It’s a fantastic car and will certainly go up in value if looked after

Do you not find the car could do with a bit more power ?

@@DamoDrives I'm going to remove some weight by swapping out for Recaro buckets, removing spare wheel, boot carpet etc. BDS do a stage 2 inlet manifold and map that sees 160+bhp so there's plenty to do if people really want more power. In the past I fitted S54 ITB's and standalone ECU which sounded epic. A 4:1 final drive swap livens things up also. Or just enjoy using the revs as it is? I worked at Mazda UK and drove some of the first MX5's to hit the UK when people said they were underpowered. They were built to mimic the Lotus Elan though and those cars were about snappy gear changes and fun handling not big power. I remember much more powerful cars not being able to keep up when driving around the lanes in Kent. Added to which you can enjoy all the power these cars have and still be at sensible speeds. There's a lot to like about the four pot roadsters like the MX5, Z3 etc.

Fantastic news , well done. Top down in the sun is lovely. Are you keeping it stock or replacing the parts like for like ?

@@DamoDrives I’m staying in my lane. I’m an older woman & I don’t know shit about cars, but I owe my son a sports car, so I’m just buying new parts from Pelican parts, Rock auto, etc. I’m not trying to make changes because I don’t know how. My son bought a Datsun 280Z at my insistence when he was 16 for $1200. Little did I know the unibody frame was hog tided to the body. I had to give it away because it was too dangerous. Then we gave him a Maxima before he entered the Marine Corp. I spent $900 having the A/C repaired b4 he graduated boot camp & the damn thing was stolen! I rented him a brand new Mustang convertible for a week when I picked him up from boot camp. I’ve felt guilty ever since & 20+ years have passed. I’m committed to bringing this rough car back to life so I can give it to him. I’ve put less than 300 miles on it & the alternator, clutch & cooling system needs to be replaced. I’m not deterred! These are beautiful cars & I’m going to get it done if it kills me! Sorry for the long story, but the clutch is shot now & my daughter is flying in on Sunday & I can’t pick her up or take her for a drive in my new car 😭

You sound like you have the same sort of luck with cars as I do but it’s lovely you want to bring this car back and the reason. I wish you all the luck in the world with the project and to manage to get your daughter

You might get a z3 for £1000 but probably would not run, be full of rust and have most of the interior missing lol. Mixed feelings when it came out by all these years latter think it looks fab

@@DamoDrives lol, it’s amazing how much the market has changed l. I look forward to seeing more BMWs on the channel

Really challenging getting hold of cars at the minute , trying to get a new 2 series on the channel , new Cupra born next week and a very cool metro the weekend after

Thank you got your kind words. Your car sounds very nice and driving it all the time is great 👏

Same here. I put 45,000 miles on it. Just love the little thing

It does look the part and is fun to drive as well

I think you are correct, from the 325i from what I have read

Thank you 😊, glad you enjoyed it.

They are very cool but prices really are starting to go up

What model did you have and what would you get again if you could

@@DamoDrives Just a base 1.9, I bought it from a guy who owned it from new. I like the z3M now!

Was an odd choice because it would have cost millions to develop the car and create all of the tooling for mass production. I have not driven a 4 cylinder so maybe it was fun to drive as well

Love the M version sure it is a lot of fun