BMW Z8

Irish_Tom · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:24

Driving to work this morning, minding my own business on the M27 I saw an odd-looking BMW Z3.

A bit of goggling and it turns out it wasn't a Z3 at all, but a Z8.

I'd never seen one before but it was absolutely stunning:

Starting price was $128,000 new according to Wiki. :eek:

I'm obviously late to the party as they stopped making them in 2003 but what's the general verdict? Have they aged well or looking back, were they a bit of a mistake?

(Obviously not planning on buying one but thought it looked amazing).

PeterNem · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:34

I have a bit of a soft spot for these, would have loved one, but they've held their values really well (e.g., still similar to what you have as the new price!). Uses the engine from the e39 M5.

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:39

And the rest Pete! The values of Z8's are stratospheric - approaching £100,000 now for a good one.

PeterNem · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:41

Sytner at Leicester had two in the showroom when I picked up the M5. No price displayed

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:46

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3727275.htm

shoes · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:51

5 litre V8.... that must be nothing short of sheer awesome!

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:54

It was always seen as a bit soft and not particularly 'great handling' by the press when it launched.

Which makes it all the more amusing to see just how much they are now :eek:

Mud · 23 Mar 2012 at 19:54

shoes said:
5 litre V8.... that must be nothing short of sheer awesome!

Pah, I've got .7 litres on that

The Z8 is one of the few BMWs I like the look of though

[TW]Fox · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:03

Mud said:
Pah, I've got .7 litres on that

And probably less power and less performance

Mud · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:04

[TW]Fox;21539952 said:
And probably less power and less performance

Yup!

panthro · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:05

I love the rear of these. The front is very generic Z1/Z3 looking but overall it has some great touches of retro to it, especially the interior.

IvanDobskey · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:21

Great looking car I think, but maybe not what i'd buy for that sort of money

Very rare though, so is going to be a bit of a collectors item.

Matt82 · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:37

An icon of the 2000s

Housey · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:44

Never EVER got these at all.

Joe T · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:48

/ tries to make joke about them looking good once sawn in half, but cant think of anything funny

sigma · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:08

How much were they when new?

Adam · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:09

Saw one outside a client of mine about 3-4 months ago. They look very dated but are worth a fortune. They were in James Bond The World Is Not Enough and Rio Ferdinand had one, that's all I remember

Irish_Tom · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:20

sigma said:
How much were they when new?

$128,000 — Fox's Pistonheads link suggests they are still worth about £90,000!

Considering the thread we had the other week, I wouldn't want to be driving one of these along the M27/M3 in week-day rush hour! :eek:

MacRS4 · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:59

A customer of mine has (maybe had, haven't seen her for yonks) one of these, and I've driven it.

Was quite surprised to find it quite wallowy, and all round a bit 'soft'. Thundering noise though :eek:

To be fair she was in the car so hardly hammered it, but it wasn't what I expected.

Also, felt a lot bigger than it looks.

Personally I can't see the value in it, it just seems bizarrely compromised.

Tbid · 23 Mar 2012 at 22:00

I'm In Germany atm At TechnoClassica, I've seen 4 for sale all over 120k euros, most expensive is 160k! Damn Nice cars though.