Z4M roadster Collecting Cars

[MrC986]

I was speaking with a good friend yesterday and we were talking about Porsche 996s although I said "what about similar value alternatives"? What do you think the Z4M in the link might go for? It looks to be a rare colour & low mileage for its age .....
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-bmw-z4-m-...

[VeeTenM]

17-20k
if you want a bargain..

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&...

Edited by VeeTenM on Sunday 11th April 13:11

[Mr Tidy]

I just had a look on a database a z4forum member compiled and of the 614 M Roadsters registered in the UK there were 26 in Ruby Black, but only 2 of those had Imola Red interiors, so it's definitely rare!

Ruby Black looks great when it's clean and the sun hits it just right, but most of the time in the UK it just looks black - as I discovered when I had a 3 litre Coupe that colour.

Auction prices seem to be a bit random these days, but my best guess would be around £17K.

There's a Sepang Bronze MR on A/T with less than 20K miles for £21.5 just now. The UK only got 9 that colour, but 5 of them had Sepang Bronze interior - so that's relatively common by comparison!

[Driver101]

MrC986 said:

I was speaking with a good friend yesterday and we were talking about Porsche 996s although I said "what about similar value alternatives"? What do you think the Z4M in the link might go for? It looks to be a rare colour & low mileage for its age .....
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2006-bmw-z4-m-...

The DVLA think that car is red.

The last time it was up for sale it had a different interior.

There's a lot of swirls on the paint in certain pictures, but the orange peel and dullness of the paint looks severe here.

[Gouki]

VIN LD39558
Prod. Date 2006-07-05
Type M-ROADST
Series E85 ( Series)
Body Type -
Engine S54
Transmission Manual
Colour rubin-metallic black
Upholstery Ind. leather "New England"/phönix-yellow

S710 M Leather Steering Wheel
S711 M Sports Seats
S785 White Direction Indicator Lights
S423 Floor Mats Velours
S428 Warning Triangle And First Aid Kit
S431 Interior Mirror With Automatic-Dip
S441 Smoker Package
S459 Seat Adjustment, Electric, With Memory
S470 Isofix-System
S494 Seat Heating Driver/Passenger
S4MY Int.Trim,Leather,Carbon Struct.,Black
S644 Preparation F Mobile Phone W Bluetooth
S662 Radio BMW Business CD
S672 CD Changer For 6 CDs
S502 Headlight Cleaning System
S508 Park Distance Control (PDC)
S521 Rain Sensor
S522 Xenon Light
S534 Automatic Air Conditioning
S550 On-Board Computer

S230 Extra Package, EU-Speciifc
S249 Multifunction F Steering Wheel

Environment And Safety
S302 Alarm System
S380 Hardtop-Preparation
S387 Wind Deflector
S399 Softtop, Electromech. All-Autom.
S812 National Version England / Ireland
S853 Language Version, English
S863 Dealer List Europe
S877 Omission Of Non-Combined Operation
S880 On-Board Literature, English
S8SM Car Ident. Number Visible From Outside
S8SP Control Unit COP

Other Equipment
S1CA Selection Of COP-Relevant Vehicles
S925 Dummy-SALAPA

[TR4man]

Driver101 said:

MrC986 said:

The DVLA think that car is red.

That would be correct.

Ruby Black despite its name looks more black than red.

[mmm-five]

Ruby Black when it's clean & freshly buffed, under the correct lighting.



(also shows as red on my V5C, and also been stopped a couple of times by the police to check)

Otherwise it looks black/muddy brown in other lights and when not 100% spotless...

Edited by mmm-five on Monday 12th April 09:24

[illmonkey]

Ropy high milers start from about 10k if you're lucky, mint ones probably closer to late teens.

That is a good colour combo, wish I had imola seats!, but no satnav screen. The satnav is crap, but the screen is beneficial.

[mmm-five]

illmonkey said:

Ropy high milers start from about 10k if you're lucky, mint ones probably closer to late teens.

That is a good colour combo, wish I had imola seats!, but no satnav screen. The satnav is crap, but the screen is beneficial.

Agree, but the built in systems always need updating after a few years - there's loads of f3x users wanting LCI iDrive or screen size upgrades which means new components behind the scenes to make them work.

i just use a TomTom stuck to the piano black dash at mine...and close the screen. The sat-nav is then out of my eye line and I can just listen to directions and/or speed cam warnings if I'm in Wales

[illmonkey]

mmm-five said:

illmonkey said:

Ropy high milers start from about 10k if you're lucky, mint ones probably closer to late teens.

That is a good colour combo, wish I had imola seats!, but no satnav screen. The satnav is crap, but the screen is beneficial.

Agree, but the built in systems always need updating after a few years - there's loads of f3x users wanting LCI iDrive or screen size upgrades which means new components behind the scenes to make them work.

i just use a TomTom stuck to the piano black dash at mine...and close the screen. The sat-nav is then out of my eye line and I can just listen to directions and/or speed cam warnings if I'm in Wales

Updates are cheap! But it's the maps/view that's the issue. Such a shame it's not iDrive, or Android based!

There was a fella working on a who new thing to work with the monitor on the Z4 forum but seems to have died a death.

[Mr Tidy]

Driver101 said:

The DVLA think that car is red.

The last time it was up for sale it had a different interior.

The V5 for my Ruby Black Z4 also showed the colour as Red. I never got stopped, but the previous owner told me he was twice!

OE for that car seems to have been a Phoenix Yellow interior - I can see why someone might want to change that.

The SatNav (which I have) is hopelessly outdated, but you can have the radio on and the screen closed.

I do like the Imola Red interior - which is lucky because that is what mine has!

Edited by Mr Tidy on Monday 12th April 23:13