Bad_Pritt's Black Pearl II - Z4QP 3.0si

Funny thing is when i bought my car last week, i got the trade in slip from the guy i bought it off, he traded in a bright yellow 2000 Boxster 2.5 for the Zed! Said he was sick of the huge bills associated with the porsche!

I guess if your going for 'maximum impact' it works well :)
 
These are the original headlights cut andere shut. I used ccfl rings first but they broke down. Then i used leds which gave a warning light on the dash. All things considered, i wouldn't do it again.
 
Been a whilse since I've been on here, time really flies when you get a kid! Anyway, still enjoying the Porker although I've had enough trouble with it in the past few months. Luckily I have a year warranty so no expenses for me so far, except a carnewel GT exhaust I'm getting today :-D

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Yes indeed, Carnewal is well known by Porsche fans. Just got back and must say it sounds really good: not too loud and not too quiet. Quiet when driving normal and roaring when driving a bit faster. Sounds great in combo with the sports air filter. I'll post a vid in the coming weeks ;-)
 
Nice to see you back.
Sorry to hear you that had a lot of problems with the boxster.

I have been thinking about a Boxster 987, but the maintenance costs and (possible) problems are a bit of an issue.
A E89 Z4 might be a better choice for me I guess.....
 
I never really left, just really busy indeed :-) Oh and I didn't even mention that we have another kid on the way... :D
Roadsters & Coupés Events is getting well-known in Belgium for the moment. We're still small, but we are now getting supercars as well. On our last ride we had a 612 Scaglietti and in july we'll have an AMG GT. We've had 911's as well, but those are not as exclusive of course. But still, that sound of a 911 Turbo... not a bad thing :-)
 
There's really no comparison actually. Both cars are very different.

The Zed was a little more agressive but missed a little "punch". The Boxster is less agressive, but a little more powerful.
The design is very different as well, a little due to the age difference as well (the Boxster is 10 years older).
There's a significant difference in technology as well, again, probably due to the age difference as well. The Boxster needs a little more time to warm up, needs a little more time to find the right rpm at idle so sometimes you have to play a little with the throttle, which is also an older system with cable instead of an electronic throttle like the Zed.

But overall I'm quite happy with the car. I always loved the design and sound of the Porsches in general. I had the exhaust altered by Carnewal, which is a big plus in sound, sounds really good now, especially when the exhaust is hot.
 
image.jpegI've just sold my 986 3.2s this week. I love it but the wife didn't so getting an E89 23! M sport. Im going to miss that 3.2 but not the IMS worries :thumbsup:
 
The IMS issue really is more for the 911 models and far less for the Boxsters. If I would ever go back to BMW, I'd probably go with the E89 or 6-series but I wouldn't go back to the E85 which has a far too rigid suspension...
 
But you had a 2.2 Z4
It would be better to compare it with a 3.0 Z4
 
gasman said:
But you had a 2.2 Z4
It would be better to compare it with a 3.0 Z4
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Not really, a 2.5 would be a better comparison to the 2.5 Boxster. But then again, my 2.2 was a little quicker than standard after a remap, sports filter and less restrictive exhaust. Probably close to the 2.5 in performance
 
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