Hello to all!
Im based in deepest darkest Suffolk and decided to take the plunge and buy a BMW Z3 about a week ago. I'm not massively au fait with the brand having come from a motorbike background (therefore, by default not liking X5 drivers at all) but with growing daughter and girlfriend's confirmed love of speed I thought safety would be better met in a cockpit rather than on my Fireblade!
So my open top search started with considering the new Morgan 3 wheeler but one visit to their website and seeing the price (30k) quickly put that idea to bed. Next stop was going through endless Mazda MX5 adverts on Autotrader....and after I woke up.....I remembered how I loved the Z3 Coupe in the days when money and petrol were no object but never took the plunge a bought one. Two obvious things put me off...1. the prices and 2. funny enough it wasn't a rag top. This obviously pushed me towards the Roadster.
Having successfully found a low mileage 929 Fireblade last February (4,000 miles) I started to get the what-if syndrome wondering whether any pampered pooches existed in Zed Land. Autotrader provided the answer with a 3 litre 2000 model with 7,000 on the clock, asking price £9,850. Yep, steep and no M model. But the allure for the car wouldn't go away so I foolishly went to have a once over and having haggled a few hundred off her, took the plunge.
Such a sensible choice with petrol prices and Iran banging her tin drum. Or, the optimist might argue when the black stuff runs out, what a fantastic coffee table base.
Either way, I am very happy to be the second owner. The paintwork on the bonnet needs attention from previous owner's cat (including the driver door where girlfriend's dogs looked in within 5 minutes of getting back to her house....dogs and gf not yet under patio).
So there you have it. Bright shiny new toy. Immediate problem with the car now though is whether to go BMW stamp all the way or just go with an Indie. The price diff looks like 50% but, given this would be her first ever service, low miles, etc, what would anyone suggest?
Regards to all, Rob
Im based in deepest darkest Suffolk and decided to take the plunge and buy a BMW Z3 about a week ago. I'm not massively au fait with the brand having come from a motorbike background (therefore, by default not liking X5 drivers at all) but with growing daughter and girlfriend's confirmed love of speed I thought safety would be better met in a cockpit rather than on my Fireblade!
So my open top search started with considering the new Morgan 3 wheeler but one visit to their website and seeing the price (30k) quickly put that idea to bed. Next stop was going through endless Mazda MX5 adverts on Autotrader....and after I woke up.....I remembered how I loved the Z3 Coupe in the days when money and petrol were no object but never took the plunge a bought one. Two obvious things put me off...1. the prices and 2. funny enough it wasn't a rag top. This obviously pushed me towards the Roadster.
Having successfully found a low mileage 929 Fireblade last February (4,000 miles) I started to get the what-if syndrome wondering whether any pampered pooches existed in Zed Land. Autotrader provided the answer with a 3 litre 2000 model with 7,000 on the clock, asking price £9,850. Yep, steep and no M model. But the allure for the car wouldn't go away so I foolishly went to have a once over and having haggled a few hundred off her, took the plunge.
Such a sensible choice with petrol prices and Iran banging her tin drum. Or, the optimist might argue when the black stuff runs out, what a fantastic coffee table base.
Either way, I am very happy to be the second owner. The paintwork on the bonnet needs attention from previous owner's cat (including the driver door where girlfriend's dogs looked in within 5 minutes of getting back to her house....dogs and gf not yet under patio).
So there you have it. Bright shiny new toy. Immediate problem with the car now though is whether to go BMW stamp all the way or just go with an Indie. The price diff looks like 50% but, given this would be her first ever service, low miles, etc, what would anyone suggest?
Regards to all, Rob
