Alright, so I've set a goal of December 5th (my birthday) to have enough cash saved to get out and trade my 330Ci for a Z. I'm estimating that I'll need to pay off about $4k by then to make it work. This will be through my normal monthly payments and a few bucks to put down at the dealership. I'll update the thread to keep everyone up to date... if you actually care. I'm beyond excited.

After 2 days of selling random crap from the BMW and my garage, I have $402 in the kitty.

 

Lol! Gratz on the upcoming purchase! Hope it all goes well for you man! You need to sell a whole lot more though cuz as soon as you get the Z the mod bug will have already bitten you! Good Luck!

 

Dude, the mod bug bit me when I was 18. That was 11 years ago. The car will modded the weekend I buy it

 

So, it was a decent first week. Paid right at $800 off the car. That's almost 1/4 of what I need to make this thing happen. Hoping to put another $400 towards the principal next week.

I've been looking around quite a bit. I have my eye on a nice PPW 04 Enth. Mileage is a little high, but everything else checks out.

 

Are you sure you want to buy and 04? A stock 07 will match the quickness of a half modded N/A 04. Why not spend a little more and try to find one with that sexy bump on its hood.

 

Price

 

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good luck and stay on the path and u will be rewarded at the end. I picked up an 04 touring with 24000 miles for 19k. I foound it on auto trader after looking for about 4 months. Keep your eye out, with this enconomy u can get a screamin deal on one. I drove the 08 before i bought the 04 and it was fast as hell. i Love the way it screams to the 7500 redline but..... oppossed to the 04 there was a bigger price than performance difference for MY BANK BOOK. I have no regrets and i love the instant torque response in any gear at any speed. Anyways if you can flip the the 07-08 go for it otherwise get the 04, u wont be dissapointed either way

 

Thanks for the kinds words.

As for the 7500rpm redline, there's no reason that the 04 can't eventually do the same thing

 

Paid another $100. Should have another $300 by the end of the week. 83 days left!

 

So, I've paid right at $1000 off in a week. Not a lot, but considering I'm broke, it makes me happy. As it is, I'll be saving about $90 a month on my payment by getting into the Z. I've actually grown to like the grey. I've found a 2004 with 55k on it for right at $15k. Enthusiast. If I didn't have another $1500 or so in parts to sell off my car, I'd jump on it!

 

countdown to Z=sweet! Cant wait to see what you get!

 

Not a lot of action this week. I guess the slow economy puts mods lower on people's lists. I have 2 guys close to getting me about $1000 for parts. Cross you fingers!

 

I'm in the same boat as you...I'm going to tryin get one a bit sooner, November if it works!

 

bro im on the same boat.... i got a 325ci... in order for me to get the z.. i have to put about 5 grand towards my premium. hopefully ill be getting mine about the same time you get yours..


good luck

 

An 07 will run him more money and it would most likely a base model and that sucks. Good luck on your purchase and dont forget to post pics

 

I'm a pic *****, no problem.

 

Small update. Sold my differential and a few other things. I'll have another $400 by the end of the week. Hoping to have another $500 next week.

The wifey saw a silverstone on Saturday night. She liked it.

 

FWIW, as I understand it you are planning on financing the Z right? My strong suggestion is to save your money until you can pay cash for the car. Financing a car is a losing proposition.

 

What will you sell the BMW for? What's the year and miles?

 

If I thought I could save $15k for a car, I'd put it towards credit cards.