3.0si Z4C – fast appreciating classic?

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Most ads for 3.0si Z4 Coupes seems to be followed by 'fast appreciating classic' or similar.

On the AUC site, there's a 26k miler for £20k and a 47k miler for £15k, so is it true?

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Last Z4C was made in 2008. A few sold in 2009.

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mmm-five said:

They didn't make the e86 Z4 coupe after 2008.

I said that in the previous post!

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sjj84 said:

Not sure about fast appreciating, but they are slowly slowly rising.

I think my headline may have over-stated the case! Your assessment is probably more accurate. They are definitely moving upwards, which is a pleasant change compared to most cars!

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Oh, that was really witty.

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You can still get cheap examples, but late, low-mileage cars on the AUC site are in the £15k to £20k range.

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Wills2 said:

The one on my drive cost 36k and is now worth 10k after 10 years and 37,000 miles, so it's a no from me.

Depreciation of £26k over 10 years is £2.6k pa. That's cheap motoring. How many other £36k cars would still be worth £10k?

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Obviously most new cars depreciate. The point is: having gone down, are these cars going up again? I think the answer is 'yes'.

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daemon said:

mike74 said:

No, not a "fast appreciating classic" at all, just another run of the mill vaguely sporty car that chancers are trying to ramp up the price of in this credit fuelled asset price bubble.

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Probably one of the best straight six petrol engines ever made (and no longer available in N/A form new), in a RWD chassis, two seater, low slung coupe body, capable of a decent turn of speed and great run for a cross country run. Built in limited numbers too.

Hard to think as to why that makes it (a) only vaguely sporty, and (b) not likely to appreciate further?

And likewise the "credit fuelled asset price bubble"? I think the Z4 coupe is well outside the typical PCP / 3 year finance cycle, and too low value to be seeing "investers"

I'm not sure your statement could be more wrong if you tried?

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Mr Tidy said:

And if the Z4M is a great car how can regular Z4s have questionable looks? Or does the Z4M look questionable?

What a nonsense.

Exactly!

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Ahbefive said:

Pointless thread.

Then why have you contributed?

Three pages of comment suggests it has actually been of interest.

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Vroomer said:

Mr Tidy said:

And if the Z4M is a great car how can regular Z4s have questionable looks? Or does the Z4M look questionable?

What a nonsense.

Exactly!

My 'Exactly!' was in response to the accurate comment of Mr Tidy, where he asked how it could possibly be that the Z4C had questionable looks, while the Z4MC didn't (given they are virtually identical to look at).

All comments are clearly welcome other than those that say 'pointless thread'. If it's pointless, why waste your time commenting?