You’re all mad. List of Astons I would take over a Z4MC:
Any classic DB
Vanquish S
Vanquish Zagato
Vantage AMR
Vantage GT8
V12 Vantage S
DB11 AMR
Rapide AMR
DBS Superleggera
They’re fantastic.
Even though I wouldn’t have a gen1 grandpa edition auto, the Vantage has waaaay more motorsports heritage than the E86. Just look at Bathurst this year - a magnificent performance by the ancient V12 (albeit BOP-assisted) against 991s, R8s, AMG GTs etc.
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N24 Tom!TomK wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:29 pmYou are on a Z4 forum ed..! Not the toughest audience I'd also tend to agree with you , although I really love the idea of taking one and making some kind of track rat out of it. I bet there's a whole lot of easy weight loss, plus I think deep down there's a great chassis there (don't forget it's a transaxle, front-mid mounted dry sumped motor, with all round double wishbone (I think) so ultimately way more competent than ours should be). Much like the Z4m I imagine a few mods to the geo and to remove weight would reveal an entirely different car to that you read about in the press. hmmm... they do sound great too, and a supercharged one goes very well indeed.
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Where was that taken?....
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Well to put my post into context, if any of those Astons cost MC money I might well prefer an Aston.MrPT wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:37 pm You’re all mad. List of Astons I would take over a Z4MC:
Any classic DB
Vanquish S
Vanquish Zagato
Vantage AMR
Vantage GT8
V12 Vantage S
DB11 AMR
Rapide AMR
DBS Superleggera
They’re fantastic.
Even though I wouldn’t have a gen1 grandpa edition auto, the Vantage has waaaay more motorsports heritage than the E86. Just look at Bathurst this year - a magnificent performance by the ancient V12 (albeit BOP-assisted) against 991s, R8s, AMG GTs etc.
But in terms of what you get for what you pay I'd still put an MC ahead!
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Gone - Montego Blue
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Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
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I mean, was it San Diego?...
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Really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing. Although I don't own and ///M a lot of what he said I can relate to. The GT part, the poor mans Aston...I've even said when I got my Zed the reason I bought it was because it reminded me of a James Bond car (hence the silver grey)!
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As u said, tell by the license plate...
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