Greetings y'all,
So.....been looking and hunting for a fun Roadster. I really wanted a Boxster....but the dreaded IMS issues on earlier cars, give me the horrors and later ones are too much money. No...I'm not a Porsche snob or something, but I wanted to try another Marque other than Beemer.......I'm a lifelong Beemer lover and have owned 2 x E46 M3's (one was a vert SMG, the other a tin top manual and VERY special), a 330Ci Clubsport, an E36 Alpina (should never have sold it), an E28 535i, E30 530i, E38 530d, E60 535d.....to be honest, the list goes on and on.....and so, I decided to buy a 3.0l Z4 as I'd never owned one and those engines are just so good.
Theres been some on here for sale on AutoTrader and "PistonBrokes" that are just AMAZING, but I just wanted a cheap ish car that I could use over winter, get on top of, modify and enjoy next Summer.....and I just bought one on auction, without seeing it, as its quite close. It's an 04plate, 3.0 SE, with Sat Nav, Cruise, Black Leather and Metallic grey. 110k miles I think, with an Auto box (keep the missus happy) and 11 stamps in the book.....and I haven't seen it yet. First thing I did, was post this!!!!
Am I being a mug? Whats the most common issues (can already see the wheels are a bit s**t and tyres are cheap n nasty....so they will get swapped)? I need to go over it before parting with the cash. How can I tell if they are Xenon headlights or not (I'm guessing they are Halogen projector jobs)? Lastly....think I will need a nice sounding exhaust to start with.....recommendations gladly accepted!!!! Saw a guy on here that mods your box and sends back by post....am I right? NEED TO DO THIS!! My Clubsport never sounded good enough
Glad to be here folks
So.....been looking and hunting for a fun Roadster. I really wanted a Boxster....but the dreaded IMS issues on earlier cars, give me the horrors and later ones are too much money. No...I'm not a Porsche snob or something, but I wanted to try another Marque other than Beemer.......I'm a lifelong Beemer lover and have owned 2 x E46 M3's (one was a vert SMG, the other a tin top manual and VERY special), a 330Ci Clubsport, an E36 Alpina (should never have sold it), an E28 535i, E30 530i, E38 530d, E60 535d.....to be honest, the list goes on and on.....and so, I decided to buy a 3.0l Z4 as I'd never owned one and those engines are just so good.
Theres been some on here for sale on AutoTrader and "PistonBrokes" that are just AMAZING, but I just wanted a cheap ish car that I could use over winter, get on top of, modify and enjoy next Summer.....and I just bought one on auction, without seeing it, as its quite close. It's an 04plate, 3.0 SE, with Sat Nav, Cruise, Black Leather and Metallic grey. 110k miles I think, with an Auto box (keep the missus happy) and 11 stamps in the book.....and I haven't seen it yet. First thing I did, was post this!!!!
Am I being a mug? Whats the most common issues (can already see the wheels are a bit s**t and tyres are cheap n nasty....so they will get swapped)? I need to go over it before parting with the cash. How can I tell if they are Xenon headlights or not (I'm guessing they are Halogen projector jobs)? Lastly....think I will need a nice sounding exhaust to start with.....recommendations gladly accepted!!!! Saw a guy on here that mods your box and sends back by post....am I right? NEED TO DO THIS!! My Clubsport never sounded good enough
Glad to be here folks
to the forum from West Cumbria.
