Previous car to Z4 ??
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IvanDobskey
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I had a Mazda RX8 before the Z, but appalling fuel economy and a ropey engine forced me to trade it in.
Was a great car to drive though, just too many problems
Was a great car to drive though, just too many problems
02 Saxo .... Massive upgrade! 
Ultimately this, although there was a 2 year gap.
Had it for about 7-8 years, was heavily modified, Honda 2.0 vtec engine & 6-speed box to replace the Rover K-series, track spec springs and dampers, etc etc. Turned it into a full on track car so was not so good on the road, did hundreds of trackdays, helped run Lotus clubs, Lotus race series (still help on that) etc so was a bit full on for Lotus stuff for about 10 years, but as I wasn't using it much in the last year I had it for various reasons and also needed a break from a lot of the Lotus stuff I did so sold it (probably too early as prices are on the up).
Had it for about 7-8 years, was heavily modified, Honda 2.0 vtec engine & 6-speed box to replace the Rover K-series, track spec springs and dampers, etc etc. Turned it into a full on track car so was not so good on the road, did hundreds of trackdays, helped run Lotus clubs, Lotus race series (still help on that) etc so was a bit full on for Lotus stuff for about 10 years, but as I wasn't using it much in the last year I had it for various reasons and also needed a break from a lot of the Lotus stuff I did so sold it (probably too early as prices are on the up).
Love the Speedster bigdog 8)
bigdog said:These were my toys just prior to buying the Zed.
Was this a real one or a Chesil? Very nice, one of my favourite cars :wub:
BMW 320SI, Hartside, Cumbria by TomScottPhotographyCumbria, on Flickr
320SI WTCC A limited-run homologation special of BMW’s world touring car. 2500 were made worldwide, only 400 to the UK.
Had a handmade higher revving engine built in the same factory as the F1 cars. Low mounted with a carbonfibre cylinder-head cover. Like a baby M3.
Unfortunately all the power came at 5500rpm so useless on the motorway great on A-B roads, but averaging 27mpg I swapped to the Z4M get near enough the same MPG and a huge step up in power.
Looked nice under the bonnet tho
In full BTCC guise
BTCC, Oulton Park 2010, Forster Motorsport, BMW 320si, Martin Depper by TomScottPhotographyCumbria, on Flickr
E60 530i in full individual spec & loaded with extras. Just getting a bit high mileage for me now, so getting swapped for a Z4 - hoping to do the switch this week!
