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That would have been a "Z8" FTW!!!


Loved this car for long long time.....[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z8[/ame]

 

I am ashamed to know you. Strike issued.

 

One demerit from "Car Guy" status issued........LOL:lol:

 

Consider yourself lucky - not many opportunities to see Z8s!

I've seen 2 or 3 I think in the last 9 years, but one of them was the Alpina version with an automatic transmission. Ick.

- Marc

 

:lol:

 

It was BMW's attempt at a supercar and it gained notoriety for suffering from strut tower mushrooming!

I live next to a street of shops, restarants and bars, and there is an Alpina Z8 that appears in the area regularly. It's very unique and I love the styling.

 

Think it was Motor Trend that said " An instant Classic" when they first reviewed the Z8! It is rare to see one out and about but I did see one just a couple weeks ago on Los Olas in Ft lauderdale!!! Beautiful machine.

PS: Oh and Paul, your still a "Car Guy" in my book, besides this wasn't nearly as bad as the flag thang......

 

MSRP on one in 2000 was around $130K. No idea if they've depreciated much or if at all.

 

Not much depreciation, there ia a little more than a handful listed on Dupont Registry and all about 100K, the low being 90 and upper at 105.

See them quite often around here. Not only at Cars and Coffee Dallas but at the track as well. Regional BMW CCA Chief Instructor has one. And yes...he does do a session with it now and again.

 

my old CEO had one. Bought it used in '01 for $200k. They're cool but I like the Z1 better.

 

One of my faves for sure. I saw one about three weeks ago and I couldn't help but stare at it for as long as I could. I'm not even sure if someone was driving it :blush2:

 

this is 'shadowmn' on that other MINI site's business (he owns the business as well as a GP):

Discovery Automotive | AREA 51 Performance for BMW, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati

 

From the bottom of the Wikipedia article for US Sales

Calendar year U.S sales
2000[1] 317
2001[2] 970
2002 524
2003[3] 439
2004[3] 110
2005 17
2006 5

At the BMW board meeting in 2006 "5 Cars? Got in Himmel!"

 

What a beast of a car!

 

And mark, you're right, it's better than the flag thing.




:lol::cornut:

 

You had never seen this movie?


The World is Not Enough

 

James Bond in a BMW. Still makes me shake my head in disbelief.

 

For those of you who dont know what this car looks like!