Build dates

[Ianmc]

The build date on my M44 is 2nd April 1997. Just wondering if there are there many earlier Z3s out there?

 

[Tracy Dee]

Date first registered 20/6/1997

 

[Stevo7682]

There must be older cars as they went on sale in UK in Jan 97 so must be cars with 96 build dates .
Just out of curiosity from both the previous posts when were your cars actually registered.
Lynne's zed was built on 05 th May 1998 but wasn't registered till 31/12/1998
My Dakar on the other hand was a special order car was built June 99 registered less than 4 weeks after built .

 

[Tracy Dee]

Date first registered 20/6/1997

That is when the car was registered.
Not sure about build date and how I would know.

 

[Stevo7682]

Build date month and year will be on inner wing sticker
But if you go on here put in last 7 of your vin it will bring up cars build details
ie when ,where ,engine, transmission , standard trim and optional extras
https://www.mdecoder.com/

 

[Tracy Dee]

Just had a look under bonnet build date April 97.

 

[Stevo7682]

Just had a look under bonnet build date April 97.

That means it was sold fairly quickly after arriving here.
But definitely reckon the 1st zeds sold in UK in January 97 would have to have been built in late 96

 

[Grumps]

Mines almost a baby then. Build date 08/98

 

[Faheem]

Mine is the 24th March 1997

I was born on the 25th April 1997

So its exactly a month and a day older than me

 

[Ianmc]

Mine was built on 2 April 1997, first registered with DVLA on 30 May 1997. Clearly shipped to UK shortly after being built. The BMW Anti-theft System 3G.EWS was installed on 27 May 1997 (by a BMW dealer). Price of new car approached £30K, with all options (the original owner liked options thankfully!) as fitted (taken from January 1997 price list).
The first owner only kept the car for circa 6 months (covered 1K miles) and it was sold by a main BMW dealer on 14 January 1998 for £26,500.00 (have this receipt and all subsequent receipts).

 

[Stevo7682]

@Ianmc that's a nice detailed history you have there

 

[Grumps]

Mine was built on 2 April 1997, first registered with DVLA on 30 May 1997. Clearly shipped to UK shortly after being built. The BMW Anti-theft System 3G.EWS was installed on 27 May 1997 (by a BMW dealer). Price of new car approached £30K, with all options (the original owner liked options thankfully!) as fitted (taken from January 1997 price list).
The first owner only kept the car for circa 6 months (covered 1K miles) and it was sold by a main BMW dealer on 14 January 1998 for £26,500.00 (have this receipt and all subsequent receipts).

Strongly suspect the first owner was the dealer. All the extras fitted, low miles and the time scale all ring bells as a demo.

 

[Lee]

Mine is the 24th March 1997

I was born on the 25th April 1997

So its exactly a month and a day older than me

Thats a cool fact.

 

[Stevo7682]

So the question is now is there a forum member out there with a P reg zed 3 that was built in 1996 and not 97 ????

 

[Grumps]

So the question is now is there a forum member out there with a P reg zed 3 that was built in 1996 and not 97 ????

Should be Steve as production ran from 1995 to 2002.

 

[Ianmc]

Strongly suspect the first owner was the dealer. All the extras fitted, low miles and the time scale all ring bells as a demo.

Hadn't thought of that @Grumps . You are almost certainly correct I would think. Car has all available options at the time (including rear spoiler), except auto transmission and (perhaps oddly) ASC+T (£490), likely not considered necessary for a demonstrator.

 

[Grumps]

Hadn't thought of that @Grumps . You are almost certainly correct I would think. Car has all available options at the time (including rear spoiler), except auto transmission and (perhaps oddly) ASC+T (£490), likely not considered necessary for a demonstrator.

I was in the motor trade for a few years mate and i can't imagine it was any different back then to when I was in it. I'm sure if you can find the original dealer stamp, maybe in the front of the service book you'll be able to answer the question.

 

[colb]

My 1.8 badged M43 was built 1st December 1999.
First registered 1st March 2000 in UK
Mileage just over 40k backed up by MOT history