2007 BMW Z4M Roadster

First registered in March 2007, this Silbergrau Metallic BMW Z4M benefits from both a low mileage and an exemplary service and maintenance record.

Freshly MoT’d and fitted with a red leather interior, it’s the most sensible way to indulge your inner speed demon we’ve seen in a while.

The silver-grey metallic paint gives the Z4 a hewn-from-solid look that allows the car’s muscular lines to come to the fore; it’s a great shape anyway but this one looks like it’s been carved from a solid chunk of aluminium.

Of course, its condition helps that illusion because it is extraordinarily well presented – but then that’s what you get when a car has only covered 48,000 miles and has been as pampered as this one clearly has; with no dents, dinks or ripples, it could be five years old rather than 15.

The fabric roof is in a similarly good condition. It fits tautly, is free of damage, and furls and unfurls as it should. Raised, the car is almost coupé-like in its civility, while you get the full wind-in-the-hair blast with it lowered. It’s also got a proper glass heated rear screen, which helps make this a true all-season sportscar.

The light lenses, glazing and badges are all excellent, too.

As are the 18-inch M-Sport alloy wheels, which are free of scrapes, kerbing and other damage. They’re fitted with matching Michelin Pilot Sport tyres too, all of which have good tread.

We will never get tired of telling you that experience shows that matching high-quality tyres are an infallible sign of a caring and mechanically sympathetic owner who is prepared to spend the appropriate amount in maintaining their car properly. Their presence does not, of course, preclude the need for a thorough inspection - something the vendor would welcome, by the way – but it does perhaps give you a shortcut into their attitude towards maintenance.

Flaws? Well, there is a tiny mark on the offside front alloy wheel (#120) and the tyres, while still legal, are getting on a bit.

The red leather interior is wonderfully simple and yet suitably robust; a convertible’s interior fixtures and fittings take a beating from the sun and the elements but this one has weathered its 15 years with impressive aplomb with colours that are still bright and vivid.

And those bright red seats are the first thing you notice, followed by the matching door cards. And yet, while they’re an arresting sight, they don’t come anywhere near to seeming vulgar. It’s a clever party trick and one BMW should be applauded for.

The M-Sport steering wheel and gearknob for the six-speed manual gearbox are present and correct, as are the matching sill plates.

There’s a wind deflector too, which is capable of keeping your hair ruffle-free even at the sort of silly speeds this inspirational engine and chassis combination encourage.

The dashboard is more sombre than the rest of the cockpit but it is flawlessly ergonomic and works just as well now as it ever has, which is all you need really, isn’t it?

The boot is as clean as everywhere else and lifting the carpet shows nothing other than solid metal.

Of course, it’s not perfect but when the only flaw we can find worth mentioning is some slight softening to the bolsters on the driver’s seat you know there isn’t anything to worry about.

As you can see, it starts well and revs and ticks over as it should. It also makes a surprisingly nice exhaust note.

The engine bay is very nicely presented and only the most fastidious would find the need to do anything more than to give it a bit of a clean.

The underside is clean and solid and no MoT tester has ever mentioned anything about structural rust or corrosion.

The BMW’s service record is recorded as follows:

• 02.02.2007 – pre-delivery inspection by Rydale Cars, BMW

• 30.04.2007 and 802 miles – running-in check by Rydale Cars, BMW

• 27.06.2008 and 11,920 miles – oil service and fresh brake fluid by Benham Wolverhampton, BMW

• 10.09.2010 and 21,995 miles – Inspection I and fresh brake fluid by Cooper Croydon, BMW

• 22.09.2012 and 29,643 miles – oil service and fresh brake fluid by Rybrook Warwick

• 20.04.2015 and 33,740 miles – Inspection II, micro-filter and fresh brake fluid by Bartley, independent BMW specialists

• 20.11.2017 and 40,414 miles – oil service, micro-filter, replacement rear suspension springs, and fresh brake fluid by BMS Surrey, independent BMW specialists

• 05.11.2018 and 43,292 miles – oil service by BMS Surrey, independent BMW specialists

• 22.11.2019 and 44,724 miles – oil service by BMS Surrey, independent BMW specialists

• 27.10.2021 and 46,393 miles – Inspection II, micro-filter, drive belt and fresh brake fluid by BMS Surrey, independent BMW specialists

The BMW’s MoT certificate is valid until February 2024 and it was gained, like every one since 2014, with no advisories.

The history file includes a stack of old MoT certificates as well as some recent invoices and a well-stamped service history booklet.

The recent Vehicle History Check is clean and it comes with two keys.

With a guide price of between £15,000 and £20,000, this is a convertible sportscar that is as sensible as it is quick; with well-proven underpinnings and unmatched reliability, going this fast has never been so easy.

It’s a versatile car as well, as much at home in the supermarket car-park as it is the south of France, moving seamlessly from ski slopes to beach holidays by way of inter-continental high-speed blasts along motorway and mountain pass.

If you’re going to have a mid-life crisis, this is the sensible way to do it – and if you want to be more reckless, then buy this and get a tattoo.

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