Proud Owner of a Z3 3.0i Roadster

[justplainchristo]

Just before Christmas last year I woke up one morning and not knowing what to do with my time, waiting for presents to be opened, I jumped onto Autotrader for a browse and I found a true Gem, a real dream come true Z3 at a dealership in Pietermaritzburg.

It was less than 24 hours later and I was on a plane down to Durban to take delivery. I knew then I had either made the biggest mistake of my life or bought the car of my dreams...but it was too late, what was done was done.

On arrival at the airport I was met by the driver taking me to the dealership in Pietermaritzburg called TruRay Quality Cars.

And before me the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

The Car only had 57000km's on the clock and in absolute mint condition. 2000 Model. I am one very happy chappy since then!!

I wanted to share some pics. Enjoy!

I am also trying to track the history of the car as far as I can tell it was registered in Cape Town, Serviced by the BMW dealership for most of it's life in Stellenbosch, was owned by someone in KZN at some stage and have a BMW Gauteng Sticker on the Windscreen. Go Figure!!

If anyone has any more information on the Z3 please share.

















Christo

 

[AdiS]

Awesome find! Congrats!

 

[Divio]

Wow, that a superb specimen. Congrats!

Enjoy her

 

[Dewald Basson]

Looks real nice :clapper:

Contact Coisman, he can help you out with the history.

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Wow, that a superb specimen. Congrats!

Enjoy her

I have z3 envy again, I still want one :rollsmile:

 

[justplainchristo]

Looks real nice :clapper:

Contact Coisman, he can help you out with the history.

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Wow, that a superb specimen. Congrats!

Enjoy her

I have z3 envy again, I still want one :rollsmile:

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thanks will do.

 

[pimpassdaddy]

Absolutely MINT!!!!

 

[325iSmk2]

Looks brand new. Congrats, I have a huge soft spot for these.

 

[tyronzn]

That is unbelievable for a car at that age in that condition, that is a barnyard find. Excellent buy

 

[F21GP]

Brilliant find, wish you many happy kilometers


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[zippy320]

That looks so cool! Love the z3!

 

[Mamboza]

Great find. Congrats and enjoy

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[ZaynM]

Wow, Great find!!!

 

[ChefDJ]

Damn. This is a bloody good find. Mint condition. 3.0 facelift is great :thumb:

 

[Coisman]

a Question for the experts on the forum...

I did the Enatis check for Christo, and well, it shows its a 2.8i Z3???

Was the 3.0 Z3 actually a 2.8i engine? :thinking:

 

[justplainchristo]

a Question for the experts on the forum...

I did the Enatis check for Christo, and well, it shows its a 2.8i Z3???

Was the 3.0 Z3 actually a 2.8i engine? :thinking:

Francois I think it was a mistake when it went through the previous roadtest in Pietermaritzburg. I think it was pebkac when selecting the model.


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[Coisman]

a Question for the experts on the forum...

I did the Enatis check for Christo, and well, it shows its a 2.8i Z3???

Was the 3.0 Z3 actually a 2.8i engine? :thinking:

Francois I think it was a mistake when it went through the previous roadtest in Pietermaritzburg. I think it was pebkac when selecting the model.


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It shows 142kw on my system... :fencelook:


PS: See the Link: http://mywikimotors.com/m52b28/

 

[justplainchristo]

a Question for the experts on the forum...

I did the Enatis check for Christo, and well, it shows its a 2.8i Z3???

Was the 3.0 Z3 actually a 2.8i engine? :thinking:

Francois I think it was a mistake when it went through the previous roadtest in Pietermaritzburg. I think it was pebkac when selecting the model.


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It shows 142kw on my system... :fencelook:

Jip that was the spec untill 2000 when they brought the facelift out with the 170kw motor:

M54B30 Edit
At 2,979 cc (182 cu in), the M54B30 is the largest M54 engine. The extra capacity is achieved using an increased stroke of 89.6 mm (3.5 in). Power is 170 kW (230 hp) at 5,900 rpm and torque is 300 newton metres (220 lb·ft) at 3,500 rpm.[4] There was also a slightly more powerful version of the M54B30 that could be ordered as part of the M Performance package in Canada or the Performance package in the USA. This engine used different camshafts and reprogrammed engine management to develop 175 kW (235 hp) at 5,900 rpm and 301 newton metres (222 lb·ft) at 3500 rpm and have a slightly higher redline of 6800 rpm (although the Canadian cars still show the limiter at 6500 rpm on the tachometer).[5][6]

The M54B30 was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list through 2001-2003.[7]

Applications:

2000-2006 E46 330i, 330xi, 330Ci
2000-2004 E39 530i
2000-2002 E36/7 Z3 3.0i
2003-2005 E60 530i
2002-2005 E85 Z4 3.0i
2003-2006 E83 X3 3.0i
2000-2006 E53 X5 3.0i
2002-2005 E65/E66 730i, 730Li




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[Coisman]

Ok found this on your VIN...

LINK: http://bimmer.work/




Vehicle Identification Number
WBACN52020LJ40071

Type CN52

Model Z3 3.0 - EUR

Development Code E36 (7)

Chassis ROADST

Steering RL

Doors 2

Engine M54

Displacement 3.00

Power 170

Drivetrain HECK

Transmission MECH

Color Titansilber Metallic - 354

Upholstery Leder Oregon/schwarz - Q4SW

Production Plant SPARTANBURG

Production Date 2000-06-14



Standard Equipment

209 Limited Slip Differential (25%) Sperrdifferential 25%

255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel Sport-lederlenkrad

345 Chrome Line Interior Chrome Line Interieur

520 Foglights Nebelscheinwerfer

853 Language Version English Sprachversion Englisch



Options

243 Airbag For Front Passenger Airbag Fuer Beifahrer

260 Side Airbag Driver/frt Passenger Seitenairbag Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer

263 Lt/aly Wheels W Mixed Tyres Lm Raeder Mit Mischbereifung

302 Alarm System Alarmanlage

343 Tech Interior-surface Chrome Matt Techn.interieur-oberfl.mattchrom

354 Green Stripe Windscreen Gruenkeil-frontscheibe

388 Softtop Black Verdeck Schwarz

395 Roll-bar Protection System Ueberrollschutzsystem

398 Softtop Operation, Electro-hydraulic Verdeckbetaetigung Elektro-hydr.

423 Floor Mats, Velour Fussmatten In Velours

428 Warning Triangle Warndreieck

441 Smokers Package Raucherpaket

530 Air Conditioning Klimaanlage

540 Cruise Control Geschwindigkeitsregelung

548 Speedometer With Kilometer Reading Kilometertacho

670 Radio Bmw Professional Radio Bmw Professional

676 Hifi Loudspeaker System Hifi Lautsprechersystem

694 Preparation For Cd Changer Cd-wechsler Vorbereitung

818 Main Battery Switch Batteriehauptschalter

823 Hot Climate Version Heissland-ausfuehrung

824 South African Version Suedafrika-ausfuehrung

861 Change Of Coding Data Set Aenderung Codierdatensatz

864 Overseas/dealer Directory Service Kontakt-flyer Uebersee

877 Deletion Cross-over Operation Ueberkreuzbedienung Entfall

880 English / On-board Documentation Englisch / Bordliteratur

925 Shipping Protection Package Versandschutzpaket

 

[justplainchristo]

Ok found this on your VIN...

LINK: http://bimmer.work/




Vehicle Identification Number
WBACN52020LJ40071

Type CN52

Model Z3 3.0 - EUR

Development Code E36 (7)

Chassis ROADST

Steering RL

Doors 2

Engine M54

Displacement 3.00

Power 170

Drivetrain HECK

Transmission MECH

Color Titansilber Metallic - 354

Upholstery Leder Oregon/schwarz - Q4SW

Production Plant SPARTANBURG

Production Date 2000-06-14



Standard Equipment

209 Limited Slip Differential (25%) Sperrdifferential 25%

255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel Sport-lederlenkrad

345 Chrome Line Interior Chrome Line Interieur

520 Foglights Nebelscheinwerfer

853 Language Version English Sprachversion Englisch



Options

243 Airbag For Front Passenger Airbag Fuer Beifahrer

260 Side Airbag Driver/frt Passenger Seitenairbag Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer

263 Lt/aly Wheels W Mixed Tyres Lm Raeder Mit Mischbereifung

302 Alarm System Alarmanlage

343 Tech Interior-surface Chrome Matt Techn.interieur-oberfl.mattchrom

354 Green Stripe Windscreen Gruenkeil-frontscheibe

388 Softtop Black Verdeck Schwarz

395 Roll-bar Protection System Ueberrollschutzsystem

398 Softtop Operation, Electro-hydraulic Verdeckbetaetigung Elektro-hydr.

423 Floor Mats, Velour Fussmatten In Velours

428 Warning Triangle Warndreieck

441 Smokers Package Raucherpaket

530 Air Conditioning Klimaanlage

540 Cruise Control Geschwindigkeitsregelung

548 Speedometer With Kilometer Reading Kilometertacho

670 Radio Bmw Professional Radio Bmw Professional

676 Hifi Loudspeaker System Hifi Lautsprechersystem

694 Preparation For Cd Changer Cd-wechsler Vorbereitung

818 Main Battery Switch Batteriehauptschalter

823 Hot Climate Version Heissland-ausfuehrung

824 South African Version Suedafrika-ausfuehrung

861 Change Of Coding Data Set Aenderung Codierdatensatz

864 Overseas/dealer Directory Service Kontakt-flyer Uebersee

877 Deletion Cross-over Operation Ueberkreuzbedienung Entfall

880 English / On-board Documentation Englisch / Bordliteratur

925 Shipping Protection Package Versandschutzpaket

Awesome Francois this is soooo cool!

Spartanburg South Carolina where they built all the BMW Z3's


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[GoCart]

Wow, the Z looks fantastic, congrats and many happy miles. :clapper: