WANTED - E86 Z4 3.0 si manual
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In addition to monitoring autotrader, ebay, Pistonheads, you need to join all the Facebook groups with z4 in the title.
The reality is there are limited numbers of these about now, so you will have to put a little work in and possibly travel, but I bought mine last year within your budget and it's a tidy one....
The reality is there are limited numbers of these about now, so you will have to put a little work in and possibly travel, but I bought mine last year within your budget and it's a tidy one....
Welcome to the forum Ollie and good luck finding one. 
Sadly less than 700 manual E85 3.0sis came to the UK so they can be hard to track down.
ETA I misread the header and my eyes deceived me, Ollie is actually looking for an E86 which should be a bit easier as we got over 2,000 manual Coupes here.
Seeing as I'm on my 3rd one since 2014 I really ought to know better.
Sadly less than 700 manual E85 3.0sis came to the UK so they can be hard to track down.
ETA I misread the header and my eyes deceived me, Ollie is actually looking for an E86 which should be a bit easier as we got over 2,000 manual Coupes here.
Seeing as I'm on my 3rd one since 2014 I really ought to know better.
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Llanidloes
Although I'm new to the Z4 Coupe world, I can echo the above comments. I got mine in November last year, after a few months of searching and quite a few hours/miles spent in viewing and test driving before securing mine (for not much more than your budget). I too was fixed on a Manual and the Sport, with service/maintenance history and condition more important than mileage.
Perseverance and luck will be key. The "Reserve" function on Autotrader is useful (for the buyer that is, as not always liked by the trader) and helped ensure that I did not miss out on mine. I don't know how experienced you are in buying cars but be prepared to walk away if you have any doubts at all. That said, these are great cars and undoubtedly the best looking of all the Zeds!
Good luck with your search.
Perseverance and luck will be key. The "Reserve" function on Autotrader is useful (for the buyer that is, as not always liked by the trader) and helped ensure that I did not miss out on mine. I don't know how experienced you are in buying cars but be prepared to walk away if you have any doubts at all. That said, these are great cars and undoubtedly the best looking of all the Zeds!
Good luck with your search.