"NervesOfThrill" (adrenalingus)
10/01/2014 at 22:18 • Filed to: None
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"NervesOfThrill" (adrenalingus)
10/01/2014 at 22:18 • Filed to: None | 0
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BMW Z4M Coupe or Porsche Cayman S.
2 killer cars, one tough choice. I'm looking at these 2 cars after an exhaustive process of elimination. Performance wise they are nearly identical, personality wise they are polar opposites.
Richard Hammond's take of the convertible predecessors/versions:
A little car smut:
What say you?
Kanaric
> NervesOfThrill
10/01/2014 at 22:20 |
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Cayman all the time every time when comparing these two.
Vicente Esteve
> NervesOfThrill
10/01/2014 at 22:21 |
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If it was the Z4 M roadster, id go Porsche. If it was the Z4 Coupe, BMW all the way!
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
> NervesOfThrill
10/01/2014 at 22:22 |
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The Porsche is a more finely tuned tool, like a scalpel.
The BMW? That would be a Bowie knife.
Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken
> NervesOfThrill
10/01/2014 at 22:24 |
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One alphanumeric matters here. S54. That is all. The MZ4 was the swan song of the BMW traditional straight sixes, in a package that was stylistically ahead of its time, sitting on a chassis that was bred to be muscly in an oh-so-teutonic way. It's in the Fed dream garage.
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NervesOfThrill
> Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken
10/01/2014 at 22:37 |
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This is how I am leaning too. A) They are more rare and unique. B) Like you said, S54 for crying out loud. C) I kinda like the idea of the wilder ride of the two.
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NervesOfThrill
> Vicente Esteve
10/01/2014 at 22:39 |
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It will be the coupe. I'm shooting for a pure performance car as this will be my everything car: HPDE, Autocross, track day, daily driver, you name it.
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NervesOfThrill
> Kanaric
10/01/2014 at 22:40 |
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I've never read a bad review or heard a negative comment. Hard to pass on it. Have you driven both by chance? I'm dying to find someone who has.
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Vicente Esteve
> NervesOfThrill
10/01/2014 at 22:41 |
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If you want the best performing vehicle, then I guess it would be the mid engined Porsche. Still, the BMWs character and style is very hard to dismiss.
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Kanaric
> NervesOfThrill
10/01/2014 at 22:45 |
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My room mate has a Cayman non S. It's such a fantastic car in that form that I couldn't ever pass on one. It is an amazing autocross car even.
Meamwhile I only see people who don't care about cars and just want some status symbol drive a Z4 and never see one at any track or autocross event.
Look up comparisons between the two. The Cayman is like the ultimate sports car, the Z4 is more of a GT car.
Too many M's
> NervesOfThrill
10/02/2014 at 04:46 |
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Wellll.......between the two I'd go for the Z4M over the 987.1 Cayman S. For the 987.2, I'd find one with the factory LSD. If not the 987.2 S, Z4M all day long.
Ilike_cougars
> NervesOfThrill
10/02/2014 at 13:42 |
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I own the M Roadster, you wont regret it.. go get it.
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NervesOfThrill
> Ilike_cougars
10/02/2014 at 14:09 |
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Did you drive both before (and/or others?) before going with it?
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Ilike_cougars
> NervesOfThrill
10/02/2014 at 15:19 |
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Yep, my brother has a 2003 Boxter S that I got to drive. Good car but a number of reasons kept me from buying one, all the talk about IMS failures, the plastics pieces in the cabin didnt age that well, and somehow it felt too tame for my liking. I did drive the BRZ and G37 as well when I was looking, wasn't too impressed . Wanted the M coupe but couldn't find one so bought the Roadster, still is 95% of the car the coupe is, good enough for me. Here is a pic
chiefstinky
> NervesOfThrill
10/02/2014 at 22:37 |
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Have not driven the Cayman, love my Z4MC. It's my HPDE, track, hit the mountains, drive it everywhere car. Love it! The ride is a little harsh, it's certainly no GT car, but full blown sports car. Last of the S54s. No, it's not for sale!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevean…
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NervesOfThrill
> chiefstinky
10/03/2014 at 09:48 |
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Nice 360'! That had to be a white knuckle moment.
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chiefstinky
> NervesOfThrill
01/03/2015 at 00:12 |
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Yes! Did you know you're not supposed to be going down the track facing the wrong direction? Pucker factor for sure. Thought I was going to meet Mr. Wall.
nxs
> Ilike_cougars
07/05/2015 at 04:19 |
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The IMS failures scared me away as well