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12-29-2017, 09:49 AM | #45 | |
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not having a car that really resonates with you is a real loss for a car nut i almost feel like just getting an "ok" car like a golf gti and packing in the car passion and focusing on other things... |
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12-29-2017, 09:57 AM | #47 |
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the gt350 suggestions are helpful...i do want to test drive one...but i fear its size will turn me off...i had a c7 for a bit and its big size was something i really disliked about it
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01-10-2018, 07:31 PM | #48 |
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Thinking a bit outside the box, one of these, if you can find one for sale.
A few thousand added in gets you a great handling rare (1200 made) car with close to 400 bhp (1/4 = 12.9) And 30 mpg when you keep your foot out of it. |
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One of 1266 Pontiac Solstice coupes made. 2.0 Ecotec engine, very easily modified. Some owners are running up toward 500 bhp. I'm no longer that young and crazy!
Stock car is slower than my Z4M but modified is faster than the M. Both are great fun. Solstice is a couple of hundred pounds lighter and also a good handling chassis with some minor mods. Make nice pair. Getting hard to find now as people aren't selling them. Ironically, I bought the Solstice in 2009 when I couldn't find a used Z4MC for sale - no one was selling them! |
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01-14-2018, 09:58 PM | #52 |
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I'm assuming that the Soltice coupe's interior is exactly the same size as the Soltice Roadster. My sister had a Sky (same as Soltice), and the cabin space is too small. I'm only 5'10 and there's not enough space for my legs to stretch out or even to move to the sides. My sisters husband is 6'1 and he totally hated that car for the space available
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01-15-2018, 11:18 AM | #53 |
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The cabin is actually bigger in the coupe as the trunk area becomes part of the cabin. It is acoustically apparent and results in much less feeling of 'closeness' As far as the seating position, I think you'll find in any car that the first time you get in a strange car you sit up higher and feel more compressed than you will with familiarity - you slouch and settle in to a seat and your head no longer brushes the roof etc. The Solstice seems fine for many 6'+ owners.
I also found the leg space seemed confining when I first bought the car but that passed and it now seems natural and almost roomy. Guess it's what you get used to. You want confined, try a Lotus Europa or Seven, or a Bugeye Sprite sometime! Or even my MGA coupe, which has short doors and requires either some degree of limberness or the necessity of decanting yourself unceremoniously onto the pavement in front of amused bystanders. Last edited by wspohn; 10-27-2018 at 12:21 PM.. |
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If you can find a low mileage honey- the E92 M3 may be the answer! 414hp of naturally aspirated high revving goodness! Carries four people if need be. Happy hunting.
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Purchase the beloved Z4M and then overcome reliability by spending $ to update it with proven aftermarket performance parts (brakes, suspension, clutch, connecting rod bearings, VANOS, water pump, alternator, starter)....this expense is WAY below the cost of an Evora, etc and creates a customized ride.
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I know its expensive, but Im gonna throw it out there bc if I ever come across having to sell my Z it would be for a 997.1 GT3
Edit: I think OP said new, so nvm.... but STILL
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Update, the m240i is pretty sweet
So I haven't yet found a modern z4 coupe but the m240i is a great little car.
I test drove a m240ixdrive yesterday with the zf 8 speed transmission and was very impressed. The engine is an absolute peach with butttery smooth instant power and torque. It reminds of the n52 in its balanced smoothness. it also has very little turbo lag. if they put the b58 engine in the new supra with a manual...then that will be pretty close to a modern z4 coupe... The transmission is direct and immediate in its shifts. The compact proportions of the car are perfect. I really liked the car (I didn't walk away smiling like I did with the ftype, but the f type has been ruled out for practicality considerations). I am close to placing an order, but the thought crossed my mind that I should perhaps at least compare it to the c43...which is a little pricier but in the same ballpark. would welcome any thoughts on comparisons of the c43 with the m240i |
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No help whatsoever, but I'm hoping this guy makes it across the pond. Ticks all the boxes:
- Reliable, easy to source parts engine (with tons of horsepower). - 2756 pounds! that's as light as a GT86 twin. - Manual. Plus it doesn't hurt that Gordon Murray designed it (the same guy that did the mclaren f1). https://jalopnik.com/how-the-new-500...o-a-1803816392
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