Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:37 pm

A little too hot on public roads for me, but it’s rare that this guy does vids on his Z4M so managed to enjoy it anyway!

-Tom- · Post by **-Tom-** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:58 pm

Loved that !!

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:52 pm

Perfect choice of alloys too

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 11:09 pm

Brilliant - although we've obviously all heard of it!

But I did laugh when he said BMW only brought 1,812 "over here", given that they were all built in Spartenberg.

Argenta · Post by **Argenta** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:56 pm

I follow this dude cos he seems like a thorough genuine guy with some self-distance, been waiting for this one as he's hinted he's gonna do something on it.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:08 pm

Nice enough.

XMetal · Post by **XMetal** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm

My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin

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R60BBA · Post by **R60BBA** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:12 am

Enjoyed this video, makes me think of getting one as a second car to my E46 M3.

RedUn · Post by **RedUn** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:38 am

MrPT wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:37 pm A little too hot on public roads for me, but it’s rare that this guy does vids on his Z4M so managed to enjoy it anyway!

Nice, I like his RX7 too

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:51 am

XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin
AM_MC.jpg

Personally - and I'm sure this is an extremely unpopular opinion - I'd take the MC over an Aston all day long. Heavy, not that quick, prone to extremely expensive breakdowns, no clear 'mid life facelift' with problems addressed, rather a continuous trickle effect of parts updated as production went on - so early ones are far more risky to buy than the later ones. Nah doesn't do it for me - those cars are aimed squarely at middle aged blokes wanting to pretend they're James bond for the weekend - I'll take the rarer, prettier, lighter, more focused and less pretentious M without a second thought!

XMetal · Post by **XMetal** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:37 pm

Ed Doe wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:51 am
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin
AM_MC.jpg
Personally - and I'm sure this is an extremely unpopular opinion - I'd take the MC over an Aston all day long. Heavy, not that quick, prone to extremely expensive breakdowns, no clear 'mid life facelift' with problems addressed, rather a continuous trickle effect of parts updated as production went on - so early ones are far more risky to buy than the later ones. Nah doesn't do it for me - those cars are aimed squarely at middle aged blokes wanting to pretend they're James bond for the weekend - I'll take the rarer, prettier, lighter, more focused and less pretentious M without a second thought!

Agreed. My co-worker sold it soon after that picture was taken due to...you've guessed it...gearbox problems

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:54 pm

XMetal wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:37 pm
Ed Doe wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:51 am
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin
AM_MC.jpg
Personally - and I'm sure this is an extremely unpopular opinion - I'd take the MC over an Aston all day long. Heavy, not that quick, prone to extremely expensive breakdowns, no clear 'mid life facelift' with problems addressed, rather a continuous trickle effect of parts updated as production went on - so early ones are far more risky to buy than the later ones. Nah doesn't do it for me - those cars are aimed squarely at middle aged blokes wanting to pretend they're James bond for the weekend - I'll take the rarer, prettier, lighter, more focused and less pretentious M without a second thought!
Agreed. My co-worker sold it soon after that picture was taken due to...you've guessed it...gearbox problems

Even without the poor mechanical quality i see zero allure in any Aston , Ed's appraisal of them is about the best ive every read

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:24 pm

I'd have to agree with Ed as well - it doesn't help that I can't tell one Aston from another!

I just hope "jimmybell" doesn't read this as he bought one to replace his Red MC.

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:50 pm

well that was unexpected - I had donned my flame retardant suit after my first post - fully expected to be chased from the Internet

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:29 pm

Ed Doe wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:50 pm well that was unexpected - I had donned my flame retardant suit after my first post - fully expected to be chased from the Internet

You 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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