The Blues Brothers
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Both look terrific. 
Have just had 4 days with my Brother in law and his Supercharged Lotus Elise on our favourite roads in the NE.
Let us know how you find the ///M in comparison.
Have just had 4 days with my Brother in law and his Supercharged Lotus Elise on our favourite roads in the NE.
Let us know how you find the ///M in comparison.
BMWZ4MC said:I see pictures of a sensible pair of cars that complement one another perfectly. Why on earth are you selling one - you should lie down until the urge passes
1. Shafted by insurance companies :x
2. Not enough room in garage
3. Wife
4. Bank balance :thumbsdown:
5. VED
6.Servicing costs :!:
Must admit it will be painful selling the VX but there you go
Ahhhhh those alloys in shadow chrome. I recently made the conscious decision to refurb them and keep the OEM hyper silver type colour, being a lover of dark wheels it was a painful decision.
john-e89 said:Zed wins on looks Graham, but I bet that VX handles like a roller skate, tough descision...
I came across a turbo one of these when I had the M3 round one of my favourite twisties near me. Looked awesome and just destroyed me in the corners, the speed it could carry through difficult b-road stuff was eye opening.
They're looking like a bargain these days, tempting track slag I'm thinking...
Beedub said:
The VX220 is like driving a go kart. Totally raw and massive amounts of fun. The acceleration was brutal when the turbo cut in.
Handling is fantastic and without doubt the cars ability is far greater than mine.
Totally impractical, uncomfortable, cold in winter and hot in summer. :thumbsdown:
Getting in and out of it was a work of art without making yourself look a complete arse.
That being said, I loved every mile!!!
I will miss it but I just didn't use it enough. The garage had a double take when they filled in the service book I'm embarrassed to say. 
I will miss the servicing costs of the VX - £120 minor service , £200 major service. Still think the BMW dealer quoted me service costs in Yen
I know that the value will continue to increase on these cars in the future and that will hurt even more.
The Z4M is a totally different animal.
Spec, comfort and drive are fantastic - almost equal to my 5 Series
The car is quick but not as quick as the VX. The power comes in totally different on the Zed and you have to rev it more.
But the biggest difference is the sound - it's just miles better than the VX.
It's early days with the M and I'm loving it. I know this is going to be a costly ownership experience but getting to the age where I have less expenses (and more money than sense according to you know who!!!
)The VX was limited on changes other than chipping to increase the power - the M looks to have more options for me to tinker with. Not good with electronics but I'm up for a go with most mechanicals.
Lowering the suspension looks interesting.- any tips or pics