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Z3 BMW Roadster. 1997. Registration number P223 GVN
United Kingdom • 21 Jun 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1997 BMW Z3 Roadster, a pre-facelift model, features a 1.9 petrol engine, manual gearbox, and leather interior. Despite its high mileage of 237,000, it boasts a substantial service history and rust-free body, though it has been stored on SORN and has a minor seat issue.
Condition
6
The car presents well with a tidy interior and rust-free body panels, supported by a comprehensive service history. However, its high mileage, a small separation in the passenger seat stitching, and the fact that it's been stored on SORN for several years suggest some wear and tear. It requires minor reconditioning to bring it to its best.
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237,000 miles
P223 GVN
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RHD
Z3 BMW Roadster.
1997.
Registration number P223 GVN.
Pre-facelift 'narrow-body' version with leather interior, manual gearbox and the more economic 1.9 petrol engine.
Mileage 237,000.
Dating from April 1997 this earlier, narrow body pre-facelift Z3 Roadster presents in cosmic black with matching black Mohair soft-top and rides on its original alloy wheels.
Under that shapely bonnet, we find the 1.9 litre M44B19 four-cylinder petrol engine which develops 138bhp and 180NM of torque, driving the rear wheels here, via a five-speed manual transmission giving ample performance for most with an impressive fuel economy.
The interior has brown leather seats with electric seat base adjustment, Stainless steal anti roll hoops, light brown dash trim, power steering, ABS, electric windows, electric mirrors, digital clock, radio/CD player and manual hood mechanism which is in very good condition.
Though the vehicle has covered high mileage it comes with a large folder of service history to e...
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£530
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£7,875
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£54,492
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MOT Information
Invalid
Test Failed on Aug 03 2022
Latest MOT Mileage
235,868 miles
Registration Date
1997-04-04
MOT History
Failed
On Aug 03 2022 with 235,868 miles
There were 24 defects noted.
Major:
- Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))
- Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded wishbone pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded wishbone pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Minor:
- Front Headlamp lens slightly defective o/s & n/s (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material chassis (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened worn + corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated both o/s & n/s (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both o/s & n/s (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Passed
On Aug 15 2017 with 232,231 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Oil leak
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Nearside Front Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
- Offside Front Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
- Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Passed
On Sep 22 2016 with 218,437 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Oil leak
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Failed
On Sep 07 2016 with 218,433 miles
There were 9 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
- Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Advisory:
- Oil leak
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed
On Aug 20 2015 with 198,501 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Failed
On Aug 20 2015 with 198,501 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Failed
On Sep 15 2014 with 185,251 miles
There were 7 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass after Rectification at Station:
- Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Slight play in nearside and offside seat runners
Passed
On Sep 15 2014 with 185,251 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Slight play in nearside and offside seat runners
Passed
On Sep 06 2013 with 168,424 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- Advise exhaust has a slight leak
Passed
On Sep 04 2012 with 155,016 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
User Entered:
- Rear section of exhaust deteriorated/leaking.
Passed
On Sep 15 2011 with 138,392 miles
Failed
On Sep 14 2011 with 138,348 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Passed
On Sep 04 2010 with 123,920 miles
Failed
On Aug 27 2010 with 123,916 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed
On Sep 11 2009 with 106,033 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Passed
On Sep 27 2008 with 92,055 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
User Entered:
- front wipers deteriorating
Failed
On Sep 13 2008 with 91,709 miles
There were 12 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Rear Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Front Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
- Offside Front Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
- Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Advisory:
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
User Entered:
- air bag light staying on
- wipers deteriorating
- rear beam axle bushes deteriorating
Passed
On Sep 07 2007 with 69,565 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
Passed
On Aug 31 2006 with 53,334 miles
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