buze Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 My wife needed a new car, and I needed a toy. Here it is. 1999 Z3, 60k miles, 2,8 engine (straight 6) all the gizmos you can think of; new brakes, new soft top etc etc... I saw guy coming in with one of these recently at the shooting club, and when he told me the price they were going for, I went straight into 'must get one' mode ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Very nice. Ridiculously low milage for a car that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustaff Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 proper toy just keep coolant system clean good quality antifreeze and quality oil and filter it will give you no bother good colour too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Thanks guys, definitely puts a big grin on one's face hearing that engine growl. Torque is incredible, earlier I was tailgated in a 30 zone by some sort of small audi, as soon as I passed the 'no' limit sign, dropped to second and slammed it. Was at 60 in no time (in second!) with a nice engine roaring happily and a very little audi in the mirror :-) Car came out with a lot of option -- bar AC ! -- and an Alpine audio system with bluetooth, MP3 etc. I paid £4k for the car, £460 insurance and ~£230 road tax. I know it needs servicing, and I know it needs a few bits and bobs done to it, but I expected that anyway, however the good thing is that everything is 'known' on these cars, parts are not 'rare' either, so it's not a problem maintaining one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Enjoy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks, enjoying myself immensely this week I have to say ;-) Still need to pick some car cover thingy for when the REAL british weather hits us for the next 10 months, or the like :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Thanks guys, definitely puts a big grin on one's face hearing that engine growl. Torque is incredible, earlier I was tailgated in a 30 zone by some sort of small audi, as soon as I passed the 'no' limit sign, dropped to second and slammed it. Was at 60 in no time (in second!) with a nice engine roaring happily and a very little audi in the mirror :-) Car came out with a lot of option -- bar AC ! -- and an Alpine audio system with bluetooth, MP3 etc. I paid £4k for the car, £460 insurance and ~£230 road tax. I know it needs servicing, and I know it needs a few bits and bobs done to it, but I expected that anyway, however the good thing is that everything is 'known' on these cars, parts are not 'rare' either, so it's not a problem maintaining one... Not an RS3 then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Nice car, if you cut hair for a living 🤠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Nice car, if you cut hair for a living Sure, you cute little thing you, aren't you so PROUD of your wits aren't you lil darling? Hmmm?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Where do you put the bag of decoys ? No , joking apart, looking carefully you can find some very nice low mileage cars at a fraction of the price of new. I found a 4x4 Jag X type estate, it had only done 2000miles in the last year and looked like it had never been used. Full service history by a caring local village garage, with little notations in the side column, such as, "we will check this or that, next time in, OK for now". Same as my own garage. Nice one, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice car, if you cut hair for a living Read the first sentence, its his wifes car. Nice little motor sure be plenty of fun, i have always like the Z3 and with the 2.8 they go pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin55 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 My wife needed a new car, and I needed a toy. Here it is. 1999 Z3, 60k miles, 2,8 engine (straight 6) all the gizmos you can think of; new brakes, new soft top etc etc... I saw guy coming in with one of these recently at the shooting club, and when he told me the price they were going for, I went straight into 'must get one' mode ;-) Very nice Michel You can let me have a drive the next time we meet at AGL or West London Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooder Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 book me in for a cut and blow dry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) book me in for a cut and blow dry!! Not sure that'll work so well with your lovely blond perm, darling. Beside, I don't accept blow jobs from strangers, how so forward of you. Edited June 22, 2017 by buze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Drive you steady bo (as we say in Norfolk ) in the wet they are a right handful , so much poke for a very light car, great fun car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Drive you steady bo (as we say in Norfolk ) in the wet they are a right handful , so much poke for a very light car, great fun car This one has LSD and traction control, so it /should/ be fine, as long as she doesn't try to slam it when getting out of a roundabout ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Friend of mine has got one nice cars if a bit girly for a man to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Very nice - she lets you drive her car sometimes then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooder Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Not sure that'll work so well with your lovely blond perm, darling. Beside, I don't accept blow jobs from strangers, how so forward of you. Joking apart my mate has got one on V reg plate, he's had it about 14yrs, nothing has gone wrong with it mechanically, he has had the body work touched up here and there. My wife has an Audi TT roadster which I borrowed as my defender was in the garage having a new radiator the other week, I got called a poof at the traffic lights by some guys going the other way in a transit !!! and oh I have never been fussy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Very nice - she lets you drive her car sometimes then. Of course, I paid for it, I clean it, I make sure it doesn't leak, I also check and replace the tires and that sort of things -- however, it's HER car, you know what I mean :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buze Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Joking apart my mate has got one on V reg plate, he's had it about 14yrs, nothing has gone wrong with it mechanically, he has had the body work touched up here and there. My wife has an Audi TT roadster which I borrowed as my defender was in the garage having a new radiator the other week, I got called a poof at the traffic lights by some guys going the other way in a transit !!! and oh I have never been fussy! Quite frankly, I will take ANY flack when I hear the noise of the straight 6 start to sing at about 3500rpm. That will NEVER fail to put a nice grin on my face, i feel like a 20something dork with a fiesta sometime when I rev the engine in a tunnel, and sod off whomever think it's a girly ride :-) It's impractical, it's inconvenient, it's loud, and it's pretty in a way you just can *really* put your finger on; it feels like pretty much exactly like a nice side-by side! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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