to 215) for 4 years and current one for 2.5 years (2.0T Quattro 220 bhp remapped to 250 ish + milltek exhaust). Both have been great but if you can stretch to a later 2.0T even better. Alternatively the 1.9 or 2.0 TDI might be better as a mile muncher and certainly more economical - I tend to press on a little in mine and probably struggle to get much more 30mpg though that does involve a fair bit of shorter journeys. Good luck.
 
You can sell you car privately if you wish but most buyers will want proof that finance has been cleared, this can be done a number of ways though so shouldn't be an obstacle.

You can of course part ex at and dealer using the funds to clear the finance also.
 
Clearing finance is absolutely not a problem, especially for a specialist car like this. With a standard run-of-the-mill car, you may scare a lot of buyers off, but most looking to buy an M will be capable of doing a bit of research.

In the case of my car, I bought it for £2000 or so less than he had owing, so he cleared the £2000, and then I paid BMW Finance direct for the rest - and the car was mine! :)
 
don't consider an x3. absolute rubbish !


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Thanks very much guys, this is all very helpful information and on that note consider the car now for sale and an ad to follow forthwith.

Are X3's not made 3rd party buy a dumper truck company in Norwich?
 
The newly launched X3 is a stunning looking car with the same size as the old E53 X5. I will have a test drive in that one to see how it compares to the E70 I drove couple of weeks ago.

With the diesel doing a 0 - 62 in 6.2 seconds, not a slouch either.
 
I purchased my Z with outstanding finance - easy, I just called BMW Finance and paid it via a bank transfer.

X3 looks ok but after doing a weekend driving one decided that a 3 series Touring would be much better.
The ride is harsh and the driving enjoyment is non existant. However, it was fun to throw around town.

I'm thinking of getting a BMW E46 Touring - there are some great deals out there especially the 325 and the 330.
 
Did you drive the new X3? It was only launched a couple of weeks back.
 
I think the one I drove was the new one, it was a BMW hire car in Germany.
I was very impressed with the look and the quality but it just lacked the enjoyment. It was an X-Drive 2.0d (or something like that). We also had a 2.0 TDI Audi A4 (spanking new), this was our one of choice.
 
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