flamez Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) I'm a bit bored of my 350z I advertised it on here a few months ago but I havent bumped the thread since as i dont really know what i want to replace it with. If I had the money to throw i'd probably get an audi R8 or a gt3 with my heart or a bmw 1m with my sensible head on. I can't seem to find anything that looks as good and is reliable and cheap to insure as the 350 in my price range. I drove a couple of e46 m3s and liked the engine m3 plus points good power band high revs better body kit and wheels than standard model comes with LSD has a spare wheel well bad points the coupe is very expensive to insure, so id have to get a cab which would mean less boot space and added weight and reduced stiffness suffers from a few known issues including subframe failure and vanos doesnt look as good as my car 335i and 135i are meant to be fast but I couldn't really get the revs up on it on test drive to tell, plus points easy power upgrade cheap insurance 4 seats and goot boot space cheaper tax economical bad points look like regular bmws no LSDs turbo and fuel pump issues come with runflats and no spare wheel well (i have terrible luck with getting punctures) looks a bit crap 996 look crap inside and turbo model didn't excite me when I had it for a week. Cayman s Ims failure. And I kinda want a 2+2 So I'm thinking compromise on looks and get 135i then mod it with an LSD Or e46 m3 cab and wait for the subframe to fail or engine problems Lol What else is there? Edited February 18, 2014 by flamez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren350 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 TVR Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake4136 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 RS4? Or TTS/TTRS for 2+2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 There are currently 386,411 cars listed for sale on Autotrader. Any one of those could be your new car (minus the 228 350z's). Give us a budget and what you want from it and we may be able to narrow it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 TTRS, M3, RS4, C4S, VXR8, etc etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamez Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 TVR I really like the look of them but they are definately not reliable RS4? Or TTS/TTRS for 2+2? RS4 i think will feel too big and heavy TTS is doable, looks good, back seats, reasonable on fuel, I'll add that to test drive list, but I didnt really consider them as they're mainly FWD haldex and not that powerful There are currently 386,411 cars listed for sale on Autotrader. Any one of those could be your new car (minus the 228 350z's). Give us a budget and what you want from it and we may be able to narrow it down budget 10-15k looks good fast fun not too big good handling (pref RWD) reliable 20ish mpg Pref back seats even if small ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamez Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) TTRS, M3, RS4, C4S, VXR8, etc etc is the c4s engine reliable, and is the NA engine more fun than turbo? I'm not keen on the interior or boot space though tbh, I'd like to fit a decent size subwoofer as well Edited February 18, 2014 by flamez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If a 996TT doesn't excite you, I'm not sure what will. Granted, the interior is challenging, but the drive is immense. And the Mezger! Tiv Cerb? Get a sorted one and you'll be okay, at least as good as an E46 M3 in terms of costs at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Turbo is way more fun than the likes of a c4s. However the GT3 is extremely good! A well cared for C4S with upgraded bearing kit is a good viable option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Issue with a Cerb is even a good one can let go at any time and more so over 30k miles! How do I know? We always have a built 4.2 and 4.5 in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 TVR Cerbera 4.5: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201401060840785/sort/default/usedcars/page/1/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/fuel-type/petrol/radius/200/postcode/cf158rl/price-to/15000/make/tvr/price-from/14000?logcode=p Maserati 3.2: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201402131773558/sort/default/usedcars/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/make/maserati/price-from/14000/page/1/price-to/15000/fuel-type/petrol/postcode/cf158rl/radius/200?logcode=p Any good Op? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 RX8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arran Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Maserati 3200GT Supra TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamez Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) If a 996TT doesn't excite you, I'm not sure what will. Granted, the interior is challenging, but the drive is immense. And the Mezger! Tiv Cerb? Get a sorted one and you'll be okay, at least as good as an E46 M3 in terms of costs at least. I had a 996TT manual for a week I took it racing on a private road, I obliterated the remapped e46 m3 I was up against, its very very fast but dull at the same time its hard to explain, but I'm comparing it to driving an R8 V8 and e46 m3 both are slower than the 996tt but 'feel' more exciting to throttle and make better noises. I also had the new e93 m3 for a long weekend in summer and i preferred the older e46 m3 to that as well. TVR Cerbera 4.5: http://www.autotrade...14000?logcode=p Maserati 3.2: http://www.autotrade...s/200?logcode=p Any good Op? I know someone who had a cerb he loved it but said everything that could go wrong with it did! and the maser is fugly lol RX8! my neighbour had one and said he preferred my z to it, do you think its better than the 350? Edited February 18, 2014 by flamez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 RX8 is not better than the 350Z imho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 What about a Vauxhall VXR8? Meets all the criteria you listed although it is pretty big. http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/vauxhall/vxr8/vauxhall-vxr8-ve-vxr8-2008/2058184?isexperiment=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 RX8 is not better than the 350Z imho. I wouldn't say a 335 or 135 is either, but their on the OPs list regardless. Besides, he didn't ask for better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamez Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 RX8 is not better than the 350Z imho. I wouldn't say a 335 or 135 is either, but their on the OPs list regardless. Besides, he didn't ask for better! not in standard form anyway, I'm thinking 135i modded should be better fun than 335i, bit of turbo tuning and LSD should see closer to 400bhp and improved handling. its looking like either 135i modded or standard e46 m3 cab then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 See, I find any non-M cars to be dull places to be, regardless of turbo and LSD (a car doesn't need one to be fun, y'know), and couldn't see a 135i of any power output this side of 500bhp to be fun. A good 1M yes, or the E46 M3, but not the shopping trolley models. Still great cars, don't get me wrong, but if I was buying as a fun car I'd want a little pizazz to go with the (probably) grey car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy11 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 135i definitely, if I could afford one I'd get one. They are rapid and I think they look the nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeerrrk Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If you want a fast BMW the new 235i Msport is looking like a good car! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMLNJ Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 My friend has the 351i and I can't not compliment it enough, he needed to drive it for a couple of days to appreciate it. He used to have an s2000. It has so much boost but in all the right places. It's instant at the lights and catches out motorbikes. Very good car for 30 odd k. But second hand... I'd love an r8 but wouldn't everyone? V10? Might cost a tad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) RX8 is not better than the 350Z imho. I wouldn't say a 335 or 135 is either, but their on the OPs list regardless. Besides, he didn't ask for better! not in standard form anyway, I'm thinking 135i modded should be better fun than 335i, bit of turbo tuning and LSD should see closer to 400bhp and improved handling. its looking like either 135i modded or standard e46 m3 cab then... Just make sure you have plenty of £££ saved up for repairs...my 335i has done less than 50K, and just over 5 years old, in the last 12 months I've spent about £1.5K in repairs (Auto transmission leak needing new transmission oil, new fuel pump and new water pump), and thats running the car in stock trim 90% of the time. Its not unusual for a N54 cars to start throwing up all kinds of engine management problems once you start upping the boost, and than things get really expensive you have to start replacing injectors etc....and don't forget the N54 didn't come with enough standard cooling stock, so if your going to up the boost your need a bigger oil cooler (which I'm in the process of having fitted). Don't get me wrong my 335i is by far the best car I've owned, superior to my old 350Z in nearly every way and as with my current car in its current form I cannot think of anything I would replace it with. Mine is now quick (too quick really when running an aggressive map, roughly 380bhp), comfortable (am running after market suspension, the stock M sport stuff is shocking), handle well (again had to change the stock ARBs, and add a LSD), and relatively economical. The fact it looks like a 320D is a bonus for me......but if I added up all the money I've spent on mods+original car I could have very easily bought a M3 (but that was never a option for me)....If fact the rubbish reliability of the 335 has pretty much put me/my family off buying another German car ever again, I'm clearly going to keep the 335 long long time yet, but when the time comes I'll be PX it for a nice reliable Japanese car . Edited February 18, 2014 by gangzoom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daveyboy11 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 C5 Corvette What a great shout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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