RE: BMW Z4 M: PH Buying Guide

[scz4]

FlavaDave said:

OEM springs. There's very little on the net about this and was going to post something official anyway for others to read, but briefly it's the single best thing you can do to the car. Absolutely transformed the ride and handling. I lost a little confidence with it during the summer but now it feels like nothing fazes it/me.

The B6s seemed quite long compared to the OEM dampers I took off. You might want to look at the B8s which are identical in performance, but shorter in the shaft. Never the less they seem to work!

Thanks for getting back to me and that sounds positive. Agree B8's would be ideal, but for some reason they don't do them for the ///M which is a shame.

B6's are down to £465 from Germany now, plus £35 shipping.

[RaineyDays]

Extended leather an absolute must ??

I've only ever seen one Z4 with extended leather.

[Moocher72]

Owned my for about 2 years z4m coupe with only 68k , prevoiusly owneda SMG e46 m3 but rear floor panel was starting to crack, the z4 is definaltley a real handfull and twice the fun of the e46 , only had 1 issue with yaw sensor but otherwise all ok. definatley a modern classic set to rocket in value as there was only ever 1800 coupe versions made

[Earthdweller]

Moocher72 said:

Owned my for about 2 years z4m coupe with only 68k , prevoiusly owneda SMG e46 m3 but rear floor panel was starting to crack, the z4 is definaltley a real handfull and twice the fun of the e46 , only had 1 issue with yaw sensor but otherwise all ok. definatley a modern classic set to rocket in value as there was only ever 1800 coupe versions made

Your numbers are a little out .. there were 4587 M Coupes made of which 592 came to the U.K.

Total Z4 M production, Coupes/roadsters 9976 with 612 roadsters coming to the U.K.

Other than that the values seem steady, already a “modern classic” without doubt

[Bemmer]

Iirc were they even less 3.0 Si Coupe's UK registered than the M.?

[Earthdweller]

Bemmer said:

Iirc were they even less 3.0 Si Coupe's UK registered than the M.?

No, there were 2189 Si Coupes registered in the U.K. and 963 3.0Si roadsters

There were 26053 Si coupes/roadsters in total

Still rare but not as rare as some coupe owners would try and tell you they are

[survivalist]

Bemmer said:

Iirc were they even less 3.0 Si Coupe's UK registered than the M.?

That was true for the Z3 coupe as the 2.8 was never sold in the UK.

Over 2000 3.0 Z4 Coupe sold in the Uk, so definitely not rarer than the Z4M.

Not really seeing values shoot up on either, although they are pretty stable.

[Mr Tidy]

I'm working my way through UK registered E86s!

My first was one of two manual 3.0Si Sports in Ruby Black with Pearl Grey leather.

My 2nd was one of 3 manual 3.0Si Sports in Montego Blue with Pearl Grey and Cirrus aluminium trim.

But my current MC seems to be a common example as it's one of 23 in Silver Grey with Imola Red seats and Carbon structure trim.