Vehicle Description
1996 BMW Z3 - First Year of Z3 -1.9L 4 Cylinder - 5 Speed Manual
Transmission - 36k Miles - Black Over Tan Interior (Please note: If
you happen to be viewing this 1996 BMW Z3 on a website other than
our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen
some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 170
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video, and
a link to its accident and damage-free Carfax history, please go to
our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) BMW Z3 �€" The time is now.
�€" Car & Classic (U.K.) website, July 2020 Reviewer, Chris
Pollitt, gave a summary of the model's development: The Z3 project
began in 1991 and was led by Burkhard Göschel. The brief was for
BMW to come up with something that could occupy the competitive
two-seater roadster marketplace, of which the Mazda MX-5 was
undoubtedly the king. BMW wasn't going directly against the Mazda
though, and instead wanted to offer something more solid and
luxurious, while also offering the famed BMW handling. As such, the
Z3 was based on the floorpan of the hugely successful E36 3 Series,
but with the semi-trailing arm suspension designs from the E30 3
Series. Pollitt went on to address the Z3's lasting appeal: Because
they're handsome, they're brilliant to drive... they're
impressively reliable and let's be honest, who doesn't like the
idea of saying they drive a BMW? More than that though, the Z3 is
the complete package; a car that was built after serious thought,
research and development. BMW didn't just throw this out to
compete, it did it to be the best, and in the eyes of many, it
succeeded. Offered here is a 1996 BMW Z3 in Black2 over Sand Beige.
The car's production specifications decoded from its VIN (courtesy
of bimmer.work) are as follows: VIN: LB65399 Production date:
1996-02-09 Type: Z3 Series: E36 Steering: Lefthand drive Engine:
M44 Transmission: Manual Color: Black 2 Upholstery: Leather
Oregon/int. beige/sand beige Equipment/Options: S410 Window lifts,
electric, front S440 Non-smoker Package S676 HiFi Speaker System
S687 Radio Preparation S694 Provisions for BMW 6-CD Changer S520
Fog Lights S530 Air Conditioning S540 Cruise Control S209
Differential Lock 25% S240 Steering Wheel, Leather S243 Airbag Foo
Front Passenger S272 BMW LA Wheel Z Star S354 Windscreen,
Green-Tinted Upper Strip S380 Hardtop-Preparation S388 Softtop,
Black S806 Third Stoplamp S853 Language Version, English The car's
odometer currently reads 36,621 miles, or fewer than 1,500 miles
per-year on average. The car's exterior black paint remains in good
overall condition with swirl marks and some light patina noted.
Black trim (door handles, windshield surround, taillight trim) is
in very good condition, as are the tastefully limited chrome
touches surrounding the bespoke kidney-shaped grille. (To best
assess the quality of the paint and trim finishes, please be sure
to view the close-up photographs of the car in the accompanying
gallery.) There is no evident damage anywhere on the body. The
black-fabric soft-top is also without flaw. Factory 16-inch,
5-spoke alloy factory wheels with BMW-logo center caps are mounted
with Michelin® 225/50 performance tires. The wheels show very light
road rash. Inside, the Sand Beige leather upholstery (with textured
inserts on the well-bolstered bucket seats) has been properly
maintained, and is free of rips or tears. Tan cabin carpeting (with
matching carpet mats) is in similar condition. The tan door trim
(echoing the seat-upholstery design) and tan-and-black dashboard
surfaces are unmarred; instrument markings and lenses are as-new.
The BMW-logo, leather-trimmed, sport steering wheel shows very
little wear. (Please view the close-up photography in the gallery
to assess the Z3's excellent interior-surface condition.) The cent
