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Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:37 pm
by MrPT
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.
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:06 pm
by RedUn
TomK wrote: ↑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.
N24 Tom!
It's what I'd go for
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:38 am
by Vijay
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm
My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin
AM_MC.jpg
Where was that taken?....
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:35 pm
by XMetal
Vijay wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:38 am
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm
My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin
AM_MC.jpg
Where was that taken?....
The clue is on the license plates
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:18 pm
by Mr Tidy
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.
Well to put my post into context, if any of those Astons cost MC money I might well prefer an Aston.
But in terms of what you get for what you pay I'd still put an MC ahead!
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:18 am
by Vijay
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:35 pm
Vijay wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:38 am
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:31 pm
My "Poor Man's Aston Martin" next to an Aston Martin
AM_MC.jpg
Where was that taken?....
The clue is on the license plates
I mean, was it San Diego?...
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:21 am
by idej_z4
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)!
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:48 pm
by XMetal
Vijay wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:18 am
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:35 pm
Vijay wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:38 am
Where was that taken?....
The clue is on the license plates
I mean, was it San Diego?...
Close...Very Close...80 miles north of San Diego - Irvine, CA
Slip Angle Spotlight - The best BMW you’ve never heard of
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:35 pm
by Vijay
XMetal wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:48 pm
Vijay wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:18 am
XMetal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:35 pm
The clue is on the license plates
I mean, was it San Diego?...
Close...Very Close...80 miles north of San Diego - Irvine, CA
As u said, tell by the license plate...
