Brendan Hughes

..without wanting to hijack it - Boxster, Boxster S, S2000, 3.0 Z4 - what about throwing an MCoupe into the equation?

I find these more and more attractive, but they aren't made any more. I don't know what price they are going for s/h, and especially LHD available in the UK.

And the ultimate - anyone know if the Z4 will have an MCoupe version?

LanciaChris

I think those m coupes are fantastic - but how is it continuing the roadster thread?? m COUPE

Brendan Hughes

Yeah, it's my personal interpretation - I'd love a roadster and have looked at the others, but Portugal is almost too hot / too sunny for me for half the year, so I wondered about one of these beasts.

It's academic at present, I just cancelled a Caterham as I am 6 grand short anyway

Olly

I looked seriously hard at buying one around 18 months ago.

I wished I had: after an initial hit of depreciation, prices stabilised and seem to have hardly altered in those 18 months.

I've seen left hookers in the UK for £16k. Good RHD cars still seem to start in the very early £20k's.

Anyone seen the Clarkson clip where the M Coupe destroys a 22b and Evo 6 over a standing mile?

sonu

I can highly recommend the //M

A modern classic with power and handling. Check out

http://www.z3mcoupe.com/

Sonu

Brendan Hughes

Thanks sonu, I wondered when you'd appear

Can you give unbiased advice? I heard the MCoupe can bite the inexperienced driver on the limit. I'd like to use it for having fun round B-roads, including wet ones - is it likely to take me into a lamp-post, or is it at all controllable? We get no track-days out here, so I can forget them.

misty

Olly yeh I saw that clip! But I also saw the one where a TVR Cerebra destroyed just about everything else, and the beemer wasn't in that group!!
dave

sonu

Brendan

to be totally honest, I think the //M will bite. It is indeed a
tail-happy beast and I treat it with total respect. The 321 bhp //Ms did not have any stability aids. The 325bhp //Ms came with some.

If you're using it for country lane / wet weather, I'd suggest a 4WD car as a better bet
But if you feel you have the *****, go for the //M

Sonu

Brendan Hughes

Thanks - appreciate the advice.

Trouble is, my scoob (218bhp) BORED me - saloon with turbo lag, no fun until breaking the limit. Hence why I was trying for a Caterham, and harbouring a secret interest in one of these.

I've looked on that site, and I see the newer models got DSC, but I suspect even a LHD one is way, way out of my price range. And you get the VANOS sweats every day.... Must say, I never realised how heavy the car is (1400+kg) - doesn't suggest that it's particularly nimble!

(Olly, you have to come and clean my keyboard, I've been drooling since you mentioned 16k for a left-hooker!)

sonu

Bren

I believe the 321bhp models were lighter. I'll have to dig-up an older copy of EVO...

Sonu

The Zohan

I love the looks of the coupe Brendan. It has real style and distinctive looking. I seem to remember that the coupes handled well as well, not just compared to the drop top.

I would go for one if i had the reddies.

misty

Does my bum look big in this?
dave

Brendan Hughes

Paul, I've always enjoyed being a bit out of the mainstream, and I think these things just sneer "mean *****". They also remind me of Harold's E-type hearse, in Harold and Maude. Pleased to say there was one parked up in the local town in summer, and I pointed it out to the wife "would you consider being driven round in one of these?" and got a positive reply. Strikes me as good for the sunshine which we can't handle over here, and you can take the dog in the back!

Unfortunately, what with housebuying etc, I think the idea of any second car worth more than a grand has gone out of the window - yet another dream for the future. She'll just have to put up with being thrown round corners in the RAV4 at safe speeds

Nice to see sonu's site talks about a Z4 Coupe, but it looks like it will be properly thought out and smooth looks - puts me off a bit!

woodmeister

I've had M Coupe about 4 weeks and I'm in awe. Everytime I drive it I end with an stupid grin on my face and I still haven't explored much about 4000 rpm. Yes I heard all the warnings about handling in the wet but any car with 300 plus ponies and no electronic trickery needs to be treated with respect, I'll just drive accordingly and won't try and race a Scoobs down a wet twisty country lane. :-)

All hail the chief!!