I've always liked these strangely ugly cars!
Now thay've dropped enough so that I could almost buy one.
98s, about 60K advertised at £17k.
98s, about 40K " at 19.5K
Will it cost me a fortune to run (about 8k miles a year)
are gearbox/clutch etc up to 320BHP? Any weak points? - suspect they'll eat tyres for fun!
How much would you expect it to depreciate over te next couple of years
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It's not going to lose as much as ordinary Z3s because of the M engine, but you are buying yourself a bit of a handful. More mannered than a TVR and clearly better built, but well into raised heartbeat territory in the wet.
Must have FBMWSH, will cost in insurance and juice. Coulds turn into a future classic, could turn into a curiosity.
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Cheers,
still a bit unsure - would be the most expensive car I've ever bought, insurance quote not as bad as feared!
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It's a big leap in every sense if you've never driven something like this before. The M's comparatively light and the 321bhp six is quite a rocket it's strapped to. Huge fun, but takes a while to get used to. Nice weekend car.
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I had the good fortune to be upgraded to one of these by Hertz whilst on a business trip in Germany one time when they couldn't provide me with the Golf I'd booked. Huge fun on the Autobahn, 250km/h no problem. A very raw and noisy driving experience compared to other BM's. Great fun and it was with reluctance that I gave the keys back a week later. Only real problems were huge fuel consumption and lack of boot space. Tyres were huge and look expensive and the interior doesn't have the nice quality feel of a modern 3 series, but with that engine who cares?
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Browse the postings, checkout the classified on www.zroadster.net Must: FBMW sevice history. Very desirable: (transferrable) BMW warranty, £400 p.a, covers nearly everything including exhaust and gives breakdown service. Avoid non-UK dealer sourced.
Reliability of ours has been 100%, generally seem to be no breakdowns and no particular niggles. Tyres do 15-30k, depends on your style/fun level!
Go on, become an adrenalin junkie!
PG
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Perhaps you would like to tell me why you specifically do not recommend non UK dealer sourced cars as they appear to have everthing UK sourced cars have, still has the 321bhp motor, speedo is correct, headlights dip in the correct fashion etc., the only difference as I understand it that the original purchaser probably saved himself a few grand UK tax, providing the car is to full UK spec and has a full BMWSH where's the problem?,
Regards.
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Browse the postings, checkout the classified on www.zroadster.net Must: FBMW sevice history. Very desirable: (transferrable) BMW warranty, £400 p.a, covers nearly everything including exhaust and gives breakdown service. Avoid non-UK dealer sourced.
Are you sure about the warranty cover costing only £400?
I am led to beleive that these 'Rolls Royce' of warranties were last issued in Feb 2006. Since then there has been a massive hike in the warranty fee (£1000+), and there is a hefty excess of £250 or so per claim.
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