No, it doesn’t get any better!! I LOVE this 981, I’ve found the car I’ve been longing for....I don’t give a flying f**k how fast, or not, it is, it’s about how it makes me feel driving it,and on that score I have zero regrets!!Beedub wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:16 pmGlad your enjoying it man!!! id LOVE a GTS to run as a daily, i think they really hit the spot with those. I also agree on the stock z4m seats which LOOK fantastic but really dont hold you at all luckily this can be easily changed out... Main thing is youve ditched a car you were happy with but got one your now Over the moon with, does it get any better ??? Also for some of things your clearly enjoying about your Porka you really should get a drive in the new alpine it may steal you away , i think its perfect for so many of us z4m owners.john-e89 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 22, 2018 4:48 pm Anyway my honest opinion is the M roady is too crashy and skittish with hopeless seats for such a performance car, especially when the same era E46 had adjustable bolsters and lumbar as options. No matter, you can swap seats. But having had an old 986 for a year I knew the Boxsters handling and yearned to return to it. Even with aftermarket suspension can you really replicate the Boxsters chassis? The 981 is perfect imho, and power has nothing to do with it, if I wanted grunt I would have bought an S, but I wanted a pure sports car that i could use lots of the power with the brilliant chassis and still have a modern comfortable car you can use every day. Even on 20” wheels it’s utterly sublime, soaks up the rough and handles like nothing else this side of a stripped out track or track inspired road car. The 2.7 has plenty of shove, get it past 4K, which is very easy! and it flies in sport mode and sounds awesome.
Bottom line for me is the 981 is a better car in every respect than the M, I can’t think of anything I like more about the BM, HOWEVER, the rub is the the Porkster has cost twice what I paid for the M, so to me the Z4M remains a performance car bargain, it’s brilliant, and I’m sure can be fettled to be so much better than standard for a hell of a lot less than a 981 costs. You pays your money and takes your choice.
That new Alpine should be awesome shouldn’t it, 1100kg with 250 odd bhp, a true delight to throw around....well....alpine roads....
That said I’m going to try to keep my M roady, 37k miles with a fully loaded spec, it remains a superb car that stupidly holds my heart, things have naturally moved on along with cost but this is an icon, one I’m very reluctant to let go.