Anyone know this Z4?

[Zidane]

Hi All,

New to the site but avid watcher of PistonHeads for years and hope to be a regular contributor going forward.

My first post is for help really. I've put a deposit on this Z4 but just wondering if anyone knows the car so I can build up a history file (has stamps but no paperwork sadly)

Also, does anyone know what colour the leather is?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3428081.htm



Many thanks in advance

Z

[Gruber]

If you go into your local BMW dealer and ask nicely, I'm sure they could give a print out of what has been done to date.

They probably won't give you copy invoices - they'll quote some rubbish about data protection - but there's no reason why they couldn't give you a breakdown of the work done and the corresponding dates.

[Zidane]

Thanks Gruber, i'll give that a shot!

[dazerc]

That leather is a BMW individual called amorone or a spelling like that. Looks like a decent Z4 its also an individual paint has a sort of flip of yellow to the grey/silver.

[Bemmer]

dazerc said:

That leather is a BMW individual called amorone or a spelling like that. Looks like a decent Z4 its also an individual paint has a sort of flip of yellow to the grey/silver.

That's Silver Grey with Chateau Dakota leather a nice combination IMO.!

[dazerc]

Bemmer said:

dazerc said:

That leather is a BMW individual called amorone or a spelling like that. Looks like a decent Z4 its also an individual paint has a sort of flip of yellow to the grey/silver.

That's Silver Grey with Chateau Dakota leather a nice combination IMO.!

It's deffinitly Amarone Leather.

[Bemmer]

dazerc said:

It's deffinitly Amarone Leather.

It's definitely Not...! As I said before it's Chateau Dakota....!

[mmm-five]

Bemmer]It's definitely Not...! As I said before it's Chateau [Red said:

Dakota....!

The other models (mainly 5 & 6 series) might have a similar colour that was called Chateau Red Dakota, but this (according to BMW's own options/individual list) was not a colour available on the e85/86 Z4s - they were offered Amarone Nappa.

BTW, the Dakota is the 'cheaper' leather option with a coarser grain - and again, not available on the e85/86 Z4.

Amarone:


The colour options are available here and you can double-check by entering the last 7 digits of your VIN into BMW's After-Sales Portal and using the log-in 'eu111111' and password 'bmwetk1'.

The salesmen are not experts, and do (often) get it wrong. When I was looking for a Z4MC, I was told by 2 dealerships that it had the M3's V8 in it

Edited by mmm-five on Sunday 11th March 13:48

[Bemmer]

Well i'll stand to be corrected but the wife had a black Roadster with that colour leather and the salesman told us it was Chateau Dakota..? But hey whatever..!

[Zidane]

WoW..Thanks everyone! The interior was really bugging me as to what it was and couldn't find anything about it..till I posted on PH! I thought the exterior was a standard grey colour though?

Thanks again gents..and will try the BMW aftersales portal when I pick the car up (next weekend)

[RiccardoG]

mmm-five said:

...and you can double-check by entering the last 7 digits of your VIN into BMW's After-Sales Portal and using the log-in 'eu111111' and password 'bmwetk1'.

Great site, thanks for the link.

Edited by RiccardoG on Tuesday 13th March 15:49

Edited by RiccardoG on Tuesday 13th March 16:11

[mmm-five]

RiccardoG said:

Interesting site, but what is it supposed to do?

It gives you the options list for your car, including the original interior colour/specification.

[contracttor]

it doesn't seem to work for me

[mmm-five]

contracttor said:

it doesn't seem to work for me

Which bit isn't working?

Does it accept your VIN, but not display any options?

[contracttor]

mmm-five said:

Which bit isn't working?

Does it accept your VIN, but not display any options?

I can access the main page, put in the username and password fine. On the next page there is a box on the left hand side titled search with two boxes below it. In the boxes are the words "Search Terms" and "Vehicle Identification". Clicking on those boxes clear the contents. I am putting the last 7 of the VIN in there.

Upon clicking search i get another page for extended search with red text at the bottom that says
"No documents matching the specified search terms have been found.
Try again using an alternative term"

I have tried two known good VINs.

Thanks.

[RiccardoG]

mmm-five said:

It gives you the options list for your car, including the original interior colour/specification.

Thanks, I eventually figured it out (and even changed the text of my message above, guess you quoted me just before!).

It does take some time to get used to, when I first logged in it was in Russian too!

What you need to do is input the last 7 digits of the chassis and then find the Options link at the top, this will bring up a pop up window with all the details of the car, such as colour codes, date of build and all the options from factory. Also useful for finding part numbers exactly for your car.

[contracttor]

OK, sussed it out. It's actually in the webetk where you put the vin/select options from the top. Thanks.