BMW Z3M Coupe - Wow

[TitanTim]

I know the mileage is low but wow that price, £73,054.93 in real money

https://www.smbmw.com/used/BMW/1999-BMW-Z3-f2cf48910a0d0cc771fb374562a32c3a.htm

Tim.

 

[M1k3yC]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

 

[TitanTim]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

I was a little disappointed when I saw the interior colour but yes the steering wheel looks poor but I'm guessing exaggerated by the camera flash maybe. Going by one if the Facebook Z3 forums its been up for sale for a while now :roll:

Tim.

 

[mr wilks]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

I'm struggling to register any Z3mc at £73K as any form of "investment " how will that work with regards a profit

 

[TitanTim]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

I'm struggling to register any Z3mc at £73K as any form of "investment " how will that work with regards a profit

Compared to roadster values Coupe prices have shot up over the past 5 years or so, the roadsters are slowly following suit but to a lesser degree, even so I find it hard to get the wallet around 73K

Tim.

 

[srhutch]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

Centre console needs sorting as well. The airbag would be easily sorted, just lazy bloody dealers as always.

All these lefhand drive cars seem to command more than the equivalent RHD model though.

 

[M1k3yC]

[ref]mr wilks[/ref], I didn't say good investment

 

[mr wilks]

[ref]mr wilks[/ref], I didn't say good investment

 

[Mr Tidy]

All these lefhand drive cars seem to command more than the equivalent RHD model though.

That's a very relevant point - we're always being told by those outside of the UK how cheap our used cars are so maybe that applies to this one too.

As much as I'd love and Imola Z3MC I just couldn't live with that interior (even if I could afford it)!

 

[inkey$]

All these lefhand drive cars seem to command more than the equivalent RHD model though.

That's a very relevant point - we're always being told by those outside of the UK how cheap our used cars are so maybe that applies to this one too.

As much as I'd love and Imola Z3MC I just couldn't live with that interior (even if I could afford it)!

You need the Imola interior with an Imola car. My then 4 year old seemed to like it :lol:

 

[Mr Tidy]

You need the Imola interior with an Imola car. My then 4 year old seemed to like it

Yep, that's exactly what I would want!

 

[BMWZ4MC]

The pre-2001 US market Z3M used the S52 engine (not the S50), so you get only a measly 240hp for your £73K instead of the 316hp in the European market cars. The US cars didn't even have the E36 M3 floating discs used in the rest of the world. That's before you consider the awful interior...

 

[BTZ461]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

Centre console needs sorting as well. The airbag would be easily sorted, just lazy bloody dealers as always.

All these lefhand drive cars seem to command more than the equivalent RHD model though.

Because there are in excess of 320 million poor souls in the US compared to the 60 odd million in the UK, a healthy demand sees a gem like this sell for strong money by comparison. The S52 will not deter a buyer should one surface, and anyone who has owned M3's with the steering wheel like this can identify the poor appeance as being from the powder or talc used to keep the air bag ready to function. A reqular leather treatment keeps it clean and more tidy.
The S52 engine whilst down on power has plenty of torque, making this car pretty quick to drive should you want, it is a S engine, and more than up to the job too.
Yes the interior trim would not be our first choice, but at this level of originality, and condition a genuine buyer does not have a wide pool to choose from.
Recently on BAT a low mileage S54 car in Laguna seca almost hit 100k USD.

 

[pvr]

There are literally hundreds of different cars I would rather have.

 

[Dav the wheel nut]

As much as I'd love and Imola Z3MC I just couldn't live with that interior (even if I could afford it)!

Yeah my dog would soon muck that up :wink:

 

[BTZ461]

There are literally hundreds of different cars I would rather have.

Yes we can all say that. Having owned both a genuine ACS built S50 coupe in Estoril, and the first pre production S54 engined car in Steelgrau, will admit that they are, like the E86 coupes an acquired taste.
Burkhard Goeschel, and Anders Warming are talented designers / engineers and both the E36/8 and E86 offer more than the "just another fast car" ownership sensations given the background history to the development and production.
Just like life, different strokes for different folks :wink:

 

[inkey$]

There are literally hundreds of different cars I would rather have.

Yes we can all say that. Having owned both a genuine ACS built S50 coupe in Estoril, and the first pre production S54 engined car in Steelgrau, will admit that they are, like the E86 coupes an acquired taste.
Burkhard Goeschel, and Anders Warming are talented designers / engineers and both the E36/8 and E86 offer more than the "just another fast car" ownership sensations given the background history to the development and production.
Just like life, different strokes for different folks :wink:

You had an S54 M Coupe in Steel Grey?! Thats my unicorn car :wub:
Any pictures?

 

[BMWZ4MC]

There are literally hundreds of different cars I would rather have.

Yes we can all say that. Having owned both a genuine ACS built S50 coupe in Estoril, and the first pre production S54 engined car in Steelgrau, will admit that they are, like the E86 coupes an acquired taste.
Burkhard Goeschel, and Anders Warming are talented designers / engineers and both the E36/8 and E86 offer more than the "just another fast car" ownership sensations given the background history to the development and production.
Just like life, different strokes for different folks :wink:

You had an S54 M Coupe in Steel Grey?! Thats my unicorn car :wub:
Any pictures?

I think John’s (Exdos) Z3MC also is steel grey. That would be my colour of choice too, but I’d prefer an S50 with a throttle cable and I don’t believe that combination exists (at least not OEM).

 

[patriot66]

At that money they could at least sort out the airbag cover on the steering wheel.

I'm guessing if bought it'll be rarely (if ever) driven and just treated as an investment, which is a shame.

The steering wheel in the Z3M is identical to the one in my mothers (mine ! ) E36 318ti Sport. The grey film on the air bag cover/boss is a residue that gasses off from out of the plastic in an amazingly short period of time. The same stuff leaves a cloudy film on the interior of the windscreen and glass. I wipe it with some interior APC and Autoglym Super Sheen and in a month or so it is back ! Maybe the photographer should've given the valeter a heads up before taking the photos ?

 

[M1k3yC]

[ref]patriot66[/ref], that's a tidy, nice looking compact. I had an E46 325ti for a bit. Turned into a total money pit and I got rid. Shame, as I really liked how it drove when it was working.