The successor to the 4200.
Just wondering if anyone's had any seat time in one? The Cambiocorsa circa 04-07.
Off to drive one for the second time tomorrow and after looking at everything from porsches to aston's, I think I've found the replacement to the Z if I can bare to let go! The prices of an aston, 360, 996 turbo etc sit around $35k+ over what I can sell the Z for whereas the Cambiocorsa is actually $10k less, or close to a straight trade if I P/X. Being I'm trying to buy a house and start a business at the moment, that is huge brownie points.
Pros:
price
essentially a ferrari 430 engine and ferrari cog box
Suspension is awesome, firm but communicative
interior is plush
That engine when you open the taps? GOOD god! Sounds sublime
400bhp out of the box, 0-100kph in around 4.6, and what a thumping mid range
it's italian
not too common - but more common than the Z
cons:
less toys. No parking, no sat nav, computer etc
running costs?
flappy paddles - but it won't be used around town really
Not a convertible (not sure how much of a down this is, in the summer believe it or not it's actually too damn hot for a convertible.)
4 seats - not sure why it's a con, I just like two..
the mirrors are silly. but I"m sure I could change them.
Not sure on the look of the front headlights either - look a little dated
I had all but committed to a 911 997.2 about two weeks ago, which was more than the z, felt a bit soul less though - but very accomplished, precise and well built - But I felt I was more tempted just because it was a porsche tbh and at the end of the day it didn't really offer anything more than that above the Z. Whereas I drove the rati and it had that same special feel that made me choose the Z.
Just wondering if anyone has had experiences/comparasions to the Z? or any good memories or horror stories?
the one I'm after is:
My only real gripe is that the interior is the blue and not the white, but a minor qualm I guess.
Other cars I'd been looking at have included the M6, Corvette C5 and 911 of various flavours as well as a circa 2006 jag XKR. None of which have wowed me enough to take my money - the closest has been the Corvette, but it'd need to be a c6 for the very dated interior which pushes it into the price bracket of 360's 996 GT3's etc.
I found the gearbox MUCH more responsive than earlier 4200's I had driven.
Just wondering if anyone's had any seat time in one? The Cambiocorsa circa 04-07.
Off to drive one for the second time tomorrow and after looking at everything from porsches to aston's, I think I've found the replacement to the Z if I can bare to let go! The prices of an aston, 360, 996 turbo etc sit around $35k+ over what I can sell the Z for whereas the Cambiocorsa is actually $10k less, or close to a straight trade if I P/X. Being I'm trying to buy a house and start a business at the moment, that is huge brownie points.
Pros:
price
essentially a ferrari 430 engine and ferrari cog box
Suspension is awesome, firm but communicative
interior is plush
That engine when you open the taps? GOOD god! Sounds sublime
400bhp out of the box, 0-100kph in around 4.6, and what a thumping mid range
it's italian
not too common - but more common than the Z
cons:
less toys. No parking, no sat nav, computer etc
running costs?
flappy paddles - but it won't be used around town really
Not a convertible (not sure how much of a down this is, in the summer believe it or not it's actually too damn hot for a convertible.)
4 seats - not sure why it's a con, I just like two..
the mirrors are silly. but I"m sure I could change them.
Not sure on the look of the front headlights either - look a little dated
I had all but committed to a 911 997.2 about two weeks ago, which was more than the z, felt a bit soul less though - but very accomplished, precise and well built - But I felt I was more tempted just because it was a porsche tbh and at the end of the day it didn't really offer anything more than that above the Z. Whereas I drove the rati and it had that same special feel that made me choose the Z.
Just wondering if anyone has had experiences/comparasions to the Z? or any good memories or horror stories?
the one I'm after is:
My only real gripe is that the interior is the blue and not the white, but a minor qualm I guess.
Other cars I'd been looking at have included the M6, Corvette C5 and 911 of various flavours as well as a circa 2006 jag XKR. None of which have wowed me enough to take my money - the closest has been the Corvette, but it'd need to be a c6 for the very dated interior which pushes it into the price bracket of 360's 996 GT3's etc.
I found the gearbox MUCH more responsive than earlier 4200's I had driven.
