As per the title it is with regret that the car that owns this very well known plate is once more up for grabs, I'm not going to go into why, but suffice to say it's a very hard decision for me to make.
Most of you will know all about the car, and the various mods etc that have been done to it whilst it was in my ownership the first time around, but what you might not know about is the work that was done during the time that steveH owned it.
He bought it from me, in what I thought was pretty good condition, but seeing as he is well into concours, it had to be perfect, and that means like showroom condition.
So I think basically he had any inperfections taken out of the entire bodywork, so as not to leave a single mark/chip etc etc, then he set about replacing any trim that was showing signs of wear or tear, this even included nuts and bolts, even down to replacing both headlight units.
The car already had various A/C Schnitzer parts fitted, front flippers/rear wing, but he added the gear-knob/handbrake/pedal set and door mirrors.
The car is very well known in the bmw circle, and has won many prizes and indeed is featured in several magazine articles, but it is by no means what some call, a "garage queen", the idea of all the mods being fitted to the car was so as it could be driven and enjoyed for the purpose it was built for, but this stopped short of being tracked, so basically fast road use, ( and I'm sure a few on here will tell you how good it was/is ).
Spec. as follows: 2002 S54 Z3MCoupe in phoenix yellow/black interior.
32,500 miles,
Fully documented service history,
All factory options, including sunroof,
KWV3 suspension
H&R ARB's with whiteline drop links
18" BBS LM's with toyo tyres
Porsche front calipers with CSL discs
Scnitzer flippers/rear wing/door mirrors/gear-knob/handbrake/pedal set
Hamman rear diffuser/exhaust/front strut brace
The car has also had the bearing shells replaced purely as a precaution, the car was going to be kept and I didn't want the major expense of an engine re-build.
So the car wants for nothing, has had all the mods done that require doing to take the car from a good car to an awesome car.
I also have a folder full of documentation showing everything that's ever been done to it, believe me it will take you a couple of hours to read it all.
The plate will not be sold with the car, but is available seperately, ( but the car purchaser has first refusal ).
Price: This is of course always the stumbling block, and there has been a lot of discussion on here about cars being overpriced, but having had a look around at what's available at what spec/mileage etc. and at what price then I have no problem in putting a price tag of
£20,995 on the car.
I know a car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, but if you were to buy a standard car and then start to mod. it to the standard of this one it will cost you considerably more at the finish.
Thanx for looking, I will load some pics later on, but if you can't wait then just have a look on the bmwcar club site in the gallery.
Most of you will know all about the car, and the various mods etc that have been done to it whilst it was in my ownership the first time around, but what you might not know about is the work that was done during the time that steveH owned it.
He bought it from me, in what I thought was pretty good condition, but seeing as he is well into concours, it had to be perfect, and that means like showroom condition.
So I think basically he had any inperfections taken out of the entire bodywork, so as not to leave a single mark/chip etc etc, then he set about replacing any trim that was showing signs of wear or tear, this even included nuts and bolts, even down to replacing both headlight units.
The car already had various A/C Schnitzer parts fitted, front flippers/rear wing, but he added the gear-knob/handbrake/pedal set and door mirrors.
The car is very well known in the bmw circle, and has won many prizes and indeed is featured in several magazine articles, but it is by no means what some call, a "garage queen", the idea of all the mods being fitted to the car was so as it could be driven and enjoyed for the purpose it was built for, but this stopped short of being tracked, so basically fast road use, ( and I'm sure a few on here will tell you how good it was/is ).
Spec. as follows: 2002 S54 Z3MCoupe in phoenix yellow/black interior.
32,500 miles,
Fully documented service history,
All factory options, including sunroof,
KWV3 suspension
H&R ARB's with whiteline drop links
18" BBS LM's with toyo tyres
Porsche front calipers with CSL discs
Scnitzer flippers/rear wing/door mirrors/gear-knob/handbrake/pedal set
Hamman rear diffuser/exhaust/front strut brace
The car has also had the bearing shells replaced purely as a precaution, the car was going to be kept and I didn't want the major expense of an engine re-build.
So the car wants for nothing, has had all the mods done that require doing to take the car from a good car to an awesome car.
I also have a folder full of documentation showing everything that's ever been done to it, believe me it will take you a couple of hours to read it all.
The plate will not be sold with the car, but is available seperately, ( but the car purchaser has first refusal ).
Price: This is of course always the stumbling block, and there has been a lot of discussion on here about cars being overpriced, but having had a look around at what's available at what spec/mileage etc. and at what price then I have no problem in putting a price tag of
£20,995 on the car.
I know a car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, but if you were to buy a standard car and then start to mod. it to the standard of this one it will cost you considerably more at the finish.
Thanx for looking, I will load some pics later on, but if you can't wait then just have a look on the bmwcar club site in the gallery.
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