Z4 3.0 Coupe market watch

Its not every week they pop up , or even every month :wink: very rare white Zcoupe 98k - £9k
- lovely :)

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201712091943081?model=Z4&body-type=Coupe&sort=sponsored&make=BMW&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&radius=1500&postcode=bb120hr&page=2

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Chris1981 said:
1doohan said:
You've got to love an optimist.

https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action?sourceContext=&newSearchFromOverviewPage=true&inventorySearchWidgetType=AUTO&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity=d2880&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity2=&zip=n166tr&distance=660&searchChanged=true&modelChanged=true&filtersModified=true#listing=121383978
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There's optimistic and there's down right delusional.... £12k for an auto with near enough 100k on the clock!?
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even the website states its over 3k over book :lol:
 
Noticed this for sale by Sytner Nottingham.
Doesn`t look to be cleaned at all.
I would have expected better from a BMW dealer.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801102603966
 

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gerryp said:
Noticed this for sale by Sytner Nottingham.
Doesn`t look to be cleaned at all.
I would have expected better from a BMW dealer.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 1102603966
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Not well prepared at all, and it's not cheap! They don't even mention it having rear parking sensors, but I love the interior!

This one looks like a much better bet (and even has the same interior)!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201712272291111?make=BMW&transmission=Manual&model=Z4&radius=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&body-type=Coupe&postcode=gu470za&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&sort=sponsored&page=2
 
gerryp said:
Noticed this for sale by Sytner Nottingham.
Doesn`t look to be cleaned at all.
I would have expected better from a BMW dealer.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801102603966
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I bought mine from a BMW dealer. The pictures they had on their website showed a car which wasn't clean, the interior floor with dirt and gravel in the footwell, tatty wheels and tyres. It didn't look cared for. I looked at it on their site several times over a few months before deciding to give them a call.

I arranged to view it as it was only a few miles away, and when I arrived was impressed by how good it looked. The pics on the website were taken the day it had been px'd, but since then they had cleaned and polished it, replaced the wheels and fitted new tyres.

I decided to buy it, but always wondered how many people had been put off by those pictures, it would have made more sense to take the after pics and put those on the website. It seems the dealers are so eager to get cars listed online, pretty much any pics will do.
 
I used to work for BMW and they always used to do this at my Dealership. It drove me crazy as it never showed the car in it's best light and we had to do all the photo's twice. I used to complain but it fell on deaf ears. The bosses just wanted to get the enquires and have as many cars online as possible.

It was up to the salesmen then do deal with the problem questions, why presented like that, looks untidy, why isn't the car ready for test drive if it's on the website (because it's at the body shop getting the wheels done and the bumpers painted for 2 weeks!) etc

Wood Butcher said:
gerryp said:
Noticed this for sale by Sytner Nottingham.
Doesn`t look to be cleaned at all.
I would have expected better from a BMW dealer.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801102603966
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I bought mine from a BMW dealer. The pictures they had on their website showed a car which wasn't clean, the interior floor with dirt and gravel in the footwell, tatty wheels and tyres. It didn't look cared for. I looked at it on their site several times over a few months before deciding to give them a call.

I arranged to view it as it was only a few miles away, and when I arrived was impressed by how good it looked. The pics on the website were taken the day it had been px'd, but since then they had cleaned and polished it, replaced the wheels and fitted new tyres.

I decided to buy it, but always wondered how many people had been put off by those pictures, it would have made more sense to take the after pics and put those on the website. It seems the dealers are so eager to get cars listed online, pretty much any pics will do.
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When I bought my coupe in 2012 it was off the back of a pistonheads advert with no pictures which had been listed a few hours earlier.

I rang to enquire and they stated they had just had the car in and hadnt even had a chance to wash it yet. I didnt care as I was interested in the gearbox / spec / colour combo and it ticked almost all my boxes. When I did go to see it, they had washed it but it had a broken glovebox, dings in the rear arch, and a few unsightly chips and scratches that were fixable. I didnt care.

It was well overpriced at £16k. I offered what I wanted to pay for it there and then (this was the Saturday after they got the car so probably about 3 days later) and they rejected my £14.5K offer. 2 months later I bought the car for my initial offer price all tarted up of course. :D
 
Big Tav said:
I used to work for BMW and they always used to do this at my Dealership. It drove me crazy as it never showed the car in it's best light and we had to do all the photo's twice. I used to complain but it fell on deaf ears. The bosses just wanted to get the enquires and have as many cars online as possible.

It was up to the salesmen then do deal with the problem questions, why presented like that, looks untidy, why isn't the car ready for test drive if it's on the website (because it's at the body shop getting the wheels done and the bumpers painted for 2 weeks!) etc


I can understand they want people to know about new stock as soon as is possible, but crappy pics aren't going to help sell things really. I can only imagine the amount of needless frustration this caused for the sales staff, especially if there were enquiries about cars which weren't even ready to test drive.
I think also that if you see a car which is looking sub par at a dealer, it shows them in a poor light from the start, especially as they will be asking top price, and it makes you a bit suspicious.

In the end, I was delighted with my car, and felt I'd done well, especially as the price came down because they'd had it so long. If they'd put up pics of the car after they had worked on it, I'm sure someone would have snapped it up, and I'd probably not even have known they'd had it for sale.
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Rare red coupe on low miles and at a good price. Shame about the SE interior.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801132724354?atmobcid=soc4
 
idej_jedi said:
Rare red coupe on low miles and at a good price. Shame about the SE interior.
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Stop it - I'd love a red Coupe!

Mind you compared to Marlon's that one looks a bit pink - maybe it's just the photos.

But it has a fairly basic spec. so I'll fight the urge. :)
 
idej_jedi said:
I’m not a fan of the red zed, but they are rare.
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I just like a colour.

It's almost like BMW chose their colour options for E86s after watching too much 60s TV - any shade of black or grey you want!

That's why I went for Montego Blue, but I'd have happily considered red or Phoenix Yellow. :)
 
Mr Tidy said:
idej_jedi said:
I’m not a fan of the red zed, but they are rare.
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I just like a colour.

It's almost like BMW chose their colour options for E86s after watching too much 60s TV - any shade of black or grey you want!

That's why I went for Montego Blue, but I'd have happily considered red or Phoenix Yellow. :)
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I'll buy yours and you can buy the red one 😎
 
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