Want to buy Z4 Roadster
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Test drive both before you settle on one or the other. You may regret it for the sake of a very small MPG difference 
3.0 also come with many extras as standard such as ///M sport suspension and tend to be better specced by owners from new, but are not that much more expensice a few years down the road
3.0 also come with many extras as standard such as ///M sport suspension and tend to be better specced by owners from new, but are not that much more expensice a few years down the road
have a look here
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12883
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12883
Why the concern over mileage?
All the Z4's I have looked at or people I have known with them, from 25k > 95k ones, have all felt much of a muchness really.
Worth less when you sell, but cheaper to buy in the first place, and so a lower depreciation rate anyway.
Dave
All the Z4's I have looked at or people I have known with them, from 25k > 95k ones, have all felt much of a muchness really.
Worth less when you sell, but cheaper to buy in the first place, and so a lower depreciation rate anyway.
Dave
depends on what sort of mileage, for example mine did a lot of mileage in the first 2 years of its life, and the other 4 years its done below average, plus i dont do massive miles either so when i bought i wasnt too worried about mileage - more condition, spec & service history.
They are all so old now, it's condition rather than mileage, imho. If I saw a 100k mile model with tons of receipts for clutch, bushes, exhaust etc relatively recently in it's life, it felt tight on the test drive, and was £8,000, I'd have that over a 40k model for £12,000!
Low mileage won't guarantee a good clutch, bushes, discs/pads etc... engine might be better, but if it's had really low usage it might have missed the 2yr service interval too.
Also, the engines seem to be strong and last ages.
Again, it all depends what you want. More mileage is cheaper to buy, but may cost more to keep going than a lower mileage one, but that all depends on individual cases and conditions.
Personally I tend to avoid low usage models because cars that don't get used often have their own issues because they are under-used. 12k a year almost guarantees a service every year. Also, too higher mileage can be bad in other ways. All depends, but basically I wouldn't write off a car for a few thousand miles, if it was otherwise in need of no real attention. Also, good seat/colour combo there on Herminators car... M-sports in red are rare to start with, and on a nice black example!
Dave
Low mileage won't guarantee a good clutch, bushes, discs/pads etc... engine might be better, but if it's had really low usage it might have missed the 2yr service interval too.
Also, the engines seem to be strong and last ages.
Again, it all depends what you want. More mileage is cheaper to buy, but may cost more to keep going than a lower mileage one, but that all depends on individual cases and conditions.
Personally I tend to avoid low usage models because cars that don't get used often have their own issues because they are under-used. 12k a year almost guarantees a service every year. Also, too higher mileage can be bad in other ways. All depends, but basically I wouldn't write off a car for a few thousand miles, if it was otherwise in need of no real attention. Also, good seat/colour combo there on Herminators car... M-sports in red are rare to start with, and on a nice black example!
Dave
Thanks guys.
Added to the details in my thread, the car has warranty with Warranty Direct until mid April 2010. So most worries, such as roof motor going, are covered. Although the car is garaged over night, so I think the roof motor drowning is less of a problem and I do occasionaly check that the motor area is draining and have never seen it swimming in water.
I have plenty of reciepts from this last year, which has been 20k of motorway miles, using V-Power fuel.
It's also booked in for next Friday to get the seat bolsters restored.
I'm a fussy bugger, which is why I listed the paint defects, they're only really visable from closer than a meter and typical for a car a few years old.
The car is also on Piston Heads now, although not a premium add yet, so it appears a few pages in.
Added to the details in my thread, the car has warranty with Warranty Direct until mid April 2010. So most worries, such as roof motor going, are covered. Although the car is garaged over night, so I think the roof motor drowning is less of a problem and I do occasionaly check that the motor area is draining and have never seen it swimming in water.
I have plenty of reciepts from this last year, which has been 20k of motorway miles, using V-Power fuel.
It's also booked in for next Friday to get the seat bolsters restored.
I'm a fussy bugger, which is why I listed the paint defects, they're only really visable from closer than a meter and typical for a car a few years old.
The car is also on Piston Heads now, although not a premium add yet, so it appears a few pages in.