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After flirting with the idea of a Boxster or a lease 125d I have finally decided to go for a Z4. My budget is £12k and I was looking for a base 2009 E89 - the only extra I really require is sports seats. Last night I was looking at my local auction listings (I was involved in the car trade many years ago) and they have a 2008 Z4 2.5 Sport 45k with S/H (old shape) - it's not sold in the last week so they are holding it over till January although they will take a bid now. The downside is its a finance repossession and unsurprisingly has all the signs of a previous owner with no cash - Sunny tyres, needs a service etc. I viewed it today and the auction driver helpfully took me for a spin round the car park and I get the feeling its a good car that just needs a bit of money spent on it to get it back up to how I like my cars to be. It would be roughly half my budget but I was thinking it may well do the job. I would welcome any feedback on the 2.5 (or on the E89) - I understand the 3.0 is better without much of a fuel penalty but I am not really that bothered as I am quite a sedate driver.
Thanks
Tim
PS the fuel computer was showing 26mpg - is this about right for the 2.5?
After flirting with the idea of a Boxster or a lease 125d I have finally decided to go for a Z4. My budget is £12k and I was looking for a base 2009 E89 - the only extra I really require is sports seats. Last night I was looking at my local auction listings (I was involved in the car trade many years ago) and they have a 2008 Z4 2.5 Sport 45k with S/H (old shape) - it's not sold in the last week so they are holding it over till January although they will take a bid now. The downside is its a finance repossession and unsurprisingly has all the signs of a previous owner with no cash - Sunny tyres, needs a service etc. I viewed it today and the auction driver helpfully took me for a spin round the car park and I get the feeling its a good car that just needs a bit of money spent on it to get it back up to how I like my cars to be. It would be roughly half my budget but I was thinking it may well do the job. I would welcome any feedback on the 2.5 (or on the E89) - I understand the 3.0 is better without much of a fuel penalty but I am not really that bothered as I am quite a sedate driver.
Thanks
Tim
PS the fuel computer was showing 26mpg - is this about right for the 2.5?
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