Buying a z4m out of state need advice

E90PAT · 02-26-2018, 06:53 PM

I want a z4m. I have my eyes on one in cali. Any good places for a ppi that perform health analysis on the s54, like oil test for rod bearing failure

Also, do you guys know any shipping methods from sandiego to Florida?

Regards,

wdb · 02-26-2018, 08:16 PM

CA is big state...

Azeka1 · 02-26-2018, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by E90PAT

I want a z4m. I have my eyes on one in cali. Any good places for a ppi that perform health analysis on the s54, like oil test for rod bearing failure

Regards,

Regarding rod bearings: In my opinion, and based on my personal experience in addition to what we’ve been seeing on this forum lately, if the car has over 60K miles, bake this $1,600 expense into your offer. I might be wrong, but the oil analysis only seems to work if you do it consistently and can monitor the results over time.

86Zed · 02-28-2018, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by E90PAT

I want a z4m. I have my eyes on one in cali. Any good places for a ppi that perform health analysis on the s54, like oil test for rod bearing failure

Regards,

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Originally Posted by wdb

CA is big state...

Similarly, CA is a big state and there is a good Z4M community in both northern and southern CA that can take a look at the car and/or provide recommendations for a PPI shop.

Finnegan · 03-01-2018, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by E90PAT

I want a z4m. I have my eyes on one in cali. Any good places for a ppi that perform health analysis on the s54, like oil test for rod bearing failure

Regards,

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdb

CA is big state...

Similarly, CA is a big state and there is a good Z4M community in both northern and southern CA that can take a look at the car and/or provide recommendations for a PPI shop.

Yup!

E90PAT · 03-04-2018, 09:50 AM

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CA is big state...

San Diego

The HACK · 03-04-2018, 12:16 PM

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San Diego

Check San Diego BMW CCA’s FB page. It’s very active with a ton of local shops. Excellent local shops.

Regardless, S54/62/65 basically the bearing is a wear item. UOA tells you whether replacement is imminent or next owner’s issue. Still wouldn’t hurt to request one as part of the purchase. You could even expedite a sample and BlackStone will return the result within 24 hours.

wdb · 03-04-2018, 05:02 PM

The Z Sports Car Club of America is also very active and may have someone in that vicinity who can help. Look for ZSCCA on Facebook.

E90PAT · 03-05-2018, 11:58 AM

Bump, need to ship the car from San Diego to Florida. Any good providers that is below 1k?

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