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For Sale Late pre-facelift 2.8 | Boston Green | 104k

duckhunt

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Model of Z
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Hello everyone,
I am looking to sell my beloved z3 now as I am now living in London and can't justify hanging on it here.
Overall, it is very mechanically sound and I have done extensive work to it, to bring it up to
a good standard.
I will cover the main points;

June 98 built M52. One of the last pre facelift.
104k Miles
3.15 LSD
Harmon Kardon
Heated seats & OBC

Maintenance work I have done in the last 3 months:

Engine, Gbox Oil. OEM Air filter
New Front control arms and powerflex bushes
New Track control arms
New brembo discs and pads all round
new style 78 anthracite with all new Kumho tyres
Complete cooling overhaul: tstat& housing, metal water pump, viscous fan clutch,tank, pulleys and belts
new OEM floor carpets
new rear window

'Mods'
New Magnaflow SS catback (~£650)
Weichers Strut brace
£200+ continental radio with DAB and bluetooth
M50 Manifold with BBTB (proper bespoke fitting kit, not B&Q bits)
Seat tilt mod

It drives extremely well and sounds fantastic

It has fabric seat covers, covering black&tan leather, I have not removed the covers as I genuinely
prefer the cloth seats (less slippery or sticky than leather)

The toolkit and spare wheel is all accounted for.

The paintwork is fair, a couple age related marks. I did a hand polish but It would benefit from a DA Polish
to clear micro swirls and scratches to a excellent standard. Unfortunately I don't have access to one any more.

The roof, I fitted a new rear window in the first week of ownership, the roof 1. does not leak, 2. does not
have any holes! However it aesthetically is showing its age. Although I have cleaned and waterproofed it.

I do not have full service history, Only really I have kept everything from work I've done, but I know these engines well, and Its genuinely seems excellent. I did a 2.2k miles euro roadtrip. anything that could have gone
wrong would have, and its all been addressed with the above work, to make a solid, future proof z3 that should
only require routine servicing for a long time.

I had to do the BBTB & M50 manifold swap, as I had it on my older e36 too, It changes the character of
the engine a lot and makes it, in my opinion a lot more fun to drive. What I have not done is a remap, which
would fully unleash the efficiency of the mod, making ~230bhp. Without remap at the moment I would
estimate it is somewhere between 200-220 bhp.

All the work I do, I am very thorough with it, cleaning up parts and ensuring bolts are correctly torqued, etc.

The car will be supplied with the following:

-Custom fit cover - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tailored-S...8&qid=1500282317&sr=8-1&keywords=bmw+z3+cover
-Haynes Manual
-Owners book
-Autoglym Soft top cleaner and protector
-Spare Engine Oil & OEM Coolant
-All receipts and manuals for work I have done

I will take some better pictures this week to add, the car is located in Central London around Regents Park
area. Any questions feel free to ask. I am looking for £4250

 

mrscalex

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Sounds like a well sorted and maintained car.

No expert on 2.8s so no real idea on price but sounds sensible to me.

Love the radio. Had to double take to realise it wasn't OEM!
 

5harp3y

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Basingstoke
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2.8
Very good price!

Can you give me some more info on the M50 kit you used!?
 

duckhunt

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M50 manifold. Com

244 dollars Inc uk postage

Not cheap option but Well put together kit with clear instructions.
Lots of various diy guides about, I prefer a proper job personally.
CA Automotive is the only UK supplier of anything similar as far as I know but while they are very helpful and well respected it was more expensive.
 

duckhunt

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More pics today, will be putting it on public sale soon, of course preference goes here though! Almost having second thoughts, getting lots of looks in regents Park, unless they were just thinking 'look at that wierdo taking pictures of his car!'
It's now moved to my secure private underground parking in north London.
Couple more things :
*I've only ever used shell premium fuel except a couple times on the continent.
*Included are new seat bushes which should be done at some point, unfortunately I don't have the facilities to do it myself first.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Cheers guys. Guttted I never got to come for a meet.
 

DavidM

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Best of luck with the sale - indeed it looks like a well sorted car at a reasonable price for a 2.8!
 

duckhunt

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bump before I put it public soon, I haven't been very pro-active selling as I'm enjoying the occasional drive ;)
 

duckhunt

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Car is on AT now.
Still hoping a buyer could be steered from here as of the trust element when selling private.
Open to offers.
Cheers
 

mrscalex

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Are those cloth Sport seats? Don't think I've ever seen a pair of those before if they are. Not the world's biggest fan of leather. So that would be quite interesting to me.
 

duckhunt

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Are those cloth Sport seats? Don't think I've ever seen a pair of those before if they are. Not the world's biggest fan of leather. So that would be quite interesting to me.
They are Bespoke covers, I also prefer them over leather.

I have decided to keep these wheels for a new e36/e46 so Car will be sold with original wheels and price reduced to £3950
 
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