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I thought it would be a good time to start a thread for Z3 donors. If like me when you are looking you can't find the right car, then when you're not lots are available! Always the way, isn't it ?
So if you have seen one suitable please post a link here so any "would be" buyers can follow them up. I would suggest the six cylinder, manual gearbox cars are best but any thing could be considered. Most will be looking to spend upto £2k on a good one, there are plenty of choices over £3k so we won't consider those here.
I went for a 2.8 manual and didn't think any further.
With hindsight I would have thought more about interior colour as I bought one with the beige ostrich skin finish and have made myself a lot of work and some expense removing it all to fit a full black interior set.
Oh well, I live and never learn.
I have found that the best deals are away from ebay at other places such as your local paper/ post office windows etc. I have seen two that way but missed out because they had already sold by the time I called !
Agreed , the black interior has got the retro look to start with . The early car black leather seats look good compared to the later ones with that centre bulge.
White 2.8 Auto on ebay at the moment. Low mileage 70k . Bid to around £1500 with a day to go. Also fitted with the rare hard top which would get you a few hundred pounds resale.
I emailed him...it was a 1.9 4 cylinder not a 2.0 6 cylinder.
Oops, my mistake - it's described as a 2.0 in the description and I thought it had the twin tailpipe that only the six cylinder cars get. Glad I didn't bid on it then... eep:
Just looked back at the pictures, it's got both the twin tailpipe and a 2.0 badge on the boot in addition to the words '2.0 petrol' in the description. Easy mistake to make if it's actually a four pot I suppose.
Well, it's lucky they didn't get trading standards on the case for giving a false description or you could be doing some, erm, bird.
As for Mr Smarm himself, Quentin Bloody Wilson, together with that posh model (presentation skills carved from only the finest timber) Jodie I once sat in a boyfriend's racing car Marsh, managed to double handedly ruin Channel 5's The Classic Car Show for me.
...As for Mr Smarm himself, Quentin Bloody Wilson, together with that posh model (presentation skills carved from only the finest timber) Jodie I once sat in a boyfriend's racing car Marsh, managed to double handedly ruin Channel 5's The Classic Car Show for me...
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