BMW Z4: E85 Roadster and E86 Coupe Including M and Alpina 2003 to 2009
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-78711-196-7 (ISBN)
If you are thinking of buying a sports car you could enjoy every day, the E85 and E86 BMW Z4 should be top of your list. With well proven and great sounding engines, excellent handling and a choice of Roadster or Coupé body styles, choosing the right Z4 will give you years of pleasurable motoring, but how do you know which is the right one? With the help of this buyer’s guide, marque expert David Smitheram describes how to spot a bad car quickly, and how to assess a promising Z4 like a professional. Packed with good advice, from learning the differences between each model (including the M and Alpina Roadster models), running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation, details of the Z4 community, to whether the car will suit you and your lifestyle. With accompanying colour photos this is the complete guide to choosing, assessing and buying the original BMW Z4.
David Smitheram lives in the South West of England, and is currently the Director of a motorsport organising club. Previously he founded a business filming cars on the race track, qualified as an ARDS race instructor and worked for a Japanese manufacturer. It was whilst race organising that he first appreciated the strength and performance of BMW race cars. Over the past 15 years David has taken part in over 200 trackdays, and has raced a Caterham, a Porsche and a Lotus; he is currently racing a BMW E30. David has been fortunate enough to drive various BMW Z4s on the road and track in the UK, Europe and USA. His own lightly modified E85 Z4M is used in all weathers and David carries out all maintenance himself. As Z4 Register Representative David attends BMW Car Club UK social meetings and trackdays, and writes a regular monthly column for the club magazine. His articles and photographs have been used by various different car clubs, magazines and publications.
Introduction - the purpose of this book
1 Is the Z4 the right car for you? - Roadster or Coupe?
2 Cost Considerations
- affordable or a money pit?
3 Living with a Z4 - Will you get along together?.....
4 Relative Values - Which model for you?
5 Before you view - be well informed
6 Inspection equipment - these items will really help
7 Fifteen minute evaluation - walk away or stay?
8 Key points - where to look for problems
9 Serious evaluation - 60 minutes for years of enjoyment
10 Auctions - Another way to buy your dream
11 Paperwork - correct documentation is essential!
12 What's it worth? - good value?
13 Do you really want to restore? - it could cost more than you think
14 Paint problems - What's behind the shine?
15 Problems due to lack of use - Z4s need exercise too!
16 The Community - Z4 owners are friendly and enthusiastic
17. Vital statistics - essential data at your fingertips
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.08.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Essential Buyer's Guide |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 195 mm |
| Gewicht | 148 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78711-196-2 / 1787111962 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78711-196-7 / 9781787111967 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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