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Posted by Bill on September 30, 2001 at 22:00:47:

In Reply to: Engine/Trans -- Great... Rest: Pretty poor. BUT posted by JeffYoung on September 30, 2001 at 19:24:16:

I have a 2001 3.0i coupe with 16,900 miles. Changed the oil at 2000 and the regular oil change at 15,000. The alarm sensor on the radio was malfunctioning at the time I picked up the car new. No other service has been required and I have had no problems. Even the gas guage functions normally and shows the correct amounts of gas in the tank. Problem free.

I guess you have to realize you are getting near exotic peformance and styling with much better reliability than even a Porsche.

Still, the nits will bother you. For me:

a. bad bushing ins clutch pedal.
b. driver's side window motor failed
c. leaky rear winshield washer
d. rough start/idle (fixed with reprogram)
e. rear hatch has broken 3 times
f. gas gauge broken

That said, the dealer I go to has been fantastic (Performance in Chapel Hill NC). Even replacing the passegner side window motor as a precaution.


How is the Z3 Coupe/M Coupe for reliability? Any major/minor issues, or are they pretty reliable cars? Compared to for instance an Audi TT. I assume they are all going to require more trips to the shop than my 4-runner





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