My Baby, '99 Z3 M Coupe Imola Red

**'99 M Coupe** · 06-20-2006, 04:00 PM

Just wanted to show off the best car I've ever owned. I've had her for 7 months and just now finished my garage enough to be able to wax her.

I narrowed the choice of names between Svetlana and Oksana.

Not many have figured out what or who Oksana is.

**abrcrombe** · 06-20-2006, 04:37 PM

That is a sweet car! The s52 engine is killer! Have fun and drive safe!

**supercharged** · 06-20-2006, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by '99 M Coupe

Just wanted to show off the best car I've ever owned. I've had her for 7 months and just now finished my garage enough to be able to wax her.

I narrowed the choice of names between Svetlana and Oksana.

Not many have figured out what or who Oksana is.

maybe your girlfriend?

**'99 M Coupe** · 06-20-2006, 04:45 PM

I fell in love with this coupe. There were only 6200 made. I would have loved the 330hp of the 2001 model, but it was about 10k more.

Now I'm looking to upgrade the suspension and I do want more POWER!

It drives like a gocart, a very beautiful gokart.

I live in the countryside where I can open her up and man she loves to run.

**'99 M Coupe** · 06-20-2006, 04:49 PM

I'm going to see if anyone can guess before I reveal the purpose of the name.

Not obscure at all. Think European...

Not my girlfriend, but she was cute enough to be... whoops!

**SnipeJDM** · 06-20-2006, 04:54 PM

Beautiful cars. My bosses wife has a silver one. I'm guessing the name has something to do with figure skating.

**BILL** · 06-20-2006, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by '99 M Coupe

Just wanted to show off the best car I've ever owned. I've had her for 7 months and just now finished my garage enough to be able to wax her.

I narrowed the choice of names between Svetlana and Oksana.

Not many have figured out what or who Oksana is.

http://www.oksana-k.com/ very nice

**'99 M Coupe** · 06-20-2006, 05:43 PM

Smarty Pants, you are correct.

I thought more people would recognize Oksana Baiul as the Olympic Figure Skating Champion.

Maybe that shows my age, I think it was about ten years ago she became famous.

I don't even like figure skating, but man she was cute and I love the name.

I like Svetlana a lot too.

I am not a fan of Silver. Red is my favorite color, but not my first choice for a fast car.

She had all the service records from the day she was born and that was most important.

I had a pre-purchase inspection done at a dealer along with compression and leakdown test.

I didn't want any surprises.

They came back with "It needs new wipers."

She had exactly the same tasteful mods I would do.

1. Tri-Flow Exhaust. Sounds awsome!
2. Dinan Stage One Software.
3. Cold Air Intake.

She going to get new suspension, Bilstien Sport shocks and H&R Springs.

After 110mph she is a little floaty.

I've had her up to 125 mph. She loves to go.

I make sure she gets regular maintenence with synthetic oils in the crankcase, tranny and diff along with brake fluid and coolant changes.

She was in great shape when I bought her. No snow, rain driving and garaged.

I plan on attending a BMWCCA sponsered driving school.

**'99 M Coupe** · 06-20-2006, 05:47 PM

Interior pretty nice too.

**Surfer** · 06-20-2006, 06:59 PM

Svetlana, Okasana....I was thinking along the lines of an pornstar, not skater

Cool shoebox, that's what we joked about a friends back at college. M seats rule, perfect blend of comfy/holdingness. if that's a word lol. Still waiting for more news on the e90 M3 w/ V8. But not really warming up to the new style, e46 was gorgeous and e39 M5 was just classic, I love driving my buddies e39 M5 and the feel of it. Been in the new e60 M5 and regardless of how much faster it is, I'd still take the e39 M5, don't care for the feel of the new one. Bangle style still hasn't grown on me.