Z4M - did I miss something?

[neil-c]

I realise 80s/90s car pricing is a bit mental right now but what the hell has happened to pricing on Z4M coupes? They are only 9 years old and already £50k for ultra low mileage. Alright I know it's Hexagon but is there a comparison to Z8s here? Other sellers seem to be on the coat tails at £25-30k

[Billy_Whizzzz]

£20k will get you a good one.

[IATM]

Personally it's a fools game.
It seems to be a craze for the last 4 years or so to buy and bump up the price of so called future classics.

One can argue if they are going up because they actually will be a future classic due to merit or it's the perception of a future classic.

People will argue well they sold at the 20/30k bracket. Yes they did but why? Was it because someone thought yes this car is worth it as a future classic, pinochle of its hay day or the next idiot coming along and buying it only because they assume it will be worth more in say 5 years time.

Blows my mind to be frank. But it is what it is.

[shibby!]

These are not really selling at those prices though.

I have been following market for quite some time as I had one and was planning to sell.

The ones at 16ish are selling, I personally sold mine for 15.5 which was the trade in value and wanted a quick sale.... the bloke bought it and immediately put it up for 18.5K. It's still for sale a month later.

There are a handful at 18K plus and they are the same ones that have been around since last year.

Great cars! I just don't think they are at THAT level YET, although we all said the same about the m3 cs, e36 m3, and the e30 m3.

[tjlazer]

I'm hoping they climb, I have one sat on my in-laws driveway at the moment. Not quite ready to sell it but not sure I really 'need' it. As a driveway ornament it's expensive but as a car a bloody bargain for the looks and sense of occasion with the long bonnet and s54 in front of you.

[andyman_2006]

neil-c said:

I realise 80s/90s car pricing is a bit mental right now but what the hell has happened to pricing on Z4M coupes? They are only 9 years old and already £50k for ultra low mileage. Alright I know it's Hexagon but is there a comparison to Z8s here? Other sellers seem to be on the coat tails at £25-30k

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The Z4M coupe is tipped to be a future classic for sure, it all comes down to numbers i guess, and it helps that all M cars now have turbos and DCT or ZF boxes..

My classic cars mag has reported the Z4M coupe to be a classic on the cusp..

Good cars £18-20 (excluding the hexagon cars of course!)

If you look though a £42K car 8/9 years old for £20K isnt bad still...

compared to buying a new gen ST or Golf GTI they are a bargain, and compared to a used focus ST a lot more special car for the cash?

Andy

[doclip]

I think its hard to find any roadster which gives a better bang for buck for circa 12-14k than a Z4M .Being the last of the NA S54 this is sure to be a future classic but not for another 10 years at least .

[MikeGoodwin]

Hexagon are offering that low miler and lets not forget that Hexagon always price their cars up like that, ridiculous.

Ive been looking at these over the last few months as I am due a new car, beginning to wonder if I should buy one while I still can as I would really like to experience this engine. Not sure if Ive got the balls to run an M car like this as a daily and put 10k a year on it.

[tjlazer]

Just do it Mike, these cars are very reliable and easy to live with, providing you are fully braced for the ride 'comfort' which is a touch on the harsh side to be sensible. I had my car out over the weekend and on my own it was brilliant, I had a ball and loved getting back into that tiny cabin and hearing that engine rev out in front but later out with my (pregnant) wife later I was rather embarrassed by how hard it is on the country roads. My golf R was much easier to live with for 10k a year, I'm currently doing around a third of that in the zed. Running costs are reasonable - annual servicing is normal, its just the Insp 2 and brake discs that really add to the costs (plus the ££ RFL) over any other reasonably fun car.