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Jameszy

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 East London
Hi there all - leading on from previous post, sadly my Z4 Coupe will need significant work before it can be put back on the road. It could be as "small" as a complete replacement of all rear offside suspension components and the alloy (which had a hole blown through it from the impact), but indication was rear sub frame was damaged. So fixable, but I didn't want to go through the hassle and taint the ownership.

Thank you to Rally-Chris for letting me take it off your hands almost 4 years and 35,000 miles ago.

Will miss the forum to be honest and the various meet ups, quite rare to have a decent online forum that is both helpful, welcoming and non-toxic!

Photos of the damage, and some better times. Car will likely be on Copart at some point - if anyone sees it, let me know as I have the other keys and all the service history items!

In terms of where we go from here - have decided I didn't want another Z4 for now as would never be the same. So have gone for a 440i Gran Coupe. Collection this Friday.
 

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Everyone was fine. The driver of the Mazda tried to blame someone else, but pretty hard to argue with the facts i.e. my car was parked on a clearly lit Roman road. He's been referred to DVLA (older gent).
 
Sad to hear of a 'forced' end to a car. :(
Good choice with the 440i, though. The B58 is a peach of an engine. If you have a pre-GPF model (mid 2018) the MPPSK is worth the money for the improvement in sound alone! :D

The F30 UK section of Bimmerpost is quite a good forum. Not as good as this one, though. :thumbsup:
 
Thanks Pondrew. I was going to try and get a pre-GPF model, but unfortunately (!!!) a 2019 came up for a good price from the BMW approved used network with the options I wanted (not black exterior/interior, icon LEDs, sunroof, adaptive suspension and a whole load more). So will be doing without the MPPSK for now - I'll do some work on investigating what is possible once the warranty has run out!
 
That's a sad ending. :o I'm just glad you weren't in it at the time!

It was a great Coupe - I saw it quite a few times when rally-chris had it.

At least you got plenty of use from it and I hope you enjoy your 440i. :thumbsup:
 
Good luck with the new ride James, hopefully it doesn’t prove to be a crash magnet like the Z4 was for you!
 
Oh bugger. Such a sad end to two fine cars. Most important thing no one hurt. Enjoy your 440i :)
 
Sorry about the car, such a shame for it to end its time like the.

Does not mean you have to leave the forum - 440i are great cars
 
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