Z1

[pattyg]

Hello all,

Anyone any experience of the Z1.

I've always liked the rarer car models and this one looks interesting but maybe just a little effeminate. I've never seen one in the metal though.

Any views welcome, thanks.

[zaktoo]

It's different. There's one that's often around the corner from me, and it looks tidy, not necessarily effeminate though.

Performance-wise it wasn't terribly special - the engine was straight out of the 325i and IIRC it was a little heavier than the saloon due to the whiz-bang doors that drop into the sill... Edit: just double-checked and it is in fact 200-odd kgs lighter.

Still, it is eccentric and should be fun!

HTH

Ciao

Zak

>> Edited by zaktoo on Thursday 16th February 19:08

[Olf]

Many years ago I was a passenger in a Z1 in a see what it can do ride. Handling seemed amazing in the respect that the driver threw it around all over the place with complete confidence, it just stuck, and stuck, but then the problem with the Z1 was always that the chassis was more capable than the engine. They had the old E30 325 engine which went well but nothing mind blowing at all. Mind you that was a million miler engine.

Bodywork was removable and plastic so no rust, chassis was some kind of alloy I think so the car is essentially indrustructable.

LHD only, great doors that weren't even really necessay, you could hop out with them up - or I could then.

Dash and trimming in the car I was in were suede-y I think.

It was a dead cool car at the time and still look the biz on the very rare occasions that you see them now.

[Paul Drawmer]

I had one of these - my web site here has loads of info:
www.bmwz1.co.uk

You can talk to current owners on here:
www.zroadster.net
Follow the links for the Z1 forum

I loved it, and would buy another. Not fast, but good.
Good looks, good quality. A real classic, prices virtually unchanged for the last 5 years.

[laserblue]

Bought my traumschwartz Z1 7 years ago and still own it.
Dutch designed BMW with good looks and handling and easy to maintain.
Miss power and sound,so look now for 400SE.