BMW Approved Used Z4M Coupe now under £30k!

[cheburator]

taffyracer said:

cheburator said:

taffyracer said:

But it;s a crap spec, 1 year old and nearly 10,000 on the clock, for 2k more I have just bought a 6month old 4,000 miles fully loaded version

I think you are missing the point mate... The Z4M Coupe does not need heated seats or SatNav with DVD... It's a driver's car... If you wanted these - get a M3...

No mate, read the post again, the post was about how good a deal is available on that particular Z4, the fact was it was not that great, are you saying that you would be happy to accept a car that has twice the mileage, no spec and in relative terms pay more for less just because you regard these bits as not needed in a drivers car? If so you're a lunatic, having decided on the Z4MC I personally couldn't care if it was pink, its all about the deal for me and whether it has heated seats or not is immaterial if the deal is right, and that means getting the best spec/lowest mileage/lowest cost to change most RV strong car available, some would call this prudent

True... but this particular car is the cheapest Z4M Coupe in the whole of Europe...

As with regards to being prudent - my Z4M Coupe is a keeper, thus I could not care less if it had full spec or not. The interior is coming out as soon as the warranty expires and it is being converted into a race car...

[taffyracer]

That's more a question of how you look at it, cheap purchase price does not = cheaper, alot of factors are also involved in that equation. Good luck with your strip out, we're looking at building one as well, but from a rolling shell, possibly for GT4 next year

[cheburator]

taffyracer said:

Good luck with your strip out, we're looking at building one as well, but from a rolling shell, possibly for GT4 next year

BMW UK are not very forthcoming with prices and parts availability for the race Z4M Coupe. It looks like I might have to do it directly via ///M GmBH or the likes of Schubert or Duller.

Building it from a rolling shell sounds serious enough, but aren't you put off by the costs. Last time I checked, a rolling E46 M3 shell was in excess of EUR25,000 from BMW direct.

[taffyracer]

Why does it have to be a rolling shell, the GT4 shell is 17,000 Eur seam welded and caged, Z4 shells are 8k from BMW and the E46 shell is 3.5k, when you work out what it costs you to strip and prepare a shell so it's ready to be caged then it really does make sense to start with a new shell, far far better

[cheburator]

taffyracer said:

Why does it have to be a rolling shell, the GT4 shell is 17,000 Eur seam welded and caged, Z4 shells are 8k from BMW and the E46 shell is 3.5k, when you work out what it costs you to strip and prepare a shell so it's ready to be caged then it really does make sense to start with a new shell, far far better

You guys are on a different levels - with us is more like a bunch of mates who are clubbing together to built race cars on our own in our free time. Moreover, we are looking at the VLN in Ze Fazerland, where we are entering a 928 next season I know, but I am sure it will be fun...

[Deutscher]

Why, why, why are these lovely cars so cheap??

We now have several threads on this topic.

With the exceptions of the M6 and 7 Series, no BMW has ever shed value like this.

Why, why, why??

[PK328]

Deutscher said:

Why, why, why??

Nissan 350Z?

[cheburator]

PK328 said:

Deutscher said:

Why, why, why??

Nissan 350Z?

You have to be kidding me

[taffyracer]

I think alot of it is to do with the amount of ex BMW cars for sale, nearly all the cars on the AUC are dec 06 or Mar 07, most are ex management so they're knocking them out, just a thought. Also, they are not as practical as an M3 and are therefore regarded as being overpriced in the 1st place, these sort of things have a habit of finding their own level and i'm sure it'll slow down

[carl_w]

I guess they're also dumping them because they don't want them hanging around when their 57-reg stuff comes onto the market in September?

[RichyBoy]

I want one to go with my new elise so badly. Anyone fancy a group buy, if a few of us go to a dealer maybe we could get one each under 30k.

[m33ufo]

Seriously thinking of a Z4MC, I'd go for an 07 car. There are a number on the BMW website at around £36K with a fairly decent spec. What kind of money should I be looking to pay for a 3K, 07 car with nav etc?? Would £33k be about the right level?

[taffyracer]

33k seems about right for the more basic spec cars, 34-37 for the better spec cars, i just bought one now for 37k fully loaded, 261 miles on the clock and they gave me 3K more for my M3 than it was worth so really 34k, cracking car for the money and I would say to you "DO IT" its the most fun i've had for ages, far better than the M3 in so many ways

[gidge2010]

What 'taffyracer' said!! Just picked my Z4MC up after moving from an E46 M3. Haven't regretted it one little bit!!

[m33ufo]

Already missing my CSL!

[gidge2010]

You've swapped it for a Z4M then m33ufo?

[m33ufo]

gidge2010 said:

You've swapped it for a Z4M then m33ufo?

Nope, sold the CSL totally out of the blue. I'm now not sure what to buy!

My original idea was a 996 C4S but the Z4MCoupe is very tempting as it looks to be a bit of a bargain. The only issue being that the Z4M will (probably) continue to depreciate as long as BMW keep dropping almost new cars onto the market at low prices - who is going to buy my Z4M in 6 months when they can go to BMW and get one for very little more money.

Hell I may just buy another CSL, pretty much like having your money in the bank!

[taffyracer]

Z4 is the closest you'll get to a CSL without having one, if you buy well then I don't think the depreciation will be as big an issue as expected, the drop is horrific in the 1st 3-6months but i'm sure it'll level out, the no. of cars currently available does seem to be reducing slowly.

You're welcome to have a drive in mine if you want considering you're local(ish) I believe

Edited by taffyracer on Sunday 29th July 10:50

[m33ufo]

taffyracer said:

Z4 is the closest you'll get to a CSL without having one, if you buy well then I don't think the depreciation will be as big an issue as expected, the drop is horrific in the 1st 3-6months but i'm sure it'll level out, the no. of cars currently available does seem to be reducing slowly.

You're welcome to have a drive in mine if you want considering you're local(ish) I believe

Edited by taffyracer on Sunday 29th July 10:50

Thanks for your kind offer, I work in Cardiff and live a little further down the M4 (westward).

What's your opinion on colours....Carbon or Sapphire Black???

Edited by m33ufo on Sunday 29th July 13:40

[taffyracer]

I'm in Sully so dead close really, if you want to meet up give us a shout.

Mine is Carbon black and having cleaned and polished it yesterday I would say without a doubt carbon black, it is such a stunning colour, very blue in the right light, i've always liked black but shyed away from it as every bugger has black now but the carbon black is so unusual that i'm over the moon wiht my choice and couldn't see anything that would look better on it, its the perfect colour for the Z IMO