Junked M Roadster

Polarbert · 02-24-2019, 02:26 PM

High miles but always sad to see. Appears as if it may have extended leather too, but no electric seats.

https://www.copart.com/lot/54172368

wdb · 02-24-2019, 03:29 PM

OMG the PS cupholder works. $5K minimum!

Looks like it went wide on a left hand sweeper and got a trim. Not really that bad.

tominizer · 02-25-2019, 08:53 AM

If you got the space and cash, this looks like a fantastic parts car. I wish. I wonder what the reserve is ?

Yapakanichi · 02-25-2019, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by wdb

OMG the PS cupholder works. $5K minimum!

Looks like it went wide on a left hand sweeper and got a trim. Not really that bad.

Looks like I have untapped resale value as my PS cupholder is functional, but the driver's side is not

Huz-Z · 02-25-2019, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by tominizer

If you got the space and cash, this looks like a fantastic parts car. I wish. I wonder what the reserve is ?

It’s not clear what damage isn’t visible. The car does seem to be sitting very low so there may be undercarriage issues. If one could see the car in person then perhaps you could determine whether some t l c could put this one back on the road.

KevinC · 02-25-2019, 10:44 AM

Location: Spartanburg SC. Return to its birthplace. Maybe BMW should buy it back and dig a big hole at the Performance Center and bury it there.

Huz-Z · 02-25-2019, 11:01 AM

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Location: Spartanburg SC. Return to its birthplace. Maybe BMW should buy it back and dig a big hole at the Performance Center and bury it there.

Awww that would be a shame.

W/// · 02-25-2019, 11:13 AM

That interior held up pretty well for 146k miles. It's in my neck of the woods too, hmmm.

StickMon · 02-25-2019, 04:09 PM

The front wheels point in different directions and there's a cargo strap holding the right one in place.
But even if the front suspension is a write off, still looks like it has lots of good parts left.

W/// · 02-26-2019, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by StickMon

The front wheels point in different directions and there's a cargo strap holding the right one in place.
But even if the front suspension is a write off, still looks like it has lots of good parts left.

The bid is currently at $4k. I think the interior alone would get you a decent amount of your money back

tominizer · 02-26-2019, 08:00 AM

We should do a Z4M Go Fund Me...... all chip in to buy this, take what we need and sell the rest off !!!

racerbruce · 02-26-2019, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tominizer

We should do a Z4M Go Fund Me...... all chip in to buy this, take what we need and sell the rest off !!!

$1

Polarbert · 02-26-2019, 01:16 PM

Off topic, but whenever anyone new gets into my car I alw sys have to immediately tell them not to try the cupholder. The last person I told them proceeded to do the cupholder. Thank God it went back in without a problem.

KevinC · 02-26-2019, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Polarbert

Off topic, but whenever anyone new gets into my car I alw sys have to immediately tell them not to try the cupholder. The last person I told them proceeded to do the cupholder. Thank God it went back in without a problem.

Cupholders were standard in our market, but not in Europe, who had not embraced them yet. Hence there is a blanking plate you can install in place of the cupholder - if you can still find them some place.

LMBe82 · 02-28-2019, 05:12 PM

Both of my cupholders work and I use them regularly. The trick is being very gentle and careful when closing.

KevinC · 02-28-2019, 09:00 PM

The other trick is not kneeing one from below when it's extended, which tends to blow them apart pretty easily. When you're tall and gangly, it's far too easy to do.

Huz-Z · 03-01-2019, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LMBe82

Both of my cupholders work and I use them regularly. The trick is being very gentle and careful when closing.

Ditto.

tominizer · 03-01-2019, 07:43 AM

Would love to get my hands on this wreck and pull it apart.

.........get a bunch of Z4M enthusiasts together one weekend and totally gut the thing for parts.

Huz-Z · 03-01-2019, 10:48 AM

I was thinking the opposite - buy it as a group to restore and then have a random draw among the participants for it.

StickMon · 03-03-2019, 01:48 AM

The more I look at it, the more it looks entirely fixable.

Vanne · 03-03-2019, 02:09 AM

both mine work too, might pull them..

KevinC · 03-03-2019, 12:12 PM

My comment made the "yesterday's comments of note" listing at BaT a couple of weeks ago, commenting on an E39 540i auction:

If your BMW has 3 pedals, a shifter that doesn’t look like a beer tap, hydraulic steering, bad or non-existent cupholders, and lacks forced induction, iDrive, and 37 different suspension settings – congratulations, you’re doing it right. Hold onto that puppy, and DO drive it!

02-24-2019, 02:26 PM	#1
Polarbert English Member 25 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4M Roadster Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster [0.00]	Junked M Roadster High miles but always sad to see. Appears as if it may have extended leather too, but no electric seats. https://www.copart.com/lot/54172368
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wdb dances with roads 4718 Rep 4,096 Posts Drives: '07 E86, '02 996, '95 Seven Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: the perimeter iTrader: (4)	OMG the PS cupholder works. $5K minimum! Looks like it went wide on a left hand sweeper and got a trim. Not really that bad.
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02-25-2019, 08:53 AM	#3
tominizer Lieutenant 98 Rep 500 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4M Roadster Join Date: May 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	If you got the space and cash, this looks like a fantastic parts car. I wish. I wonder what the reserve is ?
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02-25-2019, 10:44 AM	#6
KevinC your average JAMF 3097 Rep 4,093 Posts Drives: '21 M2 Comp, '19 Golf R Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cochise County, AZ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 VW Golf R [0.00] 2021 BMW M2 Competi ... [0.00]	Location: Spartanburg SC. Return to its birthplace. Maybe BMW should buy it back and dig a big hole at the Performance Center and bury it there. __________________ '21 M2 Comp '19 Golf R
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02-25-2019, 11:13 AM	#8
W/// Lieutenant General 7485 Rep 12,307 Posts Drives: F82GTS, E36/E92M3, Z4M Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SC iTrader: (13)	That interior held up pretty well for 146k miles. It's in my neck of the woods too, hmmm. __________________ Current: 16 F82 M4 GTS, Black Sapphire/Black, DCT 08 E92 M3, Sparkling Graphite/Bamboo Beige, 6MT 07 E85 Z4M Roadster, Alpine White/Red, 6MT 99 E36 M3, Techno Violet/Dove Grey, 6MT
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02-25-2019, 04:09 PM	#9
StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	The front wheels point in different directions and there's a cargo strap holding the right one in place. But even if the front suspension is a write off, still looks like it has lots of good parts left. __________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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02-26-2019, 08:00 AM	#11
tominizer Lieutenant 98 Rep 500 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4M Roadster Join Date: May 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	We should do a Z4M Go Fund Me...... all chip in to buy this, take what we need and sell the rest off !!!
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02-26-2019, 01:16 PM	#13
Polarbert English Member 25 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4M Roadster Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster [0.00]	Off topic, but whenever anyone new gets into my car I alw sys have to immediately tell them not to try the cupholder. The last person I told them proceeded to do the cupholder. Thank God it went back in without a problem.
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02-28-2019, 05:12 PM	#15
LMBe82 Private First Class 19 Rep 122 Posts Drives: 2012 135i M sport Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ny iTrader: (0)	Both of my cupholders work and I use them regularly. The trick is being very gentle and careful when closing.
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02-28-2019, 09:00 PM	#16
KevinC your average JAMF 3097 Rep 4,093 Posts Drives: '21 M2 Comp, '19 Golf R Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cochise County, AZ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 VW Golf R [0.00] 2021 BMW M2 Competi ... [0.00]	The other trick is not kneeing one from below when it's extended, which tends to blow them apart pretty easily. When you're tall and gangly, it's far too easy to do. __________________ '21 M2 Comp '19 Golf R
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tominizer Lieutenant 98 Rep 500 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4M Roadster Join Date: May 2016 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Would love to get my hands on this wreck and pull it apart. .........get a bunch of Z4M enthusiasts together one weekend and totally gut the thing for parts.
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03-01-2019, 10:48 AM	#19
Huz-Z Brigadier General 851 Rep 4,057 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si, 328 XDrive, X5 35i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I was thinking the opposite - buy it as a group to restore and then have a random draw among the participants for it.
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03-03-2019, 01:48 AM	#20
StickMon My other car is on Mars 636 Rep 3,124 Posts Drives: 2006 MR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lo-Cal iTrader: (1)	The more I look at it, the more it looks entirely fixable. __________________ Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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03-03-2019, 02:09 AM	#21
Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	both mine work too, might pull them.. __________________ 2007 EuroSpec Z4///MC - Building/Developing Z4 GT3 Powered by
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KevinC your average JAMF 3097 Rep 4,093 Posts Drives: '21 M2 Comp, '19 Golf R Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cochise County, AZ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 VW Golf R [0.00] 2021 BMW M2 Competi ... [0.00]	My comment made the "yesterday's comments of note" listing at BaT a couple of weeks ago, commenting on an E39 540i auction: If your BMW has 3 pedals, a shifter that doesn’t look like a beer tap, hydraulic steering, bad or non-existent cupholders, and lacks forced induction, iDrive, and 37 different suspension settings – congratulations, you’re doing it right. Hold onto that puppy, and DO drive it! __________________ '21 M2 Comp '19 Golf R
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