Simon Blythe
Zorg Guru (I)
Just a thought - if the 3.0l is such a sort after and well performing car, why don't a lot of later Z3 owners (namely the 2.8's) just put in a 3.0l and get the same performance?
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I think most like to keep the stock,
Simon Blythe
Zorg Guru (I)
That's understandable - I suppose the difference between the two in the real world isn't massive.
I think 0-60 is 1 second quicker in the 3.0l
Simon Blythe
Zorg Guru (I)
But the overall must be very similar?
I'm not sure it's just the small extra power. The 3.0 is probably now a rarer car than a Z3M. Production numbers were slightly less anyway and I would imagine there are certainly more Ms left than 3.0s. Certainly there are always more Ms for sale.
Yet the 3.0 is not a million miles off the performance of an M (in my head, others will not all agree) albeit without the panache but typically at a 1/3rd of the price.
I want a 3.0 because I see it as special due to the above - and they are to my mind without doubt the best current investment of any model. They are also all generally newer than the Ms if that's a consideration and conceivably less thrashed by original owners.
I don't want a 2.8 as I'm not really a speed freak.
Yet the 3.0 is not a million miles off the performance of an M (in my head, others will not all agree) albeit without the panache but typically at a 1/3rd of the price.
I want a 3.0 because I see it as special due to the above - and they are to my mind without doubt the best current investment of any model. They are also all generally newer than the Ms if that's a consideration and conceivably less thrashed by original owners.
I don't want a 2.8 as I'm not really a speed freak.
To answer your question about dropping in a 3.0 to a 2.8. Too much hassle. The 3.0 is a later evolution. Of the 2.8 so it's not a straightforward drop in either.
The M is only half a second quicker 0-60
Simon Blythe
Zorg Guru (I)
I must admit if I could get 5 - 6k for my two 2.8's I would and jump into a 3.0
You should get at least 5k for the 2 of them, your M seats are worth a grand
Its a shame this is an auto, got some good bits and M mirrors only 91000 and correctly priced at 5K
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z3-3-...632011?hash=item361346a98b:g:QA4AAOSwOgdYsFZX
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z3-3-...632011?hash=item361346a98b:g:QA4AAOSwOgdYsFZX
They don't seem to over price them like others
Simon Blythe
Zorg Guru (I)
It is a lovely car, I'd seen it on eBay earlier. The thought of an auto in a Z3 doesn't quite do it for me somehow. There's a cheap auto on the trader too but it just doesn't float my boat.
Nothing wrong with a 3.0 auto, you get the best of both worlds with that box.
I prefer manual Mike but I think I will have no choice soon as the wife is taking her test in an autoNothing wrong with a 3.0 auto, you get the best of both worlds with that box.
Are they tip tronic as well MikeI always preferred manual until I bought the Zed.