BMW Z3

Price Paid:  $40000.00 from BMW Peabody

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 /3.0

Strengths:
Accelleration (3.0 liter), looks, interior comfort.

Weaknesses:
Not up to German BMW build standards. Some unexpected quality issues (generally addressed by dealer after some prompting).

Summary:
Incredible sports car look and feel. Great performance in the 3.0 version. Acceptable handling, but betrays it's roots as an older design. This is my second Z3. I test-drove the competition - SLK (boring/heavy/slow), Boxster (too pricy), TT (basically a Golf Cabrio for guys), Z4 (better handling, but ugly as sin), S2K (close, but smaller inside).

Similar Products Used:
Mercedes SLK, Porsche Boxster, Honda S2000, Audi TT.

Price Paid:  $31000.00 from Cervier BMW

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Z3

Strengths:
Acceleration, trunk space, fuel economy

Weaknesses:
Bad looks, little things tend to break but BMW has them under warrenty.

Summary:
Eucch. Very feminine looks, as compared with a Corvette or a MB SLK. But on the road not too shabby. Handles well in the mountains better fuel economy than other BMWs. Not too expensive.

Similar Products Used:
own a Corvette Leased a MB SLK 230

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
2.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $24000.00 from Texas

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 BMW Z3

Strengths:
The looks of the car, the sound of the car, and its a James Bond car.

Weaknesses:
The rear plastic window.

Summary:
This car has some of the best looks from a sports car I have ever seen and it looks even nicer with the top down. I have driven a lot of cars in my day and this was the most fun one to drive. The one thing i really like is that girls love this car and can't wait to take a ride in it. For me i like the sound system and the speed of the car.

The Z3 has looks greater then all of the BMW Z4s and a lot of other sports cars the are of equal or higher value (TT, 350Z, S2000, Sky). I would recommend the BMW Z3 to every one.

Similar Products Used:
BMW Z4, 350Z, SKY, S2000, RX-8, Boxter, SLK, TT,.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Price Paid:  $11500.00 from private sale in Ohio

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Z3 2.5

Strengths:
Power, Speed, Acceleration, great handling and looks like and feels like a true European sports car. Pretty good on gas too.

Weaknesses:
Not sure about some of the interior features (little too much Plastic) but that was my choice.

Summary:
Very happy with performance of this car. Has the handling characteristics of much more expensive car. I drove the 1.9L with automatics and that was very good and the 1.9L with stick even better but the 2.5L was prefered. I did not try the 3.0L but have to believe that would be even better. I have been driving Audi's and still prefer an Audi but this one little beauty stole my heart.

I actually bought this car for my wife but this really can be a male car too.

Similar Products Used:
Porsche Boxter. S2000

Price Paid:  $22000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 z3 3.0

Strengths:
great acceleration great handling seems to be almost as fast as 5.0 mustang

Weaknesses:
rear plastic window

Summary:
1st bmw so far not disappointed

Similar Products Used:
5.0 mustang