Sports Car (used) - 10K Budget

[weemster]

On a long journey the old Z4 ride is too harsh due to the run flats

Harder than the S ?

[SuperZ]

You make it sound like the s2000 is slow unless revved high. It's not! Under normal circumstances out of vtec it's as fast as a 2.0 litre hot hatch, it will also hapily cruise all day at 90 plus. But if you feel the need you drop a gear, put your foot down and it goes mental and makes a great noise. It's not a a car for people who don't like changing gear to go fast, but then those people should buy an automatic / a luxury barge. Sports cars always beg to be driven.

So in summary the s is a quick car with the option to go mental

Again, similar to the diesel comment, the automatic is no comparison also. There`s nothing wrong with something in between (ie, the torque of a diesel but a great sounding petrol engine, the requirement not to have to constantly have to change gear but having the option to when required and of course not an automatic.

Oh, I definately agree with the runflat commetn however. Not only do they help to make a harsh ride in the non-M Z4, they also make the car tramline like I dunno what. But those can be changed to non-runflats providing the owner keeps a puncture kit in the car.

I seriously dunno why BMW used runflats on the Z4, maybe to make the M option more attractive.

[Bagpuss]

Harder than the S ?

Yes, I believe they have dropped them now.

Again, similar to the diesel comment, the automatic is no comparison also. There`s nothing wrong with something in between (ie, the torque of a diesel but a great sounding petrol engine, the requirement not to have to constantly have to change gear but having the option to when required and of course not an automatic.

You would only have to change gear a lot if on a windy country road, even then only between two gears, which IMHO is the fun of driving. I can't think of many situations where I was doing 50mph and all of a sudden wanted to hit 80 quickly without changing gears.

So I guess the question is, do you want a grand tourer or a sports car?

[weemster]

The S2000 imo was a hard ride.

I assume BMW went for run flats to keep the weight down (and they had no space for a spare) as per Honda, Audi.

Either way a costly addition ! - if you had a puncture how did you know ? and
what did you do i.e speed limitations, change etc.

[Bagpuss]

The S2000 imo was a hard ride.

I assume BMW went for run flats to keep the weight down (and they had no space for a spare) as per Honda, Audi.

Either way a costly addition ! - if you had a puncture how did you know ? and
what did you do i.e speed limitations, change etc.

I didn't find the Honda a hard ride and I was running another car with hydrogas suspension.

I don't think it was weight, manufacturers can save a lot of money by making less alloys, having said that wheels are big these days and often larger at the back if RWD

[MrNoMotivation]

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[Pondlife]

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2-door with tinted windows?

[KevinS]

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[MrNoMotivation]

nice one

[DimPrawn]

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I had one of those. Very comfortable but so sloooooooooooowwwww.