With all the good weather that we were having an convertible was what was needed.
So the search was on for a z3 that was under 2k.
The only proviso was that it had an electric roof and leather.
My goodness there are a lot of, shall we say unloved examples out there.
There wasnt much for sale in scotland but the ones I seen . All of them had the asc , abs , and airbag light on.
The airbag light I understand was an relatively easy fix but the abs and asc was a bit of an gamble . Could be easy , could be hard . So I kept looking.
I widened my search and it took me all the way down to stafford. The phone call revealed the roof was watertight, no lights on the dash was lit and the leather was in good condition.
So 5 hours later as my van was limited to 70mph. I found a hellrot red z3 2.8 with a leaky roof , a minor tear in the bolster and the airbag light on. Now for the money that was asked it wasnt too bad as it is nearly 15 years old and I didn't expect it in newish car condition.
It got a little bit worse as the lacquer on the front bumper was peeling a bit and someone previously added a push start button and it only fires up with a bit of help from the accelerator. The drivers window got stuck on the way up on the seal as it was peeling away from the frame. The passenger seat would go up, down and back but not forward.
I so wanted to walk but after 5 hours drive i gave it a chance and took it for a drive.
Well that drive ended up in glasgow . With a bit of bartering I got it for a few hundred quid under budget. The guy threw in another set of 18 inch alloys with brand new tyres for the winter. A real bmw cover . A belkin ipod stereo adapter and a bucket of autoglym product's.
Right with the car tucked up in the garage I went through the paperwork and found it has a remus exhaust which cost someone the thick end of 500 quid. No wonder it sounded awesome. It also has a full set of cobra suspension , that is I think why it rides soooo well.
There is also the original luggage rack in the boot which was a bit of a bonus.
Someone obviously spent a lot of money on her as the receipts are a couple of inches thick.
The tyres on it are continentals all round. Bingo. But I dont know if the wheels are genuine or not but they do look good and are in great condition with no kerbing. In fact it looks so good my neighbour is already asking for first dibs when I sell the car.
Anyhow what I want to ask is where can I get a seal for the driver side window.
How can I remove the seat if it doesnt go forward so I can get at the switch.
Other than that I sealed the rear window as it wasnt sealed properly when someone put in a new window.
The car ...well the noise is so addictive . It handles not bad , the ride is really comfy . It did 33 mpg all the way up from england.
It doesnt feel THAT fast though i can feel the torque and it pulls well from low revs but I think it needs a good service.
All in all I bought it as I think just the parts Someone paid more than what i paid for the car .
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the pics
try moving the seat switch backwards and forwards a few times it sometimes releases the motor if the seat has'nt been moved for awhile, otherwise have a look at the knowledge base, I'm sure you'll find it very helpful 
