Its taken several years until i had the Z3 epiphany, the best fun per £ available. So, after years of talking my budget up and down through school/university fees and various family costs ...... almost on ropey 911's, ugly boxsters and rotten MX5's, and maybe i just buy more motorbikes ..... i got to the Z3 and have no idea why i didn't go sooner ..... so apologies for doubting
Picked up an immaculate (so far) silver 1999 Z3 Roadster 2.8 manual hardtop, red leather and all the options. I'm even considering digging out the old nokia 6310 to fit in the nokia branded mobile holder. 43k miles and sooooo clean..... although the rears have a 2002 manufacture stamp and the consistency of a plastic bucket .... goodyear eagles (91Y) getting fitted tomorrow
Not looked back or regretted one moment since the weekend.
Very very happy, and have been nipping out at 7am every day since to take it around the country lanes trying to find something wrong, which has so far come down to a stiff accelerator pedal...... maybe an old cable or sticky spring, either way i think thats a simple investigation and fix and until then i need to man-up as this is pre fly-by-wire tech ! .... but what a proper, analogue, tactile car ! ..... it even smells like a car should.
And thanks, it was digging through this forum for a couple of weeks to understand the car better, which gave me the confidence to buy one.
Finally, my Gen Z kids proclaimed it as something a north london hipster would drive, so finally i am cool as well !!!!!
Looking forward to the rest of the summer being rainy :-(
(photos off the auction site, so apols, not a plug)
Picked up an immaculate (so far) silver 1999 Z3 Roadster 2.8 manual hardtop, red leather and all the options. I'm even considering digging out the old nokia 6310 to fit in the nokia branded mobile holder. 43k miles and sooooo clean..... although the rears have a 2002 manufacture stamp and the consistency of a plastic bucket .... goodyear eagles (91Y) getting fitted tomorrow
Not looked back or regretted one moment since the weekend.
Very very happy, and have been nipping out at 7am every day since to take it around the country lanes trying to find something wrong, which has so far come down to a stiff accelerator pedal...... maybe an old cable or sticky spring, either way i think thats a simple investigation and fix and until then i need to man-up as this is pre fly-by-wire tech ! .... but what a proper, analogue, tactile car ! ..... it even smells like a car should.
And thanks, it was digging through this forum for a couple of weeks to understand the car better, which gave me the confidence to buy one.
Finally, my Gen Z kids proclaimed it as something a north london hipster would drive, so finally i am cool as well !!!!!
Looking forward to the rest of the summer being rainy :-(
(photos off the auction site, so apols, not a plug)
to the Forum.
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