Black Onyx: 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster

You've got a wide range of cars when searching in the $5k-7k range.  All manner of newish and used up economy cars and light SUVs are clustered across craigslist like a minefield of bad decisions and penalty box driving experiences...but SOMETIMES you find something that stands out like a black onyx in the bottom of a cesspit.  Find this 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster offered for $6900 in Los Gatos, CA via craigslist.

Before the Sunset: 2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster

A conversation in the not too distant future: "Hey, remember when inline-6 powered BMW M-cars were really cheap?" "Yeah, I should have filled a barn with them back in the late 20-teens..." "And when that first one sold on BaT for more than $100k, I thought...whoa, this must be an anomaly or a bubble" "I know <sips some soylent green through a straw> shoulda gotten one while they were cheap and before the pod people started collecting them" "Damn...pod people ruin everything".  Find this 2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster offered for $13,500 in Phoenix, AZ via craigslist.

Why So Cheap? 2003 BMW Z4

Five large won't get you much in an almost "new" car these days, even the worst offending snoozfest Kia Stinker is worth something over $10k when the warranty is still intact. But a 15 year old BMW with 150k miles sends shivers down the spines of anyone who pays for maintenance...but the asking price is stupidly low...so buy it, and when the first thing breaks, just leave it on the side of the road. Find this 2003 BMW Z4 offered for $5,800 near Cincinnati, OH via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.

Zed's Dead, Baby: 2006 BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0si

If you are in the market for a mid oughts (that just looks weird on paper..errr...pixels) German sports coupe, you could buy a uber high mileage 996/997 or you could opt for the logical choice and get a BMW Z4.  The only question is: do you tell people it is a Zee Four or a Zed Four?  Find this 2006 BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0si here on eBay offered for $15,999 buy-it-now located in Attleboro, MA.

All About That Base: 2003 BMW Z4

As speed freaks, it is our nature to gravitate towards the most maniac version of whatever car we are looking for -- but for a few reasons you might be better served with the plain Jane version. First, you'll find that you are ability to mash the loud pedal in an M badged BMW is limited to a few stretches of cop-free highway, but get the base version of the same car and you can pretend you are Michael Schumacher on your local backroads with minimum fuss.  Find this 2003 BMW Z4 here on eBay offered for $7,900 buy-it-now or make offer, located in Philadelphia, PA.

20k: You Had Me At Clownshoe: 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe

Tipper Andy L writes to us:  Here is a beautiful car that I must admit I have not seen in the wild before.  We have all caught glimpses of the "clown-shoe" M coupe around and you can find them on E-bay rather consistently.  It is was a polarizing design that some can't really handle.  Here is the later version of that car and it looks to have a more universal appeal.  Like the uber-rare Pontiac Solstice Coupe, this configuration wears its hard top at least as well as its drop-top sibling wears the canvas.  Must be a real hoot with the M engine, too. Find this 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe here on eBay currently bidding for $7,100 reserve-not-met with $24,125 buy-it-now and 3 days to go located in Grand Forks, ND.

10k: 2004 BMW Z4 3.0i 6spd

Oh no, not another BMW featured on the Daily Turismo, we can just see the comment section filling up with snarky posts such as: "Another BMW, you guys should go work for Car and Driver" or "You guys must have stock in BMW and why doesn't the Corvette ever win the comparison tests!"  Truthfully, we think new BMWs are horribly overpriced and poorly constructed, but give them a few years of depreciation and things start looking much better...at least on price.  This 2004 BMW Z4 3.0i 6spd has reached that key level of depreciation but isn't old enough for disintegration to have set in, and is for sale on ebay for $11,900 buy-it-now in Florida.