thinking the unthinkable

[philip]

yes, I have nothing more to do to the cup. Its gone as far as it reasonably can ... I need to tincker ... Ive been at my power/weight/cost/fun spreadsheet again and Im thinking about a BMW Z3 M coupe as my new track weapon-of-mass-destruction. That should offer plenty of tinkering fun. has anybody tried one of these on track? I hear the brakes are crap, the rear suspension is bad, they oversteer like hell, and are a complete handfull in the wet. Puurfect project car then! So maybe a 3 year old Z3M, new suspension, new brakes, and a few choice mods to THAT engine . Mmmmmm

What da ya think

 

[Mark]

my old hairdresser had 1. said exactly the same as u jsut did no point in the wet it dont stop

 

[ricjax99]

If were looking at track/hairdresser style cars erm Elise?

 

[Lee]

Quote: Originally posted by mark_eas on 25 May 2004

my old hairdresser had 1. said exactly the same as u jsut did no point in the wet it dont stop

He means the Coupe Mark, not the ugly little rag top you see women driving!!

Engine to die for!!

 

[big hp]

Ive got a Clarkson DVD where he puts it up against a Alfa Evo 6 and Subaru. He said for handling its the jap cars but for pure fun and balls out power it has to be the BMW. He was raving about it.

 

[_Tom]

My brothers mates is up for sale at the moment - he bought it thinkin it was gunna be outstanding in every aspect when they are not!

He had a griffith and an evo 5 before which he says he much prefered!

6 months and hes gettin rid!

 

[philip]

All your feedback about Z3MC poor handling etc matches mine. I think Clarkson was raving about the cars natural tendency to massively oversteer + doughnuts. I would imagine that some suspension tightening work on the rear could overcome that. Shame about the weight though. Its a full 1300+ Kgs, making the power to weight 230 (still better than little cups 200 odd).

maybe I should look at some jap 4wd then.. whats the most cost/performance/fun scoob, evo or skyline?

problem is that weights creeping up again and I would dearly love to avoid going back to cars weighing more than a ton

decisions - decisions. Maybe an elise/exige/VX220T ??

 

[ricjax99]

Like i said if its a simply a track car an elise would be a nice project otherwise....

EVO EVO EVO!!!!! nuff said!

 

[philip]

I also need to drive it in town every now and again, and 2 back seats can come in handy if our other cars not available.

So whats special about the evos vs scoob/skyline and which one should i go for, say for £15k?