RE: Restoring a 30 year old BMW - 7 Years in the Making
Oh man I always loved that lovely little first gen Z4. If you haven't noticed the extended hood/shoulder line and the rocker panel line form a 'Z' in conjunction with the cross through the BMW roundel. One of Chris Bangle's coolest designs I think. You might want to throw some nice 18" BMW rims on there, it will go a long way to make it look even better.
It really does look like it just rolled off the factory floor and that is an '04. Incredible. That 2.5 engine has a beautiful intake howling love that engine sound. Take good care of it and enjoy it! Congrats!
In about 50.000 miles you'll start to notice an increased oil consumption which is really the only downside to this long-stroke engine design. It's usually down to the double VANOS sealing rings slowly giving up. If you get there and you remember this post just google 'BEISAN systems' ;)
Ah, thanks for the info! Given how little I drive, I'll have to check back with you in about 50 years =)
Cool, feel free to do that. By the way I just found a pic of your car in 3.0L and 19" M3 rims parked in Istanbul in 2008:
How'd it get all the way over here, then? Those liars told me both owners lived in my state! =)