Tell me WHY I shouldn't buy this car... (Page 2/3)
Zeb MAR 28, 07:13 PM
You want to buy a:

26 year old

German car with

120,000 miles on it.

You'll love it til you hate it. The guys I worked with a while ago all got used BMW's within one or two years of each other. Parking lot looked like a BMW owner's club meeting.

Two years later, they were ALL gone. "Can't afford the maintenance." But, boy, they were fun. Until they weren't.

I hope I'm wrong. I hope you buy it and have many trouble free miles.
Patrick MAR 28, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by IMSA GT:

Something about those Z3's remind me of Jimmy Durante. I don't know why.



The Z3 Coupes are... different, but I wouldn't say I hate them. Perhaps it's an acquired taste.

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ray b APR 01, 01:17 PM
both the clown cars [coupe] and the roadsters just a standard BWM 6
SO A NEW MOTOR IS COMMON AND EAZY
just a junkyard away

911 PRICES ARE INSANE
SO ARE ALL THE PARTS FOR THEM
20K MOTOR REBUILDS ARE COMMON
if you can find a core to rebuild for an old air cooled 911
box cars are not much less to rebuild with D-chunks and mid shaft failures
82-T/A [At Work] APR 01, 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by ray b:

both the clown cars [coupe] and the roadsters just a standard BWM 6
SO A NEW MOTOR IS COMMON AND EAZY
just a junkyard away

911 PRICES ARE INSANE
SO ARE ALL THE PARTS FOR THEM
20K MOTOR REBUILDS ARE COMMON
if you can find a core to rebuild for an old air cooled 911
box cars are not much less to rebuild with D-chunks and mid shaft failures




Yeah, I'm definitely not so into the coupe. I think it's a little odd looking. I do really like the roadster though. Man... it kills me. I looked at it on Friday, and it was a 2.8 L6, along with the 5-Speed Getrag as well. It did have the issue with the trunk frame separating, and all the spot welds breaking. I can fix that... but ultimately, I'm going to pass. I realized... I have another Fiero in a storage unit, as well as a Volkswagen Bus. It doesn't make sense for me to get yet ANOTHER car when I should be fixing one of these. I watched a couple of videos of people driving Fieros... stock ones with the V6 sound, and I was like.. maaaan...

So I'm going to get on my daughter so she can finish up her damned car so I can get my car in there.
MarkS APR 02, 11:12 AM
We have 2 BMW's, both are my wife's vehicles. Some years ago eh 2017 maybe she wanted a change and latched on to a CPO 2015 535ix M sport w/ ~ 27K on the clock, a lease return. Have to admit, that one has been pretty good. She was putting significant highway miles on it with minimum trouble. She wanted to move to an SUV so we did the same deal with an X3 and the 535 became a garage queen & it's still lovely. The X3 has about 115K now but not as trouble free as the 535. Several high buck repairs and it blows through expensive tires pretty quick so when we replace it, we'll probably move back to maybe a Buick or something else. As they say- BMW's & Audi's: "Great cars till they break"

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1965 Tempest 400 CID
2018 Chevy Colorado Z71 3.6
2017 BMW X3 3.0 T
2015 BMW 535iX M Sport
2008 G6 GT "Street" Coupe 220K miles
2005 Buick 3.6 Rendezvous 235K miles

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Kitskaboodle APR 02, 04:55 PM
Because you should buy this instead.
Feast your eyes on this baby. It’s what I call the BMW Z3 of Rat Rods.
Personally, I’m digging the piston coming up through the trunk lid look. 😊
Kit
Patrick APR 02, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by Kitskaboodle:

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A saw blade running across the top of the windshield? How is that car even allowed to be licensed and driven on public roads?
82-T/A [At Work] APR 02, 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

A saw blade running across the top of the windshield? How is that car even allowed to be licensed and driven on public roads?




You could definitely get away with that in Florida, but I am surprised that California is allowing it.
williegoat APR 02, 06:28 PM
I hate rat rods, rat bikes, ratted hair and ratatouille. But the Merc tail lights are cool.
Patrick APR 02, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

You could definitely get away with that in Florida, but I am surprised that California is allowing it.



Fixed (in place) hood ornaments were prohibited in most (all?) jurisdictions years ago due to safety regulations regarding pedestrians. Not only does that car have a saw blade across the entire width of the windshield, but it's also got several metal gears mounted up front as well. It's like the creator of this monstrosity hopes to shred a few pedestrians and/or cyclists.