Hi Jim, i've not been in an RB320 but interested why you think it's not liveable day to day? Suspension?

 

 

Hi MB,
The rb320 was incredible! So so fast and raw. Brilliant! But not usable every day - its too low (it grounded on the way into a petrol station at the front!) and its just too fast - i would have lost my licence in a week!
Just incredible though - completely different league in terms of pace and grip to anything ive driven.
cheers,
james

 

 

[QUOTE=lordjimimac,Mar 16 2009, 09:29 PM] Hi,
I thought id write a 1 year review on Z4C ownership

Good things:
Engine is great
Steering and handling are great fun with dtc on
looks still do it for me
build and ownership is great - so solid and reliable
genuinely good fun to take on a blast (particularly those of more than 100 miles)

bad things:
i need a soft top!
The s2k gearbox is what makes the car so good and i miss it!
Not as exciting or involving as the s2k

But all in all its been a great year and id thoroughly recommend it to anyone thinking of getting one.

That said, motorpoint have a new 09 s2k for

 

Hi Billy,
Still on the runflats but gonna change when theyre due. To be honest i havent got a massive problem with them - my cooper s works had them and they are fine for 70% of the life but are very slippery for the last 30% - but in the z4c this makes the back pleasingly playful!

Not had it remapped but definately considering - just trying to work out if DMS do it and if the gains are worth it. I read somehwere that they can get 20bht and 20nm for

 

[QUOTE=lordjimimac,Mar 23 2009, 09:05 PM] Hi Billy,
Still on the runflats but gonna change when theyre due. To be honest i havent got a massive problem with them - my cooper s works had them and they are fine for 70% of the life but are very slippery for the last 30% - but in the z4c this makes the back pleasingly playful!

Not had it remapped but definately considering - just trying to work out if DMS do it and if the gains are worth it. I read somehwere that they can get 20bht and 20nm for

 

Thought id post thoughts on some recent test drives in case anyone is interested..

I tried a new 3.4 boxster S - and it was seriously good. Really powerful engine, great gearchange, and superb handling. I can go as far to say that i was completlly blown away by the drive. But it was way out of my price range...

So I then tried a 3.2 2005 987 -

 

Interesting report; the Boxster S does seem to have matured into a damned decent car.

 

[QUOTE=lordjimimac,Mar 28 2009, 04:55 PM] Thought id post thoughts on some recent test drives in case anyone is interested..

I tried a new 3.4 boxster S - and it was seriously good. Really powerful engine, great gearchange, and superb handling. I can go as far to say that i was completlly blown away by the drive. But it was way out of my price range...

So I then tried a 3.2 2005 987 -