Which weekender & why if you had £5k - £35k to spend

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:09 pm

After 13 x Z4s ive been having bad thoughts of a change of scene

ive had 2 911s previously so my admiration for them isnt a craving .
I could go to £35k but though ive studied hard i really can't get enough enthusiasm to warrant that spend or anything close to that figure .
I do minimal miles per month but a good few long weekends covering 200/500 miles plus at least one if not more euro jaunts to Normandy per year in the weekend car .
I don't have to have the newest or the fastest , i just enjoy owning whatever i have .
For those wondering why ive had 13 Z4s its simply that even now i cannot come up with one that really ticks out every box .
So feel free to throw up what you would buy , why you would buy & what you expect it would cost

then i will buy another Z4

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:21 pm

Some time ago I looked at and tried a Morgan - Don't bother adding that to your list !
I was so glad to get back into the 3.0l E85 I had at that time - Perhaps you are well justified in buying another Z4

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:24 pm

Every petrolhead should own a Lotus Elise for the smiles per mile they deliver, a later (post 06) version will be Toyota powered so no hgf aggravation.
I owned my 56 plate “S” model for almost 3 years and sold it for more than I payed for it, 40mpg and light on tyres and brakes because it hardly touches the ground at 850kg’s
As good as a z4 is they still don’t look as stunning as an Elise, around tight twisty roads they’re almost untouchable.
No worries about power steering issues as they don’t have any power steering

Oh yeah, they don’t have carpets either

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Rob

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:29 pm

If i set off to France with Mrs W beside me in that i don't think we would make it to the first services before she bailed

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:31 pm

Not really anything out, there for under 35k, that would get me away from the ///MR.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:34 pm

mr wilks wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:29 pm If i set off to France with Mrs W beside me in that i don't think we would make it to the first services before she bailed

Once you’re in they’re surprisingly comfortable (with probax seats) it’s difficult to climb in & out of though, much more so than a z4.
Don’t be tempted by any performance exhausts or airbox mods either as that’s when Mrs Smartbear stopped wanting to get in it.
I fitted a Lotus stage 2 exhaust and a TRD airbox to mine and it was migraine inducingly loud

Rob

greg81 · Post by **greg81** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:38 pm

If I had £35k to drop on any car...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 1284375567

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:42 pm

greg81 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:38 pm If I had £35k to drop on any car...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 1284375567

Now that is a bruiser

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:46 pm

Smartbear wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:24 pm Every petrolhead should own a Lotus Elise for the smiles per mile they deliver, a later (post 06) version will be Toyota powered so no hgf aggravation.
I owned my 56 plate “S” model for almost 3 years and sold it for more than I payed for it, 40mpg and light on tyres and brakes because it hardly touches the ground at 850kg’s
As good as a z4 is they still don’t look as stunning as an Elise, around tight twisty roads they’re almost untouchable.
No worries about power steering issues as they don’t have any power steering
Oh yeah, they don’t have carpets either
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Rob

I don't fit.

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:30 pm

If I was thinking of a car in the £20,000 to £35,000 price range I would consider an Alpina B3. You could buy one with mileage under 50000. A fantastic car that can cruise gently or be driven at speed to give you the smile you had with the Z4M. The comfort levels are high and it has a certain prestige. The Alpina D3 diesel is also worth considering, fantastic torque.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:19 am

My space grey 35is should fit the bill nicely and leave plenty of change for vino.....

Truth · Post by **Truth** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:48 am

Muscle car?? Bench front seat good for weekend snuggles with the Mrs!

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:04 am

F type for me

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:24 am

probably a Cayman R

greg81 · Post by **greg81** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:37 am

Phoenixboy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:24 am probably a Cayman R

I keep meaning to say in your signature you have "E89 s line" but should that be "E89 s drive"? Or it some fancy new Audi I don't know about?

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