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Originally Posted by Eric5273
I had a 97 Z3 and it also had build quality issues, but I attribute that to it being a new model and a new platform. I also think the first generation Z3 was just a lousy car as BMW was trying to make a car that should have cost $40-50k but instead they wanted to be able to charge $30k. So they used cheap materials. The result was a car loaded with rattles that felt cheap. I sold mine less than 2 years later. Every other BMW I've had since, including a Mini Cooper, were all very solid vehicles and none of them ever needed a single repair.
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Mine was a 2000. Yeah my Z3 basically had no features. Plastic rear window, no intermittant wipers. Awful stereo. To open the doors you had to put the key into the door and turn it. The only features I guess I had that weren't standard were leather, wood trim, and power top. Not much power either and it had a V6 but only provided 170 horsepower, I believe. It was fun to drive but it was not a luxury car or much of a performance car.