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1999 BMW Z3 COUPE

SOLD on or around May 3, 2017

134,000 miles

$13,500
Sale Price Unknown

1999 BMW Z3 Coupe in Jet Black 2 over Black

Exterior Color Jet Black 2
Interior Color Black
Interior Trim Fine Wood Extended
Engine M52
Transmission 5-speed Manual

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1999 BMW Z3 Coupe 2.8L
132k
5-Speed
Black on Black
Glass Roof
Factory HK Sound w/rear sub

Recent Maintenance (Less than 1 month):
Water Pump
Thermostat
Hoses
Clutch & Release Bearing
Valve Cover Gasket
Oil Filtering Housing Gasket
Crank Case Vent Tube
SAP Vacuum Line
Rear Main Seal
Flex Disc
Center Support Bearing
Transmission Fluid
Brake Fluid flush

Mods:
Clifford Alarm / Keyless Entry
BC Racing Coil-overs with M3 sway bar links (Installed less than 1yr/4k miles ago)
ZHP 5 Speed shift knob (<1 yr old)
Mtech II Steering Wheel
Alpine MP3 Headunit with Usb/iPod connection

Wheels:
Work Wheels Meister 3pc
18x10 et 17
225/35 Front, 245/35 rear tires, less than 3k miles on them.
Stock 16" Style 47 wheels with almost new yokohama tires

This is a rare Z3 coupe, not many produced and not many in NA. Very sought after cars that are appreciating in values, M version are in the 30k range. I am not in any rush to sell, this is a 3rd car/toy, used very rarely.
Car is in great shape for it's age. The only paint blemish is the left rear fender has a few waves from fender rolling, the other side rolled without issue and looks great. Otherwise the paint is in good shape. The interior is clean with no rips or tears and it is in great mechanical shape.

Serious Inquiries only, no low balls, I will not respond to any offers unless they are in person after seeing the car.
$13,500 with Work Wheels + Stock wheels
$11,000 with stock wheels

Located in Boynton Beach, FL

Production numbers to show how rare these cars are:
Total Production: 2,071 (296 sunroof-delete, 609 automatic)
1998 (pre-production): 5 (1 sunroof-delete, 4 automatic)
1999: 750 (70 sunroof-delete, 151 automatic)
2000: 263 (27 sunroof-delete, 79 automatic)
2001: 823 (165 sunroof-delete, 281 automatic)
2002: 230 (33 sunroof-delete, 94 automatic)
1 of 114 - 1999-2000 BMW Z3 Coupes 2.8 (CK53) in US painted in Jet Black (668) with Black + Black Nappa Leather (Q8SW) interior were built.

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Private
Boyton Beach, FL

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Posted: 5/5/2017 8:44:37 AM by Jon Martin

Sale pending

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:32:03 AM by Jon Martin

Added some new photos

Posted: 4/1/2017 12:53:08 AM by Jon Martin

Back on the market. A few new notes from the seller:

Back up for sale now, Royal Purple Syncromax was put in the transmission.

Engine mounts are on the way, engine sits a little too close to the x-brace for my liking but the mounts don't look cracked or as bad as I've seen before but I'm replacing them anyways.

Just to explain all the work. When I do things I do them properly, these weren't all things that were neglected or in some cases even in need of replacing so let me explain.

The waterpump started to drip while running idle for 30 minutes being inspected by a potential buyers mechanic. This was my 3rd car my weekend toy, driven ~3k in the past year, it never showed any signs of cooling issues prior to this even in the FL heat.
That resulted in having the waterpump, tstat and hoses changed for good measure. The rad was replaced in 2012 and looked fine so I left it as that is easy to replace when needed.

Mechanic noted oil filter housing gasket, rear main and valve cover were leaking.
Note that this car never leaked a drop of oil in my garage. The rear main seal was maybe starting to sweat a little, i'll give him that.
I did the OFHG because it's a $5 part, but when I got to the housing, I found it was changed in 2015 but changed it anyways, it was dry around the housing, my guess is the mechanic saw oil from the previous leak because the engine wasn't completely cleaned after the repair in 2015 it looks like. Same for the valve cover gasket, I saw no signs of a leak but i changed it anyways.

Because of the RMS starting to sweat and any mention of this would start to make weak potential buyers weary, I did it and the Clutch, Flex Disc, CSB and a new slave. The clutch was fine prior to this, but because I was unsure of it's life, I threw in a Luk OEM Clutch in there, other items weren't really in bad shape after taking everything apart, but I had all the parts so I changed them anyways.

All this work should ease any concerns a potential buyer has, which is the main reason I did it.
Car shifts great and the clutch is so smooth now, all the work really tightens things up.

Posted: 3/13/2017 9:17:54 AM by Jon Martin

Off the market for now

Posted: 2/9/2017 6:59:45 PM by Jon Martin

Added some new interior photos. It sounds like the paint issue on the roof has also been taken care of.

Posted: 2/3/2017 8:18:13 AM by Jon Martin

The wheels are the main story here. Work Meisters are pretty amazing. You can tell it's owned by an enthusiast with many other nice upgrades. I think the price is fair with or without the wheels.