2004 BMW Z4 3.0

[C70R]

Jakg said:

C70R said:

I've been keeping an eye on Z4 values, with a view to getting back into a manual later this year. It looks like £5-5.5k is the starting point for anything worth keeping. Do you mind letting on what price you got, and how many miles?

£3,900, 120k.

I found it tricky to price - asking prices are really high, but those cars aren't selling.

There's a lot of very optimistically priced cars out there at the moment, and owners with high expectations about prices. The market for them has really crashed.

[Jakg]

C70R said:

Jakg said:

C70R said:

I've been keeping an eye on Z4 values, with a view to getting back into a manual later this year. It looks like £5-5.5k is the starting point for anything worth keeping. Do you mind letting on what price you got, and how many miles?

£3,900, 120k.

I found it tricky to price - asking prices are really high, but those cars aren't selling.

There's a lot of very optimistically priced cars out there at the moment, and owners with high expectations about prices. The market for them has really crashed.

I'm not sure I'd agree they've crashed - I sold it for more than I paid 4 years ago.

[Jhonno]

Started reading the thread and got to the rear bushes..

Upper and lower you fitted 2 ball joints rather than ball joint and bush.. Is the ball joint a straight fit in the lower position? Is it an upper ball joint or M3 one?

[C70R]

Jakg said:

C70R said:

Jakg said:

C70R said:

I've been keeping an eye on Z4 values, with a view to getting back into a manual later this year. It looks like £5-5.5k is the starting point for anything worth keeping. Do you mind letting on what price you got, and how many miles?

£3,900, 120k.

I found it tricky to price - asking prices are really high, but those cars aren't selling.

There's a lot of very optimistically priced cars out there at the moment, and owners with high expectations about prices. The market for them has really crashed.

I'm not sure I'd agree they've crashed - I sold it for more than I paid 4 years ago.

Sorry, I meant in the past 12mths or so they've really nosedived after peaking in mid-COVID.

Lots of people are now trying to offload cars they bought in the past couple of years for 20-30% more than they are worth right now.

I bought my car before Christmas, and had always intended to sell in the summer and buy a manual this coming winter. I knocked a fair chunk off when I bought it, and it was at a good price relative to the market. When it came to summer, I thought I'd be able to add 10-15% to what I paid - and I ended up letting it go for £50 less after weeks of no interest.

[Court_S]

Are you replacing it with anything?

Looks like a pretty sorted example for sensible cash.

[Jhonno]

Jhonno said:

Started reading the thread and got to the rear bushes..

Upper and lower you fitted 2 ball joints rather than ball joint and bush.. Is the ball joint a straight fit in the lower position? Is it an upper ball joint or M3 one?

Answered my own question..

2 upper ball joints.

[Jakg]

Jhonno said:

Started reading the thread and got to the rear bushes..

Upper and lower you fitted 2 ball joints rather than ball joint and bush.. Is the ball joint a straight fit in the lower position? Is it an upper ball joint or M3 one?

Jhonno said:

Jhonno said:

Started reading the thread and got to the rear bushes..

Upper and lower you fitted 2 ball joints rather than ball joint and bush.. Is the ball joint a straight fit in the lower position? Is it an upper ball joint or M3 one?

Answered my own question..

2 upper ball joints.

It's the same upper and lower. The Z4/M3 uses the same ball joints, but has both upper / lower rather than just one one + a bush. Meyle ones are like £13 so budget upgrade!

Court_S said:

Are you replacing it with anything?

Looks like a pretty sorted example for sensible cash.

Unfortunately not... there was some cash put aside for an E93 M3, but the garage+house came along instead.

Wifes car needed replacing so this had to go to pay for it.

I guess technically I replaced a Z4 with an X5?

Edited by Jakg on Wednesday 22 March 11:50