Production numbers for z3 non-m?

**m3j0n** · 07-07-2018, 05:18 PM

been using Jon Martin's mroadster buyers guide to verify production numbers on z3/Z4 M cars, but does such a site exist for non-m Z3s that can provide production info? I got a car in that I believe to be a unicorn, but it would be nice to verify its rarity. Thanks for the help in advance!

-jon

**cngizbleevng** · 07-07-2018, 05:48 PM

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**m3j0n** · 07-07-2018, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by cngizbleevng

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definitely helpful, but I was lookign to narrow it down by color combo like the buyers guide site. THank you!

**cngizbleevng** · 07-07-2018, 07:44 PM

No specific info available regarding colors (or so I read on here before), but I made a poll a long time ago that gathered owner info on here. It would give you a relative idea of rarity.

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...=z3+color+poll

**me77** · 07-08-2018, 05:56 PM

This website might be useful: http://www.onlyz3.com/en/production.html

**m3j0n** · 07-09-2018, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by me77

This website might be useful: http://www.onlyz3.com/en/production.html

yes, thanks. I saw that website in my searches, but it doesnt have USA production info.

**BimmerBreaker** · 07-09-2018, 11:07 AM

Jon Martin, the guy behind the buyersguide site, wrote software to decode huge blocks of VINs and read the results and turn it into a spreadsheet which can be used to determine production numbers of various color combos

If you want this info on non-M's, you need to have someone decode the non-M VINs in this way. However, given that there are tons more non-Ms than M's, this is likely time and effort prohibitive. Its more effort to do it for non-Ms since there are more cars, yet less people care about those #'s thus why it hasnt been done. Same reason you dont find this depth of information for *most* cars out there in the world

**BladeRunner919** · 07-09-2018, 11:20 AM

What is this unicorn?

**me77** · 07-09-2018, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by m3j0n

yes, thanks. I saw that website in my searches, but it doesnt have USA production info.

Yes it does. It lists the USA, EUR and ZA (South Africa?) models in the list.

**m3j0n** · 07-13-2018, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker

Jon Martin, the guy behind the buyersguide site, wrote software to decode huge blocks of VINs and read the results and turn it into a spreadsheet which can be used to determine production numbers of various color combos

If you want this info on non-M's, you need to have someone decode the non-M VINs in this way. However, given that there are tons more non-Ms than M's, this is likely time and effort prohibitive. Its more effort to do it for non-Ms since there are more cars, yet less people care about those #'s thus why it hasnt been done. Same reason you dont find this depth of information for *most* cars out there in the world

Thank you!