BMW Z4: E85 Roadster and E86 Coupe Including M and Alpina 2003 to 2009: Essential Buyer’s Guide

This Essential Buyer’s Guide leads you through the process of buying a BMW Z4, from deciding whether this is the right car for you and what it’s like to live with, to which model is best for you, and what you should be paying for it. BMW Z4 All models 2002 to 2016 takes you through the buying process, gives advice on what equipment you’ll need, and shows you how to quickly determine whether to look at a particular car in more detail, or to just walk away. A comprehensive and thorough evaluation section, with a points scoring system, lets you fully assess a prospective purchase, and detailed illustrations show exactly what to look for. With advice on paperwork and buying at auctions, every aspect of buying the right car is covered.

David Smitheram lives in the southwest of England, and is currently the director of a motorsport organizing 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 while race organizing that he first appreciated the strength and performance of BMW race cars. Over the past 15 years, David has taken part in over 200 track days, and raced Caterham, Porsche and Lotus, 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 US. 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 car clubs, magazines and publications.