LOW MILEAGE 2.8 Z3 NOT FOR SALE

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Wed 09 May, 2012 22:19

The need for 4 seats has finally caught up with me what with a dozen growing nieces and nephews, so the old girls up for sale for realsies this time. I'll add more detail soon, but basics are as follows for a taster:

·65000 genuine miles 1997 car
·Service 2 recently completed with no issues
·9 months MOT from 21/05/12 no issues or advisories
· Tax till end of December
· Replica Alpina alloys and M sport steering wheel and gearstick
· Roof in good nick with with no tears or leaks (now, recently reglued small section below rear window)
.wind breaker and chrome bootrack
· Engine sweet as a nut, well looked after, good for endless grins
· Jvc cd stereo with ipod usb ports in both front and rear of unit
· interior in great condition, lovely black leather seats
. 2 brand new Pirelli rear tyre

There is a slight scuff on the passenger door, but its difficult to capture on photo

More to follow. Any interest/ questions, post or message me. Im in East ham, East London.

Bill

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu 10 May, 2012 09:15

I've passed this car many times, looks good.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Mon 21 May, 2012 09:28

Annoyingly i got a puncture at the weekend, so there are now several hundred pounds worth of brand new Pirelli tyres on the rear. I've just this morning got the MOT done, and no probs whatsoever. So 12 months MOT, 7 months tax. Surely this is a bargain!

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Thu 24 May, 2012 13:15

Given the absolute lack of interest (bemusingly- i really thought this would be a great buy!) im dropping the price to my absolute bottom of £3500. I just spent nearly a tenth of that just for 2 rear tyres! There is also included a £100 outdoor car cover which i use in bad weather.
Id really rather sell to a board member than trade in. But frankly, if no-one wants it for £3500, it seems daft to sell it.

I know its bad etiquette to comment on anothers asking price, but what do people think? Has the going rate really dropped? Is it just the price of petrol for big engines?

Southernboy · Post by **Southernboy** » Thu 24 May, 2012 13:30

Shame you must sell....I've just been looking on the AutoTrader - South Africa - and the same car here would be selling for around £7,700.00... You guys are really under-pricing your cars. I saw a 2001 M Coupe with a genuine 12,600 miles going here for £.14,700.00.

freds dad · Post by **freds dad** » Thu 24 May, 2012 14:40

What would it cost to freight a car to South Africa?

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Thu 24 May, 2012 14:42

I could always drive down! Always wanted to see South Africa...

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Thu 24 May, 2012 14:43

Although, it would make a dent in the low mileage.!

Southernboy · Post by **Southernboy** » Thu 24 May, 2012 15:07

If you ever get here, you would sorely miss your Zed....The Cape Town area has to be one of the most stunning open car driving places in the world...not to mention the city itself...

OldskoolRS · Post by **OldskoolRS** » Thu 24 May, 2012 15:47

Eastsix wrote:I know its bad etiquette to comment on anothers asking price, but what do people think? Has the going rate really dropped? Is it just the price of petrol for big engines?

I don't know what you were asking before the price change, but £3,500 seems very fair if it is in good condition as you say. I would have been out to look had it been for sale when I was looking, though I'm personally not over keen on silver, the wheels set it off nicely, so it would have tempted me.

I don't expect mine to hold anywhere near the value I paid for it ( 2001/Y 3 litre £5,500) but it seems that I could have got a cheaper example if I'd waited, which is ironic seeing as I bought mine in February. I had planned it to be a stopgap car on the way to a TVR, but I'm enjoying the car and if prices have dropped due to larger engines, then I may as well stick with it longer term.

BonBon · Post by **BonBon** » Thu 24 May, 2012 20:31

Pretty cheap in SA.
Here you could get at least 10,000 quid for that car. There is no Z3 in Israel (about 200 here) with less than 100k miles - and only a couple of 2.8s as the import duty was astronomic at that time.

paulb1976 · Post by **paulb1976** » Thu 24 May, 2012 20:42

Same here 3.0 litre 2000 plate and no enquiries, being MoT'd and serviced next week and all for £3.5k, seems like the market is drying up.

Spoke to a breaker friend of mine and he reckons I'll get more for it broken down which is appalling

Good luck I'm with you rather than sell it rock bottom keep it for the summer and part ex in winter, never mind.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Sun 27 May, 2012 09:59

It occurs to me that if i cant sell mine for sensible money, maybe i could just buy a second z3..... That would satisfy the need for 4 seats!

Post by **Robert T** » Sun 27 May, 2012 11:34

Eastsix wrote:It occurs to me that if i cant sell mine for sensible money, maybe i could just buy a second z3..... That would satisfy the need for 4 seats!

I like that logic. My dad and I tried it last weekend - two roadsters and three people - works brilliantly. As a bonus you also have twice the boot space.

Cheers R.

paulb1976 · Post by **paulb1976** » Sun 27 May, 2012 15:10

On a day like today who cares if it doesn't sell.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Sun 27 May, 2012 15:13

You are not wrong- fantastic getting the roof down, and she looks so pretty in the sun!

Pistol968 · Post by **Pistol968** » Mon 28 May, 2012 10:06

just to help with an indication of the market please see my post "my new Zed". I paid £3300 for it, although for the reasons stated in my post I think I got it a little cheaper than perhaps I should have done.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Wed 06 Jun, 2012 12:51

Well, i inquired out of interest and unsurprisingly got offered a pittance in part ex, so thats not gonna happen. Looks like i'll be keeping her for the foreseeable future. No prob for me! Seriously, if you can buy this much car for less than £3500, why buy a new one? I only do about 5000 miles a year, otherwise id buy a second car nd keep it for the hell of it. I'll leave it up for sale though, in case a buyer turns up.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Mon 03 Sep, 2012 13:30

Well, having decided to keep the zed, ive been looking at others to see what i can do to improve her and im increasingly tempted to get a Z3M. Before I start spending money on her, ive decided to give it one last go at £3000, mainly because of the recent bumper scuff i was kindly gifted. Given the prices all seem to be coming down, i guess it makes sense to sell at a depressed price if i can buy an M at a depressed price.
Failing that, ill start spending money on M styling tweaks.

So, if you fancy a lovely low mileage z3 with only a couple of aesthetic issues for only £3000, let me know.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Thu 27 Sep, 2012 15:24

Still for sale. Ive seen a few high mileage zeds go for less, but not seen a low mileage bigger engined model as much of a bargain as mine. Not had a single person even come to see. I may well find myself with 2 cars at this rate.

Julie Z3 · Post by **Julie Z3** » Thu 27 Sep, 2012 17:47

I too would love to sell the 2.8 and get an M, unfortunately the M market doesn't seem that depressed

///M_aniac · Post by **///M_aniac** » Thu 27 Sep, 2012 22:28

I have looked at photos of this zed for a long time now and its a beautiful car. Those wheels are among some of my favourites of all time. Someone really needs to buy this and keep it in the zroadster family!

Eastsix, I hope you get a sale soon and it goes to a good home where someone will continue to love her as you have.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Thu 27 Sep, 2012 22:46

///M_aniac wrote:I have looked at photos of this zed for a long time now and its a beautiful car. Those wheels are among some of my favourites of all time. Someone really needs to buy this and keep it in the zroadster family!

Eastsix, I hope you get a sale soon and it goes to a good home where someone will continue to love her as you have.

Thanks- credit goes to the forum member i bought it from. Im actually not a massive fan of the wheel myself, would prefer some acs type 3. The rears dont quite fill the arch- maybe i should use spacers or summat. They are certainly unusual, never see them on other zeds.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 23:00

The need for Four seats is becoming increasingly hard to ignore. I have my eye on an E46 330 sport touring, and i have come to terms with the fact the bottom has dropped out of the market. I have just put 12 months tax on, and i would accept £2600.
Of course, its winter, so theres probably going to be even less interest. . .

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 23:08

Mileage is now 67k - only about 2k done since advertised in May.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 23:46

It's a fine car, seen it a few times.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Sat 26 Jan, 2013 11:00

Cheers Gazza. Ive got the wifes family from Spain staying with us for a couple of months this summer, so you can imagine lots of conversations along the lines of how we are going to get them around while they are here...

Post by **Robert T** » Sat 26 Jan, 2013 13:30

Do they not have legs?

Cheers R.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Sat 26 Jan, 2013 14:10

I used to have visitors from Germany when I was in East Ham, gave them Travel Cards and they were well away

BonBon · Post by **BonBon** » Sat 26 Jan, 2013 17:16

I'm in the UK this week.....oh how I wish it could fit into my suitcase

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Tue 26 Feb, 2013 00:06

Hup. Still available, still stupidly cheap.
Im likely to spend some money on it soon, so price wont stand at this for much longer.

Z3cade · Post by **Z3cade** » Tue 26 Feb, 2013 10:39

Bargin if you ask me!

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 26 Feb, 2013 11:34

If you have the space keep it, whats £2600? I looked at the trade in price for mine which according to Autotrader with mileage of under 25K is £3500 I paid £10995 5 years ago

I just isn't worth bothering to sell it unless I'm broke

If a nice 3.0 or M i.e. immaculate with under 40K come along then I might sell.

Personally at £2600 your giving the Zed away even though monetry wise these cars aren't worth much.

Tim.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Tue 26 Feb, 2013 16:51

TitanTim wrote:If you have the space keep it, whats £2600? I looked at the trade in price for mine which according to Autotrader with mileage of under 25K is £3500 I paid £10995 5 years ago I just isn't worth bothering to sell it unless I'm broke If a nice 3.0 or M i.e. immaculate with under 40K come along then I might sell.

Personally at £2600 your giving the Zed away even though monetry wise these cars aren't worth much.

Tim.

Problem is I live I inner London. its parked on the road, so no cheap classic insurance (I tried). No claims would go on the new car, so Im left paying over £1000 insurance plus tax and maintenance for a car I would barely use as I only do about 5k miles per year as it is.

As long as the wife doesn't mind, It can stay. But it'll have to go at some point. I hate to say it, but I could end up parking it up at my parents and slowly breaking it for parts. How much do you think a 68k mile 2.8 engine would go for? the parts would soon add up, but it would break my heart.

Olly2012 · Post by **Olly2012** » Tue 26 Feb, 2013 17:40

Breaking it would be sacrilege surely? That's like having a perfectly healthy pet orangutang (i.e. an endangered species) and killing it off coz you need to upgrade to a buffalo.

Well it's probably nothing like that but you get the point?

I wish I had the spare loot and the place to park it.

r100elp · Post by **r100elp** » Sat 02 Mar, 2013 18:49

Eastsix wrote:
TitanTim wrote:If you have the space keep it, whats £2600? I looked at the trade in price for mine which according to Autotrader with mileage of under 25K is £3500 I paid £10995 5 years ago I just isn't worth bothering to sell it unless I'm broke If a nice 3.0 or M i.e. immaculate with under 40K come along then I might sell.

Personally at £2600 your giving the Zed away even though monetry wise these cars aren't worth much.

Tim.
Problem is I live I inner London. its parked on the road, so no cheap classic insurance (I tried). No claims would go on the new car, so Im left paying over £1000 insurance plus tax and maintenance for a car I would barely use as I only do about 5k miles per year as it is.

As long as the wife doesn't mind, It can stay. But it'll have to go at some point. I hate to say it, but I could end up parking it up at my parents and slowly breaking it for parts. How much do you think a 68k mile 2.8 engine would go for? the parts would soon add up, but it would break my heart.

I would love to buy your car too but the 450-500 mile trip home would probably kill me or my wallet in fuel such a shame as it looks a lovely car and as you say £400 fixes the scuffs. Im new here and tried to find other photos of your car to look at but can't find any more can you direct me to where I might see more?

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Sat 02 Mar, 2013 22:36

Hi, if you pm me an email address i can send you lots of pics and any others you might want. Belfast eh? Drive home would be a cracking road trip to get used to your lovely new roadster...

PCSAM · Post by **PCSAM** » Sun 03 Mar, 2013 00:37

its a great car the travel to get it would be well worth it

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Tue 05 Mar, 2013 20:28

Missus not included

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Wed 13 Mar, 2013 15:43

///M_aniac wrote:I have looked at photos of this zed for a long time now and its a beautiful car. Those wheels are among some of my favourites of all time. Someone really needs to buy this and keep it in the zroadster family!

Eastsix, I hope you get a sale soon and it goes to a good home where someone will continue to love her as you have.

I just looked at pics of your Imola Z3m - hubba! coming from you that's gotta be a compliment.
Do you have a thread with more pics on? I just saw the ones on your profile.

Sidbounce · Post by **Sidbounce** » Wed 13 Mar, 2013 21:10

Hi, Car looks great..

Everyone can give advice...so here's mine.. to appeal to widest audience possible I would suggest returning to original spec (if you still have the original wheels etc?) If so I'm sure those nice Alpina wheels on there own will be worth a fair price to someone- sold seperatley?

Also a bloomin good clean and polish inside and out and under bonnet and take some new pictures in a neutral location ie woodland a park etc with top up and down- Ive not seen your ad but a no matter how good a car looks, pics with people or in a carpark always suggest something else to your target market so best to remain neutral. Make sure you talk about the plus points..let the buyer look for the bad..

Also list at a reasonable price..and dont keep changing it - decide on a price and stick to your guns - if you know what I mean. Summer is coming..what else are people asking for the same ish age & spec car? Why should yours be different?

If I'm teaching you to suck eggs..My apologies..

Good Luck

Cheers

RT (Not that RT!)

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Wed 13 Mar, 2013 21:13

I would try a different approach, price it higher.

I did this with a Padjero, advertised at 3995 and kept getting offers at 3200 so I changed the price to 4500 and accepted the first offer at 4100

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Wed 13 Mar, 2013 21:20

TBH, although its technically still up for sale, Ive found a multicar insurance deal which isn't bad. As per my other positive had some inspiration and am starting to look at spending some money on her. Cant be many around with mileage as low as mine, cant get away from the thought that its silly to sell so cheap.

paul.s · Post by **paul.s** » Thu 14 Mar, 2013 07:16

imho prices for these have bottomed give the car a couple of years and they will be old enough for the classic car brigade to start taking an interest and they will start to make better money.

Eastsix · Post by **Eastsix** » Wed 03 Apr, 2013 23:27

Clearly its a moot point since no one wants to buy it, but for the forseeable future, she's staying with me. Now roll on summer!

ZedAintDead · Post by **ZedAintDead** » Thu 04 Apr, 2013 07:31

Well done that man, great decision, enjoy!

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu 04 Apr, 2013 08:44

Eastsix wrote:Clearly its a moot point since no one wants to buy it, but for the forseeable future, she's staying with me. Now roll on summer!

You know it makes sense