What did you buy this week?

[WM75Guy]

A Kubota RCR1248 rotary cutter for the NH 25S and a ULINE jack stand for the Big Tex 14GN. It may go several months between trips and the hydraulic jacks leak down. The jack stand will take the pressure off the system.

 

[scootr]

1998 BMW Z3 M

 

[BleedingOrange]

Looks great scootr, don,t see many of those with a removable hardtop. Give us more details on the car.

 

[Tinhack]

Nothing huge but it sure beats listening to my phone for a radio. I just installed a Kenwood DMX908S Monitor and Receiver in the truck. Also got the SiriusXM receiver. This thing is crazy. It starts talking to my phone as soon as I start the engine. I think it knows where I'm going before I do.

What sold me was the USB-C input/output remote port. I can play all my oldies from a thumb drive. It also has HDMI input but I don't know what I'd use that for. Just got it up and running yesterday after three days of removing the old radio and related wiring then installing this. I think it doubled the value of my truck.

 

[scootr]

Looks great scootr, don,t see many of those with a removable hardtop. Give us more details on the car.

It is an M car from BMW's motorsport division. The M model offered increased power and suspension rigidity over the standard Z3 model. Also has wider rear body to fit wider rear tires, heated sport seats, and a limited slip differential. It has a N52 6 cylinder 3.2 L naturally aspirated engine making 240 hp with 236 ft pds torque mated to a 5 spd transmission. This classic has only 22k original miles and I am the second owner. This car will be used for canyon and mountain cruises locally. It replaces a Porsche I had for 5 yrs as that car was just too fast making 90 mph in 3rd gear with 3 more to go . Sold it before I went to jail or killed myself, like the Harley before... I had a Z4 yrs ago which was nice. The Z 3M harkens back to the days of a more visceral analog roadster experience. I'm excited for it to arrive

 

[Too many Kubotas]

It replaces a Porsche I had for 5 yrs as that car was just too fast making 90 mph in 3rd gear with 3 more to go . Sold it before I went to jail or killed myself...

Jeez scootr, even I did eventually learned that a car can be driven slower than what it's capable of. It took a while, but it can be done.

My Harley was sold because of how people behaved on the roads in SoCal.

 

[aba4430]

It is an M car from BMW's motorsport division. The M model offered increased power and suspension rigidity over the standard Z3 model. Also has wider rear body to fit wider rear tires, heated sport seats, and a limited slip differential. It has a N52 6 cylinder 3.2 L naturally aspirated engine making 240 hp with 236 ft pds torque mated to a 5 spd transmission. This classic has only 22k original miles and I am the second owner. This car will be used for canyon and mountain cruises locally. It replaces a Porsche I had for 5 yrs as that car was just too fast making 90 mph in 3rd gear with 3 more to go . Sold it before I went to jail or killed myself, like the Harley before... I had a Z4 yrs ago which was nice. The Z 3M harkens back to the days of a more visceral analog roadster experience. I'm excited for it to arrive

Congrats, great car. I have a 98 Z3 2.8 (M52) not the M version. Minor correction in the quoted post above Scootr; the 1998 Z3 M is equipped with a S52 3.2L motor. Enjoy.

 

[scootr]

Jeez scootr, even I did eventually learned that a car can be driven slower than what it's capable of. It took a while, but it can be done.

My Harley was sold because of how people behaved on the roads in SoCal.

The popular old saying is ; It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow

 

[Too many Kubotas]

The popular old saying is ; It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow

Yep, and I had a lot of fun doing that in SoCal.

Here, the 40-100 hp light and nimble cars still cornered great, but...to go uphill from 7,500 to 10,000+ feet was a different story with naturally aspirated cars.

So I switched to supercharged V8s. Sure, the cornering isn't comparable, but those 100 to 400 feet to the next curve can be done much quicker.

 

[scootr]

I still have the fuel injected 5.0 Cobra if I need to go fast in a straight line while the backend fish tails behind

 

[5030]

This week brought another Sub Machine Gun to the farm....

 

[5030]

I still have the fuel injected 5.0 Cobra if I need to go fast in a straight line while the backend fish tails behind

Nice... Kit car or an origional repower?

Guy up town has an origional Shelby Mustang 500 KR Fastback I drool over all the time. White with blue racing stripes and black (ugh) interior. Hard to beat a 428 with dual quads. It's a poser but if I could, I'd incinerate the tires on it in 15 seconds... Has factory air as well. Same on that graced the back cover of Car and Driver way back when and I have the mag as well.

I like the Carroll Shelby ones but I prefer a 500 KR fastback.

Thought Carroll Shelby cars came with 289's?

 

[scootr]

Mine is a Factory 5 car... I'm on my way out right now to use and abuse it. LOL
It's a beautiful cool day. Did a little mowing this AM, now time for some fun

 

[5030]

Is that a 10.5 rear or an 8.8?

 

[scootr]

Is that a 10.5 rear or an 8.8?

Honestly, I'm not sure. I spins the tires in the first 3 gears if that helps.
I did get to toss it around a bit this afternoon. Literally throwing the wheel back into the spin while waiting for the rears to hook back up Those open pipes with all those pops and bangs sound good, It's a hoot and a half.
Got a couple of thumbs ups too

 

[scootr]

OMG we bought a mattress today for a price that would choke a horse

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[IXLR8]

1998 BMW Z3 M

Nice looking car. I have an 01 Z3 3.0 Coupe. Has enough power to have fun, but not enough to be dangerous. I have a 550 that is fun... and dangerous, too much car for the area I live... thinking about selling the 550. Z3 is not going anywhere.

 

[Straightgrain3016]

Egan muffler for my 461

 

[mike0000]

I still have the fuel injected 5.0 Cobra if I need to go fast in a straight line while the backend fish tails behind

Fellow “fake” Cobra owner here too. Started as a 302-T5, latest power train is a 351W T-5Z.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

I bought a nice vacation for us in North Myrtle Beach. A very nice motel "Bay Watch" and I lucked out getting an apartment instead of a room for wife & me. Two bedrooms, baths, kitchen, living room, laundry. One bedroom you could hear ocean waves off of balcony.
Really nice restaurants & great time.