So my 94 Saab 9000 Aero just got totalled and need to replace it, and I'm thinking of getting a (used) Z3 instead. I've got a couple of questions, though:
1) Are there particular years that I should avoid or try to find, in terms of reliability, performance, etc? I'm looking in the '98 to '02 range right now.
2) I've heard that you can add a hard-top to a Z3 that came with just a soft-top - is this true, and if so, how much should I expect to spend on it? I live in boston, so this is pretty important.
3) What would a "reasonable" person do to a Z3 for winter driving? I'm not the kind of guy to shell out thousands of dollars to get the be-all, but do people get different wheels/tires for winter driving? Or does a "reasonable" person just accept that it's not going to be great in the snow and accept it?
4) What problems should be looking out for in a ~4 year old Z3 when I check out used ones? I'll obviously take something I'm thinking of buying to a shop to get a once-over, but things my untrained eye could look out for to weed out lemons?
Thanks!
Doug