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Volume I · of Five

History, Buying, Owning & Enjoying

The story of the E89, a forensic buyer's guide, and the culture that has grown up around the most versatile folding-hard-top BMW ever built.

Pages
271
Words
71,467
Images
193
Format
Print & PDF

What's inside

Indicative chapter list — final table of contents confirmed at publication.

  1. From Z1 to Z4 — fifty years of BMW roadster thinking
  2. The E89 design brief and the switch to a folding hard top
  3. Variant walk-through: sDrive18i, 20i, 23i, 28i, 30i, 35i, 35is
  4. LCI (2013) changes — what improved, what didn't
  5. The ZMP M Sport package and factory option spotter's guide
  6. Colour, trim, and the seats you actually want
  7. Buyer's guide: pre-sale checks, test drive protocol, paperwork
  8. Common myths and forum folklore, addressed and evidenced
  9. Living with an E89: daily, weekend, touring, track
  10. The touring chapter — five continental routes, mapped and photographed
  11. Community, clubs, events, and the specialists worth knowing
  12. Long-term ownership economics and residual value trends

Pricing

£24.99
Print edition
£14.99
Digital (PDF)
£119.99
Full set (all 5 · print)
Register interest

ISBN 978-1-918813-00-5. Published under Definitive Z4 Publishing. Launch date announced via the mailing list.