taffy said:
...but personally I prefer the smaller, sharper looks of the AMV8? Especially for the price. You could of course buy an older DB9 for similar money, but then you have the warranty issue. I would need to drive the AM really and see what its like. Its alot of cash to spend if the car is dull to drive, no matter how hot it looks. Though I can't imagine it is with that engine note.
A 911 just seems a bit boring, despite being an awesome car. A bit like the Cayman - I respect it and probably would not kick it out of bed, but don't really want one
), I'm pretty sure I just do prefer the feel of something more meaty, involved, and perhaps a bit of a handful. Part of what put me off the RX-8 was its driving position: it was far too high even at it's lowest. In a sports car, I want to be able to go so low that I can't see over the dash and then push myself up to a sensible position while still feeling like i'm truly sitting in the car, rather than on it. The Z4MC does just that, whereas (from what I read/hear), the Cayman doesn't. Everything else is just what you expect/want from a musclecar-in-sportscar-clothing, too: small, massively chunky wheel with heavy steering, and a gearbox that requires proper firm shoves. It should be massively involving, and my Z4MC delivers. Only point of focus for me is the understeer, and it seems there's loads of ways to counter that: strut brace, Michellin's, tyre pressures (higher at the front - still amazes me, that), camber (mostly at the front - that's more understandable to me), rollbars...