Which one to sell? 330d Coupe or Z3M Coupe?
Poll: Which one to sell? 330d Coupe or Z3M Coupe?
Total Members Polled: 58
Discussion
Need to sell one of the motors as I need to free up some cash.
I work from home so the Porker does me nicely. Occasion school runs and mainly driving for pleasure.
The wife commutes 15 miles A/B roads in the 330d Coupe. Gets 38 mpg. This is also used as the 'family car' for two small lads. The Z3M Coupe is a pure indulgence, 50k miles and FBMWSH and mint, lives in the garage.
Do I
A) Sell the 330d Coupe, as it's depreciating the most, let the wife enjoy the Z3M Coupe on a daily basis (it's her favourite car) Use the 993 as the 'family' car.
B) Sell the Z3M Coupe, it hardly gets used, costs a lot to keep, and clogs up the garage space. You can't commute in a 3.2 straight six.
Now I know the immediate PH response will be keep the petrol and sell the weasel, but insightful comments/usual dross appreciated.
I work from home so the Porker does me nicely. Occasion school runs and mainly driving for pleasure.
The wife commutes 15 miles A/B roads in the 330d Coupe. Gets 38 mpg. This is also used as the 'family car' for two small lads. The Z3M Coupe is a pure indulgence, 50k miles and FBMWSH and mint, lives in the garage.
Do I
A) Sell the 330d Coupe, as it's depreciating the most, let the wife enjoy the Z3M Coupe on a daily basis (it's her favourite car) Use the 993 as the 'family' car.
B) Sell the Z3M Coupe, it hardly gets used, costs a lot to keep, and clogs up the garage space. You can't commute in a 3.2 straight six.
Now I know the immediate PH response will be keep the petrol and sell the weasel, but insightful comments/usual dross appreciated.
sday12 said:
B) Sell the Z3M Coupe, it hardly gets used, costs a lot to keep, and clogs up the garage space. You can't commute in a 3.2 straight six.
What drugs are you on? Of course you can.My wife commuted on a purely 'urban' commute in a RX-8 and I very much doubt the Z3M is worse on fuel (especially knowing how much my wife likes the loud pedal
).
I would make my decision after I had lifted the boot carpets in the Z3...
I really wanted one of these but all three I looked at had the same fault... I.E. the rear diff mounting was coming adrift. one of the cars had severe cracks in the boot floor and underneath. The other two had cracks (albeit small) around the spot welds on the boot floor.
I don't know if I was just unlucky but it put me off the Z3 after I read a lot of the reports of problems
I really wanted one of these but all three I looked at had the same fault... I.E. the rear diff mounting was coming adrift. one of the cars had severe cracks in the boot floor and underneath. The other two had cracks (albeit small) around the spot welds on the boot floor.
I don't know if I was just unlucky but it put me off the Z3 after I read a lot of the reports of problems
Sell the 330d, you'll be kicking yourself everyday when you get rid of the z3m, it is something special, the 330d is just a highpowered sales manager's car.
If the costs of running the z3m on the daily commute are really that bad, just get a cheap and cheerfull mx5 (or some other cheap yet fun to drive hack) for 80% of the commute, dont forget to let the M out every week though.
If the costs of running the z3m on the daily commute are really that bad, just get a cheap and cheerfull mx5 (or some other cheap yet fun to drive hack) for 80% of the commute, dont forget to let the M out every week though.
fozzymandeus said:
Z3 M Coupes are likely to become quite interesting cars on the classic market.
Don't sell any of them. The depreciation of your 330d is protecting your investment in the Z3 M - by not using it that much you're probably holding onto an appreciating asset.
I would say they already are interesting cars, a decent one already goes for twice the price of an M3 from round the same time. I think you would kick yourself for letting it go too soon too cheap, but you also wouldn't want to start racking up the miles as a daily. Swap the 330d for a 5 touring; job done. Don't sell any of them. The depreciation of your 330d is protecting your investment in the Z3 M - by not using it that much you're probably holding onto an appreciating asset.
Vitorio said:
Sell the 330d, you'll be kicking yourself everyday when you get rid of the z3m, it is something special, the 330d is just a highpowered sales manager's car.
If the costs of running the z3m on the daily commute are really that bad, just get a cheap and cheerfull mx5 (or some other cheap yet fun to drive hack) for 80% of the commute, dont forget to let the M out every week though.
If the costs of running the z3m on the daily commute are really that bad, just get a cheap and cheerfull mx5 (or some other cheap yet fun to drive hack) for 80% of the commute, dont forget to let the M out every week though.
Sell the 330 and buy a family shed.
k that I'm keeping it and the other, life's too short.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff