overpriced new

and plenty about as mentioned

nice car at the right money, but M ownership is rarely cheap

 

Would you say it's a good prospect for a couple of years?

A 2 year old car shouldn't need too much other than routine servicing and consumables, should it?

I wouldn't scrimp on servicing, or anything else for that matter, but nice to know what to expect.

I love the S, but fancy a change.

The only problem is that I'm married to an accountant

 

[QUOTE=moff,Mar 25 2008, 10:45 AM] Running costs, high VED and high mpg means the car suffers in the used market.

You can get a fully loaded 07 plate for

 

1. Yeah one of the downsides, I agree.

2. I always like the looks, bar the nose.

3. You only live once


I know, please talk to Caroline

 

I know exactly what you mean - How about just doing it suddenly and without warning .... or give them a few hints and then let the S develop a few 'problems' that will need sorting .... in your case almost certainly more new tyres and brakes

I had three days of hell for selling the S but now it's getting much better ..... and that's only after a week! Thing is, that was only for a VW Golf - not a Z4M !

That could be weeks of hell

..... but worth it

Think of the noise with the hood down and the power .... anyway, it's probably done most of it's depreciating now

I think the least you should do is try one

 

I'll put money on them being worth exactly what a Z3M is worth now - about

 

I have driven the Z4MC and loved it.

I have some servicing prices at work. Will post them tomorrow (tho think I've posted them on another thread in the past).

Depreciation is obvoiusly something you need to consider. It will depreciate so you need to make sure you get maximum enjoyment out of it, by using it (like I have done my S)

I've just spent a few quid on a holiday of a lifetime in New Zealand. None of that is money I will be seeing again, but it was worth every penny.

I am certainly not wasteful with money, as I earn a lot less than most on here, I'm sure. But I learnt long ago that nothing in life is for free.

Work to earn money, to spend on things that you enjoy; whatever that maybe

 

Z4 M has the M diff Mark. Alpina has nada - given how bad the 3.0 Z4 is there is no way I would have a 300bhp Alpina.

 

Bloody 'ell Mike.

Have you still not shifted that old Beemer

 

You forget that I am also an accountant. Or pretend to be.

You'd end up with a hoop & a stick, probably. If we hadn't bored you to death already.