"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
My Z3 is my first BMW too, though I'm not exactly unfamiliar with them as my dad has been driving them for donkeys years - his first one was a 2002. I've had mine 7 and a half years and I don't intend parting with it any time soon. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I've enjoyed mine - still puts a grin on my face whenever I get behind the wheel.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
It's a 1999....and standard as far as i know about them. Don't know much about the specs that you can really or all the extras.....I've not really had time to push all the buttons and stuff cause i bought the zed then got sent offshore straight away