12 months later and i thought to go back to document my first 12 months with a BMW Z3 - aka "Buffy"
So I wanted another motorbike after a 3 year absence, but my wife and I also wanted baby and a motorbike doesn't agree with worried mums to be. So I started looking at what the suitable alternative was. It has to be small enough to fit in my micro garage but also give me enjoyment. This led me to look at MGF's because i liked their Aston Martin like styling and BMW Z3's because of ..... everything about it. Price was a key factor and i wanted to make sure whichever Z3 i got, was a 6 cylinder version, to avoid being ripped by friends (no offense to 1.9 owners). I started out on eBay and compared 2 Z3's of identical specs but with 60k difference in mileage and £1,500 in price. I ended up spending an extra £1,000 on getting the one with a lot less miles.
Before buying I paid for a history check, to try and put me at ease before travelling from Chester to Hertford. The car came with a brand new MOT (that day) which had no faults so I continued on the test drive.
The faults I found at the time:
We eventually agreed on £4k, but I was at the train station getting out of the car before he called to agree. Almost too late. Here are the original listing photos:
So I wanted another motorbike after a 3 year absence, but my wife and I also wanted baby and a motorbike doesn't agree with worried mums to be. So I started looking at what the suitable alternative was. It has to be small enough to fit in my micro garage but also give me enjoyment. This led me to look at MGF's because i liked their Aston Martin like styling and BMW Z3's because of ..... everything about it. Price was a key factor and i wanted to make sure whichever Z3 i got, was a 6 cylinder version, to avoid being ripped by friends (no offense to 1.9 owners). I started out on eBay and compared 2 Z3's of identical specs but with 60k difference in mileage and £1,500 in price. I ended up spending an extra £1,000 on getting the one with a lot less miles.
Before buying I paid for a history check, to try and put me at ease before travelling from Chester to Hertford. The car came with a brand new MOT (that day) which had no faults so I continued on the test drive.
The faults I found at the time:
- Drivers door had black screws holding the handle to the frame
- Drivers seat, only 1 of the runners was working, so it twisted rather than going forward and back
- The gear knob had wiring sticking out (broken cable for light up M knob)
- On the pictures the bodywork was good, but on collection the MOT station had clearly scraped the front bumper
- ABS light was on. It wasn't registered on the MOT and he told me it was an intermittent fault
We eventually agreed on £4k, but I was at the train station getting out of the car before he called to agree. Almost too late. Here are the original listing photos:
As for the MOT, I'm sure mine was just like yours, a Christmas Day check, yup, tick, that'll do 
Great write up 
