A Look at baT Auction Success Story: Surprise! A Z4 M Roadster

This Success Story comes to us from zipcode, who won this 2007 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Sportwagen in a February 2025 BaT auction:
I purchased a 2007 Jaguar X-Type wagon over a year ago, on February 10, 2025, from Vancouver, Canada. We waited until May 2025 to fly from Florida to Toronto to catch the train for a four-night trip to Vancouver. 

Today’s Success Story, from BaT user kwaz023, concerns the 1965 Triumph TR4 that he won from BaT-MaN in a December 2025 BaT auction:
Much like purchasing our house over a decade ago, there were a lot of swings and misses as it related to my BaT experience. There were a handful of cars that I bid on; however, I always seemed to be outbid at the last minute. The only advice I could provide to those in a similar situation is: “persevere.”

This Success Story comes to us from BaT member vplukas101, who won this 2008 Land Rover LR3 SE from Fwatraveler in a December 2024 BaT auction:
Where to begin? My wife and I volunteered to host an exchange student for the school year. California was the state she wanted to see the most, so we planned a trip. For 15 years I had wanted to buy a car from the West Coast and road trip home, but it had never happened until I had the good idea to bid on an LR3 and oops, I won the auction!

Today’s Success Story, from BaT user kwaz023, concerns the 1965 Triumph TR4 that he won from BaT-MaN in a December 2025 BaT auction:
Much like purchasing our house over a decade ago, there were a lot of swings and misses as it related to my BaT experience. There were a handful of cars that I bid on; however, I always seemed to be outbid at the last minute. The only advice I could provide to those in a similar situation is: “persevere.”

Back in November 2022, BaT member KevinBN7 won this 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE from Ljstew, who had kept it for 37 years. KevinBN7 recently penned this update to tell us about the work he’s done since.
In the fall and winter, my Sundays typically end with leafing through BaT to watch the cars I’d like to keep an eye on. This RX-7 was listed locally to me, and the auction was set to end on Tuesday. I reached out to the owner and viewed the car on Monday with a commitment to make a run at winning it.

06/03/2026 Update: BaT user B.Fryk wrote to us in May 2023 about the 2015 911 Targa 4S that he won from BenKeith in a March 2023 BaT auction, and today he’s back to give us a post-road-trip update after scuttling his original plan to “fly and drive.”
B.Fryk writes:
In March 2023, I placed the winning bid on one of my dream cars: a low-mileage 2015 911 Targa 4S. It departed from NorCal for its new life in the Motor City. Since it was early March, the summer tires didn’t allow for a cross-country drive home, so onto the hauler she went. I recently made up for this by completing my “epic trip west,” a 6,200-mile road trip to the West Coast and back. I appreciate that each owner is free to drive their Porsche as little or as much as desired. I personally leaned into driving the car a lot, as Dr. Porsche intended. Looking toward my October 2025 calendar, my high school reunion in Pasadena was coming up one weekend, followed by a family wedding in Livingston, Montana, the next. With family in the Bay Area, it was the perfect opportunity for a road trip. A break in my schedule allowed me a two-and-a-half-week trip West!