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I'll add another antidote.
I owned a really nice 2003 Z4 3.0 6sp. that I bought to replace a 99 M roadster. HP was similar in both cars but the driving experience was night and day different. The M felt, looked, drove and sounded like a sports car, the Z4 felt like a more refined touring car with sports car potential.
In 2006 I drove an '05 350Z Roadster Grand touring 6 speed (bad az yellow) Nice car but felt just like the Z4 in terms of being more of a tourer than anything else.
The first time I test drove a BoxS (a used 2003), my first reaction was simply, "Oh Sh_t, I'm going to have to buy one of these! That particular car was out of my price range at the time but still got the wheels turning and a few years later, I bought the one I currently own.
The only other time I had a similar feeling was the first time I drove a Miata in 1990. Sure, the car was was considered under powered, but coming from a background of Fiat and Alfa Spiders, the Miata had more than enough performance and that gear box....wow! Just knowing that the Miata would be a reliable car was icing on the cake! I bought a used A package car in the sping of 1991, kept if for six years and enjoyed it the whole time.
So far, the BoxS has been the same experience. The car has not dissapointed me and is still a blast to drive.
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Growly Grannis/Sex stallion
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