the_don46 4 Report post Posted July 26, 2021 Good day everyone. My name is Donovan. I just joined your community after purchasing myself a 2003 z4 2.5. Quite excited to be a part of the community and to learn so I can enjoy getting to grips with my new weekender. Pictured here is my son straight of the test drive when I decided to buy it. Curious, is there a way to tell if my car was originally a 3.0 and had an engine swap or if the car always was a 2.5 with 3.0 badges added? I’ve Googled and checked the stamp on the engine and it’s definitely a 2.5. Thank you for reading! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2550 Report post Posted July 26, 2021 Definitely a 2.5 that someone has added the badges to. Get the VIN from the plate on Carjam then punch it into an online Vin decoder: https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/wbabt32020ls21514 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_don46 4 Report post Posted July 26, 2021 Wow thanks for that. How did you manage to do that? I double checked with the VIN and got same results. Only question is why it shows it as a left hand drive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haggisman 35 Report post Posted July 26, 2021 Welcome to Z ownership and bimmersport. I have an E85 Z4 as well and great fun cars. A great forum in the UK called Z4-forum.com has heaps of helpful diy links and info, worth a look. Also in Wellington so may see you at one of the meets. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_don46 4 Report post Posted July 27, 2021 Cheers mate. Will check out the forum. Yeah would be keen to attend a hook up in the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1319 Report post Posted August 15, 2021 Welcome @the_don46! The BMW Car Club organises a fair few events through the year and have a monthly club/pub night... keep an eye on things here: Wellington - bimmersport.co.nz - or better yet, join the Club 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3341 Report post Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) On 8/15/2021 at 2:49 PM, TermiPeteNZ said: Welcome @the_don46! The BMW Car Club organises a fair few events through the year and have a monthly club/pub night... keep an eye on things here: Wellington - bimmersport.co.nz - or better yet, join the Club Totally! Welcome, @the_don46 😀 Hope to see you at a meet/tour/event soon. See links in our signatures of how to find the club. Edited August 21, 2021 by Olaf links Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaknout 47 Report post Posted August 27, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 9:33 PM, the_don46 said: Wow thanks for that. How did you manage to do that? I double checked with the VIN and got same results. Only question is why it shows it as a left hand drive? Welcome and don't worry about the left hand thing in the VIN checkers. Very often incorrect. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites