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Jan 27 2013

James Bond Z3…1996 One owner with 79k Miles

In the classic Silver and Red this was the first year of the famed Z3.

A lot of fun for the money! I predict these cars will follow right behind the ZCoupe and MCoupe in collectibility. After all, for the price and the easy maintenance cost you can’t find anything even close.

The 1.9L 4cyl is extremely lively with just under 140Hp it’s all in the right place. Check with many mechanics and they will suggest the 1.9′s for mileage, maintenance and the fact that they weren’t driven hard like many of the M or 6′s were.

If you look around, it will be hard to find one with such low miles. When doing a price comparison, also do yourself a favor and make sure you put in for the mileage….it makes a huge difference on KBB.

We have this priced way below trade in value now in the winter at $7,250.

It will go up in the spring and with more reconditioning, but this is the price as it sits now.

The Major 70k Service performed less than a year and 4k miles ago….it will be an affordable AND appreciating vehicle for sure.

My brother drove it for about 7 months and it is registered in CA now (2nd registration in 17 years) so we are technically the 2nd owners. The previous owners drove it as a weekend car and then ended up basically storing it in Palm Springs area and only putting a couple thousand miles a year on it from mid 2001 to 2012 when we bought it.

Besides the major service, we also have changed oil twice with Mobil 1 synthetic…once after purchase and then again in October 2012.

We only use Chevron 91 gas with techron. You could burn 87 though.

Have had many of the common problem areas repaired.

*rear window installed in December 2012

*sagging glove box repaired in December 2012

*drivers door handle repaired in December 2012

*new ZHP M Shift Knob to be installed January 2013

*still has the seat bushings “rocking seats” to be done. You can easily drive, but I had it out this past weekend and if I was to keep would fix for sure.

*would also replace the front right Pirelli to match the other Bridgestones.

*dent in rear right of trunk from golf bag and clubs falling on car in desert home garage. NEVER in ACCIDENT. All OEM stickers and body panels in place.

The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first new BMW model assembled in the United States. The Z in Z3 originally stood for Zukunft (German for future). (The very first BMW assembled in the US was the E36/5, 318i that rolled off the Spartanburg Plant assembly line beginning in October 1994.) The Z3 was introduced as a 1996 model year vehicle, shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie, GoldenEye. At that time Karen Sortito created the BMW campaign for the film GoldenEye.^[3] Afterwards, while the film was number one at the box office, sales of the car spiked. The entire 1996 BMW Z3 roadster production run, more than 15,000 roadsters, was sold out by the time the car was introduced.

Great article below on the future of the collectible classics.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-reports/used-car-classic-bmw-z3-roadster-coupe

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Oct 20 2011

’98 BMW 528i Sport/Premium….SOLD!!

Sold this car to a friend/client in 2001 and he took meticulous care of it.

Was a cpo car from South Bay BMW and has spent it’s entire life in California….with 100k warranty he did everything!! It now has 110k and climbing since I am driving it almost daily.

With sport, premium and a unique black wood interior to complete the tan leather it’s a more than respectable ride that you can be proud to roll up in.

The sport wheels are OEM and not some chinese knock offs by the way! They do have some curb rash from 10 years of his wife doing a little Manhattan Beach parking.

Hmm…let’s see Kia, Toyota Corolla, or an automotive legend. Easy decision for any real car guy….heck, pass it on to your kid and rest assured they look and feel great with this stellar ride.

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James Bond Z3…1996 One owner with 79k Miles

’98 BMW 528i Sport/Premium….SOLD!!

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