My daily driven 220,000 plus mile 97 1.9L M44 Z3 with the manual transmission has been highway driven it's whole life and never ever been driven off road one time throughout the last 27 years. It's always been driven on normal smooth roads on the highway in MA and RI and still running strong. A lot of old German cars overall are solid reliable daily or highway drivers and that's what they're truly made for. I also do most of the work myself. Plus with these 1.9L M44 engines made in Austria were the last inline engines to have metal valve covers, metal intake manifolds, less plastics under the hood, and last but not least no Vanos timing to worry about.
Glad to hear the car is doing you well. How is it driving it up there? My car started life somewhere around the NY/NJ area so it’s lived a bit in the north but I’ve always been in the south with it. I get what you mean with the older german cars being reliable but, I feel like, cause of their age, the previous owner’s maintenance then comes into question too and what they do can impact your experience. I wanted the 4 cyl over the 6 for the main thing of no VANOS (…that and the fact that it uses 89 over 91 or 93)
Thank you. I’ve thought about getting spacers but worry about how it affects the dynamics of the car and all that. I haven’t done too much research on that so I’m not too sure yet
My daily driven 220,000 plus mile 97 1.9L M44 Z3 with the manual transmission has been highway driven it's whole life and never ever been driven off road one time throughout the last 27 years. It's always been driven on normal smooth roads on the highway in MA and RI and still running strong. A lot of old German cars overall are solid reliable daily or highway drivers and that's what they're truly made for. I also do most of the work myself. Plus with these 1.9L M44 engines made in Austria were the last inline engines to have metal valve covers, metal intake manifolds, less plastics under the hood, and last but not least no Vanos timing to worry about.
Glad to hear the car is doing you well. How is it driving it up there? My car started life somewhere around the NY/NJ area so it’s lived a bit in the north but I’ve always been in the south with it. I get what you mean with the older german cars being reliable but, I feel like, cause of their age, the previous owner’s maintenance then comes into question too and what they do can impact your experience. I wanted the 4 cyl over the 6 for the main thing of no VANOS (…that and the fact that it uses 89 over 91 or 93)
Hi I think you need rear wheel spacers for the wide body fenders to fill the back out . Good job on the videos .
Thank you. I’ve thought about getting spacers but worry about how it affects the dynamics of the car and all that. I haven’t done too much research on that so I’m not too sure yet
An automatic?? Dude......no no no.